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NUl 136/l NU136l Finall Examl –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Fundamentalsl ofl
Nursingl Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Solutions)-l Galen

QUESTION
Primaryl model ofl actionl forl nonopioidl analgesics

Answer:
Blockl painl atl thel peripherall nervousl systeml level



QUESTION
examplesl ofl nonopioidsl forl painl (3)

Answer:
-NSAIDS:l asprin,l ibuprofen
-acetaminophen:l tylenol



QUESTION
Mind-bodyl interventions:l Imagery

Answer:
-usesl al visuall stimulusl tol producel al particularl physiologicl changel thatl canl decreasel
stressl orl promotel healing
-imaginel "al happyl place"



QUESTION
Mind-bodyl interventions:l mediation

,Answer:
-involvesl focusingl attentionl onl al singlel repetitivel stimulus
-lowersl heartl andl respiratoryl rates



QUESTION
primaryl effectl ofl al drug

Answer:
thel desiredl effect



QUESTION
secondaryl effectl ofl al drug

Answer:
-Alll otherl effects,l desirablel orl undesirable
-causingl sidel effectsl (unintendedl actions)
l or
-causingl adversel effectsl (undesirablel effectsl withl morel seriousl consequences)



QUESTION
examplel ofl primaryl effectl vsl secondaryl effect

Answer:
-Primaryl effectl ofl anl antihistamine:l reducel orl blockl histamines,l sol theyl stopl allergyl
symptoms

-Secondaryl effectl ofl anl antihistamine:l Drowsinessl orl sleepiness.l Thel secondaryl effectl isl
undesirablel whenl drivingl al carl butl mightl bel desirablel atl bedtime.



QUESTION
Onsetl ofl drugl action

Answer:

,thel amountl ofl timel itl takesl tol producel al therapeuticl effectl afterl drugl administration



QUESTION
routinel orl scheduledl medicationl order

Answer:
al medicationl orderl thatl isl carriedl outl untill itl isl canceledl byl thel healthl carel providerl
orl untill thel prescribedl numberl ofl dosesl hasl beenl given



QUESTION
PRNl order

Answer:
"asl needed"l orderl forl medication



QUESTION
Whatl mustl everyl PRNl orderl indicate?

Answer:
-frequencyl ofl administration
-symptoml orl conditionl withl whichl tol treat



QUESTION
STATl order

Answer:
Anyl medicationl thatl isl neededl immediately



QUESTION
Whenl shouldl thel nursel givel al STATl order?

Answer:

, withinl 15l minutesl ofl thel orderl written



QUESTION
Examplel ofl drugl order:l Digoxinl 0.25l mgl POl daily

Answer:
Meaning:l Digoxinl (al drugl thatl strengthensl thel heart)l inl al dosel ofl 0.25l mgl tol bel givenl
orallyl everyl day



QUESTION
Examplel ofl drugl order:l Methylprednisolonel 4l mgl POl qid

Answer:
Meaning:l Methylprednisolonel (al typel ofl cortisone)l inl al dosel ofl 4l mgl tol bel givenl
orallyl fourl timesl al day



QUESTION
Examplel ofl al drugl order:l Acyclovirl 200l mgl POl ql 4l hl (fivel timesl daily)l whenl awake

Answer:
meaning:l Acyclovirl (anl antivirall medication)l inl al dosel ofl 200l mgl tol bel givenl orallyl
everyl 4l hoursl duringl wakingl hoursl forl al totall ofl 5l dosesl eachl day



QUESTION
Examplesl ofl PRNl orders:l Oxycodonel HCIl 5l mgl POl ql 6l hl PRNl pain

Answer:
Oxycodonel (anl analgesic)l 5l mgl givenl byl mouthl everyl 6l hoursl asl neededl forl pain



QUESTION
Examplesl ofl PRNl orders:l Magnesiuml hydroxidel (milkl ofl magnesia)l 30l mLl POl atl
bedtimel PRN

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