PN 2005 FINAL EXAM CONCLUDING
REVIEW SHEET PRACTICE SOLUTION
BUNDLED FULLY VERIFIED ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT PASS GUARANTEED
⩥ A 3-year-old child is to receive an iron preparation orally. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Use a straw.
b. Administer the medication by injection.
c. Mix the medication in water.
d. Ask the pharmacy to send up a pill for the child to swallow..
Answer: a. Use a straw.
⩥ An order is written for meperidine (Demerol), 500 mg IM q3-4h prn
for pain. The nurse recognizes that this is significantly more than the
usual therapeutic dose. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. Give 50 mg IM as it was probably intended to be written.
b. Refuse to give the medication and notify the nurse manager.
c. Administer the medication and watch the client carefully.
,d. Call the prescriber to clarify the order..
Answer: d. Call the prescriber to clarify the order.
⩥ The nurse is evaluating the integrity of the ventrogluteal injection site.
How does the nurse find the site?
a. By locating the middle third of the lateral thigh
b. By locating the greater trochanter, anterior iliac spine, and iliac crest
c. By locating the anterior aspect of the upper thigh
d. By locating the acromion process.
Answer: b. By locating the greater trochanter, anterior iliac spine, and
iliac crest
⩥ Which of the following is the most effective way in the acute care
environment to determine the client's identity before administering
medications?
a. Ask the client's name.
b. Check the name on the chart.
c. Ask the other caregivers.
d. Check the client's name band..
Answer: d. Check the client's name band.
, ⩥ The nurse is documenting administration of a medication that is given
at 10:00 A.M., 2:00 P.M., and 6:00 P.M. Which of the following
medications is the nurse documenting?
a. Morphine sulphate, 10 mg q4h prn
b. Propranolol (Inderal), 10 mg PO bid
c. Diazepam, 5 mg PO tid
d. Cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg PO q8h.
Answer: c. Diazepam, 5 mg PO tid
⩥ The nurse is working on the pediatric unit. In preparing to give
medications to a preschool-age child, which of the following is an
appropriate interaction by the nurse?
a. "Do you want to take your medication now?"
b. "Would you like the medication with water or juice?"
c. "Let me explain about the injection that you will be getting."
d. "If you don't take the medication now, you will not get better.".
Answer: b. "Would you like the medication with water or juice?"
⩥ A medication is prescribed for the client and is to be administered by
intravenous (IV) bolus injection. Which of the following is a priority for
the nurse before administering the medication via this route?
REVIEW SHEET PRACTICE SOLUTION
BUNDLED FULLY VERIFIED ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT PASS GUARANTEED
⩥ A 3-year-old child is to receive an iron preparation orally. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Use a straw.
b. Administer the medication by injection.
c. Mix the medication in water.
d. Ask the pharmacy to send up a pill for the child to swallow..
Answer: a. Use a straw.
⩥ An order is written for meperidine (Demerol), 500 mg IM q3-4h prn
for pain. The nurse recognizes that this is significantly more than the
usual therapeutic dose. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. Give 50 mg IM as it was probably intended to be written.
b. Refuse to give the medication and notify the nurse manager.
c. Administer the medication and watch the client carefully.
,d. Call the prescriber to clarify the order..
Answer: d. Call the prescriber to clarify the order.
⩥ The nurse is evaluating the integrity of the ventrogluteal injection site.
How does the nurse find the site?
a. By locating the middle third of the lateral thigh
b. By locating the greater trochanter, anterior iliac spine, and iliac crest
c. By locating the anterior aspect of the upper thigh
d. By locating the acromion process.
Answer: b. By locating the greater trochanter, anterior iliac spine, and
iliac crest
⩥ Which of the following is the most effective way in the acute care
environment to determine the client's identity before administering
medications?
a. Ask the client's name.
b. Check the name on the chart.
c. Ask the other caregivers.
d. Check the client's name band..
Answer: d. Check the client's name band.
, ⩥ The nurse is documenting administration of a medication that is given
at 10:00 A.M., 2:00 P.M., and 6:00 P.M. Which of the following
medications is the nurse documenting?
a. Morphine sulphate, 10 mg q4h prn
b. Propranolol (Inderal), 10 mg PO bid
c. Diazepam, 5 mg PO tid
d. Cephalexin (Keflex), 500 mg PO q8h.
Answer: c. Diazepam, 5 mg PO tid
⩥ The nurse is working on the pediatric unit. In preparing to give
medications to a preschool-age child, which of the following is an
appropriate interaction by the nurse?
a. "Do you want to take your medication now?"
b. "Would you like the medication with water or juice?"
c. "Let me explain about the injection that you will be getting."
d. "If you don't take the medication now, you will not get better.".
Answer: b. "Would you like the medication with water or juice?"
⩥ A medication is prescribed for the client and is to be administered by
intravenous (IV) bolus injection. Which of the following is a priority for
the nurse before administering the medication via this route?
