NUR 2092 ACTUAL TEST PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● Calcitonin balances the effects of parathyroid hormone.
Answer: True
●● The pharmacology instructor is providing education regarding
propylthiouracil to the nursing students. What would the instructor
identify as the primary mode of action for this medication?
Answer: Inhibition of production of thyroid hormone
●● A middle-aged client is proactive with personal health maintenance
and reports taking 2400 international units of vitamin D daily, stating,
"More is better when it comes to vitamins." The nurse should provide
health teaching to the client associated with a risk for which disorder?
Answer: Hypercalcemia
●● The nurse should review which lab result before advising a client
about taking the first dose of ibandronate (Boniva)?
Answer: Calcium
,●● The nurse is teaching a patient who is prescribed calcitriol about the
drug. Which patient statement indicates that the teaching was
successful?
Answer: "I need to have my calcium levels checked periodically."
●● A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement
and describes a drug that is relatively inexpensive, requires once-a-day
dosing, and has a more uniform potency than do other thyroid hormone
replacement drugs. Which drug is the nurse describing?
Answer: levothyroxine
●● More patients experience hyperthyroidism than hypothyroidism.
Answer: False
●● Alendronate (Fosamax) is prescribed for a 67-year-old
postmenopausal woman. In order to help prevent gastrointestinal
distress, the nurse will advise the patient to:
Answer: stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes after taking
alendronate.
●● A primary health care provider has prescribed levothyroxine to a
client with hypothyroidism. Which information would the nurse include
in the teaching plan to promote an optimal response to the drug therapy?
Answer: Administer the drug early in the morning before breakfast.
, ●● The nurse should assess for an enlarged thyroid by palpating which
area?
Answer: Anterior neck
●● A health care provider has recommended that a client undergo
thyroid diagnostic testing. During the course of therapy, the client
experiences myxedema due to the administration of an inadequate dose.
Which symptom should the nurse monitor for in the client?
Answer: Cold intolerance
●● A hospital client's current medication administration record specifies
oral administration of propylthiouracil (PTU) every 8 hours. What sign
or symptom may have originally prompted the care provider to prescribe
this drug?
Answer: persistent tachycardia
●● The nurse is caring for an older adult who will be beginning thyroid
hormone replacement therapy. The nurse should be alert to which signs
and symptoms of hypothyroidism that may be confused with other
conditions associated with aging? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Depression
Unsteady gait
Weight gain
Confusion
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● Calcitonin balances the effects of parathyroid hormone.
Answer: True
●● The pharmacology instructor is providing education regarding
propylthiouracil to the nursing students. What would the instructor
identify as the primary mode of action for this medication?
Answer: Inhibition of production of thyroid hormone
●● A middle-aged client is proactive with personal health maintenance
and reports taking 2400 international units of vitamin D daily, stating,
"More is better when it comes to vitamins." The nurse should provide
health teaching to the client associated with a risk for which disorder?
Answer: Hypercalcemia
●● The nurse should review which lab result before advising a client
about taking the first dose of ibandronate (Boniva)?
Answer: Calcium
,●● The nurse is teaching a patient who is prescribed calcitriol about the
drug. Which patient statement indicates that the teaching was
successful?
Answer: "I need to have my calcium levels checked periodically."
●● A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement
and describes a drug that is relatively inexpensive, requires once-a-day
dosing, and has a more uniform potency than do other thyroid hormone
replacement drugs. Which drug is the nurse describing?
Answer: levothyroxine
●● More patients experience hyperthyroidism than hypothyroidism.
Answer: False
●● Alendronate (Fosamax) is prescribed for a 67-year-old
postmenopausal woman. In order to help prevent gastrointestinal
distress, the nurse will advise the patient to:
Answer: stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes after taking
alendronate.
●● A primary health care provider has prescribed levothyroxine to a
client with hypothyroidism. Which information would the nurse include
in the teaching plan to promote an optimal response to the drug therapy?
Answer: Administer the drug early in the morning before breakfast.
, ●● The nurse should assess for an enlarged thyroid by palpating which
area?
Answer: Anterior neck
●● A health care provider has recommended that a client undergo
thyroid diagnostic testing. During the course of therapy, the client
experiences myxedema due to the administration of an inadequate dose.
Which symptom should the nurse monitor for in the client?
Answer: Cold intolerance
●● A hospital client's current medication administration record specifies
oral administration of propylthiouracil (PTU) every 8 hours. What sign
or symptom may have originally prompted the care provider to prescribe
this drug?
Answer: persistent tachycardia
●● The nurse is caring for an older adult who will be beginning thyroid
hormone replacement therapy. The nurse should be alert to which signs
and symptoms of hypothyroidism that may be confused with other
conditions associated with aging? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Depression
Unsteady gait
Weight gain
Confusion
