NUR 2356 CORRECT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔In response to a hypothesis of Lack of Knowledge of Medication Regime, the nurse
teaches the patient about a newly prescribed medication, specifically the name, dose,
route of administration, time, frequency, and special instructions. Which method would
the nurse use to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching?
A-Observe the patient correctly self-administering a dose of the new medication at least
once.
B-Request the patient to ask clarifying questions after review of written directions for
use of the new medication.
C-Ask the patient to rate his or her understanding of the directions for use of the new
medication on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being "do not understand" and 5 being
"understand completely."
D-Ask the patient to explain the use of the new medication, giving its name, dose, route,
frequency, expected effects, and management of side and adverse effects of the new
medication. - ✔✔Ask the patient to explain the use of the new medication, giving its
name, dose, route, frequency, expected effects, and management of side and adverse
effects of the new medication.
✔✔A newly admitted patient tells the nurse "I can't swallow medicines; they all need to
be crushed." Based on this statement, the nurse would contact the health care provider
about a prescription for which form of medication?
A-Toche
B- Sublingual medication
C- Enteric-coated tablet
D- Capsule - ✔✔Enteric-coated tablet
✔✔A patient has a prescription for 2.5 mL of a liquid medication to be administered
orally. In accordance with best practice guidelines, which device would the nurse use
when preparing this medication?
, A-Oral syringe calibrated in metric only
B-Measuring spoon calibrated in metric
C-Syringe calibrated in both metric and household units
D-Medicine cup calibrated in both metric and household units - ✔✔Oral syringe
calibrated in metric only
✔✔Which statement made by a patient who self-administers medications through a
gastrointestinal (GI) tube indicates the need for further instruction about the process?
A-"I take one medication at a time and flush the tube before and after each one."
B-"If a medication seems thick and I might have a problem getting through the tube, I
dilute it."
C-"I take my evening medications, sit up and watch television for an hour or more, and
then head into bed."
D-"I mix my morning medication with my morning feeding to save a bit of time before
leaving for work." - ✔✔"I mix my morning medication with my morning feeding to save a
bit of time before leaving for work."
✔✔When administering an otic medication to an adult, which action would the nurse
take to facilitate the spread of the medication to the entire ear canal?
A- Press on the tragus
B- Pull up and back on the pinna
C- Ask the patient to hold their breath
D- Tell the patient to tilt their head forward - ✔✔Pull up and back on the pinna
✔✔The nurse directs a patient who needs two puffs of medication from a metered-dose
inhaler to wait how many minutes between puff one and puff two? - ✔✔1 minute
✔✔A patient is to have an ophthalmic ointment applied to both eyes. Which information
would the nurse provide?
A- "Your vision may be blurred for a while after I put the ointment in your eyes."
B- "You will need to keep your eyes wide open for 2 minutes after the ointment is
applied."
C- "I'm giving you two tissues to use to wipe extra ointment off your face; use one for
each eye."
D- "I will be applying the ointment from the outside corner of your eye in to the corner
near your nose."
E-"You will have a 5-minute wait between getting the ointment in the first eye and
getting it in the second." - ✔✔"Your vision may be blurred for a while after I put the
ointment in your eyes."
"I'm giving you two tissues to use to wipe extra ointment off your face; use one for each
eye."
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔In response to a hypothesis of Lack of Knowledge of Medication Regime, the nurse
teaches the patient about a newly prescribed medication, specifically the name, dose,
route of administration, time, frequency, and special instructions. Which method would
the nurse use to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching?
A-Observe the patient correctly self-administering a dose of the new medication at least
once.
B-Request the patient to ask clarifying questions after review of written directions for
use of the new medication.
C-Ask the patient to rate his or her understanding of the directions for use of the new
medication on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being "do not understand" and 5 being
"understand completely."
D-Ask the patient to explain the use of the new medication, giving its name, dose, route,
frequency, expected effects, and management of side and adverse effects of the new
medication. - ✔✔Ask the patient to explain the use of the new medication, giving its
name, dose, route, frequency, expected effects, and management of side and adverse
effects of the new medication.
✔✔A newly admitted patient tells the nurse "I can't swallow medicines; they all need to
be crushed." Based on this statement, the nurse would contact the health care provider
about a prescription for which form of medication?
A-Toche
B- Sublingual medication
C- Enteric-coated tablet
D- Capsule - ✔✔Enteric-coated tablet
✔✔A patient has a prescription for 2.5 mL of a liquid medication to be administered
orally. In accordance with best practice guidelines, which device would the nurse use
when preparing this medication?
, A-Oral syringe calibrated in metric only
B-Measuring spoon calibrated in metric
C-Syringe calibrated in both metric and household units
D-Medicine cup calibrated in both metric and household units - ✔✔Oral syringe
calibrated in metric only
✔✔Which statement made by a patient who self-administers medications through a
gastrointestinal (GI) tube indicates the need for further instruction about the process?
A-"I take one medication at a time and flush the tube before and after each one."
B-"If a medication seems thick and I might have a problem getting through the tube, I
dilute it."
C-"I take my evening medications, sit up and watch television for an hour or more, and
then head into bed."
D-"I mix my morning medication with my morning feeding to save a bit of time before
leaving for work." - ✔✔"I mix my morning medication with my morning feeding to save a
bit of time before leaving for work."
✔✔When administering an otic medication to an adult, which action would the nurse
take to facilitate the spread of the medication to the entire ear canal?
A- Press on the tragus
B- Pull up and back on the pinna
C- Ask the patient to hold their breath
D- Tell the patient to tilt their head forward - ✔✔Pull up and back on the pinna
✔✔The nurse directs a patient who needs two puffs of medication from a metered-dose
inhaler to wait how many minutes between puff one and puff two? - ✔✔1 minute
✔✔A patient is to have an ophthalmic ointment applied to both eyes. Which information
would the nurse provide?
A- "Your vision may be blurred for a while after I put the ointment in your eyes."
B- "You will need to keep your eyes wide open for 2 minutes after the ointment is
applied."
C- "I'm giving you two tissues to use to wipe extra ointment off your face; use one for
each eye."
D- "I will be applying the ointment from the outside corner of your eye in to the corner
near your nose."
E-"You will have a 5-minute wait between getting the ointment in the first eye and
getting it in the second." - ✔✔"Your vision may be blurred for a while after I put the
ointment in your eyes."
"I'm giving you two tissues to use to wipe extra ointment off your face; use one for each
eye."
