NUR 2356 EXAM PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY
CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ Which questions are answered by the medication reconciliation
process?
A- Are all prescribed medications available in generic forms?
B- Does the patient's insurance cover all prescribed mediations?
C- Are any of the prescribed medications duplicates for each other?
D- Does the patient currently need every medications that is
prescribed?
E- Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not
prescribed?
F- Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another,
requiring an adjustment in dosage or a change in the mediations
themselves?
Answer: Are any of the prescribed medications duplicated for each
other?
Does the patient currently need every medications that is
prescribed?
Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not
prescribed?
,Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another,
requiring an adjustment in dosage or a change in the mediations
themselves?
◉ For which patient would providing a weekly medication organizer
be an appropriate intervention?
A- Forgetful patient
B- Near-sighted patient
C- Wheelchair-bound patient
D- Patient whose first language is not English
Answer: Forgetful patient
◉ For how many minutes would a nurse monitor a patient for an
immediate allergic reaction following medication administration?
Answer: 20-30 minutes
◉ The nurse instructs a patient for whom a transdermal patch has
been prescribed to rotate sites of application. For which hypothesis
is this instruction an intervention?
A- Risk for Cross-infection
B- Risk for allergic reaction
, C- Risk for impaired tissue integrity
D- Risk for adverse medication interaction
Answer: Risk for impaired tissue integrity
◉ 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.
Answer: 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.
CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ Which questions are answered by the medication reconciliation
process?
A- Are all prescribed medications available in generic forms?
B- Does the patient's insurance cover all prescribed mediations?
C- Are any of the prescribed medications duplicates for each other?
D- Does the patient currently need every medications that is
prescribed?
E- Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not
prescribed?
F- Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another,
requiring an adjustment in dosage or a change in the mediations
themselves?
Answer: Are any of the prescribed medications duplicated for each
other?
Does the patient currently need every medications that is
prescribed?
Are there any medications that the patient needs that are not
prescribed?
,Do any of the prescribed medications interact with one another,
requiring an adjustment in dosage or a change in the mediations
themselves?
◉ For which patient would providing a weekly medication organizer
be an appropriate intervention?
A- Forgetful patient
B- Near-sighted patient
C- Wheelchair-bound patient
D- Patient whose first language is not English
Answer: Forgetful patient
◉ For how many minutes would a nurse monitor a patient for an
immediate allergic reaction following medication administration?
Answer: 20-30 minutes
◉ The nurse instructs a patient for whom a transdermal patch has
been prescribed to rotate sites of application. For which hypothesis
is this instruction an intervention?
A- Risk for Cross-infection
B- Risk for allergic reaction
, C- Risk for impaired tissue integrity
D- Risk for adverse medication interaction
Answer: Risk for impaired tissue integrity
◉ 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.
Answer: 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.
