NUR 114 Medication Questions & Answers
The mnurse mhas mmistakenly madministered mdiclofenac m(Voveran) minstead mof
macetaminophen m(Tylenol) mto ma mpatient. mThe mnurse mcompletes man mincident
mreport mas mrequired mby mthe magency. mLater, mwhen mthe mnurse mis mproviding ma
mteaching msession mabout mthe mneed mto mmaintain ma mhealthy mweight, mthe mpatient
mbecomes mtearful. mWhat minformation mshould mbe mincluded min mthe mnurse's
mcharting? m- mANS-The mnurse mshould mdocument mthat mdiclofenac mwas
madministered mby mmistake.
The mnurse mis mcaring mfor ma mpatient mwho mhas mbeen mprescribed mciprofloxacin
m(Cipro). mWhat mmust mthe mnurse mteach mthe mpatient? m- mANS-"Wait m2 mhours mafter
mtaking mthe mmedication mbefore mtaking ma mmultivitamin."
The mpatient mhas mbeen mprescribed mtrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole m(Bactrim,
mSeptra). mThe mpatient mcomplains mof mexperiencing mabdominal mcramping. mWhat mis
mthe mhighest mpriority minstruction mfor mthe mnurse mto mgive mto mthe mpatient? m-
mANS-"Take mthe mmedication mwith mfood mor mmilk."
A mpatient mis mprescribed mpenicillin mG mpotassium m(Pfizerpen) mfor mtreating ma
mrespiratory minfection. mWhat mwould mbe mthe mappropriate mnursing minterventions mfor
mthis mpatient? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Monitoring mfor msuperinfection
-Monitoring mthe mpatient mfor mrespiratory mdistress
-Having mavailability mof mepinephrine mto mtreat msevere mallergic mreaction
A mpatient mis mtaking mdigoxin m(Lanoxin) m0.25 mmg mand mfurosemide m(Lasix) m40
mmg. mThe mpatient mtells mthe mnurse, m"There mare myellow mhalos maround mthe mlights."
mWhich maction mwill mthe mnurse mtake? m- mANS-Evaluate mdigoxin mlevels.
A mpatient mhas mtaken man mexcess mdose mof macetaminophen m(Actamin) mfor mpain
mmanagement. mWhich madverse meffects massociated mwith macetaminophen m(Actamin)
mare mlikely mto mbe mfound min mthe mpatient? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Nausea
-Vomiting
-Hepatotoxicity
In mwhich mpatient mcan mmetoprolol m(Lopressor) mbe msafely madministered? m- mANS-A
mpatient mwith melevated mserum mrenin mlevels
A mpatient mhas mbeen mtaking mmorphine m(Roxanol) mfor mpostoperative mpain. mBefore
mdischarge, mwhat mpatient mteaching mshould mbe mprovided? mSelect mall mthat mapply.
m- mANS--Increase mfluid mintake mthroughout mthe mday.
, -Take ma mstool msoftener.
When massessing ma mpatient mfor madverse meffects mrelated mto mmorphine msulfate,
mwhich meffects mwould mthe mnurse mexpect mto mfind? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m-
mANS--Decreased mperistalsis
-Delayed mgastric memptying
-Urinary mretention
-Nausea
When mdeveloping ma mplan mof mcare mfor ma mpostoperative mclient mreceiving
mmorphine msulfate, mwhich mnursing mdiagnosis mhas mthe mhighest mpriority? m- mANS-
Risk mfor mimpaired mgas mexchange mrelated mto mrespiratory mdepression
A mpatient minforms mthe mnurse mshe mmust mtake mher miron mwith ma mmeal mto mavoid
mstomach mupset. mTo mincrease muptake mof moral miron, mwhich mfood mgroup mwill mthe
mnurse minstruct mthe mpatient mto mavoid? m- mANS-Dairy
What mside meffects mwill mthe mnurse mmonitor mafter madministering mlisinopril m(Prinivil)
mto ma mpatient? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Dry mcough
-Hyperkalemia
Which mis ma mside meffect mof mthe mnonbenzodiazepine mdrug mzolpidem m(Ambien)? m-
mANS-Sleepwalking
The mprimary mhealth mcare mprovider mprescribes mpromethazine m(Phenergan) mfor ma
mpregnant mpatient. mWhich mnursing maction mwould mhelp mensure msafe mand meffective
mdrug mdelivery? m- mANS-Administering mthe mdiluted mmedication mvia mthe
mintravenous mroute
What mare mthe meffects mof mfurosemide m(Lasix) mon mthe melectrolyte mlevels min mthe
mbody? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Decreased mcalcium mlevels
-Decreased mpotassium mlevels
-Decreased mmagnesium mlevels
What mis ma mcommon madverse mreaction mto miron msupplements? m- mANS-Epigastric
mpain
Which mis man mappropriate mnursing mintervention mfor mthe mpatient mwho mis mtaking
mhydrochlorothiazide? m- mANS-Encourage mintake mof mfoods mrich min mpotassium.
The mnurse mis mpreparing mto madminister man minjection mof mmorphine mto ma mpatient.
mAssessment mnotes ma mrespiratory mrate mof m10 mbreaths/min. mWhich maction mwill
mthe mnurse mperform? m- mANS-Notify mthe mhealth mcare mprovider mand mdelay mdrug
madministration.
The mnurse mhas mmistakenly madministered mdiclofenac m(Voveran) minstead mof
macetaminophen m(Tylenol) mto ma mpatient. mThe mnurse mcompletes man mincident
mreport mas mrequired mby mthe magency. mLater, mwhen mthe mnurse mis mproviding ma
mteaching msession mabout mthe mneed mto mmaintain ma mhealthy mweight, mthe mpatient
mbecomes mtearful. mWhat minformation mshould mbe mincluded min mthe mnurse's
mcharting? m- mANS-The mnurse mshould mdocument mthat mdiclofenac mwas
madministered mby mmistake.
The mnurse mis mcaring mfor ma mpatient mwho mhas mbeen mprescribed mciprofloxacin
m(Cipro). mWhat mmust mthe mnurse mteach mthe mpatient? m- mANS-"Wait m2 mhours mafter
mtaking mthe mmedication mbefore mtaking ma mmultivitamin."
The mpatient mhas mbeen mprescribed mtrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole m(Bactrim,
mSeptra). mThe mpatient mcomplains mof mexperiencing mabdominal mcramping. mWhat mis
mthe mhighest mpriority minstruction mfor mthe mnurse mto mgive mto mthe mpatient? m-
mANS-"Take mthe mmedication mwith mfood mor mmilk."
A mpatient mis mprescribed mpenicillin mG mpotassium m(Pfizerpen) mfor mtreating ma
mrespiratory minfection. mWhat mwould mbe mthe mappropriate mnursing minterventions mfor
mthis mpatient? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Monitoring mfor msuperinfection
-Monitoring mthe mpatient mfor mrespiratory mdistress
-Having mavailability mof mepinephrine mto mtreat msevere mallergic mreaction
A mpatient mis mtaking mdigoxin m(Lanoxin) m0.25 mmg mand mfurosemide m(Lasix) m40
mmg. mThe mpatient mtells mthe mnurse, m"There mare myellow mhalos maround mthe mlights."
mWhich maction mwill mthe mnurse mtake? m- mANS-Evaluate mdigoxin mlevels.
A mpatient mhas mtaken man mexcess mdose mof macetaminophen m(Actamin) mfor mpain
mmanagement. mWhich madverse meffects massociated mwith macetaminophen m(Actamin)
mare mlikely mto mbe mfound min mthe mpatient? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Nausea
-Vomiting
-Hepatotoxicity
In mwhich mpatient mcan mmetoprolol m(Lopressor) mbe msafely madministered? m- mANS-A
mpatient mwith melevated mserum mrenin mlevels
A mpatient mhas mbeen mtaking mmorphine m(Roxanol) mfor mpostoperative mpain. mBefore
mdischarge, mwhat mpatient mteaching mshould mbe mprovided? mSelect mall mthat mapply.
m- mANS--Increase mfluid mintake mthroughout mthe mday.
, -Take ma mstool msoftener.
When massessing ma mpatient mfor madverse meffects mrelated mto mmorphine msulfate,
mwhich meffects mwould mthe mnurse mexpect mto mfind? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m-
mANS--Decreased mperistalsis
-Delayed mgastric memptying
-Urinary mretention
-Nausea
When mdeveloping ma mplan mof mcare mfor ma mpostoperative mclient mreceiving
mmorphine msulfate, mwhich mnursing mdiagnosis mhas mthe mhighest mpriority? m- mANS-
Risk mfor mimpaired mgas mexchange mrelated mto mrespiratory mdepression
A mpatient minforms mthe mnurse mshe mmust mtake mher miron mwith ma mmeal mto mavoid
mstomach mupset. mTo mincrease muptake mof moral miron, mwhich mfood mgroup mwill mthe
mnurse minstruct mthe mpatient mto mavoid? m- mANS-Dairy
What mside meffects mwill mthe mnurse mmonitor mafter madministering mlisinopril m(Prinivil)
mto ma mpatient? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Dry mcough
-Hyperkalemia
Which mis ma mside meffect mof mthe mnonbenzodiazepine mdrug mzolpidem m(Ambien)? m-
mANS-Sleepwalking
The mprimary mhealth mcare mprovider mprescribes mpromethazine m(Phenergan) mfor ma
mpregnant mpatient. mWhich mnursing maction mwould mhelp mensure msafe mand meffective
mdrug mdelivery? m- mANS-Administering mthe mdiluted mmedication mvia mthe
mintravenous mroute
What mare mthe meffects mof mfurosemide m(Lasix) mon mthe melectrolyte mlevels min mthe
mbody? mSelect mall mthat mapply. m- mANS--Decreased mcalcium mlevels
-Decreased mpotassium mlevels
-Decreased mmagnesium mlevels
What mis ma mcommon madverse mreaction mto miron msupplements? m- mANS-Epigastric
mpain
Which mis man mappropriate mnursing mintervention mfor mthe mpatient mwho mis mtaking
mhydrochlorothiazide? m- mANS-Encourage mintake mof mfoods mrich min mpotassium.
The mnurse mis mpreparing mto madminister man minjection mof mmorphine mto ma mpatient.
mAssessment mnotes ma mrespiratory mrate mof m10 mbreaths/min. mWhich maction mwill
mthe mnurse mperform? m- mANS-Notify mthe mhealth mcare mprovider mand mdelay mdrug
madministration.
