,
, 1. A nurse has admitted a 10-year-old child to the short-stay unit. The child has
complained of chronic
headaches and his or her mother reports that he or she gives him or her acetaminophen
(Tylenol) at
least twice a day. What will the nurse evaluate?
A) Renal function
B) Hepatic function
C) Respiratory function
D) Cardiac function - B) Hepatic function
2. The nurse is discussing ethnic differences in response to medication with your
nursing students. What
group of people would the nurse tell the students may have a decreased sensitivity to
pain-relieving
effects of anti-inflammatory drugs and should be educated concerning signs and
symptoms of
gastrointestinal bleeding from use of these drugs?
A) African Americans
B) White Americans
C) Hispanics
D) Asians - A) African Americans
3. A patient, newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, has been admitted to the short-stay
unit. What
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salicylates does the nurse anticipate will be ordered for this patient?
A) Balsalazide (Colazal)
B) Sodium thiosalicylate (generic)
C) Choline magnesium trisalicylate (Tricosal)
D) Salsalate (Argesic) - A) Balsalazide (Colazal)
4. The nurse is caring for a 66-pound child with orders for choline magnesium
trisalicylate (Tricosal). The
orders read 50 mg/kg/d PO in two divided doses. How many milligram will the patient
receive per
dose?
A) 250 mg
B) 500 mg
C) 750 mg
D) 1,000 mg - C) 750 mg
5. A nurse is caring for a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who takes anti-
inflammatory agents on a
, 1. A nurse has admitted a 10-year-old child to the short-stay unit. The child has
complained of chronic
headaches and his or her mother reports that he or she gives him or her acetaminophen
(Tylenol) at
least twice a day. What will the nurse evaluate?
A) Renal function
B) Hepatic function
C) Respiratory function
D) Cardiac function - B) Hepatic function
2. The nurse is discussing ethnic differences in response to medication with your
nursing students. What
group of people would the nurse tell the students may have a decreased sensitivity to
pain-relieving
effects of anti-inflammatory drugs and should be educated concerning signs and
symptoms of
gastrointestinal bleeding from use of these drugs?
A) African Americans
B) White Americans
C) Hispanics
D) Asians - A) African Americans
3. A patient, newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, has been admitted to the short-stay
unit. What
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salicylates does the nurse anticipate will be ordered for this patient?
A) Balsalazide (Colazal)
B) Sodium thiosalicylate (generic)
C) Choline magnesium trisalicylate (Tricosal)
D) Salsalate (Argesic) - A) Balsalazide (Colazal)
4. The nurse is caring for a 66-pound child with orders for choline magnesium
trisalicylate (Tricosal). The
orders read 50 mg/kg/d PO in two divided doses. How many milligram will the patient
receive per
dose?
A) 250 mg
B) 500 mg
C) 750 mg
D) 1,000 mg - C) 750 mg
5. A nurse is caring for a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who takes anti-
inflammatory agents on a
