©BRIGHTSTARS EXAM SOLUTIONS
10/22/2024 12:14 PM
Unit 1 Basics in Pharmacology: Ch.1-The
Nursing Process and Drug Therapy: NCLEX
Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little
information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of
patient teaching activities? - answer✔The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way
to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel
dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
- answer✔Risk for injury.
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900."
Which action by the nurse is correct? - answer✔The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the
dosage route.
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain the
most information from the patient? - answer✔"When you have pain, what do you do to relieve
it?"
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the
nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse? -
answer✔"What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which of these reflect the correct order of the steps of the nursing process? -
answer✔Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a newly admitted
patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? (Select all that apply.) - answer✔-Sitagliptin
(Januvia) 50 mg daily.
-Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation.
10/22/2024 12:14 PM
Unit 1 Basics in Pharmacology: Ch.1-The
Nursing Process and Drug Therapy: NCLEX
Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little
information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of
patient teaching activities? - answer✔The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way
to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel
dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
- answer✔Risk for injury.
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900."
Which action by the nurse is correct? - answer✔The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the
dosage route.
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain the
most information from the patient? - answer✔"When you have pain, what do you do to relieve
it?"
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the
nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse? -
answer✔"What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which of these reflect the correct order of the steps of the nursing process? -
answer✔Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a newly admitted
patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? (Select all that apply.) - answer✔-Sitagliptin
(Januvia) 50 mg daily.
-Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation.
