ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH
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A+ GRADE ASSURED
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1. The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for
injury due to medication error. - ANSWER 🗸 Assess the client
2. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received
medications 1 hr ago and reports having chest pain. The nurse
should recognize that chest pain can be an adverse effect of which
of the following medication?
A. Albuterol
B. Furosemide
C. Digoxin
D. Atenolol - ANSWER 🗸 A. Albuterol
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for ranitidine for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison
syndrome. The nurse should explain to the client that ranitidine
treats ulcers through which of the following actions?
, A. It decreases stomach motility
B. It reduces gastric acid production
C. It forms a protective barrier in the stomach lining.
D. It neutralizes gastric acid. - ANSWER 🗸 B. It reduces gastric
acid production
A. After the end of the current shift
B. After contacting risk management
C. As soon as the assessment is complete
D. As soon as the nurse from the previous shift has been informed -
ANSWER 🗸 C. As soon as the assessment is complete
4. A nurse is preparing to administer a second unit of packed rbcs to a
client who is experiencing hemorrhagic shock. The nurse should
monitor the client for which of the following manifestation as an
indication of circulatory overload?
A. Chills
B. Wheezing
C. Dyspnea
D. Flushing - ANSWER 🗸 C. Dyspnea
5. A nurse is planning care for a client who has neutropenia. Which
of the following medication should the nurse expect to administer?
A. Epoetin
B. Filgastrim
C. Enoxaparin
D. Oprelvekin - ANSWER 🗸 B. Filgastrim
,6. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
brimonidine to treat open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following
client statement indicate an understanding of the teaching?
A. It's ok to put the drops in my eyes while I'm wearing my
contacts
B. I can expect to feel some irritation when I put these drops in
my eyes
C. I should expect to stop taking the medication after 3 weeks
D. At least these drops will help clear up the redness I get in my
eyes sometimes - ANSWER 🗸 B. I can expect to feel some
irritation when I put these drops in my eyes
7. Nurse is caring for a client who has varicella- zoster virus. Which
of the following medications should the nurse expect to
administer?
A. Acyclovir
B. Vancomycin
C. Gentamicin
D. Quinine - ANSWER 🗸 A. Acyclovir
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous
intravenous infusion of heparin. The nurse should expect to
administer which of the following medications if the client
experiences acute heparin toxicity.
A. Vitamin K
B. Physostigmine
C. Protamine
D. Calcium gluconate - ANSWER 🗸 C. Protamine
, 9. A nurse is caring for a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a
new prescription for acetazolamide. Prior to administering the first
dose, the nurse should ask the client if they have allergy to which
of the following medication classifications?
A. Nitrates
B. Sulfa-based medications
C. Antilipemic agents
D. Proton pump inhibitors - ANSWER 🗸 B. Sulfa-based
medications
10. A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and is starting
therapy with ritonavir and zidovudine. The client asks why they
must take both medications. Which of the following response
should the nurse make?
A. If you take the two medications together, it will shorten the
duration of you....
B. Taking the two medications together keeps you from
becoming resistant to either of them.
C. Taking the two medication together keeps you from
developing toxicity from either of them
D. Zidovudine will help protect you from the possible adverse
effects of ritonavir - ANSWER 🗸 B. Taking the two
medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to
either of them.
11. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 2
diabetes mellitus and is starting to take immediate release
exenatide. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A. I will discard the open injector pen after two months