ACTUAL EXAM 242 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAproviderAprescribesAphenobarbitalAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAseizureAdisorder.ATheAmedicationA
hasAaAlongAhalf-
lifeAofA4Adays.AHowAmanyAtimesAperAdayAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAadministerAthisAmedicatio
n?
A.AOne
B.ATwo
C.AThree
D.AFourA-AcorrectAanswersA.AMedicationsAwithAlongAhalf-
livesAremainAatAtheirAtherapeuticAlevelsAbetweenAdosesAforAlongAperiodsAofAtime.ATheAnurseAsh
ouldAexpectAtoAadministerAthisAmedicationAonceAaAday.
AAstaffAeducatorAisAreviewingAmedicationAdosagesAandAfactorsAthatAinfluenceAmedicationAmeta
bolismAwithAaAgroupAofAnursesAatAanAin-
serviceApresentation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAshouldAtheAeducatorAincludeAasAaAreason
AtoAadministerAlowerAmedicationAdosages?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.AIncreasedArenalAsecretion
B.AIncreasedAmedication-metabolizingAenzymes
C.ALiverAfailure
D.APeripheralAvascularAdisease
,E.AConcurrentAuseAofAmedicationAtheAsameApathwayAmetabolizesA-AcorrectAanswersAnswer:A
C.ALiverAfailureAdecreasesAmetabolismAandAthusAincreasesAtheAconcentrationAofAaAmedication.A
ThisArequiresAdecreasingAtheAdosage.
E.AWhenAtheAsameApathwayAmetabolizesAtwoAmedications,AtheyAcompeteAforAmetabolism,Ath
erebyAincreasingAtheAconcentrationAofAoneAorAbothAmedications.AThisArequiresAdecreasingAthe
AdosageAofAoneAorAbothAmedications.
AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAadministerA
eyeAdropsAtoAaAclient.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheA
nurseAtake?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.haveAtheAclientAlieAonAherAside.
B.AskAtheAclientAtoAlookA
upAatAtheAceiling.
C.TellAtheAclientAtoAblinkAwhenAtheAdropsAenterAherAeye.
D.DropAtheAmedicationA
intoAtheAcenterAofAtheA
client'sAconjunctivalAsac.
E.InstructAtheAclientAtoAcloseAherAeyeAgentlyAafterAinstillationA-
AcorrectAanswersB.ATheAclientAshouldAlookAupwardAtoA
keepAtheAdropsAfromAfallingAontoAherAcornea.
D.ATheAnurseAshouldAdropAtheAmedicationAintoAtheA
centerAofAtheAconjunctivalAsacAtoApromoteAdistribution.
,E.ATheAclientAshouldAcloseAherAeyeAgentlyA
toApromoteAdistributionAofAtheAmedication
AAnurseAisAcompletingAdischargeAteachingAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAprescriptionAforAtransde
rmalApatches.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingA
statementsAshouldAtheAnurseAidentifyAasAanAindicationAthatAtheAclientA
understandsAtheAinstructions?
A."IAwillAcleanAtheAsiteAwithA
anAalcoholAswabAbeforeA
IAapplyAtheApatch."
B."IAwillArotateAtheAapplicationAsitesAweekly."
C."IAwillAapplyAtheApatchAtoAanAareaAofAskinAwithAnoAhair."A
D."IAwillAplaceAtheAnewApatchAonAtheAsiteAofAtheAoldApatch.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.ATheAclientAshouldAapplyAtheApatchAtoAaAhairlessA
areaAofAskinAtoApromoteAabsorptionAofAtheAmedication.
AAnurseAreviewingAaAclient'sA
medicalArecordAnotesAaAnewAprescriptionAforAverifyingAtheAtroughA
levelAofAtheAclient'sAmedication.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?
A.ObtainAaAbloodAspecimenA
immediatelyApriorAtoA
administeringAtheAnextA
doseAofAmedication.
B.VerifyAthatAtheAclientAhasA
, beenAtakingAtheAmedicationA
forA24AhrAbeforeAobtainingA
aAbloodAspecimen.
C.AskAtheAclientAtoApr
ovideAaAurineAspecimenAafterAtheAnextAdoseAofAmedication.
D.AdministerAtheAmedication,andAobtainAaAbloodAspecimenA30AminAlateA-
AcorrectAanswersA.AToAverifyAtroughAlevelsAofAaAmedication,AtheA
nurseAshouldAobtainAaAbloodAspecimenAimmediatelyA
beforeAadministeringAtheAnextAdoseAofAmedication.
AAnurseAisApreparingAaAclient'sAmedications.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseA
takeAinAfollowingAlegalApracticeA
guidelines?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.maintainAskillAcompetency.
B.DetermineAtheAdosage.
C.AmonitorAforAadverseAeffects.
D.SafeguardAmedications.
E.IdentifyAtheAclient'sAdiagnosisA-
AcorrectAanswersA.maintainingAskillAcompetencyAandAusingAappropriateA
administrationAtechniquesAareAlegalAresponsibilitiesAofAtheAnurse
C.AAAnurseAisAlegallyAresponsibleAforAmonitoringA
forAsideAandAadverseAeffectsAofAmedication