NUR 283 - TRANSITION TO REGISTERED NURSE PRACTICE - COMP 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
A Nurse is Caring for a Client Receiving Morphine, What Assessment is Priority? -
(answer)Respiratory Rate (RR)
A Nurse is Assessing a Client Using Beclomethasone for 2 Weeks for Asthma, What is the
Priority to Report to the Provider? - (answer)Bronchospasms
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client with a New Prescription for Beclomethasone Inhaler
to Use with an Albuterol Inhaler for Asthma Maintenance, What Should the Nurse Instruct? -
(answer)Gargle with water after each use of this inhaler
A Nurse is Planning a Staff Education Session on Adverse Effects of Medications, What Info
Should the Nurse Discuss About Anticholinergic Adverse Effects? - (answer)Blurred vision,
Tachycardia, Constipation
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client with a New Prescription for Guaifenesin, What Info
Regarding the Action of Guaifenesin Should the Nurse Include? - (answer)Guaifenesin
increases cough production
A Nurse is Administering Verapamil to a Client 2 Days Postmyocardial Infarction, What
Therapeutic Response Should the Nurse Monitor for? - (answer)Decreased anginal pain
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client with a New Prescription for Levothyroxine, Which
Statement Indicates Understanding of the Teaching? - (answer)"I might not realize the full effect
of the medication for several weeks. Take on empty stomach with a glass of water, first thing in
the morning 30-60 minutes prior to breakfast"
A Nurse is Assessing a Client with Heart Failure Taking Digoxin, What Manifestations Indicate
Digoxin Toxicity to Report? - (answer)Vomiting (Nausea/Vomiting, Anorexia, Blurred vision)
A Nurse is Providing Teaching for a Patient with a Prescription for Oral Metronidazole, What is
the Priority Teaching Point? - (answer)Report a rash to your provider (Fatal disorder Stevens-
Johnson syndrome)
, A Nurse is Providing Discharge Instructions to a Client with a New Prescription for Codeine for
Cough Suppression, What is the Priority Instruction? - (answer)Move slowly when standing from
a lying down position (Risk of orthostatic hypotension)
A Nurse is Reviewing the Medical Record of a Client Who Received His Medications 1 Hour
Ago, the Pt Reports Chest Pain, This Can Be an AE of What Med? - (answer)Albuterol (Beta2
agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors, chest pain, tachycardia,
dysrhythmias)
A Nurse is Teaching a Pt Who Has a New Prescription for Brimonidine to Treat Open-Angle
Glaucoma, What Indicates an Understanding of the Instructions? - (answer)I can expect to feel
some irritation when I put these drops in my eyes
A Nurse is Caring for a Female Client Who Has Osteoporosis and a New Prescription for
Raloxifene, What Should the Nurse Assess Prior to Initiating Therapy? - (answer)Pregnancy
status (Risk Category X)
A Nurse is Teaching a Pt to Use TD Nitroglycerin Patches to Treat Angina Pectoris, What
Instructions Should She Include? - (answer)Apply a new patch every morning (effects begin 30-
60 min after application and last 14 hours)
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Pt Who Has a New Prescription for Allopurinol to Treat Gout,
What Should the Nurse Include? - (answer)Increase your fluid intake
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client Who Has Neuropathic Pain and a New Prescription
for Amitriptyline Once per Day, What Should the Nurse Include? - (answer)Increase fluids while
on this med (urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)
A Nurse is Caring for a Client Who Has a Prescription for Vancomycin 1g IV Intermittent
Infusion over 30min Every 12 Hours, What Should the Nurse Take? - (answer)Contact the
provider for prescription clarification (administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion
reaction--hypotension, flushing)
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Male Client Who Has a New Prescription for Folic Acid, the
Client Tells the Nurse He Heard That the Medication Is Prescribed for Women During
Pregnancy, What Statements Should the Nurse Make? - (answer)Folic acid is important for the
building of blood cells for adults and children (tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
A Nurse is Caring for a Client Receiving Morphine, What Assessment is Priority? -
(answer)Respiratory Rate (RR)
A Nurse is Assessing a Client Using Beclomethasone for 2 Weeks for Asthma, What is the
Priority to Report to the Provider? - (answer)Bronchospasms
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client with a New Prescription for Beclomethasone Inhaler
to Use with an Albuterol Inhaler for Asthma Maintenance, What Should the Nurse Instruct? -
(answer)Gargle with water after each use of this inhaler
A Nurse is Planning a Staff Education Session on Adverse Effects of Medications, What Info
Should the Nurse Discuss About Anticholinergic Adverse Effects? - (answer)Blurred vision,
Tachycardia, Constipation
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client with a New Prescription for Guaifenesin, What Info
Regarding the Action of Guaifenesin Should the Nurse Include? - (answer)Guaifenesin
increases cough production
A Nurse is Administering Verapamil to a Client 2 Days Postmyocardial Infarction, What
Therapeutic Response Should the Nurse Monitor for? - (answer)Decreased anginal pain
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client with a New Prescription for Levothyroxine, Which
Statement Indicates Understanding of the Teaching? - (answer)"I might not realize the full effect
of the medication for several weeks. Take on empty stomach with a glass of water, first thing in
the morning 30-60 minutes prior to breakfast"
A Nurse is Assessing a Client with Heart Failure Taking Digoxin, What Manifestations Indicate
Digoxin Toxicity to Report? - (answer)Vomiting (Nausea/Vomiting, Anorexia, Blurred vision)
A Nurse is Providing Teaching for a Patient with a Prescription for Oral Metronidazole, What is
the Priority Teaching Point? - (answer)Report a rash to your provider (Fatal disorder Stevens-
Johnson syndrome)
, A Nurse is Providing Discharge Instructions to a Client with a New Prescription for Codeine for
Cough Suppression, What is the Priority Instruction? - (answer)Move slowly when standing from
a lying down position (Risk of orthostatic hypotension)
A Nurse is Reviewing the Medical Record of a Client Who Received His Medications 1 Hour
Ago, the Pt Reports Chest Pain, This Can Be an AE of What Med? - (answer)Albuterol (Beta2
agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors, chest pain, tachycardia,
dysrhythmias)
A Nurse is Teaching a Pt Who Has a New Prescription for Brimonidine to Treat Open-Angle
Glaucoma, What Indicates an Understanding of the Instructions? - (answer)I can expect to feel
some irritation when I put these drops in my eyes
A Nurse is Caring for a Female Client Who Has Osteoporosis and a New Prescription for
Raloxifene, What Should the Nurse Assess Prior to Initiating Therapy? - (answer)Pregnancy
status (Risk Category X)
A Nurse is Teaching a Pt to Use TD Nitroglycerin Patches to Treat Angina Pectoris, What
Instructions Should She Include? - (answer)Apply a new patch every morning (effects begin 30-
60 min after application and last 14 hours)
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Pt Who Has a New Prescription for Allopurinol to Treat Gout,
What Should the Nurse Include? - (answer)Increase your fluid intake
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Client Who Has Neuropathic Pain and a New Prescription
for Amitriptyline Once per Day, What Should the Nurse Include? - (answer)Increase fluids while
on this med (urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)
A Nurse is Caring for a Client Who Has a Prescription for Vancomycin 1g IV Intermittent
Infusion over 30min Every 12 Hours, What Should the Nurse Take? - (answer)Contact the
provider for prescription clarification (administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion
reaction--hypotension, flushing)
A Nurse is Providing Teaching to a Male Client Who Has a New Prescription for Folic Acid, the
Client Tells the Nurse He Heard That the Medication Is Prescribed for Women During
Pregnancy, What Statements Should the Nurse Make? - (answer)Folic acid is important for the
building of blood cells for adults and children (tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)
