Unit 5 NURS 316 Infection and Immunity
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
Ans: B
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
Ans: A
3. A patient, newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, has been admitted to the short-stay unit.
What 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)
Ans: A.
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
Ans: C
5. A nurse is caring for a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who takes anti-inflammatory
agents on a regular basis. What medication should the nurse question if ordered by the physician
to be taken in addition to the anti-inflammatory agent?
A) Oral antidiabetic
B) Calcium channel blocker
C) Beta-blocker
D) Antibiotic
Ans: C
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
Ans: B
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
Ans: A
3. A patient, newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, has been admitted to the short-stay unit.
What 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)
Ans: A.
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
Ans: C
5. A nurse is caring for a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who takes anti-inflammatory
agents on a regular basis. What medication should the nurse question if ordered by the physician
to be taken in addition to the anti-inflammatory agent?
A) Oral antidiabetic
B) Calcium channel blocker
C) Beta-blocker
D) Antibiotic
Ans: C
