NR293 Exam 1| NR 293 Pharmacology for Nursing
Practice Exam 1 2025 | ( QUESTIONS AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
What instructions are important for the nurse to provide the client regarding food and
fluid intake prior to a stool specimen collection? Answer*A: Avoid red meat*
B: Avoid caffeine
C: Increase fluid intake
D: Remain NPO after midnight
A nurse is assessing a client who has recently returned from a camping trip. The client
is being seen for edema in the right foot. When assessing the foot, the nurse notes a
sore on the foot and suspects cellulitis. Which further data will the nurse assess to
support the suspicion? Answer*A: Redness, pain, and drainage at the site*
B: Blood cultures
C: Breathe sounds
D: BUN and creatinine
*C: Swelling*
*D: Warmth*
*E: Pain*
A client is admitted with airway edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus
production after being exposed to an allergen. What care will the client need to address
this inflammation to the respiratory system? Select all that apply. AnswerA: Turn and
reposition every two hours. *B: Monitor oxygen saturation.*
*C: Administer oxygen as prescribed.*
D: Restrict fluids.
*E: Monitor lung sounds.*
On admission to the clinic, the nurse notes a moderate amount of serous exudate
leaking from the patient s wound. The nurse realizes what
A patient who has an infected abdominal wound develops a temperature of 104° F (40°
C). All the following
2 interventions are included in the patient's plan of care. In which order should the nurse
perform the following 0/1
actions? Sponge patient with cool water. Answer2
A patient is being diagnosed with a sprain to her right ankle. The patient asks the nurse
about using heat or ice on her injured ankle. What is the nurse's best response?
AnswerA: Use ice only when the ankle hurts.
, *B: Do not use heat as it causes increased circulation and further swelling. Apply ice
over the next 1-2 days.*
C: Ice is not recommended for use on the sprain because it would inhibit the
inflammatory response.
D: Alternate heat and ice to the ankle for the next week.
The client diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease has a serum potassium level of
3.4mEq/L. Which action should the nurse implement first? AnswerA: Notify the health
care provider.
*B: Assess the client for muscle weakness.* C: Request telemetry for the client.
D: Prepare to administer potassium IV.
The nurse is caring for a teenage client who has been non-adherent with the medical
plan of care to treat Crohn's disease. About which priority complication associated with
Crohn's disease should the nurse instruct the client in order to increase adherent
behavior? AnswerA: Vomiting
*B: Bowel perforation*
C: Intestinal obstruction D: Diarrhea
The nurse is caring for a client in the Emergency Department who is suspected of
having appendicitis. What should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this client?
Select all that apply. Answer*A: A cephalosporin (antibiotic)* B: A barium enema
C: Regular diet
*D: Pain medication*
*E: Complete white blood cell count*
The nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a prescription for a nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). What information is priority for the nurse to explain to
the client about this medication? Answer*A: Take your medication with food and/or
milk.*
B: Take your medication on an empty stomach.
C: NSAIDS have no risk factors, so are safe for anyone to take.
D: NSAIDS will treat your infection, which will decrease your inflammation.
information about this fluid? Answer*A: Contains the materials used by the body in the
initial inflammatory response.* B: Indicates that the patient has an infection at the site of
the wound.
C: Is destroying healthy tissue.
D: Results from ineffective cleansing of the wound area.
The nurse provides teaching on the diagnosis Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume to a client
with ulcerative colitis. Which client statement indicates understanding of this
information? AnswerA: "I will drink 2 liter of fluid each day."
B: "I will continue to use a moisturizer on my skin."
C: "I should report dry patches of skin immediately to my doctor."
*D: "If I have a liquid stool in any day, I will report this to my health care provider."*
Practice Exam 1 2025 | ( QUESTIONS AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
What instructions are important for the nurse to provide the client regarding food and
fluid intake prior to a stool specimen collection? Answer*A: Avoid red meat*
B: Avoid caffeine
C: Increase fluid intake
D: Remain NPO after midnight
A nurse is assessing a client who has recently returned from a camping trip. The client
is being seen for edema in the right foot. When assessing the foot, the nurse notes a
sore on the foot and suspects cellulitis. Which further data will the nurse assess to
support the suspicion? Answer*A: Redness, pain, and drainage at the site*
B: Blood cultures
C: Breathe sounds
D: BUN and creatinine
*C: Swelling*
*D: Warmth*
*E: Pain*
A client is admitted with airway edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus
production after being exposed to an allergen. What care will the client need to address
this inflammation to the respiratory system? Select all that apply. AnswerA: Turn and
reposition every two hours. *B: Monitor oxygen saturation.*
*C: Administer oxygen as prescribed.*
D: Restrict fluids.
*E: Monitor lung sounds.*
On admission to the clinic, the nurse notes a moderate amount of serous exudate
leaking from the patient s wound. The nurse realizes what
A patient who has an infected abdominal wound develops a temperature of 104° F (40°
C). All the following
2 interventions are included in the patient's plan of care. In which order should the nurse
perform the following 0/1
actions? Sponge patient with cool water. Answer2
A patient is being diagnosed with a sprain to her right ankle. The patient asks the nurse
about using heat or ice on her injured ankle. What is the nurse's best response?
AnswerA: Use ice only when the ankle hurts.
, *B: Do not use heat as it causes increased circulation and further swelling. Apply ice
over the next 1-2 days.*
C: Ice is not recommended for use on the sprain because it would inhibit the
inflammatory response.
D: Alternate heat and ice to the ankle for the next week.
The client diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease has a serum potassium level of
3.4mEq/L. Which action should the nurse implement first? AnswerA: Notify the health
care provider.
*B: Assess the client for muscle weakness.* C: Request telemetry for the client.
D: Prepare to administer potassium IV.
The nurse is caring for a teenage client who has been non-adherent with the medical
plan of care to treat Crohn's disease. About which priority complication associated with
Crohn's disease should the nurse instruct the client in order to increase adherent
behavior? AnswerA: Vomiting
*B: Bowel perforation*
C: Intestinal obstruction D: Diarrhea
The nurse is caring for a client in the Emergency Department who is suspected of
having appendicitis. What should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this client?
Select all that apply. Answer*A: A cephalosporin (antibiotic)* B: A barium enema
C: Regular diet
*D: Pain medication*
*E: Complete white blood cell count*
The nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a prescription for a nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). What information is priority for the nurse to explain to
the client about this medication? Answer*A: Take your medication with food and/or
milk.*
B: Take your medication on an empty stomach.
C: NSAIDS have no risk factors, so are safe for anyone to take.
D: NSAIDS will treat your infection, which will decrease your inflammation.
information about this fluid? Answer*A: Contains the materials used by the body in the
initial inflammatory response.* B: Indicates that the patient has an infection at the site of
the wound.
C: Is destroying healthy tissue.
D: Results from ineffective cleansing of the wound area.
The nurse provides teaching on the diagnosis Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume to a client
with ulcerative colitis. Which client statement indicates understanding of this
information? AnswerA: "I will drink 2 liter of fluid each day."
B: "I will continue to use a moisturizer on my skin."
C: "I should report dry patches of skin immediately to my doctor."
*D: "If I have a liquid stool in any day, I will report this to my health care provider."*
