INP 2 Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
*The nurse is having difficulty reading a medication order. Which is the best action for the
nurse to take to prevent a med error? *
a) Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote it
b) Talk with the pharmacist who knows what is usually ordered
c) Ask a nurse who knows the health care provider to read it
d) Have a nurse interpret the written medication order - CORRECT ANSWER a)
Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote it
*when receiving a telephone order from a physician, which nursing action demonstrates best
practice?*
a) Repeat prescribed orders back to the physician to very accuracy
b) document a description of the reason the telephone orders was needed
c) Clarify the order with another nurse colleague
d) Write physician orders in your best handwriting - CORRECT ANSWER a) Repeat
prescribed orders back to the physician to very accuracy
*Who takes primary responsibility for the correct transcription of a physicians telephone
medication order?*
a) Nurse administering the medication
b) Pharmacist dispensing the medication
c) unit clerk transcribing the order
d) RN/LPN receiving the order - CORRECT ANSWER d) RN/LPN receiving the order
*A physician comes to see his patient and writes orders. Which of the following orders need
to be processed first?*
a) Glucometer test Q.I.D ac meals and at HS
b) Nutrition consult: Diabetic 1200 calorie diet.
c) ECG, CBC,electrolytes, cardiac enzymes STAT
, d) Change metformin to 500mg po B.I.D - CORRECT ANSWER c) ECG, CBC,
electrolytes, cardiac enzymes STAT
*Performing a physical assessment for an older adult client, the nurse anticipates finding
which one of the following normal physiological changes of aging?*
a) Increased perspiration
b) Increased audio pitch discrimination
c) Increased salivary secretions
d) increased airway resistance - CORRECT ANSWER d) increased airway resistance
*After visiting with a client, the nurse documents the assessment data. Both objective and
subjective info have been obtained during the assessment. Which of the following is
classified as objective data?
a) Pain in the left leg
b) Elevated blood pressure reading
c) Fear of surgery.
d) Discomfort with breathing - CORRECT ANSWER b) Elevated blood pressure
reading
*The most common angle for an intramuscular injection is:*
a) 45 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 90 degrees
d) 35 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER c) 90 degrees
*Your client feels faint, has difficulty breathing and reports feeling nauseated. What focused
assessments does the nurse perform?
a) Vital signs, chest and abdominal assessment
b) Vital signs and abdominal assessment
c) Peripheral vascular assessment, vital signs
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
*The nurse is having difficulty reading a medication order. Which is the best action for the
nurse to take to prevent a med error? *
a) Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote it
b) Talk with the pharmacist who knows what is usually ordered
c) Ask a nurse who knows the health care provider to read it
d) Have a nurse interpret the written medication order - CORRECT ANSWER a)
Clarify the order with the health care provider who wrote it
*when receiving a telephone order from a physician, which nursing action demonstrates best
practice?*
a) Repeat prescribed orders back to the physician to very accuracy
b) document a description of the reason the telephone orders was needed
c) Clarify the order with another nurse colleague
d) Write physician orders in your best handwriting - CORRECT ANSWER a) Repeat
prescribed orders back to the physician to very accuracy
*Who takes primary responsibility for the correct transcription of a physicians telephone
medication order?*
a) Nurse administering the medication
b) Pharmacist dispensing the medication
c) unit clerk transcribing the order
d) RN/LPN receiving the order - CORRECT ANSWER d) RN/LPN receiving the order
*A physician comes to see his patient and writes orders. Which of the following orders need
to be processed first?*
a) Glucometer test Q.I.D ac meals and at HS
b) Nutrition consult: Diabetic 1200 calorie diet.
c) ECG, CBC,electrolytes, cardiac enzymes STAT
, d) Change metformin to 500mg po B.I.D - CORRECT ANSWER c) ECG, CBC,
electrolytes, cardiac enzymes STAT
*Performing a physical assessment for an older adult client, the nurse anticipates finding
which one of the following normal physiological changes of aging?*
a) Increased perspiration
b) Increased audio pitch discrimination
c) Increased salivary secretions
d) increased airway resistance - CORRECT ANSWER d) increased airway resistance
*After visiting with a client, the nurse documents the assessment data. Both objective and
subjective info have been obtained during the assessment. Which of the following is
classified as objective data?
a) Pain in the left leg
b) Elevated blood pressure reading
c) Fear of surgery.
d) Discomfort with breathing - CORRECT ANSWER b) Elevated blood pressure
reading
*The most common angle for an intramuscular injection is:*
a) 45 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 90 degrees
d) 35 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER c) 90 degrees
*Your client feels faint, has difficulty breathing and reports feeling nauseated. What focused
assessments does the nurse perform?
a) Vital signs, chest and abdominal assessment
b) Vital signs and abdominal assessment
c) Peripheral vascular assessment, vital signs
