NUR 2474 pharmacology final exam.questions with 100
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Pharmacology for Professional Nursing (Rasmussen University)
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NUR 2474 / NUR2474 PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM. QUESTIONS WITH 100%
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NUR 2474 PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM
1. The nurse working on a high-acuity medical-surgical unit is prioritizing care for four
patients who were just admitted. Which patient should the nurse assess first?
a. The NPO patient with a blood glucose level of 80 mg/dL who just received 20 units of
70/30 Novolin insulin
b. The patient with a pulse of 58 beats per minute who is about to receive digoxin
(Lanoxin)
c. The patient with a blood pressure of 136/92 mm Hg who complains of having a
headache
d. The patient with an allergy to penicillin who is receiving an infusion of vancomycin
(Vancocin)
2. A patient with type 1 diabetes is eating breakfast at 7:30 AM. Blood sugars are on a
sliding scale and are ordered before a meal and at bedtime. The patient's blood sugar
level is 317 mg/dL. Which formulation of insulin should the nurse prepare to administer?
a. No insulin should be administered.
b. NPH
c. 70/30 mix
d. Lispro (Humalog)
3. A patient with type 1 diabetes recently became pregnant. The nurse plans a blood
glucose testing schedule for her. What is the recommended monitoring schedule?
a. Before each meal and before bed
b. In the morning for a fasting level and at 4 PM for the peak level
c. Six or seven times a day
d. Three times a day, along with urine glucose testing
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4. An adolescent patient recently attended a health fair and had a serum glucose test.
The patient telephones the nurse and says, "My level was 125 mg/dL. Does that mean I
have diabetes?" What is the nurse's most accurate response?
a. "Unless you were fasting for longer than 8 hours, this does not necessarily mean you
have diabetes."
b. "At this level, you probably have diabetes. You will need an oral glucose tolerance
test this week."
c. "This level is conclusive evidence pthat pyou phave pdiabetes."
d. "This plevel pis pconclusive pevidence pthat pyou pdo pnot phave pdiabetes."
5. Insulin pglargine pis pprescribed pfor pa phospitalized ppatient pwho pis pdiabetic. pWhen
pwill pthe pnurse padminister pthis pdrug?
a. Approximately p15 pto p30 pminutes pbefore peach pmeal
b. In pthe pmorning pand pat p4 pPM
c. Once pdaily pat pbedtime
d. After pmeals pand pat pbedtime
6. A ppatient pwith ptype p1 pdiabetes pwho ptakes pinsulin preports ptaking
ppropranolol pfor phypertension. pWhy pis pthe pnurse pconcerned?
a. The pbeta pblocker pcan pcause pinsulin presistance.
b. Using pthe ptwo pagents ptogether pincreases pthe prisk pof pketoacidosis.
c. Propranolol pincreases pinsulin prequirements pbecause pof preceptor pblocking.
d. The pbeta pblocker pcan pmask pthe psymptoms pof phypoglycemia.
7. Which pstatement pis pcorrect pabout pthe pcontrast pbetween pa pcarbose pand pmiglitol?
a. Miglitol phas pnot pbeen passociated pwith phepatic pdysfunction.
b. With pmiglitol, psucrose pcan pbe pused pto ptreat phypoglycemia.