Fundamentals Final NR 224 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The nurse is having difficulty reading of physician's order for a medication. He or she know that
the physician is very busy and does not like to be called. What is the most appropriate next step
for the nurse to take? - CORRECT ANSWER - Call the physician to have the order
clarified.
The patient has an order for 2 tablespoons of milk of magnesia. How much medication does the
nurse give him or her? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 ML
In nurses administering ear drops to an 8-year-old patient with an ear infection. How does the
nurse pull the patient's ear when administering the medication? - CORRECT ANSWER -
...
The patient is to receive cephalexin (Keflex) 500 mg PO. The pharmacy has sent 250-mg tablets.
How many tablets does the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 tablets
The nurse is administering medications to a four-year-old patient. After he or she explains which
medications are being given, the mother states, "I don't remember my child having that
medication before." What is the nurse's next action? - CORRECT ANSWER - Withhold
the medications and verify the medication orders.
A patient is transitioning from the hospital to the home environment. A home care referral is
obtained. What is a priority in relation to safe medication administration for the discharge nurse?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Ensure that the home care agency is aware of medication and
health teaching needs.
A nursing student take a patient's antibiotic to his room. The patient asks the nursing student
what it is and why he should take it. What information does the nursing student include when
replying to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER - The student provides the name of the
medication and a description of its desired effect.
, The nurses is administering a sustained-release capsule to a new patient. The patient insists that
he cannot swallow pills. What is the nurse's next best course of action? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ask the prescriber to change the order.
The nurse takes a medication to a patient, and the patient tells him or her to take it away because
she is not going to take it. What is the nurses next action? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ask
the patient's reason for refusal.
The nurse receives an order to start getting a loop diuretic to a patient to help lower his or her
blood pressure. The nurse determines the appropriate route for administering the diuretic
according to: - CORRECT ANSWER - The prescriber's order.
A patient is receiving intravenous (IV) push medication. If the drug infiltrates into the outer
tissues, the nurse: - CORRECT ANSWER - Stops the administration of the medication and
follows agency policy.
If a patient who is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids develops tenderness, warmth, erythema, and
pain at the site, the nurses suspects: - CORRECT ANSWER - Phlebitis.
After seeing a patient, the physician gives a nursing student a verbal order for a new medication.
The nursing student first needs to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Explain to the physician that
the order needs to be given to a registered nurse.
A nurse accidentally gives a patient a medication at the wrong time. The nurse's first priority is
to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Assess the patient for adverse effects.
Which of the following factors is associated with rapid absorption of a drug? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intravenous route of administration.
What is the term used for the concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the desired
effect without causing toxicity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Therapeutic range.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The nurse is having difficulty reading of physician's order for a medication. He or she know that
the physician is very busy and does not like to be called. What is the most appropriate next step
for the nurse to take? - CORRECT ANSWER - Call the physician to have the order
clarified.
The patient has an order for 2 tablespoons of milk of magnesia. How much medication does the
nurse give him or her? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 ML
In nurses administering ear drops to an 8-year-old patient with an ear infection. How does the
nurse pull the patient's ear when administering the medication? - CORRECT ANSWER -
...
The patient is to receive cephalexin (Keflex) 500 mg PO. The pharmacy has sent 250-mg tablets.
How many tablets does the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 tablets
The nurse is administering medications to a four-year-old patient. After he or she explains which
medications are being given, the mother states, "I don't remember my child having that
medication before." What is the nurse's next action? - CORRECT ANSWER - Withhold
the medications and verify the medication orders.
A patient is transitioning from the hospital to the home environment. A home care referral is
obtained. What is a priority in relation to safe medication administration for the discharge nurse?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Ensure that the home care agency is aware of medication and
health teaching needs.
A nursing student take a patient's antibiotic to his room. The patient asks the nursing student
what it is and why he should take it. What information does the nursing student include when
replying to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER - The student provides the name of the
medication and a description of its desired effect.
, The nurses is administering a sustained-release capsule to a new patient. The patient insists that
he cannot swallow pills. What is the nurse's next best course of action? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ask the prescriber to change the order.
The nurse takes a medication to a patient, and the patient tells him or her to take it away because
she is not going to take it. What is the nurses next action? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ask
the patient's reason for refusal.
The nurse receives an order to start getting a loop diuretic to a patient to help lower his or her
blood pressure. The nurse determines the appropriate route for administering the diuretic
according to: - CORRECT ANSWER - The prescriber's order.
A patient is receiving intravenous (IV) push medication. If the drug infiltrates into the outer
tissues, the nurse: - CORRECT ANSWER - Stops the administration of the medication and
follows agency policy.
If a patient who is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids develops tenderness, warmth, erythema, and
pain at the site, the nurses suspects: - CORRECT ANSWER - Phlebitis.
After seeing a patient, the physician gives a nursing student a verbal order for a new medication.
The nursing student first needs to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Explain to the physician that
the order needs to be given to a registered nurse.
A nurse accidentally gives a patient a medication at the wrong time. The nurse's first priority is
to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Assess the patient for adverse effects.
Which of the following factors is associated with rapid absorption of a drug? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intravenous route of administration.
What is the term used for the concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the desired
effect without causing toxicity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Therapeutic range.
