1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose)25 mg 3times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia. ANS: C See Assessment for acarbose...

Raines, Davis’s Basic Math Review for Nurses, 2e WTB-01-1 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers Multiple Choice 1. A nurse is figuring out the number of hours she worked in the past week. She worked an 8-hour shift on Monday and Tuesday, 5 hours on Wednesday, and 12 hours on Thursday and Friday. How many hours did she work? A. 25 B. 32 C. 45 D. 54 ANS: C 2. A nurse receives additional pay for hours worked on the weekends. The nurse’s schedule is as follows: Day Hours worked Monday 4 Tuesday 0 Wednesday 8 ...