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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Pharmacology
Review Part 2 Questions and Answers Latest
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The nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes. Midmorning, the client
reports feeling shaky and sweaty to the unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP). The UAP alerts the nurse and, upon entering the client's room, the
nurse finds the client unconscious. What action should the nurse take? Ans:
Administer 50% dextrose intravenously.
Which finding is the best indicator of a therapeutic response to metformin?
Ans: Hemoglobin A1C level of 6% (Reference range: therapeutic goal ≤ 7%)
The nurse is administering a client's insulin in the abdomen. The client is of
a healthy weight. Drag the actions the nurse should take to the boxes on the
right. Ans: Administer the medication in the abdomen.
Pinch the skin at the administration site.
Insert the needle at a 90-degree angle.
Clean the injection site with an alcohol wipe.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently prescribed metformin for
type 2 diabetes. Drag the client's symptoms that are anticipated side effects
of metformin to the boxes on the right. Ans: Nausea
Weight loss
Metallic taste
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Abdominal bloating
The nurse is caring for a client with a diet order of nothing by mouth (NPO)
beginning at 0600 for a procedure scheduled in the afternoon. The client is
prescribed metformin for 0800. The nurse should __________. Ans: Contact
the healthcare provider for instructions
The nurse is preparing to administer a client's prescribed lispro with
breakfast. Review the electronic health record. The client's blood glucose at
0745 was 100 mg/dL (Reference range: 70-110 mg/dL). When is the best
time for the nurse to administer the medication? Ans: When the breakfast
arrives
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus. The healthcare
provider prescribes desmopressin 5 units subcutaneous every 12 hours.
Available is desmopressin 20 units/mL. How many milliliters should the
nurse administer? Ans: 0.25
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed desmopressin 1 mcg
intravenous (IV) every 12 hours to treat diabetes insipidus. Which finding(s)
would indicate the medication has been effective? Select all that apply. Ans:
Increased urine specific gravity
Decreased urine output
Decreased serum sodium
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a computerized
tomography scan of the abdomen with contrast. The nurse should advise
the client not to take the prescribed __________ the day of the scan. Ans:
Metformin
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed levothyroxine 250 mcg by
mouth (PO) daily for __________. Available are 125 mcg tablets. The nurse
should administer __________ tablet(s) __________. Ans: Hypothyroidism
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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Pharmacology
Review Part 2 Questions and Answers Latest
Update
The nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes. Midmorning, the client
reports feeling shaky and sweaty to the unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP). The UAP alerts the nurse and, upon entering the client's room, the
nurse finds the client unconscious. What action should the nurse take? Ans:
Administer 50% dextrose intravenously.
Which finding is the best indicator of a therapeutic response to metformin?
Ans: Hemoglobin A1C level of 6% (Reference range: therapeutic goal ≤ 7%)
The nurse is administering a client's insulin in the abdomen. The client is of
a healthy weight. Drag the actions the nurse should take to the boxes on the
right. Ans: Administer the medication in the abdomen.
Pinch the skin at the administration site.
Insert the needle at a 90-degree angle.
Clean the injection site with an alcohol wipe.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently prescribed metformin for
type 2 diabetes. Drag the client's symptoms that are anticipated side effects
of metformin to the boxes on the right. Ans: Nausea
Weight loss
Metallic taste
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Abdominal bloating
The nurse is caring for a client with a diet order of nothing by mouth (NPO)
beginning at 0600 for a procedure scheduled in the afternoon. The client is
prescribed metformin for 0800. The nurse should __________. Ans: Contact
the healthcare provider for instructions
The nurse is preparing to administer a client's prescribed lispro with
breakfast. Review the electronic health record. The client's blood glucose at
0745 was 100 mg/dL (Reference range: 70-110 mg/dL). When is the best
time for the nurse to administer the medication? Ans: When the breakfast
arrives
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus. The healthcare
provider prescribes desmopressin 5 units subcutaneous every 12 hours.
Available is desmopressin 20 units/mL. How many milliliters should the
nurse administer? Ans: 0.25
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed desmopressin 1 mcg
intravenous (IV) every 12 hours to treat diabetes insipidus. Which finding(s)
would indicate the medication has been effective? Select all that apply. Ans:
Increased urine specific gravity
Decreased urine output
Decreased serum sodium
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a computerized
tomography scan of the abdomen with contrast. The nurse should advise
the client not to take the prescribed __________ the day of the scan. Ans:
Metformin
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed levothyroxine 250 mcg by
mouth (PO) daily for __________. Available are 125 mcg tablets. The nurse
should administer __________ tablet(s) __________. Ans: Hypothyroidism
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