Nurs 321 exam study 1 review Exam #1 Questions with Correct
Answers
The nurse is caring for a patient who has 2 glasses of red wine nightly. The nurse
will teach the client that which two drugs should not be taken with alcohol? -
✔✔metronidazole & cephalexin
The nurse determines that the client has a "knowledge deficit." The nurse is
performing what step of the nursing process? - ✔✔Diagnosis
The process of absorption, distribution, and elimination of a drug in the body is
known as: - ✔✔Pharmacokinetics
What would be most appropriate to teach a client about over-the-counter drugs?
- ✔✔They are safe when you use them as directed.
What adverse effect is the most common in acute and chronic overdose of
acetaminophen? - ✔✔hepatotoxicity
Which would a nurse have readily available should a client who is receiving
morphine experience significant respiratory depression? - ✔✔Narcotic antagonist
A 25-year-old female client presents at the clinic and is diagnosed with influenza
A. Ribavirin is prescribed. What should the nurse include in client teaching about
this medication? - ✔✔Use a barrier form of contraception.
Which of the following plays the largest role in drug excretion? - ✔✔Kidneys
, A patient is instructed not to take grapefruit when taking atorvastatin because the
grapefruit could cause toxic levels of atorvastatin. Which term does the student
nurse associate with grapefruit in relation to the P450 cytochrome system? -
✔✔Grapefruit is an inhibitor
A nurse administrating an opioid medication should assess for what related side
effects? - ✔✔-drowsiness
-falls, unsteady gait
-respiratory depression
-constipation
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving fluconazole, an azole antifungal.
Which statement by the nurse should be used in the teaching plan for the
medication? - ✔✔"It decreases the localized yeast production."
Microorganisms develop resistance to antibiotics is by producing an enzyme that
deactivates - ✔✔True
Some antiinfectives are used as a means of prophylaxis when patients expect to
be in situations that will expose them to a known pathogen. - ✔✔True
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is being sent home on
oral tetracycline. What instructions should the nurse include? - ✔✔Take the drug
on an empty stomach
Which lab value does the nurse know is most helpful in monitoring a patient's
response to HIV medications? - ✔✔CD4 count
Answers
The nurse is caring for a patient who has 2 glasses of red wine nightly. The nurse
will teach the client that which two drugs should not be taken with alcohol? -
✔✔metronidazole & cephalexin
The nurse determines that the client has a "knowledge deficit." The nurse is
performing what step of the nursing process? - ✔✔Diagnosis
The process of absorption, distribution, and elimination of a drug in the body is
known as: - ✔✔Pharmacokinetics
What would be most appropriate to teach a client about over-the-counter drugs?
- ✔✔They are safe when you use them as directed.
What adverse effect is the most common in acute and chronic overdose of
acetaminophen? - ✔✔hepatotoxicity
Which would a nurse have readily available should a client who is receiving
morphine experience significant respiratory depression? - ✔✔Narcotic antagonist
A 25-year-old female client presents at the clinic and is diagnosed with influenza
A. Ribavirin is prescribed. What should the nurse include in client teaching about
this medication? - ✔✔Use a barrier form of contraception.
Which of the following plays the largest role in drug excretion? - ✔✔Kidneys
, A patient is instructed not to take grapefruit when taking atorvastatin because the
grapefruit could cause toxic levels of atorvastatin. Which term does the student
nurse associate with grapefruit in relation to the P450 cytochrome system? -
✔✔Grapefruit is an inhibitor
A nurse administrating an opioid medication should assess for what related side
effects? - ✔✔-drowsiness
-falls, unsteady gait
-respiratory depression
-constipation
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving fluconazole, an azole antifungal.
Which statement by the nurse should be used in the teaching plan for the
medication? - ✔✔"It decreases the localized yeast production."
Microorganisms develop resistance to antibiotics is by producing an enzyme that
deactivates - ✔✔True
Some antiinfectives are used as a means of prophylaxis when patients expect to
be in situations that will expose them to a known pathogen. - ✔✔True
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is being sent home on
oral tetracycline. What instructions should the nurse include? - ✔✔Take the drug
on an empty stomach
Which lab value does the nurse know is most helpful in monitoring a patient's
response to HIV medications? - ✔✔CD4 count
