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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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●● Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6
years. He accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting
redder and not healing. You tell him you will let the manager know, and
then you explain that:
Answer: b. It is normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as
it heals
●● The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have
Lanoxin 0.25mg tablets. What should you administer?
Answer: d. 2 tablets
●● The Physician orders 500mg methocarbamol (Robaxin) by mouth.
The prescription came in 1500mg tablets. What should you administer?
Answer: a. no tablets
●● Nitrofurantoin is another name for furadantine and is an antibiotic to
treat
Answer: d. urinary tract infection
, ●● Which of the following will best protects you from sharps exposure?
Answer: a. Never recap used needles or lancets
●● ______________________ is defined as a substantial psychological,
social, and occupational disability in which an individual experiences a
significant change in usual functioning.
Answer: a. Dysthymia
●● The individual who responds best to oral hypoglycemic medication
is
Answer: a. over 40 years of age and has had diabetes more than 5 years
●● The proper way to dispose of a tablet that has fallen on the floor in
an individual's room is
Answer: c. Follow the facility policy that is in place for contaminated
medications
●● When giving a rectal suppository, place the
Answer: c. Individual on their left side with their upper knee flexed.
●● A disease characterized by a decreased blood flow to the heart, due
to arteries narrowed by accumulated cholesterol and lipids, is known as
Answer: d. Coronary Artery Disease
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE RESOURCE
●● Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6
years. He accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting
redder and not healing. You tell him you will let the manager know, and
then you explain that:
Answer: b. It is normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as
it heals
●● The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have
Lanoxin 0.25mg tablets. What should you administer?
Answer: d. 2 tablets
●● The Physician orders 500mg methocarbamol (Robaxin) by mouth.
The prescription came in 1500mg tablets. What should you administer?
Answer: a. no tablets
●● Nitrofurantoin is another name for furadantine and is an antibiotic to
treat
Answer: d. urinary tract infection
, ●● Which of the following will best protects you from sharps exposure?
Answer: a. Never recap used needles or lancets
●● ______________________ is defined as a substantial psychological,
social, and occupational disability in which an individual experiences a
significant change in usual functioning.
Answer: a. Dysthymia
●● The individual who responds best to oral hypoglycemic medication
is
Answer: a. over 40 years of age and has had diabetes more than 5 years
●● The proper way to dispose of a tablet that has fallen on the floor in
an individual's room is
Answer: c. Follow the facility policy that is in place for contaminated
medications
●● When giving a rectal suppository, place the
Answer: c. Individual on their left side with their upper knee flexed.
●● A disease characterized by a decreased blood flow to the heart, due
to arteries narrowed by accumulated cholesterol and lipids, is known as
Answer: d. Coronary Artery Disease
