NLN NYP Pharm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
A nurse is preparing to administer buspirone (BuSpar) to a client. The
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nurse should recognize that the medication is classified as a
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• Antidepressant
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• Anti-anxiety agent
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• Antiseizure medication
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• Antipsychotic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Anti-anxiety agent
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A nurse should monitor a client who is receiving cefotaxime sodium
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(Claforan) for side effects, which include
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• Diarrhea
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• Vertigo
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• Tinnitus
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• Insomnia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Diarrhea
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A nurse on the postpartum unit is preparing to administer Rh-immune
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globulin (RhoGAM). The nurse should recognize that this medication is
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indicated for which of these clients?
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• Rh-neg mother who has an Rh-neg infant
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,• Rh-neg mother who has an Rh-pos infant
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• Rh-pos mother who has an Rh-pos infant
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• Rh-pos mother who has an Rh-neg infant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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Rh-neg mother who has an Rh-pos infant
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A client is to start on nitroglycerin for acute angina attacks. A nurse
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should teach the client to
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• Wait five minutes before taking the medication, if experiencing pain
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• Discontinue the medication if the client experiences a headache
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• Take a second dose ten minutes after the first does, if no relief is felt
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after the initial dose
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• Allow the medication to dissolve under the tongue - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. Allow the medication to dissolve under the tongue | | | | | | | |
Prior to the administration of potassium chloride (K-lor) intravenously, a
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nurse should measure a client's
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• Blood pressure
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• Respiratory rate
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• Pulse deficit
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• Urine output - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Urine output
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A nurse should recognize that enoxaparin (Lovenox) is
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CONTRAINDICATED in a client who has a history of | | | | | | | |
, • Congestive health failure
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• Kidney stones
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• Bleeding disorder
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• Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Bleeding disorder
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A nurse should question an anti-hyperlipidemic medication for which of
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these client?|
• a 30-year-old client who has a history of heart disease
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• a 44-year-old client who has recurrent urinary tract infections
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• a 57-yaer-old client who has cirrhosis related to alcohol abuse
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• a 79-year-old client who has bilateral cataracts - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. a 57-yaer-old client who has cirrhosis related to alcohol
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abuse
Which of these methods should a nurse use when performing a purified
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protein derivative (PPD) test for TB?
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• Point the bevel of the needle downward
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• Massage the area after the injection
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• Ensure the wheel forms
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• Use a 22 gauge, one-inch needle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Ensure
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the wheel forms
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Correct Answers
A nurse is preparing to administer buspirone (BuSpar) to a client. The
| | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse should recognize that the medication is classified as a
| | | | | | | | | |
• Antidepressant
|
• Anti-anxiety agent
| |
• Antiseizure medication
| |
• Antipsychotic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Anti-anxiety agent
| | | | | |
A nurse should monitor a client who is receiving cefotaxime sodium
| | | | | | | | | | |
(Claforan) for side effects, which include
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• Diarrhea
|
• Vertigo
|
• Tinnitus
|
• Insomnia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Diarrhea
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A nurse on the postpartum unit is preparing to administer Rh-immune
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globulin (RhoGAM). The nurse should recognize that this medication is
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indicated for which of these clients?
| | | | |
• Rh-neg mother who has an Rh-neg infant
| | | | | | |
,• Rh-neg mother who has an Rh-pos infant
| | | | | | |
• Rh-pos mother who has an Rh-pos infant
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• Rh-pos mother who has an Rh-neg infant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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Rh-neg mother who has an Rh-pos infant
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A client is to start on nitroglycerin for acute angina attacks. A nurse
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should teach the client to
| | | |
• Wait five minutes before taking the medication, if experiencing pain
| | | | | | | | | |
• Discontinue the medication if the client experiences a headache
| | | | | | | | |
• Take a second dose ten minutes after the first does, if no relief is felt
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after the initial dose
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• Allow the medication to dissolve under the tongue - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. Allow the medication to dissolve under the tongue | | | | | | | |
Prior to the administration of potassium chloride (K-lor) intravenously, a
| | | | | | | | | |
nurse should measure a client's
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• Blood pressure
| |
• Respiratory rate
| |
• Pulse deficit
| |
• Urine output - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Urine output
| | | | | | |
A nurse should recognize that enoxaparin (Lovenox) is
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CONTRAINDICATED in a client who has a history of | | | | | | | |
, • Congestive health failure
| | |
• Kidney stones
| |
• Bleeding disorder
| |
• Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Bleeding disorder
| | | | | |
A nurse should question an anti-hyperlipidemic medication for which of
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these client?|
• a 30-year-old client who has a history of heart disease
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• a 44-year-old client who has recurrent urinary tract infections
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• a 57-yaer-old client who has cirrhosis related to alcohol abuse
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• a 79-year-old client who has bilateral cataracts - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. a 57-yaer-old client who has cirrhosis related to alcohol
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abuse
Which of these methods should a nurse use when performing a purified
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protein derivative (PPD) test for TB?
| | | | |
• Point the bevel of the needle downward
| | | | | | |
• Massage the area after the injection
| | | | | |
• Ensure the wheel forms
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• Use a 22 gauge, one-inch needle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Ensure
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the wheel forms
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