NLN Medication Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Six Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right
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medication
Right patient|
Right Time |
Right Route |
Right Dose |
Right Documentation
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Two patient identifiers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Name and DOB
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Which medication is contraindicated for renal failure patients?
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• Ampicillin sodium (Omnipien-N)
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• Calcitriol (Rocaltrol)
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• Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
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• Tobramycin sulfate (Nebcin) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Tobramycin
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sulfate (Nebcin) |
,What should a nurse do prior to administration of an initial dose of an
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antibiotic?
• Ensure culture and sensitivity specimens have been obtained
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• Obtain the client's body temperature
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• Measure the client's urine output
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• Determine the client's weight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ensure culture
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and sensitivity specimens have been obtained
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Prior to administering the next dose of glyburide (Diabeta) which of the
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following signs and symptoms would alert the nurse to further assess
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the patient?
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• Cool, wet skin
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• Elevated blood pressure
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• Frequent urination
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• Blurred vision - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cool, wet skin
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Which statement by a patient on warfarin sodium (Coumadin) would
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indicate that he/she is knowledgeable about the medication?
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• I will shave with an electric razor.
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, • I will increase my intake of green vegetables.
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• I will use unwaxed dental floss twice daily.
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• I will decrease my daily dose if I feel fatigued. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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I will shave with an electric razor
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What is the appropriate teaching for a patient on fentanyl (Duragesic)
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for several weeks?
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• Taper this medication slowly when discontinuing its use
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• Increase the dosage when pain persists for several hours
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• Limit physical activity while on this medication
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• Vigorously rub medication into skin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Taper this
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medication slowly when discontinuing its use
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An adverse effect of captopril (Capoten) is...?
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• Dehydration
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• Peripheral edema
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• Hyperglycemia
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• Persistent cough - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Persistent cough
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A therapeutic effect to amlodipine (Norvasc) is...?
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Correct Answers
Six Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right
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medication
Right patient|
Right Time |
Right Route |
Right Dose |
Right Documentation
|
Two patient identifiers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Name and DOB
| | | | | | |
Which medication is contraindicated for renal failure patients?
| | | | | | |
• Ampicillin sodium (Omnipien-N)
| | |
• Calcitriol (Rocaltrol)
| |
• Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
| | |
• Tobramycin sulfate (Nebcin) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Tobramycin
| | | | | | |
sulfate (Nebcin) |
,What should a nurse do prior to administration of an initial dose of an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
antibiotic?
• Ensure culture and sensitivity specimens have been obtained
| | | | | | | |
• Obtain the client's body temperature
| | | | |
• Measure the client's urine output
| | | | |
• Determine the client's weight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ensure culture
| | | | | | | | |
and sensitivity specimens have been obtained
| | | | |
Prior to administering the next dose of glyburide (Diabeta) which of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
following signs and symptoms would alert the nurse to further assess
| | | | | | | | | | |
the patient?
|
• Cool, wet skin
| | |
• Elevated blood pressure
| | |
• Frequent urination
| | |
• Blurred vision - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cool, wet skin
| | | | | | |
Which statement by a patient on warfarin sodium (Coumadin) would
| | | | | | | | | |
indicate that he/she is knowledgeable about the medication?
| | | | | | |
• I will shave with an electric razor.
| | | | | | |
, • I will increase my intake of green vegetables.
| | | | | | | |
• I will use unwaxed dental floss twice daily.
| | | | | | | |
• I will decrease my daily dose if I feel fatigued. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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I will shave with an electric razor
| | | | | |
What is the appropriate teaching for a patient on fentanyl (Duragesic)
| | | | | | | | | | |
for several weeks?
| |
• Taper this medication slowly when discontinuing its use
| | | | | | | |
• Increase the dosage when pain persists for several hours
| | | | | | | | |
• Limit physical activity while on this medication
| | | | | | |
• Vigorously rub medication into skin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Taper this
| | | | | | | | |
medication slowly when discontinuing its use
| | | | | |
An adverse effect of captopril (Capoten) is...?
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• Dehydration
|
• Peripheral edema
| | |
• Hyperglycemia
|
• Persistent cough - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Persistent cough
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A therapeutic effect to amlodipine (Norvasc) is...?
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