EPIC NURSE ACTUAL EXAM FINAL ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔ointment - ✔✔a semisolid preparation, usually oily, for external application to the
skin or mucous membranes and usually containing a medicinal substance
✔✔ophthalmic - ✔✔pertaining to the eye
✔✔orifice - ✔✔the entrance to or outlet of a body cavity
✔✔otic - ✔✔pertaining to the ear
✔✔pinna - ✔✔the external ear, also called the auricle
✔✔pruritis - ✔✔itching
✔✔rectal - ✔✔pertaining to the rectum, the distal portion of the large intestine from the
sigmoid colon to the anus
✔✔route - ✔✔the means of entrance of a medication into the body, such as oral or
intramuscular
✔✔Sim's position - ✔✔lying on one side with the lowermost arm behind the body and
the uppermost leg flexed
✔✔sphenoid sinuses - ✔✔air cavities in the sphenoid bone (at the base of the cranium)
that drain into the sphenoethmoidal recess at the top of the nasal cavity
✔✔suppository - ✔✔a solid, dissolvable cone-shaped medication preparation inserted
into the rectum, vagina, or urethra
✔✔suppurating - ✔✔forming or discharging pus
, ✔✔suspension - ✔✔a liquid preparation consisting of solid particles dispersed
throughout a liquid phase in which they are not soluble
✔✔syrup - ✔✔a concentrated solution of a sugar in water or other aqueous liquid,
sometimes with a medicinal agent added
✔✔systemic - ✔✔pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole
✔✔tablet - ✔✔a solid dosage form of a medicinal substance of varying weight and size,
molded or compressed into a specific shape
✔✔topically - ✔✔applied externally
✔✔tympanic membrane - ✔✔obliquely placed, thin partition between the external
acoustic meatus and the tympanic cavity; eardrum
✔✔vaginal - ✔✔pertaining to the vagina, the female genital canal, extending from the
vulva to the cervix of the uterus
✔✔For which of the inhalation meds delivery methods is it important for the nurse to
assess the pt's ability to inhale deeply before administering the medication. - ✔✔Dry
powder inhaler (DPI)
This method has no propellant and requires a deep inhalation to trigger the release of
medication
✔✔ - ✔✔Medication administered via nasal spray does not go into the lungs; therefore it
is not necessary for the patient to inhale deeply
Metered dose inhaler (MDI) contains propellant, so medication is forcefully expelled
when triggered by hand. The spacer facilitates delivery of the medication b/c it requires
less hand coordination
The use of a nebulizer via a mask is beneficial for a patient unable to use a hand held
nebulizer and provides continuous medication delivery until the measured dose has
been delivered
✔✔A nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed fluticasone propinate
(Flovent HFA) inhaler with a spacer. The patient asks the nurse why a spacer is needed
with the inhaler. Which of the following responses by the nurse is correct? - ✔✔"More
medication is delivered to the lungs when you use a spacer"
A spacer slows down and breaks up the medication, allowing the patient to better
control the flow of medication. This, in turn, decreases the amount of medication
deposited in the oropharynx
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔ointment - ✔✔a semisolid preparation, usually oily, for external application to the
skin or mucous membranes and usually containing a medicinal substance
✔✔ophthalmic - ✔✔pertaining to the eye
✔✔orifice - ✔✔the entrance to or outlet of a body cavity
✔✔otic - ✔✔pertaining to the ear
✔✔pinna - ✔✔the external ear, also called the auricle
✔✔pruritis - ✔✔itching
✔✔rectal - ✔✔pertaining to the rectum, the distal portion of the large intestine from the
sigmoid colon to the anus
✔✔route - ✔✔the means of entrance of a medication into the body, such as oral or
intramuscular
✔✔Sim's position - ✔✔lying on one side with the lowermost arm behind the body and
the uppermost leg flexed
✔✔sphenoid sinuses - ✔✔air cavities in the sphenoid bone (at the base of the cranium)
that drain into the sphenoethmoidal recess at the top of the nasal cavity
✔✔suppository - ✔✔a solid, dissolvable cone-shaped medication preparation inserted
into the rectum, vagina, or urethra
✔✔suppurating - ✔✔forming or discharging pus
, ✔✔suspension - ✔✔a liquid preparation consisting of solid particles dispersed
throughout a liquid phase in which they are not soluble
✔✔syrup - ✔✔a concentrated solution of a sugar in water or other aqueous liquid,
sometimes with a medicinal agent added
✔✔systemic - ✔✔pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole
✔✔tablet - ✔✔a solid dosage form of a medicinal substance of varying weight and size,
molded or compressed into a specific shape
✔✔topically - ✔✔applied externally
✔✔tympanic membrane - ✔✔obliquely placed, thin partition between the external
acoustic meatus and the tympanic cavity; eardrum
✔✔vaginal - ✔✔pertaining to the vagina, the female genital canal, extending from the
vulva to the cervix of the uterus
✔✔For which of the inhalation meds delivery methods is it important for the nurse to
assess the pt's ability to inhale deeply before administering the medication. - ✔✔Dry
powder inhaler (DPI)
This method has no propellant and requires a deep inhalation to trigger the release of
medication
✔✔ - ✔✔Medication administered via nasal spray does not go into the lungs; therefore it
is not necessary for the patient to inhale deeply
Metered dose inhaler (MDI) contains propellant, so medication is forcefully expelled
when triggered by hand. The spacer facilitates delivery of the medication b/c it requires
less hand coordination
The use of a nebulizer via a mask is beneficial for a patient unable to use a hand held
nebulizer and provides continuous medication delivery until the measured dose has
been delivered
✔✔A nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed fluticasone propinate
(Flovent HFA) inhaler with a spacer. The patient asks the nurse why a spacer is needed
with the inhaler. Which of the following responses by the nurse is correct? - ✔✔"More
medication is delivered to the lungs when you use a spacer"
A spacer slows down and breaks up the medication, allowing the patient to better
control the flow of medication. This, in turn, decreases the amount of medication
deposited in the oropharynx
