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Acprovidercprescribescphenobarbitalcforcacclientcwhochascacseizurecdisorder.cThecmedicationchascaclongch
alf-lifecofc4cdays.cHowcmanyctimescpercdaycshouldcthecnursecexpectctocadministercthiscmedication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Fourc-cANSWER-A.cOne
(Medicationscwithclongchalf-
livescremaincatctheirctherapeuticclevelscbetweencdosescforclongcperiodscofctime.cThecnursecshouldcexpec
tctocadministercthiscmedicationconcecacday.)
Acstaffceducatorciscreviewingcmedicationcdosagescandcfactorscthatcinfluencecmedicationcmetabolismcwithca
cgroupcofcnursescatcancin-
servicecpresentation.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcfactorscshouldctheceducatorcincludecascacreasonctocadministe
rclowercmedicationcdosages?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Increasedcrenalcsecretion
B. Increasedcmedication-metabolizingcenzymes
C. Livercfailure
D. Peripheralcvascularcdisease
E. Concurrentcusecofcmedicationcthecsamecpathwaycmetabolizesc-cANSWER-C.cLivercfailure
E.cConcurrentcusecofcmedicationcthecsamecpathwaycmetabolizes
C.cLivercfailurecdecreasescmetabolismcandcthuscincreasescthecconcentrationcofcacmedication.cThiscrequir
escdecreasingcthecdosage.
E.cWhencthecsamecpathwaycmetabolizesctwocmedications,ctheyccompetecforcmetabolism,ctherebycincreasi
ngcthecconcentrationcofconecorcbothcmedications.cThiscrequirescdecreasingcthecdosagecofconecorcboth
Acnurseciscpreparingctocadministerceyecdropsctocacclient.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcactionscshouldcthecnursecta
ke?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Havecthecclientclieconchercside.
B. Askcthecclientctoclookcupcatcthecceiling.
,C. Tellcthecclientctocblinkcwhencthecdropscentercherceye.
D. Dropcthecmedicationcintoctheccentercofcthecclient'scconjunctivalcsac.
E. Instructcthecclientctocclosecherceyecgentlycaftercinstillationc-cANSWER-
B.cAskcthecclientctoclookcupcatcthecceiling.
D.cDropcthecmedicationcintoctheccentercofcthecclient'scconjunctivalcsac.
E.cInstructcthecclientctocclosecherceyecgentlycaftercinstillation
(B.cThecclientcshouldclookcupwardctockeepcthecdropscfromcfallingcontocherccornea.
D.cThecnursecshouldcdropcthecmedicationcintoctheccente
rcofcthecconjunctivalcsacctocpromotecdistribution.
E.cThecclientcshouldcclosecherceyecgentlyctocpromotecdistributioncofcthecmedication)
Acnursecisccompletingcdischargecteachingcforcacclientcwhochascacnewcprescriptioncforctransdermalcpatches.c
Whichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscshouldcthecnursecidentifycascancindicationcthatcthecclientcunderstandsct
hecinstructions?
A.c"IcwillccleancthecsitecwithcancalcoholcswabcbeforecIcapplycthecpatch."
B.c"Icwillcrotatecthecapplicationcsitescweekly."
C.c"Icwillcapplycthecpatchctocancareacofcskincwithcnochair."
D.c"Icwillcplacecthecnewcpatchconcthecsitecofcthecoldcpatch.c-cANSWER-
C.c"Icwillcapplycthecpatchctocancareacofcskincwithcnochair."
(Thecclientcshouldcapplycthecpatchctocachairlesscareacofcskinctocpromotecabsorptioncofcthecmedication.)
Acnursecreviewingcacclient'scmedicalcrecordcnotescacnewcprescriptioncforcverifyingcthectroughclevelcofctheccli
ent'scmedication.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcactionscshouldcthecnursectake?
A. Obtaincacbloodcspecimencimmediatelycpriorctocadministeringcthecnextcdosecofcmedication.
B. Verifycthatcthecclientchascbeenctakingcthecmedicationcforc24chrcbeforecobtainingcacbloodcspecimen.
C. Askcthecclientctocprovidecacurinecspecimencaftercthecnextcdosecofcmedication.
D. Administercthecmedication,andcobtaincacbloodcspecimenc30cminclatec-cANSWER-
A.cObtaincacbloodcspecimencimmediatelycpriorctocadministeringcthecnextcdosecofcmedication.
(Tocverifyctroughclevelscofcacmedication,cthecnursecshouldcobtaincacbloodcspecimencimmediatelycbeforecad
ministeringcthecnextcdosecofcmedication.)
,Acnurseciscpreparingcacclient'scmedications.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcactionscshouldcthecnursectakecincfollo
wingclegalcpracticecguidelines?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Maintaincskillccompetency.
B. Determinecthecdosage.
C. Monitorcforcadverseceffects.
D. Safeguardcmedications.
E. Identifycthecclient'scdiagnosisc-cANSWER-A.cMaintaincskillccompetency.
C.cMonitorcforcadverseceffects.
D.cSafeguardcmedications.
(A.maintainingcskillccompetencycandcusingcappropriatecadministrationctechniquescareclegalcresponsibili
tiescofcthecnurse
C.cAcnursecisclegallycresponsiblecforcmonitoringcforcsidecandcadverseceffectscofcmedication
D.cSafeguardingcofcmedications,csuchcasccontrolledcsubstances,ciscaclegalcresponsibilitycofcthecnurse)
Acnursecreviewingcacclient'schealthcrecordcnotescacnewcprescriptioncforcLisinoprilc10cmgcPOconceceverycd
ay.cThecnursecshouldcidentifycthiscascwhichcofcthecfollowingctypescofcprescription?
A.cSingle
B.cStat
C.cRoutine
D.cStandingc-cANSWER-C.cRoutine
(Acroutinecorcstandardcprescriptioncidentifiescmedicationsctocgiveconcacregularcschedulecwithcorcwithoutcact
erminationcdatecorcacspecificcnumbercofcdoses.cThecnursecwillcadminister
thiscmedicationceverycdaycuntilcthecprovidercdiscontinuescit.)
AcnurseciscreviewingcacnewcprescriptioncforcOndansetronc4cmgcPOcPRNcforcnauseacandcvomitingcforcaccl
ientcwhochascHyperemesiscGravidarum.cThecnursecshouldcclarifycwhichcofcthecfollowingcpartscofcthecpr
escriptioncwithcthecprovider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequencyc-cANSWER-D.cFrequency
, (Thiscprescriptioncdoescnotcincludecthectimecorcfrequencycofcmedicationcadministration.cThecnursecmustccl
arifycthiscwithcthecprescribingcprovide)
Acnurseciscadmittingcacclientcandccompletingcacpreassessmentcbeforecadministeringcmedications.cWhichcof
cthecfollowingcdatacshouldcthecnursecincludecincthecpreassessment?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Usecofcherbalcteas
B. Dailycfluidcintake
C. Currentchealthcstatus
D. Previouscsurgicalchistory
E. Foodcallergiesc-cANSWER-A.cUsecofcherbalcteas
C.cCurrentchealthcstatus
E.cFoodcallergies
(A.cThecnursecshouldcinquirecaboutcthecclient'scusecofcherbalcproducts,cwhichcoftenccontainccaffeine,cpri
orctocmedicationcadministrationcbecauseccaffeineccancaffectcmedicationcbiotransformation
C.cThecnursecshouldcreviewcthecclient'sccurrentchealthcstatuscbecausecnewcprescriptionsccanccausecalter
ationscinccurrentchealthcstatus
E.cThecnursecshouldcinquirecaboutcfoodcallergiescduringcthecpreassessmentctocidentifycanycpotentialcrea
ctionscorcinteractions)
Acnursecorientingcacnewlyclicensedcnurseciscreviewingcthecprocedurecforctakingcactelephonecprescription.cW
hichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscshouldcthecnursecidentifycascancindicationcthatcthecnewlyclicensedcnursecu
nderstandscthecprocess?
A.c"Acsecondcnursecenterscthecprescriptioncintocthecclient'scmedicalcrecord."
B.c"Anothercnursecshouldclistenctocthecphoneccall."
C.c"Thecproviderccancclarifycthecprescriptioncwhenchecsignscthechealthcrecord."
D.c"Icshouldcomitcthec'readcback'cifcthisciscacone-timecprescriptionc-cANSWER-
B.c"Anothercnursecshouldclistenctocthecphoneccall."
(Acsecondcnursecshouldclistenctocactelephonecprescriptionctocpreventcerrorscinccommunication.)
Acnurseciscpreparingctocadministercvancomycinc1cgcbycintermittentcIVcbolus.cAvailableciscvancomycinc1cgcin
c100cmLcofcdextrosec5%cincwaterc(D5W)ctocinfusecoverc45cmin.cThecdropcfactorcofcthecmanualcIVctubingcisc1
0cgtt/mL.cThecnursecshouldcadjustcthecmanualcIVcinfusionctocdeliverchowcmanycgtt/min?c(Roundcthecansw
erctocthecnearestcwholecnumber.cDocnotcusecactrailingczero.c-cANSWER-22
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Acprovidercprescribescphenobarbitalcforcacclientcwhochascacseizurecdisorder.cThecmedicationchascaclongch
alf-lifecofc4cdays.cHowcmanyctimescpercdaycshouldcthecnursecexpectctocadministercthiscmedication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Fourc-cANSWER-A.cOne
(Medicationscwithclongchalf-
livescremaincatctheirctherapeuticclevelscbetweencdosescforclongcperiodscofctime.cThecnursecshouldcexpec
tctocadministercthiscmedicationconcecacday.)
Acstaffceducatorciscreviewingcmedicationcdosagescandcfactorscthatcinfluencecmedicationcmetabolismcwithca
cgroupcofcnursescatcancin-
servicecpresentation.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcfactorscshouldctheceducatorcincludecascacreasonctocadministe
rclowercmedicationcdosages?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Increasedcrenalcsecretion
B. Increasedcmedication-metabolizingcenzymes
C. Livercfailure
D. Peripheralcvascularcdisease
E. Concurrentcusecofcmedicationcthecsamecpathwaycmetabolizesc-cANSWER-C.cLivercfailure
E.cConcurrentcusecofcmedicationcthecsamecpathwaycmetabolizes
C.cLivercfailurecdecreasescmetabolismcandcthuscincreasescthecconcentrationcofcacmedication.cThiscrequir
escdecreasingcthecdosage.
E.cWhencthecsamecpathwaycmetabolizesctwocmedications,ctheyccompetecforcmetabolism,ctherebycincreasi
ngcthecconcentrationcofconecorcbothcmedications.cThiscrequirescdecreasingcthecdosagecofconecorcboth
Acnurseciscpreparingctocadministerceyecdropsctocacclient.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcactionscshouldcthecnursecta
ke?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Havecthecclientclieconchercside.
B. Askcthecclientctoclookcupcatcthecceiling.
,C. Tellcthecclientctocblinkcwhencthecdropscentercherceye.
D. Dropcthecmedicationcintoctheccentercofcthecclient'scconjunctivalcsac.
E. Instructcthecclientctocclosecherceyecgentlycaftercinstillationc-cANSWER-
B.cAskcthecclientctoclookcupcatcthecceiling.
D.cDropcthecmedicationcintoctheccentercofcthecclient'scconjunctivalcsac.
E.cInstructcthecclientctocclosecherceyecgentlycaftercinstillation
(B.cThecclientcshouldclookcupwardctockeepcthecdropscfromcfallingcontocherccornea.
D.cThecnursecshouldcdropcthecmedicationcintoctheccente
rcofcthecconjunctivalcsacctocpromotecdistribution.
E.cThecclientcshouldcclosecherceyecgentlyctocpromotecdistributioncofcthecmedication)
Acnursecisccompletingcdischargecteachingcforcacclientcwhochascacnewcprescriptioncforctransdermalcpatches.c
Whichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscshouldcthecnursecidentifycascancindicationcthatcthecclientcunderstandsct
hecinstructions?
A.c"IcwillccleancthecsitecwithcancalcoholcswabcbeforecIcapplycthecpatch."
B.c"Icwillcrotatecthecapplicationcsitescweekly."
C.c"Icwillcapplycthecpatchctocancareacofcskincwithcnochair."
D.c"Icwillcplacecthecnewcpatchconcthecsitecofcthecoldcpatch.c-cANSWER-
C.c"Icwillcapplycthecpatchctocancareacofcskincwithcnochair."
(Thecclientcshouldcapplycthecpatchctocachairlesscareacofcskinctocpromotecabsorptioncofcthecmedication.)
Acnursecreviewingcacclient'scmedicalcrecordcnotescacnewcprescriptioncforcverifyingcthectroughclevelcofctheccli
ent'scmedication.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcactionscshouldcthecnursectake?
A. Obtaincacbloodcspecimencimmediatelycpriorctocadministeringcthecnextcdosecofcmedication.
B. Verifycthatcthecclientchascbeenctakingcthecmedicationcforc24chrcbeforecobtainingcacbloodcspecimen.
C. Askcthecclientctocprovidecacurinecspecimencaftercthecnextcdosecofcmedication.
D. Administercthecmedication,andcobtaincacbloodcspecimenc30cminclatec-cANSWER-
A.cObtaincacbloodcspecimencimmediatelycpriorctocadministeringcthecnextcdosecofcmedication.
(Tocverifyctroughclevelscofcacmedication,cthecnursecshouldcobtaincacbloodcspecimencimmediatelycbeforecad
ministeringcthecnextcdosecofcmedication.)
,Acnurseciscpreparingcacclient'scmedications.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcactionscshouldcthecnursectakecincfollo
wingclegalcpracticecguidelines?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Maintaincskillccompetency.
B. Determinecthecdosage.
C. Monitorcforcadverseceffects.
D. Safeguardcmedications.
E. Identifycthecclient'scdiagnosisc-cANSWER-A.cMaintaincskillccompetency.
C.cMonitorcforcadverseceffects.
D.cSafeguardcmedications.
(A.maintainingcskillccompetencycandcusingcappropriatecadministrationctechniquescareclegalcresponsibili
tiescofcthecnurse
C.cAcnursecisclegallycresponsiblecforcmonitoringcforcsidecandcadverseceffectscofcmedication
D.cSafeguardingcofcmedications,csuchcasccontrolledcsubstances,ciscaclegalcresponsibilitycofcthecnurse)
Acnursecreviewingcacclient'schealthcrecordcnotescacnewcprescriptioncforcLisinoprilc10cmgcPOconceceverycd
ay.cThecnursecshouldcidentifycthiscascwhichcofcthecfollowingctypescofcprescription?
A.cSingle
B.cStat
C.cRoutine
D.cStandingc-cANSWER-C.cRoutine
(Acroutinecorcstandardcprescriptioncidentifiescmedicationsctocgiveconcacregularcschedulecwithcorcwithoutcact
erminationcdatecorcacspecificcnumbercofcdoses.cThecnursecwillcadminister
thiscmedicationceverycdaycuntilcthecprovidercdiscontinuescit.)
AcnurseciscreviewingcacnewcprescriptioncforcOndansetronc4cmgcPOcPRNcforcnauseacandcvomitingcforcaccl
ientcwhochascHyperemesiscGravidarum.cThecnursecshouldcclarifycwhichcofcthecfollowingcpartscofcthecpr
escriptioncwithcthecprovider?
A. Name
B. Dosage
C. Route
D. Frequencyc-cANSWER-D.cFrequency
, (Thiscprescriptioncdoescnotcincludecthectimecorcfrequencycofcmedicationcadministration.cThecnursecmustccl
arifycthiscwithcthecprescribingcprovide)
Acnurseciscadmittingcacclientcandccompletingcacpreassessmentcbeforecadministeringcmedications.cWhichcof
cthecfollowingcdatacshouldcthecnursecincludecincthecpreassessment?c(Selectcallcthatcapply.)
A. Usecofcherbalcteas
B. Dailycfluidcintake
C. Currentchealthcstatus
D. Previouscsurgicalchistory
E. Foodcallergiesc-cANSWER-A.cUsecofcherbalcteas
C.cCurrentchealthcstatus
E.cFoodcallergies
(A.cThecnursecshouldcinquirecaboutcthecclient'scusecofcherbalcproducts,cwhichcoftenccontainccaffeine,cpri
orctocmedicationcadministrationcbecauseccaffeineccancaffectcmedicationcbiotransformation
C.cThecnursecshouldcreviewcthecclient'sccurrentchealthcstatuscbecausecnewcprescriptionsccanccausecalter
ationscinccurrentchealthcstatus
E.cThecnursecshouldcinquirecaboutcfoodcallergiescduringcthecpreassessmentctocidentifycanycpotentialcrea
ctionscorcinteractions)
Acnursecorientingcacnewlyclicensedcnurseciscreviewingcthecprocedurecforctakingcactelephonecprescription.cW
hichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscshouldcthecnursecidentifycascancindicationcthatcthecnewlyclicensedcnursecu
nderstandscthecprocess?
A.c"Acsecondcnursecenterscthecprescriptioncintocthecclient'scmedicalcrecord."
B.c"Anothercnursecshouldclistenctocthecphoneccall."
C.c"Thecproviderccancclarifycthecprescriptioncwhenchecsignscthechealthcrecord."
D.c"Icshouldcomitcthec'readcback'cifcthisciscacone-timecprescriptionc-cANSWER-
B.c"Anothercnursecshouldclistenctocthecphoneccall."
(Acsecondcnursecshouldclistenctocactelephonecprescriptionctocpreventcerrorscinccommunication.)
Acnurseciscpreparingctocadministercvancomycinc1cgcbycintermittentcIVcbolus.cAvailableciscvancomycinc1cgcin
c100cmLcofcdextrosec5%cincwaterc(D5W)ctocinfusecoverc45cmin.cThecdropcfactorcofcthecmanualcIVctubingcisc1
0cgtt/mL.cThecnursecshouldcadjustcthecmanualcIVcinfusionctocdeliverchowcmanycgtt/min?c(Roundcthecansw
erctocthecnearestcwholecnumber.cDocnotcusecactrailingczero.c-cANSWER-22
