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Answer: B
A. Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are used to treat
A nurse is instructing a new onset of angina pain. A client who uses
client on the application sublingual tablets should place one tablet under
of nitroglycerin their tongue at the onset of angina pain and
transdermal patches. continue taking a tablet every 5 min for a total of
Which of the following three doses of nitroglycerin. The effects of a
statements by the client nitroglycerin patch will take 30 to 60 min to occur
indicates an and are not useful to prevent an ongoing angina
understanding of the attack.
teaching?
B. Clients should remove the patch each evening for
A. "I should apply a patch a medication free time of 12 to 14 hr before applying
every 5 minutes if I a new patch to avoid developing a tolerance to the
develop chest pain." medication's effects.
B. "I will take the patch
off right after my evening C. Nitroglycerin is an antianginal medication that
meal." results in dilation of the coronary vessels. Clients
C. "I will leave the patch should apply the patch daily to sustain prophylaxis.
off at least 1 day each
week." D. Medication remains in the transdermal patch after
D. "I should discard the removing it from the body and must be discarded
used patch by flushing it safely. The nurse should instruct the client to fold
down the toilet." the patch ends together with the medication on the
inside and place the discarded patch in a closed
container so that children and pets cannot gain
access to the medication.
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A nurse receives a verbal Answer: B
order from the provider
to administer morphine A. The use of the abbreviation MSO4 is prohibited
five milligrams every 4 by The Joint Commission. The medication name of
hours subcutaneously for morphine must be spelled out to reduce the risk for
severe pain as needed. error.
The nurse should identify
which of the following B. The nurse should identify this entry as the correct
entries as the correct format for the MAR. The medication name is spelled
format for the medication out and there are not any abbreviations from The
administration record Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list included in the
(MAR)? transcription.
A. MSO4 5 mg subcut C. The use of the abbreviations MSO4 and SQ are
every 4 hr PRN severe prohibited by The Joint Commission. The
pain abbreviation SQ can be mistaken for SL and,
B. Morphine 5 mg subcut therefore, this route should be written as subcut,
every 4 hr PRN severe subq, or subcutaneously.
pain
C. MSO4 5 mg SQ every D. The trailing zero on 5.0 can be mistaken for 50 if
4 hr PRN severe pain the decimal point is missed. Therefore, the dosage
D. Morphine 5.0 mg should be written as 5 mg without a trailing zero.
subcutaneously every 4
hr PRN severe pain
Answer: A
A nurse is caring for a
client who is taking
A. The nurse should instruct the client to report the
acetazolamide for
adverse effect of paresthesia, a tingling sensation in
chronic open-angle
the extremities, when taking acetazolamide.
glaucoma. For which of
the following adverse
B. Diarrhea is an adverse effect of acetazolamide
effects should the nurse
due to gastrointestinal disturbances.
instruct the client to
monitor and report?
C. Weight loss is an adverse effect of acetazolamide
due to gastrointestinal disturbances causing
A. Tingling of fingers
reduced appetite.
B. Constipation
C. Weight gain
D. Polyuria, rather than oliguria, is an adverse effect
D. Oliguria
of acetazolamide.
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Answer: C
A. The nurse should report the incident to the
charge nurse to protect the client from injury.
A nurse administers a
However, there is another action the nurse should
dose of metformin to a
take first.
client instead of the
prescribed dose of
B. The nurse should notify the provider to protect
metoclopramide. Which
the client from injury. However, there is another
of the following actions
action the nurse should take first.
should the nurse take
first?
C. The first action the nurse should take using the
nursing process is to assess the client. The client is at
A. Report the incident to
risk for hypoglycemia. The nurse should monitor the
the charge nurse.
client's blood glucose and provide the client with a
B. Notify the provider.
snack to reduce the risk for hypoglycemia.
C. Check the client's
blood glucose.
D. The nurse should fill out an incident report to
D. Fill out an incident
document the incident. However, there is another
report.
action the nurse should take first. The incident
report alerts the risk manager to the incident, who
then determines the cause and a plan of action to
reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
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Answer: B
A. Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are used to treat
A nurse is instructing a new onset of angina pain. A client who uses
client on the application sublingual tablets should place one tablet under
of nitroglycerin their tongue at the onset of angina pain and
transdermal patches. continue taking a tablet every 5 min for a total of
Which of the following three doses of nitroglycerin. The effects of a
statements by the client nitroglycerin patch will take 30 to 60 min to occur
indicates an and are not useful to prevent an ongoing angina
understanding of the attack.
teaching?
B. Clients should remove the patch each evening for
A. "I should apply a patch a medication free time of 12 to 14 hr before applying
every 5 minutes if I a new patch to avoid developing a tolerance to the
develop chest pain." medication's effects.
B. "I will take the patch
off right after my evening C. Nitroglycerin is an antianginal medication that
meal." results in dilation of the coronary vessels. Clients
C. "I will leave the patch should apply the patch daily to sustain prophylaxis.
off at least 1 day each
week." D. Medication remains in the transdermal patch after
D. "I should discard the removing it from the body and must be discarded
used patch by flushing it safely. The nurse should instruct the client to fold
down the toilet." the patch ends together with the medication on the
inside and place the discarded patch in a closed
container so that children and pets cannot gain
access to the medication.
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A nurse receives a verbal Answer: B
order from the provider
to administer morphine A. The use of the abbreviation MSO4 is prohibited
five milligrams every 4 by The Joint Commission. The medication name of
hours subcutaneously for morphine must be spelled out to reduce the risk for
severe pain as needed. error.
The nurse should identify
which of the following B. The nurse should identify this entry as the correct
entries as the correct format for the MAR. The medication name is spelled
format for the medication out and there are not any abbreviations from The
administration record Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list included in the
(MAR)? transcription.
A. MSO4 5 mg subcut C. The use of the abbreviations MSO4 and SQ are
every 4 hr PRN severe prohibited by The Joint Commission. The
pain abbreviation SQ can be mistaken for SL and,
B. Morphine 5 mg subcut therefore, this route should be written as subcut,
every 4 hr PRN severe subq, or subcutaneously.
pain
C. MSO4 5 mg SQ every D. The trailing zero on 5.0 can be mistaken for 50 if
4 hr PRN severe pain the decimal point is missed. Therefore, the dosage
D. Morphine 5.0 mg should be written as 5 mg without a trailing zero.
subcutaneously every 4
hr PRN severe pain
Answer: A
A nurse is caring for a
client who is taking
A. The nurse should instruct the client to report the
acetazolamide for
adverse effect of paresthesia, a tingling sensation in
chronic open-angle
the extremities, when taking acetazolamide.
glaucoma. For which of
the following adverse
B. Diarrhea is an adverse effect of acetazolamide
effects should the nurse
due to gastrointestinal disturbances.
instruct the client to
monitor and report?
C. Weight loss is an adverse effect of acetazolamide
due to gastrointestinal disturbances causing
A. Tingling of fingers
reduced appetite.
B. Constipation
C. Weight gain
D. Polyuria, rather than oliguria, is an adverse effect
D. Oliguria
of acetazolamide.
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Answer: C
A. The nurse should report the incident to the
charge nurse to protect the client from injury.
A nurse administers a
However, there is another action the nurse should
dose of metformin to a
take first.
client instead of the
prescribed dose of
B. The nurse should notify the provider to protect
metoclopramide. Which
the client from injury. However, there is another
of the following actions
action the nurse should take first.
should the nurse take
first?
C. The first action the nurse should take using the
nursing process is to assess the client. The client is at
A. Report the incident to
risk for hypoglycemia. The nurse should monitor the
the charge nurse.
client's blood glucose and provide the client with a
B. Notify the provider.
snack to reduce the risk for hypoglycemia.
C. Check the client's
blood glucose.
D. The nurse should fill out an incident report to
D. Fill out an incident
document the incident. However, there is another
report.
action the nurse should take first. The incident
report alerts the risk manager to the incident, who
then determines the cause and a plan of action to
reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
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