Pharmacology NCLEX Questions / Comprehensive
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A 47-year-old patient with diabetes is being a. Teaching needs to begin at the time of
discharged to home and must take insulin injections diagnosis or admission and is
individualized to the patient's reading
twice a day. The nurse keeps in mind which concepts
level.
when considering patient teaching?
a. Teaching needs to beginat the time of
diagnosis or admission and is individualized to the
patient's reading level.
b. The nurse can assumethat because the patient
is in his forties he will be able to read any written or
printed documents provided.
c. The majority of teachingcan be done with
pamphlets that the patient can share with family
members.
d. A thorough andcomprehensive teaching plan
designed for an eleventh-grade reading level needs to
be developed.
,A 77-year-old man who has c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
been diagnosed with an
upper respiratory tract
infection tells the nurse that
he is allergic to penicillin.
Which is the most
appropriate response by the
nurse?
a. "that's to be
expected--lots of people are
allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of
major concern because the
drug is given so commonly."
c. "What type of
reactiondid you have when
you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies
don'tusually occur in older
individuals because they
have built up resistance."
,An 86-year-old patient is a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way
being discharged to home on to take the drug.
digitalis therapy and has very
little information regarding
the medication. Which
statement best reflects a
realistic outcome of patient
teaching activities?
a. The patient and
patient'sdaughter will state
the proper way to take the
drug.
b. The nurse will
provideteaching about the
drug's adverse effects.
c. The patient will state
allthe symptoms of digitalis
toxicity.
d. The patient will call
theprescriber if adverse
effects occur.
Convert 250 micrograms to 0.25 mg
milligrams. Be sure to depict
the number correctly
according to the guidelines
for decimals and zeroes.
250 mg
A drug that delivers 500 mg
has a half-life of 4 hours.
How many milligrams of drug
will remain in the body after
1 half-life?
, During the medication d. If a patient expresses a concern about a drug, stop, listen and
administration process, it is investigate the concerns.
important that the nurse
remembers which guideline?
a. When in doubt
about adrug, ask a
colleague about it before
giving the drug.
b. Ask what the
patientknows about the
drug before giving it.
c. When giving a
newdrug, be sure to read
about it after giving it.
d. If a patient
expresses aconcern about
a drug, stop, listen and
investigate the concerns.
Update Actual Questions & Answers (A+ Guide
Solution)
Terms in this set (49)
A 47-year-old patient with diabetes is being a. Teaching needs to begin at the time of
discharged to home and must take insulin injections diagnosis or admission and is
individualized to the patient's reading
twice a day. The nurse keeps in mind which concepts
level.
when considering patient teaching?
a. Teaching needs to beginat the time of
diagnosis or admission and is individualized to the
patient's reading level.
b. The nurse can assumethat because the patient
is in his forties he will be able to read any written or
printed documents provided.
c. The majority of teachingcan be done with
pamphlets that the patient can share with family
members.
d. A thorough andcomprehensive teaching plan
designed for an eleventh-grade reading level needs to
be developed.
,A 77-year-old man who has c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
been diagnosed with an
upper respiratory tract
infection tells the nurse that
he is allergic to penicillin.
Which is the most
appropriate response by the
nurse?
a. "that's to be
expected--lots of people are
allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of
major concern because the
drug is given so commonly."
c. "What type of
reactiondid you have when
you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies
don'tusually occur in older
individuals because they
have built up resistance."
,An 86-year-old patient is a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way
being discharged to home on to take the drug.
digitalis therapy and has very
little information regarding
the medication. Which
statement best reflects a
realistic outcome of patient
teaching activities?
a. The patient and
patient'sdaughter will state
the proper way to take the
drug.
b. The nurse will
provideteaching about the
drug's adverse effects.
c. The patient will state
allthe symptoms of digitalis
toxicity.
d. The patient will call
theprescriber if adverse
effects occur.
Convert 250 micrograms to 0.25 mg
milligrams. Be sure to depict
the number correctly
according to the guidelines
for decimals and zeroes.
250 mg
A drug that delivers 500 mg
has a half-life of 4 hours.
How many milligrams of drug
will remain in the body after
1 half-life?
, During the medication d. If a patient expresses a concern about a drug, stop, listen and
administration process, it is investigate the concerns.
important that the nurse
remembers which guideline?
a. When in doubt
about adrug, ask a
colleague about it before
giving the drug.
b. Ask what the
patientknows about the
drug before giving it.
c. When giving a
newdrug, be sure to read
about it after giving it.
d. If a patient
expresses aconcern about
a drug, stop, listen and
investigate the concerns.
