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CE 2023 B (FALL) EXAM QUESTIONS A
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ND ANSWERS 33
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoawillabeastartinganasalatriamcinoloneaforatheamanagemen
taofaallergicarhinitisasymptoms.aTheanurseacorrectlyainstructsatheapatientatoadoawhatawithame
dicationaadministration?a-aans✔✔Takeaforanoalongerathana3adaysainatotal.
Administeratheamedicationadaily.
Administeratheamedicationaasaneeded.
Continueausingaifanosebleedaoccurs.
B
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoaisareceivingafilgrastimaprioratoaanaautologousatransplant.
aTheanurseaunderstandsathatatheaexpectedaactionawithaadministrationaofatheamedicationais:a
-aans✔✔Increaseainahemoglobina&ahematocrit.
Increaseainaredabloodacellacount.
Increaseainathrombocyteacount.
Increaseainawhiteabloodacellacount.
D
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoahasabeenaonalong-
termatreatmentawithaesomeprazole.aUponaassessment,awhichafindingawouldabeaofamostaco
ncernaforaaamedication-relatedaadverseaeffect?a-
aans✔✔Negativeareboundatendernessauponapalpation.
Percussionaofatympanicaabdominalasounds.
Flataabdominalacontourauponainspection.
Auscultationaofabibasilaracrackles.
D
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoawasarecentlyastartedaonapravastatinaforatheamanageme
ntaofahypercholesterolemia.aTheapatientareportsathatatheyahaveanew-
onsetamuscleapainaandaaches.aTheanurseaunderstandsathatatheabestaactionais:a-
aans✔✔Administeratheamedicationaasascheduled.
Obtainaanaadditionalaoraladose.
Obtainaaaserumacreatineakinasealevel.
Continueatoamonitoratheapatient.
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Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientacurrentlyaonalevodopa/
carbidopaaforatheamanagementaofaParkinson'sadisease.aTheanurseaunderstandsathatathera
peuticaeffectsawithatheamedicationaareadueato:a-aans✔✔Monoamineaoxidaseapromotion.
Dopamineareceptoraantagonism.
Increasedadopamineasynthesis.
Catecholamine-0-methyltransferaseapromotion.
C
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientathatawillabeastartedaonalevothyroxineaforatheamanagementaofa
hypothyroidism.aTheanurseacorrectlyainstructsatheapatientatoadoawhichawithaadministrationao
fatheamedication?a-aans✔✔Takeaonaanaemptyastomachabeforeabreakfast.
Takeabyamouthaeveryatwelveahours.
Takeaatabedtimeawithaaafullaglassaofawater.
Takeathreeatimesadailyawithameals.
A
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientathatawillabeaonaoralaprednisoneatherapyafollowingaanaacuteaa
sthmaaepisode.aTheanurseaunderstandsatoamonitoratheapatientaforawhichadirectamedication-
relatedaadverseaeffect?a-aans✔✔Adrenalaglandasuppression.
Increasedapituitaryaglandaactivity.
Increasedaadrenalaglandaactivity.
Pituitaryaglandasuppression.
A
Aanurseaisaprovidingaeducationatoaaapatientawhoaisaonaanainhaledaglucocorticoidaforatheama
nagementaofachronicaasthma.aTheanurseacorrectlyainstructsatheapatientatoaperformawhichaa
ctionawithamedicationaadministration?a-
aans✔✔Useaasaneededaforaacuteashortnessaofabreath.
Rinseamouthawithawateraafteraadministration.
Administerawhileaonaanaemptyastomach.
Administeratheamedicationawhileaexhaling.
B
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoaisacurrentlyareceivingalorazepamawhoamanagementaofaa
lcoholawithdrawal.aTheanurseaunderstandsathatatheacombinationaofalorazepamaandawhichao
theramedicationaclassawouldamostaincreaseatheariskaofacentralanervousasystemadepression
?a-aans✔✔Angiotensinaconvertingaenzymeainhibitors.
Histamine-2areceptoraantagonists.
Beta-1aadrenergicaagonistamedications.
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CE 2023 B (FALL) EXAM QUESTIONS A
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ND ANSWERS 33
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoawillabeastartinganasalatriamcinoloneaforatheamanagemen
taofaallergicarhinitisasymptoms.aTheanurseacorrectlyainstructsatheapatientatoadoawhatawithame
dicationaadministration?a-aans✔✔Takeaforanoalongerathana3adaysainatotal.
Administeratheamedicationadaily.
Administeratheamedicationaasaneeded.
Continueausingaifanosebleedaoccurs.
B
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoaisareceivingafilgrastimaprioratoaanaautologousatransplant.
aTheanurseaunderstandsathatatheaexpectedaactionawithaadministrationaofatheamedicationais:a
-aans✔✔Increaseainahemoglobina&ahematocrit.
Increaseainaredabloodacellacount.
Increaseainathrombocyteacount.
Increaseainawhiteabloodacellacount.
D
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoahasabeenaonalong-
termatreatmentawithaesomeprazole.aUponaassessment,awhichafindingawouldabeaofamostaco
ncernaforaaamedication-relatedaadverseaeffect?a-
aans✔✔Negativeareboundatendernessauponapalpation.
Percussionaofatympanicaabdominalasounds.
Flataabdominalacontourauponainspection.
Auscultationaofabibasilaracrackles.
D
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoawasarecentlyastartedaonapravastatinaforatheamanageme
ntaofahypercholesterolemia.aTheapatientareportsathatatheyahaveanew-
onsetamuscleapainaandaaches.aTheanurseaunderstandsathatatheabestaactionais:a-
aans✔✔Administeratheamedicationaasascheduled.
Obtainaanaadditionalaoraladose.
Obtainaaaserumacreatineakinasealevel.
Continueatoamonitoratheapatient.
, C
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientacurrentlyaonalevodopa/
carbidopaaforatheamanagementaofaParkinson'sadisease.aTheanurseaunderstandsathatathera
peuticaeffectsawithatheamedicationaareadueato:a-aans✔✔Monoamineaoxidaseapromotion.
Dopamineareceptoraantagonism.
Increasedadopamineasynthesis.
Catecholamine-0-methyltransferaseapromotion.
C
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientathatawillabeastartedaonalevothyroxineaforatheamanagementaofa
hypothyroidism.aTheanurseacorrectlyainstructsatheapatientatoadoawhichawithaadministrationao
fatheamedication?a-aans✔✔Takeaonaanaemptyastomachabeforeabreakfast.
Takeabyamouthaeveryatwelveahours.
Takeaatabedtimeawithaaafullaglassaofawater.
Takeathreeatimesadailyawithameals.
A
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientathatawillabeaonaoralaprednisoneatherapyafollowingaanaacuteaa
sthmaaepisode.aTheanurseaunderstandsatoamonitoratheapatientaforawhichadirectamedication-
relatedaadverseaeffect?a-aans✔✔Adrenalaglandasuppression.
Increasedapituitaryaglandaactivity.
Increasedaadrenalaglandaactivity.
Pituitaryaglandasuppression.
A
Aanurseaisaprovidingaeducationatoaaapatientawhoaisaonaanainhaledaglucocorticoidaforatheama
nagementaofachronicaasthma.aTheanurseacorrectlyainstructsatheapatientatoaperformawhichaa
ctionawithamedicationaadministration?a-
aans✔✔Useaasaneededaforaacuteashortnessaofabreath.
Rinseamouthawithawateraafteraadministration.
Administerawhileaonaanaemptyastomach.
Administeratheamedicationawhileaexhaling.
B
Aanurseaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoaisacurrentlyareceivingalorazepamawhoamanagementaofaa
lcoholawithdrawal.aTheanurseaunderstandsathatatheacombinationaofalorazepamaandawhichao
theramedicationaclassawouldamostaincreaseatheariskaofacentralanervousasystemadepression
?a-aans✔✔Angiotensinaconvertingaenzymeainhibitors.
Histamine-2areceptoraantagonists.
Beta-1aadrenergicaagonistamedications.
