NLN Medication Exam 70 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 NEW UPDATE
__________________ should be measured prior to the administration of potassium
chloride (K-lor) intravenously.
• Blood pressure
• Respiratory rate
• Pulse deficit
• Urine output - CORRECT ANSWER: Urine output
1 pint (pt) = ___ ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 500 mL
1 pound (lb) = ___g - CORRECT ANSWER: 453.6 grams (g)
1 tablespoon = ___ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 15 ml
1 teaspoon = ___ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 5 ml
1000 ml = ___qt - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 quart
15 gtts = ___ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 ml
1kg = ___lbs - CORRECT ANSWER: 2.2lbs
,2 tbsp = ___ oz or ___ ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 ounce or 30 ml
A nurse should include which of these instructions for a patient on naproxen
(Naprosyn)?
• Maximum effectiveness may take two to four weeks of continued therapy
• The medication may be taken with aspirin to improve pain relief.
• You will need to carefully monitor your blood sugar levels
• It is important that you avoid sun exposure - CORRECT ANSWER: Maximum
effectiveness may take two to four weeks of continued therapy
A nurse should monitor ________________ for a patient who is taking furosemide
(Lasix)?
• Respiratory rate
• Blood pressure
• Pulse oximetry
• Babinski reflex - CORRECT ANSWER: Blood pressure
A nurse who is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) to a patient
with renal failure recognizes the purpose of this medication is to:
• Increase the serum sodium level
• Decrease phosphorous absorption
• Reduce serum potassium
• Prevent loss of calcium - CORRECT ANSWER: Reduce serum potassium
A patient who has cytomegalovirus, CMV, is taking ganciclovir (Cytovene) for retinitis.
What side-effects should the nurse monitor for?
, • Tinnitus
• Inflammation of the gallbladder
• Bone marrow depression
• Myalgia and muscle weakness - CORRECT ANSWER: Bone marrow depression
A side effect of nitrate medication is:
• Joint pains
• Double vision
• Headache
• Sweating - CORRECT ANSWER: headache
A side effect of pravastatin (Pravachol) includes _____________________.
• Myalgia
• Hypertension
• Tremors
• Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER: Myalgia
A therapeutic effect to amlodipine (Norvasc) is...?
• Greater flexibility
• Decreased blood pressure
• Improved cognition
• Decreased pain - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased blood pressure
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 NEW UPDATE
__________________ should be measured prior to the administration of potassium
chloride (K-lor) intravenously.
• Blood pressure
• Respiratory rate
• Pulse deficit
• Urine output - CORRECT ANSWER: Urine output
1 pint (pt) = ___ ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 500 mL
1 pound (lb) = ___g - CORRECT ANSWER: 453.6 grams (g)
1 tablespoon = ___ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 15 ml
1 teaspoon = ___ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 5 ml
1000 ml = ___qt - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 quart
15 gtts = ___ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 ml
1kg = ___lbs - CORRECT ANSWER: 2.2lbs
,2 tbsp = ___ oz or ___ ml - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 ounce or 30 ml
A nurse should include which of these instructions for a patient on naproxen
(Naprosyn)?
• Maximum effectiveness may take two to four weeks of continued therapy
• The medication may be taken with aspirin to improve pain relief.
• You will need to carefully monitor your blood sugar levels
• It is important that you avoid sun exposure - CORRECT ANSWER: Maximum
effectiveness may take two to four weeks of continued therapy
A nurse should monitor ________________ for a patient who is taking furosemide
(Lasix)?
• Respiratory rate
• Blood pressure
• Pulse oximetry
• Babinski reflex - CORRECT ANSWER: Blood pressure
A nurse who is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) to a patient
with renal failure recognizes the purpose of this medication is to:
• Increase the serum sodium level
• Decrease phosphorous absorption
• Reduce serum potassium
• Prevent loss of calcium - CORRECT ANSWER: Reduce serum potassium
A patient who has cytomegalovirus, CMV, is taking ganciclovir (Cytovene) for retinitis.
What side-effects should the nurse monitor for?
, • Tinnitus
• Inflammation of the gallbladder
• Bone marrow depression
• Myalgia and muscle weakness - CORRECT ANSWER: Bone marrow depression
A side effect of nitrate medication is:
• Joint pains
• Double vision
• Headache
• Sweating - CORRECT ANSWER: headache
A side effect of pravastatin (Pravachol) includes _____________________.
• Myalgia
• Hypertension
• Tremors
• Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER: Myalgia
A therapeutic effect to amlodipine (Norvasc) is...?
• Greater flexibility
• Decreased blood pressure
• Improved cognition
• Decreased pain - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased blood pressure
