PN FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PN FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS



What should the nurse tell an elderly patient who is hesitant to taking pain meds (narcotics)? -
ANS Explain the purpose and tell them that proper use will lower the risk of addiction



What does furosemide do? - ANS Blocks reabsorption of sodium and potassium



Best time to administer furosemide? - ANS In the morning



Nursing considerations with furosemide - ANS Weigh patient



Patient has right sided CVA diagnosis, what would be an effect of warfarin? - ANS Another
CVA
Bleeding



What is an ACE inhibitor? - ANS Antihypertensive



SSRI's are prescribed for? - ANS Anxiety



What to watch for with SSRI's? - ANS Suicidal ideation
Confusion


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, What is important to consider when administering medication for the older population? -
ANS Start low, go slow



Who does the narcotic count? - ANS Completed by two nurses: one starting shift and one
ending shift



Pharmacokinetics - ANS What the body does to the drug
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)



Fastest absorption route - ANS IV



Physicians order requires: - ANS Dose
Frequency
Med
Signature



Who can discard narcotics? - ANS Qualified nurses (not students)



First nursing intervention of hypoglycemia? - ANS Check blood glucose levels



Where would an LPN document the administration of a heparin dose? - ANS The MAR



Dystonia - ANS Poor muscle tone



What medication is given for emphysema? - ANS Bronchodilators - Albuterol



Who can prescribe medication? - ANS Physician

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