PSYCHOLOGY 1111 PN PHARMACOLOGY-6A EXAM
SPECIFIC TO ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
[RATIONALES PROVIDED]
• A clinic nurse assists with a toddler who is diagnosed with a first episode of
otitis media. Which reinforcement of information should thenurse include
in instructions to the child's parents?
a) Describe the tympanocentesis used to detect persistent infections
b) Demonstrate how the toddler should learn to swallow tablets
c) Emphasize the importance of a return visit after completing
antibiotic therapy
d) Provide the parents with a handout describing the purpose of
myringotomy tubes
Feedback: A liquid suspension, not tablets, will be prescribed for the toddler and
the nurse should reinforce how to store and measure the liquid.The child should
be examined again after completion of the full course of antibiotics to assess
hearing or to check for findings of a persistent infection and/or middle ear
effusion. There is no need to discuss surgery orany other treatment at this time.
,• A terminally ill client is receiving high doses of an opioid analgesic to
manage pain. As death approaches and the client becomes unresponsive
to verbal stimuli, what approach to pain management should the nurse
now anticipate?
a) The dosage of the analgesic will be decreased by half
b) A nonopioid analgesic will be prescribed
c) The same analgesic dosage will be continued
d) The analgesic will be discontinued
Feedback: Dying clients who have been in chronic pain will probably continue to
experience pain even though they are unresponsive. Pain medication should be
continued at the same dosage that was consideredeffective when the client was
more alert and responsive.
• A postoperative client has a prescription for acetaminophen with
codeine. A nurse should recognize that a primary effect of this
combination is what action?
a) Faster onset of action
b) Minimized side effects
c) Enhanced pain relief
, d) Prevents tolerance
Feedback: Combination of analgesics with different mechanisms of actioncan
afford greater pain relief.
• A client at risk for developing a deep vein thrombosis is being
discharged home on enoxaparin. Which information would be
appropriate for the nurse to reinforce before the client leaves the
hospital?
SPECIFIC TO ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
[RATIONALES PROVIDED]
• A clinic nurse assists with a toddler who is diagnosed with a first episode of
otitis media. Which reinforcement of information should thenurse include
in instructions to the child's parents?
a) Describe the tympanocentesis used to detect persistent infections
b) Demonstrate how the toddler should learn to swallow tablets
c) Emphasize the importance of a return visit after completing
antibiotic therapy
d) Provide the parents with a handout describing the purpose of
myringotomy tubes
Feedback: A liquid suspension, not tablets, will be prescribed for the toddler and
the nurse should reinforce how to store and measure the liquid.The child should
be examined again after completion of the full course of antibiotics to assess
hearing or to check for findings of a persistent infection and/or middle ear
effusion. There is no need to discuss surgery orany other treatment at this time.
,• A terminally ill client is receiving high doses of an opioid analgesic to
manage pain. As death approaches and the client becomes unresponsive
to verbal stimuli, what approach to pain management should the nurse
now anticipate?
a) The dosage of the analgesic will be decreased by half
b) A nonopioid analgesic will be prescribed
c) The same analgesic dosage will be continued
d) The analgesic will be discontinued
Feedback: Dying clients who have been in chronic pain will probably continue to
experience pain even though they are unresponsive. Pain medication should be
continued at the same dosage that was consideredeffective when the client was
more alert and responsive.
• A postoperative client has a prescription for acetaminophen with
codeine. A nurse should recognize that a primary effect of this
combination is what action?
a) Faster onset of action
b) Minimized side effects
c) Enhanced pain relief
, d) Prevents tolerance
Feedback: Combination of analgesics with different mechanisms of actioncan
afford greater pain relief.
• A client at risk for developing a deep vein thrombosis is being
discharged home on enoxaparin. Which information would be
appropriate for the nurse to reinforce before the client leaves the
hospital?
