PN 2005 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What drug would be given for someone experiencing sever muscle spasms and pain
produced by anxiety? - Answer-Diazepam
A patient in the ER is severely hypoglycemic, what should the nurse administer? -
Answer-Glucagon
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) treats ADD. What are common side effects? - Answer-Upset
GI, insomnia, and weight loss
Proper administration of an ordered narcotic? - Answer-Done promptly to prevent
presence of pain and need for larger doses.
Local anesthetics are used to block feeling in specific body areas. If given in increasing
concentrations, local anesthetics can cause loss in the following order: - Answer-
Temperature sensation, touch sensation, proprioception, and skeletal muscle tone.
Patient teaching in O-T-C cold preparation including phenylephrine? - Answer-Do not
take if you have thyroid/CV disease.
Hypertension and unstable angina can be dually treated with? - Answer-Calcium
channel blockers
Alpha-1-selective adrenergic blocking agents can be prescribed in? - Answer-
Hypertension and BPH
What should the nurse tell an elderly patient who is hesitant to taking pain meds
(narcotics)? - Answer-Explain the purpose and tell them that proper use will lower the
risk of addiction
What does furosemide do? - Answer-Blocks reabsorption of sodium and potassium
Best time to administer furosemide? - Answer-In the morning
Nursing considerations with furosemide - Answer-Weigh patient
Patient has right sided CVA diagnosis, what would be an effect of warfarin? - Answer-
Another CVA
, Bleeding
What is an ACE inhibitor? - Answer-Antihypertensive
SSRI's are prescribed for? - Answer-Anxiety
What to watch for with SSRI's? - Answer-Suicidal ideation
Confusion
What is important to consider when administering medication for the older population? -
Answer-Start low, go slow
Who does the narcotic count? - Answer-Completed by two nurses: one starting shift and
one ending shift
Pharmacokinetics - Answer-What the body does to the drug
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
Fastest absorption route - Answer-IV
Physicians order requires: - Answer-Dose
Frequency
Med
Signature
Who can discard narcotics? - Answer-Qualified nurses (not students)
First nursing intervention of hypoglycemia? - Answer-Check blood glucose levels
Where would an LPN document the administration of a heparin dose? - Answer-The
MAR
Dystonia - Answer-Poor muscle tone
What medication is given for emphysema? - Answer-Bronchodilators - Albuterol
Who can prescribe medication? - Answer-Physician
Midwives
Nurse practitioners
What does oral nystatin do? - Answer-Treats thrush infection of yeast in the mouth
What is most likely to lead to medication errors? - Answer-Transcription
What can influence absorption of topical drugs? - Answer-Hydration of tissues
Temperature
AND ANSWERS
What drug would be given for someone experiencing sever muscle spasms and pain
produced by anxiety? - Answer-Diazepam
A patient in the ER is severely hypoglycemic, what should the nurse administer? -
Answer-Glucagon
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) treats ADD. What are common side effects? - Answer-Upset
GI, insomnia, and weight loss
Proper administration of an ordered narcotic? - Answer-Done promptly to prevent
presence of pain and need for larger doses.
Local anesthetics are used to block feeling in specific body areas. If given in increasing
concentrations, local anesthetics can cause loss in the following order: - Answer-
Temperature sensation, touch sensation, proprioception, and skeletal muscle tone.
Patient teaching in O-T-C cold preparation including phenylephrine? - Answer-Do not
take if you have thyroid/CV disease.
Hypertension and unstable angina can be dually treated with? - Answer-Calcium
channel blockers
Alpha-1-selective adrenergic blocking agents can be prescribed in? - Answer-
Hypertension and BPH
What should the nurse tell an elderly patient who is hesitant to taking pain meds
(narcotics)? - Answer-Explain the purpose and tell them that proper use will lower the
risk of addiction
What does furosemide do? - Answer-Blocks reabsorption of sodium and potassium
Best time to administer furosemide? - Answer-In the morning
Nursing considerations with furosemide - Answer-Weigh patient
Patient has right sided CVA diagnosis, what would be an effect of warfarin? - Answer-
Another CVA
, Bleeding
What is an ACE inhibitor? - Answer-Antihypertensive
SSRI's are prescribed for? - Answer-Anxiety
What to watch for with SSRI's? - Answer-Suicidal ideation
Confusion
What is important to consider when administering medication for the older population? -
Answer-Start low, go slow
Who does the narcotic count? - Answer-Completed by two nurses: one starting shift and
one ending shift
Pharmacokinetics - Answer-What the body does to the drug
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
Fastest absorption route - Answer-IV
Physicians order requires: - Answer-Dose
Frequency
Med
Signature
Who can discard narcotics? - Answer-Qualified nurses (not students)
First nursing intervention of hypoglycemia? - Answer-Check blood glucose levels
Where would an LPN document the administration of a heparin dose? - Answer-The
MAR
Dystonia - Answer-Poor muscle tone
What medication is given for emphysema? - Answer-Bronchodilators - Albuterol
Who can prescribe medication? - Answer-Physician
Midwives
Nurse practitioners
What does oral nystatin do? - Answer-Treats thrush infection of yeast in the mouth
What is most likely to lead to medication errors? - Answer-Transcription
What can influence absorption of topical drugs? - Answer-Hydration of tissues
Temperature
