QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+
Aumaleuclientuwhouhasubeenutakinguauhighudoseuofuaunonsteroidaluanti-
inflammatoryudrugu(NSAID)ucomesutoutheuclinicucomplaininguofugastricupainuandublooduinuhisustool.
uTheuhealthcareuproviderudiscontinuesutheuNSAIDsuanduprescribesuesomeprazole.uWhichuinformat
ionushouldutheuclientuincludeuinutheunurse'suteachinguplan?
A.uOnceupainusubsides,uNSAIDutherapyucanubeucontinued
B.uResumeuaudietuthatuconsistsuofumilk,ucream,uandublandufoods
C.uNotifyutheuhealthcareuprovideruofutheupassageuofublackustool
D.uCallutheuclinicuifudiarrheauoruheadacheuoccuruwhenutakinguesomeprazoleu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuC.uNotifyutheuhealthcareuprovideruofutheupassageuofublackustool
Whenuadministeringuzolpidemutouanuolderuclient,uwhichucomputerudocumentationuindicatesuthatu
theudesireduoutcomeuhas
beenuachieved?
A.uSleepsusoundlyuthroughutheunight
B.uDecreaseduepisodesuofuincontinence
C.uExhibitsufeweruemotionaluoutburst
D.uImproveduabilityutouconcentrateu-uCORRECTuANSWERSuA.uSleepsusoundlyuthroughutheunight
Aumaleuclientuwithuaufungaluinfectionuofutheutoenailureportsutoutheunurseuthatuheuhasubeenuapplyin
guanuover-the-
counterutripleuantibioticuointmentutoutheuinfectionudailyuforutwouweeksuwithoutuanyuimprovement
.uWhichuactionushouldutheunurseutake?
A.uInstructutheuclientutouobtainuauprescriptionuforuoraluterbinafine
B.uSuggestuthatutheuclientuuseutheuointmentutwiceuaudayutoubeumoreueffective
C.uReassureuthatutheutreatmentuofufungus-infectedutoenailsuoftenutakesuseveralumonths
,D.uAdviseutheuclientutouobtainuauprescription-strengthuformulationuofutheuointmentu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuA.uInstructutheuclientutouobtainuauprescriptionuforuoraluterbinafine
Auclientuwithuaunasogastricutubeu(NGT)uhasuauprescriptionuforusucralfate.uTheuliquiduformuofutheume
dicationuisunotucurrentlyuavailableuinutheupharmacyuandutabletsuhaveubeenudeliveredutoutheumedic
ationudispensingusystem.uWhichuactionushouldutheunurseuincludeuwhenuadministeringutheumedicat
ion?
A.uCrushutheutabletuandumixuituwithuwateruseparatelyufromuotherumedications
B.uCrushutheutabletuandumixuituwithuotherucrushedutabletsudiluteduinuwater
C.uWithholdutheumedicationuuntiluauliquiduformuisuavailableuonutheunursinguunit
D.uCrushutheutabletuandumixuituwithuotheruliquidumedicationsuforuadministrationu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuA.uCrushutheutabletuandumixuituwithuwateruseparatelyufromuotherumedication
s
Auclientuwithuchronicuasthmaureceivesuauprescriptionuforumontelukast,uauleukotrieneumodifier.uWhi
chustatementubyutheuclientuindicatesutoutheunurseuthatumedicationuteachinguwasueffective?
A.uIushouldutakeuthisumedicationuonlyuwhenuIuamuhavinguanuasthmauattack
B.uIuwillutakeutheutabletueveryueveningutoucontrolumyuasthma
C.uThisumedicationuwillustopuanuasthmauattackuimmediately
D.uIuwillunotuneedutouuseumyuinhalersutwiceuaudayuwhenuIustartuthisumedicationu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuB.uIuwillutakeutheutabletueveryueveningutoucontrolumyuasthma
TheunurseuisuplanningutouadministerutheuantiulceruGIuagentusucralfateutouauclientuwithupepticuulceru
disease.uWhichuactionushouldutheunurseuincludeuinuthisuclient'suplanuofucare?
A.uAssessuforusecondaryuCandidauinfection
B.uAdministerusucralfateuonceuauday,upreferablyuatubedtime
C.uGiveusucralfateuonuanuemptyustomach
D.uMonitoruforuelectrolyteuimbalanceu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuC.uGiveusucralfateuonceuauday,upreferablyuatubedtime
, Auclientuwithuanemiausecondaryutouchronicukidneyudiseaseu(CKD)ustarteduauprescriptionuforuepoeti
nualfautwoumonthsuago.uWhichuclientufindingubestuindicatesuthatutheumedicationuisueffective?
A.uReportsuofuincreaseduenergyulevelsuandudecreasedufatigue
B.uTakesuconcurrentuironutherapyuwithoutuadverseueffects
C.uFoodudiaryushowsuincreaseduconsumptionuofuiron-richufoods
D.uHemoglobinuleveluincreasedutou12ugrams/dLu(120ummol/L)u-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuD.uHemoglobinuleveluincreasedutou12ugrams/dLu(120ummol/L)
Theuhealthcareuprovideruprescribesupropylthiouracilu(PTU)uanduLugol'susolution,uaustronguiodineus
olution,uforuauclientuwithuhyperthyroidism.uHowushouldutheunurseuscheduleutheuadministrationuofu
theseumedications?
A.uAdministeruiodineuoneuhourubeforeuPTU
B.uOfferubothudrugsutogetheruwithuaumeal
C.uScheduleubothumedicationsuatubedtime
D.uGiveuparentaludoseuonceueveryu24uhoursu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuB.uOfferubothudrugsutogetheruwithuaumeal
TwentyuminutesuafterutheunurseustartsuausecondaryuIVuinfusionuofucefepimeu2ugramsuusinguanuinfus
ionupumputoudeliverutheudoseuinuoneuhour,utheuclientureportsufeelingunauseated.uWhichuactionusho
uldutheunurseuimplement?
A.uContinueutheuinfusionuanduadministeruauPRNuantiemeticuprescription
B.uStoputheumedicationuinfusionuandunotifyutheuhealthcareuprovideruofutheuadverseueffect
C.uReassureutheuclientuthatutheunauseauusunoturelatedutoutheuIVuinfusion
D.uIncreaseutheurateuofutheuinfusionutoucompleteutheudoseuofutheumedicationumoreurapidlyu-
uCORRECTuANSWERSuA.uContinueutheuinfusionuanduadministeruauPRNuantiemeticuprescription