BSN 225 - Nonparenteral Medications
Final Exam (Remotely Proctored)
The UAP reports the client is complaining of dizziness and nausea after the
administration of eardrops. What is the most likely cause of the dizziness?
The client failed to remain in the side-lying position long enough.
The medication was too cold when it was administered.
Cerumen or drainage is occluding the ear canal.
Too much pressure was applied during instillation, with subsequent injury to the
eardrum. - CORRECT ANSWER-The medication was too cold when it was
administered.
A client has been prescribed eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma. The nurse is
observing the client self-administer the eye drops. Which action by the client requires
further teaching?
While administering the eye drops, a drop lands on the client's outer lid, so the client
administers another drop.
The client looks upward toward the ceiling and administers the eye drops in the
conjunctival sac.
The client cleans the eye from the inner to the outer canthus.
The client touches the conjunctival sac with the eyedropper to make sure she is in the
correct location. - CORRECT ANSWER-The client touches the conjunctival sac with the
eyedropper to make sure she is in the correct location.
When applying ophthalmic ointments, the nurse should:
(Select all that apply.)
remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
fill only the center of the conjunctival sac.
ask the client to close the eyelids tightly to distribute ointment.
remove excess ointment from the lid with a cotton ball.
ask the client to roll the eye around and from side to side. - CORRECT ANSWER-
remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
, remove excess ointment from the lid with a cotton ball.
ask the client to roll the eye around and from side to side.
A medication label states, "For Parenteral Use Only." What is the correct interpretation
of this statement?
The medication should be administered topically.
The medication should be given orally so it is absorbed through the GI tract.
The medication should be administered by injection.
The medication should only be used in adults. - CORRECT ANSWER-The medication
should be administered by injection.
A nurse teaches the client about the prescribed buccal medication. Which statement by
the client indicates teaching by the nurse is successful?
"I will place the medication in the same location."
"I can only drink water, not juice, with this medication."
"I better chew my medication first for faster distribution."
"I should let the medication dissolve completely." - CORRECT ANSWER-"I should let
the medication dissolve completely."
For an adult client who has an order to receive an otic medication, the nurse should
plan to administer it by pulling the pinna:
down and forward.
up and back.
down and back.
up and forward. - CORRECT ANSWER-up and back.
A client complains about the taste of the sublingual nitroglycerin and admits that he
swallows it rather than holding it under his tongue. The nurse explains that sublingual
medications:
can be taken between the cheek and tongue to diminish taste.
can be held against the roof of the mouth with the tongue to reduce taste.
Final Exam (Remotely Proctored)
The UAP reports the client is complaining of dizziness and nausea after the
administration of eardrops. What is the most likely cause of the dizziness?
The client failed to remain in the side-lying position long enough.
The medication was too cold when it was administered.
Cerumen or drainage is occluding the ear canal.
Too much pressure was applied during instillation, with subsequent injury to the
eardrum. - CORRECT ANSWER-The medication was too cold when it was
administered.
A client has been prescribed eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma. The nurse is
observing the client self-administer the eye drops. Which action by the client requires
further teaching?
While administering the eye drops, a drop lands on the client's outer lid, so the client
administers another drop.
The client looks upward toward the ceiling and administers the eye drops in the
conjunctival sac.
The client cleans the eye from the inner to the outer canthus.
The client touches the conjunctival sac with the eyedropper to make sure she is in the
correct location. - CORRECT ANSWER-The client touches the conjunctival sac with the
eyedropper to make sure she is in the correct location.
When applying ophthalmic ointments, the nurse should:
(Select all that apply.)
remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
fill only the center of the conjunctival sac.
ask the client to close the eyelids tightly to distribute ointment.
remove excess ointment from the lid with a cotton ball.
ask the client to roll the eye around and from side to side. - CORRECT ANSWER-
remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
, remove excess ointment from the lid with a cotton ball.
ask the client to roll the eye around and from side to side.
A medication label states, "For Parenteral Use Only." What is the correct interpretation
of this statement?
The medication should be administered topically.
The medication should be given orally so it is absorbed through the GI tract.
The medication should be administered by injection.
The medication should only be used in adults. - CORRECT ANSWER-The medication
should be administered by injection.
A nurse teaches the client about the prescribed buccal medication. Which statement by
the client indicates teaching by the nurse is successful?
"I will place the medication in the same location."
"I can only drink water, not juice, with this medication."
"I better chew my medication first for faster distribution."
"I should let the medication dissolve completely." - CORRECT ANSWER-"I should let
the medication dissolve completely."
For an adult client who has an order to receive an otic medication, the nurse should
plan to administer it by pulling the pinna:
down and forward.
up and back.
down and back.
up and forward. - CORRECT ANSWER-up and back.
A client complains about the taste of the sublingual nitroglycerin and admits that he
swallows it rather than holding it under his tongue. The nurse explains that sublingual
medications:
can be taken between the cheek and tongue to diminish taste.
can be held against the roof of the mouth with the tongue to reduce taste.
