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PN PHARMACOLOGY ONLINE PRACTICE 2023
A COMPLETE NEWEST 300 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for alendronate. Which of
the following client responses indicates to the nurse an understanding of the teaching?
"I will take the medication with my breakfast."
"I will take the medication with 1 tablespoon of an antacid."
"I will lie down for 30 minutes after taking the medication."
"I will take the medication with 8 ounces of water."
"I will take the medication with 8 ounces of water."
A nurse is reviewing the history of a client who is to start taking cefotetan to treat a bacterial
infection. Which of the following information from the client's medical record should the
nurse report to the provider before the client begins receiving this medication?
Hearing impairment
Milk-protein allergy
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Tendon pain
Penicillin allergy
Penicillin allergy
A nurse is preparing to administer a PRN medication to a group of clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse administer medication to first?
A client who has GERD and requests an antacid
A client who reports constipation for 3 days and requests a stool softener
A client who has mild generalized anxiety disorder and requests an antianxiety medication
A client who is attending postoperative physical therapy and requests pain medication
A client who is attending postoperative physical therapy and requests pain medication
A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving a transfusion of packed RBCs. The client's
temperature increases to 39.1° C (102.4° F). Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
Obtain a urine specimen.
Administer diphenhydramine.
Stop the transfusion.
Notify the charge nurse
Stop the transfusion.
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching about comfort measures with the parent of a 10-year-old child
who has a viral infection. The nurse should plan to tell the parent that aspirin is
contraindicated because of the risk for which of the following conditions?
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Reye syndrome
Glomerulonephritis
Iron-deficiency anemia
Reye Syndrome
A nurse is monitoring a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is receiving repaglinide.
Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to review to obtain information
about the long-term therapeutic effect of this medication?
Glycosylated HbA1c
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start therapy using a nitroglycerin
transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Cover the patch with a dry dressing.
Apply another patch if experiencing chest pain.
Leave each patch in place for 24 hr.
Place the patch on a different site for each application.
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Place the patch on a different site for each application.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is using phenylephrine nasal spray three
times daily and reports rebound congestion. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include to reduce the effects of rebound congestion?
"Decrease the frequency to twice daily."
"Continue use for one more week."
"Discontinue use in the left nostril, then in the right nostril."
"Add oxymetazoline nasal spray to relieve symptoms."
"Discontinue use in the left nostril, then in the right nostril."
At 0800 a nurse assists with initiating a 1,000 mL IV infusion for a client, which is running at
125 mL/hr. How much fluid is left in the IV bag at 1300? (Round the answer to the nearest
whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
375
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease and has been receiving epoetin
for 2 weeks. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's
medication is having the desired therapeutic effect?
Albumin is within the expected reference range
Urine output increases to 60 mL/hr
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PN PHARMACOLOGY ONLINE PRACTICE 2023
A COMPLETE NEWEST 300 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for alendronate. Which of
the following client responses indicates to the nurse an understanding of the teaching?
"I will take the medication with my breakfast."
"I will take the medication with 1 tablespoon of an antacid."
"I will lie down for 30 minutes after taking the medication."
"I will take the medication with 8 ounces of water."
"I will take the medication with 8 ounces of water."
A nurse is reviewing the history of a client who is to start taking cefotetan to treat a bacterial
infection. Which of the following information from the client's medical record should the
nurse report to the provider before the client begins receiving this medication?
Hearing impairment
Milk-protein allergy
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Tendon pain
Penicillin allergy
Penicillin allergy
A nurse is preparing to administer a PRN medication to a group of clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse administer medication to first?
A client who has GERD and requests an antacid
A client who reports constipation for 3 days and requests a stool softener
A client who has mild generalized anxiety disorder and requests an antianxiety medication
A client who is attending postoperative physical therapy and requests pain medication
A client who is attending postoperative physical therapy and requests pain medication
A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving a transfusion of packed RBCs. The client's
temperature increases to 39.1° C (102.4° F). Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
Obtain a urine specimen.
Administer diphenhydramine.
Stop the transfusion.
Notify the charge nurse
Stop the transfusion.
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching about comfort measures with the parent of a 10-year-old child
who has a viral infection. The nurse should plan to tell the parent that aspirin is
contraindicated because of the risk for which of the following conditions?
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Reye syndrome
Glomerulonephritis
Iron-deficiency anemia
Reye Syndrome
A nurse is monitoring a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is receiving repaglinide.
Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to review to obtain information
about the long-term therapeutic effect of this medication?
Glycosylated HbA1c
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start therapy using a nitroglycerin
transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Cover the patch with a dry dressing.
Apply another patch if experiencing chest pain.
Leave each patch in place for 24 hr.
Place the patch on a different site for each application.
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Place the patch on a different site for each application.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is using phenylephrine nasal spray three
times daily and reports rebound congestion. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include to reduce the effects of rebound congestion?
"Decrease the frequency to twice daily."
"Continue use for one more week."
"Discontinue use in the left nostril, then in the right nostril."
"Add oxymetazoline nasal spray to relieve symptoms."
"Discontinue use in the left nostril, then in the right nostril."
At 0800 a nurse assists with initiating a 1,000 mL IV infusion for a client, which is running at
125 mL/hr. How much fluid is left in the IV bag at 1300? (Round the answer to the nearest
whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
375
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease and has been receiving epoetin
for 2 weeks. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's
medication is having the desired therapeutic effect?
Albumin is within the expected reference range
Urine output increases to 60 mL/hr
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