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1. What medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? Montelukast
2. Which statement made by a person regarding hy- I should take extra care
drochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct? when standing up or
changing positions.
3. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. 2.5
The medication is supplied only in 100mg tablets. How
many tablets would you administer?
4. What medication is considered a potassium-sparing spironolactione (Aldac-
diuretic? tone)
5. You receive report from the off-going nurse that the Red man syndrome due to
person being cared for just received their fourth dose a rapid infusion rate.
of IV vancomycin that was administered over 30 min-
utes. Upon assessment of them, you notice their face
and neck are red and they are itching all over. What
would you suspect?
6. Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with nitroglycerin
erectile dysfunction. A nurse reviews the patient's
medical record and would question the prescription if
which of the following is noted in the history?
7. You are caring for a person with a capillary blood glu- dextrose 50% IV push
cose of 33 mg/dL and they are unable to tolerate oral
intake. Which of the following would you administer?
8. A physician's written order for the person you are car- Spell out units and daily
ing for is as follows: Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U,
subQ QD. What changes would you suggest for safety
and to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations?
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9. Which statement, if made by the person you are caring If I get headaches, aspirin
for, reflects the need for further education regarding a is my best options for pain
new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)?
10. A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What ceftriaxone
medication would you question of ordered by a physi-
cian?
11. You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 27 mL/hr
units/kg/hr for a person weighing 75 kg. The heparin
comes in a 500 mL bag with 25,000 units. what is the
starting rate of the infusion?
12. The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The 2 mL
medication is supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The
person you are caring for weighs 40 kg. How many mL
of the drug would you administer?f
13. A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium Calcitonin
level of 13 mg/dL. What medication would you expect
to administer?
14. A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What enoxaparin (Lovenox)
drug is contraindicated?
15. A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadan- wash your mouth out after
tin) for a UTI. What education would you provide for taking this medication to
them? avoid staining of the teeth
16. What is appropriate education to provide to a person You should not take this
who has received a new prescription for a PPI? medicine at the same time
as other medicines.
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1. What medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? Montelukast
2. Which statement made by a person regarding hy- I should take extra care
drochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct? when standing up or
changing positions.
3. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. 2.5
The medication is supplied only in 100mg tablets. How
many tablets would you administer?
4. What medication is considered a potassium-sparing spironolactione (Aldac-
diuretic? tone)
5. You receive report from the off-going nurse that the Red man syndrome due to
person being cared for just received their fourth dose a rapid infusion rate.
of IV vancomycin that was administered over 30 min-
utes. Upon assessment of them, you notice their face
and neck are red and they are itching all over. What
would you suspect?
6. Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with nitroglycerin
erectile dysfunction. A nurse reviews the patient's
medical record and would question the prescription if
which of the following is noted in the history?
7. You are caring for a person with a capillary blood glu- dextrose 50% IV push
cose of 33 mg/dL and they are unable to tolerate oral
intake. Which of the following would you administer?
8. A physician's written order for the person you are car- Spell out units and daily
ing for is as follows: Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U,
subQ QD. What changes would you suggest for safety
and to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations?
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9. Which statement, if made by the person you are caring If I get headaches, aspirin
for, reflects the need for further education regarding a is my best options for pain
new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)?
10. A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What ceftriaxone
medication would you question of ordered by a physi-
cian?
11. You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 27 mL/hr
units/kg/hr for a person weighing 75 kg. The heparin
comes in a 500 mL bag with 25,000 units. what is the
starting rate of the infusion?
12. The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The 2 mL
medication is supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The
person you are caring for weighs 40 kg. How many mL
of the drug would you administer?f
13. A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium Calcitonin
level of 13 mg/dL. What medication would you expect
to administer?
14. A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What enoxaparin (Lovenox)
drug is contraindicated?
15. A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadan- wash your mouth out after
tin) for a UTI. What education would you provide for taking this medication to
them? avoid staining of the teeth
16. What is appropriate education to provide to a person You should not take this
who has received a new prescription for a PPI? medicine at the same time
as other medicines.
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