PHARMACOLOG
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PROF XANDER REI
NCLEX-PN 2025
,1. A female client who has started taking long-term corticosteroid therapy tells the nurse that
careful to take her daily dose at bedtime with a snack of crackers and milk. What is the best re
by the nurse?
1. Advise the client to take the medication in the morning, rather than at bedtime.
2. Teach the client that dairy products should not be taken with her medication.
3. Tell the client that absorption is improved when taken on an empty stomach.
4. Affirm that the client has a safe and effective routine for taking the medication.
,2. The nurse has completed diabetic teaching for a client who has been newly diagnosed
Diabetes Mellitus. Which statement by this client would indicate to the nurse that further teac
needed?
1. Regular Insulin can be stored at room temperature for 30 days.
2. My legs, arms, and abdomen are all good sites to inject my insulin.
3. I will always carry hand candies to treat hypoglycemic reactions.
4. When I exercise, I should plan to increase my insulin dosage.
, 3. A client asks the nurse if Glipizide (Glucotrol) is an oral insulin. What is the correct answer
nurse to provide?
1. Yes, it is an oral insulin and has the same actions and properties as intermediate insulin.
2. Yes, it is an oral insulin and is distributed, metabolized, and excreted in the same manner as in
3. No, it is not an oral insulin and can be used only when some Beta cell function is present.
4. No, it is not an oral insulin, but it is effective for those who are resistant to injectable insulins.
Y
PROF XANDER REI
NCLEX-PN 2025
,1. A female client who has started taking long-term corticosteroid therapy tells the nurse that
careful to take her daily dose at bedtime with a snack of crackers and milk. What is the best re
by the nurse?
1. Advise the client to take the medication in the morning, rather than at bedtime.
2. Teach the client that dairy products should not be taken with her medication.
3. Tell the client that absorption is improved when taken on an empty stomach.
4. Affirm that the client has a safe and effective routine for taking the medication.
,2. The nurse has completed diabetic teaching for a client who has been newly diagnosed
Diabetes Mellitus. Which statement by this client would indicate to the nurse that further teac
needed?
1. Regular Insulin can be stored at room temperature for 30 days.
2. My legs, arms, and abdomen are all good sites to inject my insulin.
3. I will always carry hand candies to treat hypoglycemic reactions.
4. When I exercise, I should plan to increase my insulin dosage.
, 3. A client asks the nurse if Glipizide (Glucotrol) is an oral insulin. What is the correct answer
nurse to provide?
1. Yes, it is an oral insulin and has the same actions and properties as intermediate insulin.
2. Yes, it is an oral insulin and is distributed, metabolized, and excreted in the same manner as in
3. No, it is not an oral insulin and can be used only when some Beta cell function is present.
4. No, it is not an oral insulin, but it is effective for those who are resistant to injectable insulins.
