210 Exam 3 Mock-Exam
1. What will the nurse teach a patient who is taking isoniazid (INH)?
a. You will need to take vitamin C to potentiate the action of INH.
b. Multidrug therapy is necessary to prevent the occurrence of resistant bacteria.
c. You should not be on that drug. I will check with the health care provider.
Vitamin B6 will prevent numbness and tingling that can occur when taking isoniazid.
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking rifampin. The patient’s heart rate is 90 beats/min,
blood pressure of 100/89 mm Hg, and red-orange urine. What is the nurse’s best action?
a. Collect a urine culture.
Document the findings and teach the patient.
c. Discard the first void and start a 24-hour urine collection.
d. Call the health care provider.
3. The patient states that she has been prescribed prophylactic medication for tuberculosis for a
period of 4 weeks. What is the nurse’s best response?
a. “Let me teach you about the medications.”
b. “We do not use medications prophylactically for tuberculosis.”
c. “You should be on the medications for only 2 weeks.”
“You should be on the drugs for a longer period of time.”
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a first-generation antihistamine. What is the most
important information for the nurse to teach the patient?
“Do not drive after taking this medication.”
b. “Make sure you drink a lot of liquids while on this medication.”
c. “Take this medication on an empty stomach.”
d. “Do not take this medication for more than 2 days.”
5. What is the most important thing for the nurse to teach a patient who is switching allergy
medications from diphenhydramine to loratadine?
Loratadine has fewer sedative effects.
b. Loratadine has increased bronchodilating effects.
c. Loratadine causes less gastrointestinal upset.
d. Loratadine can potentially cause dysrhythmias.
6. A patient is prescribed an antitussive medication. What is the most important instruction for the
nurse to include in the patient teaching?
a. “Watch for diarrhea and abdominal cramping.”
b. “Headache and hypertension are common side effects.”
“This medication may cause drowsiness and dizziness.”
d. This medication may cause tremors and anxiety.”
, 7. The nurse is teaching a patient about the use of an expectorant. What is the most important
instruction for the nurse to include in the patient teaching?
a. “Increase your fiber and fluid intake to prevent constipation.”
“Increase your fluid intake in order to decrease viscosity of secretions.”
c. “Restrict your fluids in order to decrease mucus production.”
d. “Take the medication once a day only, at bedtime.”
8. The health care provider indicates that the patient will be ordered an expectorant. Which
medication does the nurse anticipate the provider will order?
a. Brompheniramine maleate
b. Dexchlorpheniramine maleate
Guaifenesin
d. Chlorpheniramine maleate
9. In discharge teaching, the nurse will emphasize to a patient receiving a beta-agonist
bronchodilator the importance of reporting which side effect?
Tachycardia
b. Nonproductive cough
c. Sedation
d. Hypoglycemia
10. The patient is taking a nonselective adrenergic agonist bronchodilator and has a history of
coronary artery disease. What is a priority nursing intervention?
a. Assessing 12-lead electrocardiogram each shift
b. Monitoring blood pressure continuously
c. Assessing daily for hyperkalemia
. Monitoring patient for potential chest pain
11. A patient with a history of asthma is short of breath and says, “I feel like I’m having an asthma
attack.” What is the nurse’s priority action?
Administering a beta2 adrenergic agonist
b. Administering a long-acting glucocorticoid
c. Calling a code
d. Asking the patient to describe the symptoms
12. The nurse is caring for multiple patients on the pulmonary unit. The nurse would question the
administration of prescribed epinephrine to which patient?
a. One with a history of emphysema
b. A patient who is 16 years old
A patient with atrial fibrillation with a rate of 100
d. One with a history of type 2 diabetes
1. What will the nurse teach a patient who is taking isoniazid (INH)?
a. You will need to take vitamin C to potentiate the action of INH.
b. Multidrug therapy is necessary to prevent the occurrence of resistant bacteria.
c. You should not be on that drug. I will check with the health care provider.
Vitamin B6 will prevent numbness and tingling that can occur when taking isoniazid.
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking rifampin. The patient’s heart rate is 90 beats/min,
blood pressure of 100/89 mm Hg, and red-orange urine. What is the nurse’s best action?
a. Collect a urine culture.
Document the findings and teach the patient.
c. Discard the first void and start a 24-hour urine collection.
d. Call the health care provider.
3. The patient states that she has been prescribed prophylactic medication for tuberculosis for a
period of 4 weeks. What is the nurse’s best response?
a. “Let me teach you about the medications.”
b. “We do not use medications prophylactically for tuberculosis.”
c. “You should be on the medications for only 2 weeks.”
“You should be on the drugs for a longer period of time.”
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a first-generation antihistamine. What is the most
important information for the nurse to teach the patient?
“Do not drive after taking this medication.”
b. “Make sure you drink a lot of liquids while on this medication.”
c. “Take this medication on an empty stomach.”
d. “Do not take this medication for more than 2 days.”
5. What is the most important thing for the nurse to teach a patient who is switching allergy
medications from diphenhydramine to loratadine?
Loratadine has fewer sedative effects.
b. Loratadine has increased bronchodilating effects.
c. Loratadine causes less gastrointestinal upset.
d. Loratadine can potentially cause dysrhythmias.
6. A patient is prescribed an antitussive medication. What is the most important instruction for the
nurse to include in the patient teaching?
a. “Watch for diarrhea and abdominal cramping.”
b. “Headache and hypertension are common side effects.”
“This medication may cause drowsiness and dizziness.”
d. This medication may cause tremors and anxiety.”
, 7. The nurse is teaching a patient about the use of an expectorant. What is the most important
instruction for the nurse to include in the patient teaching?
a. “Increase your fiber and fluid intake to prevent constipation.”
“Increase your fluid intake in order to decrease viscosity of secretions.”
c. “Restrict your fluids in order to decrease mucus production.”
d. “Take the medication once a day only, at bedtime.”
8. The health care provider indicates that the patient will be ordered an expectorant. Which
medication does the nurse anticipate the provider will order?
a. Brompheniramine maleate
b. Dexchlorpheniramine maleate
Guaifenesin
d. Chlorpheniramine maleate
9. In discharge teaching, the nurse will emphasize to a patient receiving a beta-agonist
bronchodilator the importance of reporting which side effect?
Tachycardia
b. Nonproductive cough
c. Sedation
d. Hypoglycemia
10. The patient is taking a nonselective adrenergic agonist bronchodilator and has a history of
coronary artery disease. What is a priority nursing intervention?
a. Assessing 12-lead electrocardiogram each shift
b. Monitoring blood pressure continuously
c. Assessing daily for hyperkalemia
. Monitoring patient for potential chest pain
11. A patient with a history of asthma is short of breath and says, “I feel like I’m having an asthma
attack.” What is the nurse’s priority action?
Administering a beta2 adrenergic agonist
b. Administering a long-acting glucocorticoid
c. Calling a code
d. Asking the patient to describe the symptoms
12. The nurse is caring for multiple patients on the pulmonary unit. The nurse would question the
administration of prescribed epinephrine to which patient?
a. One with a history of emphysema
b. A patient who is 16 years old
A patient with atrial fibrillation with a rate of 100
d. One with a history of type 2 diabetes
