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Blue Print Funds 2 Exam 3 100 questions
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Blueprint Funds 2 Exam 3- 100 questions
1. Medication route r/t interventions for severe pain
A patient is in need of immediate pain relief for a severe headache. Which
medication will the nurse administer to be absorbed the quickest?
a. Acetaminophen 650 mg PO
b. Hydromorphone 4 mg IV
c. Ketorolac 8 mg IM
d. Morphine 6 mg SQ
ANS: B
A client is nauseated, has been vomiting for several hours, and needs to
receive an antiemetic (anti-nausea) medication. Which of the following is
accurate?
A. An enteric-coated medication should be given.
B. Any medication will not be absorbed as easily because of the nausea
problem.
C. A parenteral route is the route of choice.
D. A rectal suppository must be administered.
C. A parenteral route is the route of choice.
2. Therapeutic ranges for digoxin
Before the nurse administers a dose of digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient, the
nurse should assess:
a. blood pressure
b. respiratory rate
c. apical heart rate
d. level of consciousness
c. apical heart rate
3 When do you obtain lab sample for trough for vancomycin
The primary care provider orders peak and trough levels for a patient who
is receiving intravenous vancomycin every 12 hours. When should the
nurse obtain a blood specimen to measure the trough?
a) With the morning routine laboratory studies
b) Approximately 30 minutes before the next dose
c) Two hours after the next dose infuses
d) While the drug is infusing
b) Approximately 30 minutes before the next dose
4. What are teratogenic medications
Teratogenic drugs should be avoided in which patient population?
a) Pregnant women
b) Elderly
c) Children
d) Adolescents
a) Pregnant women
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5. What is the usual reason that morphine sulfate is given for pain
A patient with end-stage cancer is prescribed morphine sulfate to reduce
pain. For which effect is this medication prescribed?
a) Supportive
b) Restorative
c) Substitutive
d) Palliative
d) Palliative
6. Dry mouth is what type of drug effect
After receiving diphenhydramine, a patient complains that his mouth is
very dry. This is not uncommon for patients taking this medication. Which
drug effect is this patient experiencing?
a) Side effect
b) Adverse reaction
c) Toxic reaction
d) Supportive effect
a) Side effect
7. Actions to take for medication allergic reactions
While receiving an intravenous dose of an antibiotic, levofloxacin, a patient
develops severe shortness of breath, wheezing, and severe hypotension.
Which action should the nurse take first?
a) Administer epinephrine IM.
b) Give bolus dose of intravenous fluids.
c) Stop the infusion of medication.
d) Prepare for endotracheal intubation.
c) Stop the infusion of medication.
8.Types of medication reactions
A client you are caring for has developed respiratory depression as a
result of excessive morphine. This is an example of which of the following
drug effects?
1) Primary effect
2) Side effect
3) Adverse reaction
4) Toxic reaction
answer:4) Toxic reaction
A patient develops urticaria and pruritus 5 days after beginning phenytoin
for treatment of seizures. Which type of reaction is the patient most likely
experiencing?
a) Mild adverse reaction
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Blue Print Funds 2 Exam 3 100 questions
ATI Fundamentals (Rasmussen University)
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Blueprint Funds 2 Exam 3- 100 questions
1. Medication route r/t interventions for severe pain
A patient is in need of immediate pain relief for a severe headache. Which
medication will the nurse administer to be absorbed the quickest?
a. Acetaminophen 650 mg PO
b. Hydromorphone 4 mg IV
c. Ketorolac 8 mg IM
d. Morphine 6 mg SQ
ANS: B
A client is nauseated, has been vomiting for several hours, and needs to
receive an antiemetic (anti-nausea) medication. Which of the following is
accurate?
A. An enteric-coated medication should be given.
B. Any medication will not be absorbed as easily because of the nausea
problem.
C. A parenteral route is the route of choice.
D. A rectal suppository must be administered.
C. A parenteral route is the route of choice.
2. Therapeutic ranges for digoxin
Before the nurse administers a dose of digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient, the
nurse should assess:
a. blood pressure
b. respiratory rate
c. apical heart rate
d. level of consciousness
c. apical heart rate
3 When do you obtain lab sample for trough for vancomycin
The primary care provider orders peak and trough levels for a patient who
is receiving intravenous vancomycin every 12 hours. When should the
nurse obtain a blood specimen to measure the trough?
a) With the morning routine laboratory studies
b) Approximately 30 minutes before the next dose
c) Two hours after the next dose infuses
d) While the drug is infusing
b) Approximately 30 minutes before the next dose
4. What are teratogenic medications
Teratogenic drugs should be avoided in which patient population?
a) Pregnant women
b) Elderly
c) Children
d) Adolescents
a) Pregnant women
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5. What is the usual reason that morphine sulfate is given for pain
A patient with end-stage cancer is prescribed morphine sulfate to reduce
pain. For which effect is this medication prescribed?
a) Supportive
b) Restorative
c) Substitutive
d) Palliative
d) Palliative
6. Dry mouth is what type of drug effect
After receiving diphenhydramine, a patient complains that his mouth is
very dry. This is not uncommon for patients taking this medication. Which
drug effect is this patient experiencing?
a) Side effect
b) Adverse reaction
c) Toxic reaction
d) Supportive effect
a) Side effect
7. Actions to take for medication allergic reactions
While receiving an intravenous dose of an antibiotic, levofloxacin, a patient
develops severe shortness of breath, wheezing, and severe hypotension.
Which action should the nurse take first?
a) Administer epinephrine IM.
b) Give bolus dose of intravenous fluids.
c) Stop the infusion of medication.
d) Prepare for endotracheal intubation.
c) Stop the infusion of medication.
8.Types of medication reactions
A client you are caring for has developed respiratory depression as a
result of excessive morphine. This is an example of which of the following
drug effects?
1) Primary effect
2) Side effect
3) Adverse reaction
4) Toxic reaction
answer:4) Toxic reaction
A patient develops urticaria and pruritus 5 days after beginning phenytoin
for treatment of seizures. Which type of reaction is the patient most likely
experiencing?
a) Mild adverse reaction
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