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Quiz #z6
1.) Potassium chloride 10 mEq intravenously has been ordered for a client whose potassium is 2.9
following diuretics. How will the nurse administer the potassium dose?
A) Dilute the dose in a 50 ml IV rider and infused over 1 hour
B) Push the dose as a rapid IV push because of the patient’s dangerously low potassium level
C) Push the dose slowly over 10 minutes
D) Ask to give the dose in a large muscle since the intravenously route is too dangerous
2.) A client who has been taking Lisinopril (an ace inhibitor) for 2 weeks complains of a dry cough. How
should the nurse respond to this complaint?
A) The cough will subside within 5 to 7 days when the body becomes accustomed to the medicine.
B) The cough is a sign of impending angioedema. The client should stop the medicine immediately.
C) The cough is a result of immune suppression. The client should stop the medicine immediately
D) The cough is a common side effect of prils. Sartans may be prescribed instead if it becomes
intolerable
3.) A client is experiencing edema. Which over-the-counter medication might be reducing the diuretic
effects of her lisinopril?
A) St John’s Wort
B) Glucosamine
C) Vitamin C
D) Ibuprofen
4.) A client, who has been seeing multiple doctors, reports that she is taking Lisinopril and another
antihypertensive medication, the name of which she can’t recall. What type of antihypertensive is
contraindicated when people are taking ACE inhibitors due to risk of compound effects?
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D) Valsartan
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Answers2023-2024
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Quiz #z6
1.) Potassium chloride 10 mEq intravenously has been ordered for a client whose potassium is 2.9
following diuretics. How will the nurse administer the potassium dose?
A) Dilute the dose in a 50 ml IV rider and infused over 1 hour
B) Push the dose as a rapid IV push because of the patient’s dangerously low potassium level
C) Push the dose slowly over 10 minutes
D) Ask to give the dose in a large muscle since the intravenously route is too dangerous
2.) A client who has been taking Lisinopril (an ace inhibitor) for 2 weeks complains of a dry cough. How
should the nurse respond to this complaint?
A) The cough will subside within 5 to 7 days when the body becomes accustomed to the medicine.
B) The cough is a sign of impending angioedema. The client should stop the medicine immediately.
C) The cough is a result of immune suppression. The client should stop the medicine immediately
D) The cough is a common side effect of prils. Sartans may be prescribed instead if it becomes
intolerable
3.) A client is experiencing edema. Which over-the-counter medication might be reducing the diuretic
effects of her lisinopril?
A) St John’s Wort
B) Glucosamine
C) Vitamin C
D) Ibuprofen
4.) A client, who has been seeing multiple doctors, reports that she is taking Lisinopril and another
antihypertensive medication, the name of which she can’t recall. What type of antihypertensive is
contraindicated when people are taking ACE inhibitors due to risk of compound effects?
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A) Thiazide diuretics
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B) Beta #zblockers
C) Potassium-sparing #zdiuretics
D) Calcium #zchannel #zblockers
5.) In #zpreparing #zdischarge #zeducation #zfor #za #zclient #zwho #zhas #zjust #zbegun #zhydrochlorothiazide #ztherapy,
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#zrelationship #zto #zthe #zdischarge #zprescription?
A) blood #zsugar #zlevel #zof #z80 #zmg/dL
B) potassium #zlevel #zof #z3.1 #zmEq/L
C) hemoglobin #zof #z15 #zg/dL
D) potassium #zlevel #zof #z4.8 #zmEq/L.
6.) A #zclient #zhas #zhad #zhypertension #zfor #zapproximately #z7 #zyears #zand #znow #zis #zinterested #zin #zbecoming
#zpregnant. #zWhat #zis #zthe #zsafest #zanti-hypertensive #zfor #za #zwoman #zin #zthe #zearly #zstages #zof #zpregnancy?
A) Amlodipine
B) Lisinopril
C) Methyldopa
D) Valsartan
7.) If #za #zclient #zis #ztaking #zcarvedilol, #za #zbeta #zblocker, #zwhich #zadverse #zeffect #zshould #zthe #znurse #zwatch #zfor?
A) Hypoventilation
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C) Hypergylcemia
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8.) While preparing to administer a scheduled dose of digoxin, the nurse finds
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B) Withhold #zthe #zdrug #zand #znotify #zthe #zprescriber #zimmediately.
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B) Withhold #zthe #znext #zdose #zof #zfurosemide.
C) Continue #zto #zmonitor #zthe #zpatient #zfor #zheart #zfailure.
D) Document #zthe #zfindings #zand #zreassess #zin #z1 #zhour.
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B) “I #zshould #ztake #zone #ztablet #zevery #z5 #zminutes, #zup #zto #za #ztotal #zof #zthree #ztablets #zif #zneeded.”
C) “I #zshould #zstore #zmy #znitroglycerin #zin #zits #zoriginal #zdark #zbottle #zto #zprotect #zit #zfrom #zlight.”
D) “I #zshould #zkeep #zthe #zbottle #zof #znitro #ztightly #zclosed #zto #zprotect #zthe #ztablets.”
14.) A #zclient #zpresents #zto #zthe #zemergency #zdepartment #zwith #zchest #zpain. #zOn #za #zscale #zof #z1:10 #zhe
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B) Has #zthe #zpatient #zused #zany #zalcohol #zor #zdrugs #zfor #zerectile #zdysfunction #zrecently?
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D) Has #zthe #zpatient #zhad #za #zprevious #zheart #zattack?
