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[Show more]The nurse in the clinical research setting is knowledgable about ethical principles and protection of human subjects. What principle is demonstrated by ensuring the patient's right to self-determination? 
a. Beneficence 
b. Respect for persons 
c. Justice 
d. Informed consent - ANSWER-B 
 
The ...
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Add to cartThe nurse in the clinical research setting is knowledgable about ethical principles and protection of human subjects. What principle is demonstrated by ensuring the patient's right to self-determination? 
a. Beneficence 
b. Respect for persons 
c. Justice 
d. Informed consent - ANSWER-B 
 
The ...
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving intravenous theophylline. The patient complains of 
headache and nausea. The nurse will contact the provider to 
a. change the medication to an oral theophylline. 
b. obtain an order for a serum theophylline level. 
c. request an order for an analge...
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Add to cartThe nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving intravenous theophylline. The patient complains of 
headache and nausea. The nurse will contact the provider to 
a. change the medication to an oral theophylline. 
b. obtain an order for a serum theophylline level. 
c. request an order for an analge...
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The nurse will anticipate administering which medication to this patient to help prevent thrombus formation caused by slow venous blood flow? 
a. Alteplase (Activase) 
b. Aspirin 
c. Clopidogrel (Plavix) 
d. Low-molecular-weight heparin - ANSWER-ANS: ...
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Add to cartThe nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The nurse will anticipate administering which medication to this patient to help prevent thrombus formation caused by slow venous blood flow? 
a. Alteplase (Activase) 
b. Aspirin 
c. Clopidogrel (Plavix) 
d. Low-molecular-weight heparin - ANSWER-ANS: ...
he patient has returned to the floor from surgery after a hip arthroplasty. For the first 48 hours post-op, meperidine is ordered for pain control. Which of the following is a major side effect of meperidine? 
A. Decreased blood pressure 
B. Decreased pulse rate 
C. Decreased temperature 
D. Decreas...
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Add to carthe patient has returned to the floor from surgery after a hip arthroplasty. For the first 48 hours post-op, meperidine is ordered for pain control. Which of the following is a major side effect of meperidine? 
A. Decreased blood pressure 
B. Decreased pulse rate 
C. Decreased temperature 
D. Decreas...
he nurse is preparing to administer a drug and learns that it is an indirect-acting cholinergic agonist. The 
nurse understands that this drug 
a. acts on muscarinic receptors. 
b. acts on nicotinic receptors. 
c. inhibits cholinesterase. 
d. inhibits cholinergic receptors. - ANSWER-C 
 
Rational: 
...
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Add to carthe nurse is preparing to administer a drug and learns that it is an indirect-acting cholinergic agonist. The 
nurse understands that this drug 
a. acts on muscarinic receptors. 
b. acts on nicotinic receptors. 
c. inhibits cholinesterase. 
d. inhibits cholinergic receptors. - ANSWER-C 
 
Rational: 
...
The nurse is performing a medication history on a patient who reports using phentermine HCl (Suprenza) 15 mg/day for the past 3 months as an appetite suppressant. The nurse will contact the patient's provider to discuss 
 
 
a. changing the medication to phentermine-topiramate 
 (Qsymia). 
b. incr...
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Add to cartThe nurse is performing a medication history on a patient who reports using phentermine HCl (Suprenza) 15 mg/day for the past 3 months as an appetite suppressant. The nurse will contact the patient's provider to discuss 
 
 
a. changing the medication to phentermine-topiramate 
 (Qsymia). 
b. incr...
Which drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is administered? 
a. Intramuscular cephalosporins 
b. Intravenous vasopressors 
c. Oral analgesics 
d. Subcutaneous antiglycemics - ANSWER-c 
 
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a rapid drug action. W...
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Add to cartWhich drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is administered? 
a. Intramuscular cephalosporins 
b. Intravenous vasopressors 
c. Oral analgesics 
d. Subcutaneous antiglycemics - ANSWER-c 
 
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a rapid drug action. W...
he nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic? - ANSWER-Pharmacotherapeutics 
 
What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer? - ANSWER-It enhances patient adherence to the drug regime...
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Add to carthe nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic? - ANSWER-Pharmacotherapeutics 
 
What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer? - ANSWER-It enhances patient adherence to the drug regime...
Which drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is administered? 
a. Intramuscular cephalosporins 
b. Intravenous vasopressors 
c. Oral analgesics 
d. Subcutaneous antiglycemics - ANSWER-c. Oral analgesics 
 
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a rap...
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Add to cartWhich drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is administered? 
a. Intramuscular cephalosporins 
b. Intravenous vasopressors 
c. Oral analgesics 
d. Subcutaneous antiglycemics - ANSWER-c. Oral analgesics 
 
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a rap...
A patient describes having vivid dreams to the nurse. The nurse understands that these occur during which 
stage of sleep? 
a. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep 
b. Stage 2 nonrapid eye movement sleep 
c. Stage 3 nonrapid eye movement sleep 
d. Stage 4 nonrapid eye movement sleep - ANSWER-A 
 
Rational...
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Add to cartA patient describes having vivid dreams to the nurse. The nurse understands that these occur during which 
stage of sleep? 
a. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep 
b. Stage 2 nonrapid eye movement sleep 
c. Stage 3 nonrapid eye movement sleep 
d. Stage 4 nonrapid eye movement sleep - ANSWER-A 
 
Rational...
he nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL) 50 mg to a patient who has a blood pressure of 160/95 mm Hg. The nurse notes that the patient had a urine output of 200 mL in the past 12 hours. The nurse will perform which action? 
a. Administer the medication ...
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Add to carthe nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL) 50 mg to a patient who has a blood pressure of 160/95 mm Hg. The nurse notes that the patient had a urine output of 200 mL in the past 12 hours. The nurse will perform which action? 
a. Administer the medication ...
. The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about diabetes. The nurse explains that which type of diabetes is the most common? 
a. Type 1 diabetes mellitus 
b. Type 2 diabetes mellitus 
c. Diabetes insipidus 
d. Secondary diabetes - ANSWER-ANS: B 
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common ...
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Add to cart. The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about diabetes. The nurse explains that which type of diabetes is the most common? 
a. Type 1 diabetes mellitus 
b. Type 2 diabetes mellitus 
c. Diabetes insipidus 
d. Secondary diabetes - ANSWER-ANS: B 
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common ...
lternative Medicine - ANSWER-health care practices and products used in place of conventional medicine 
 
Complimentary Medicine - ANSWER-used together with conventional medicine 
 
Aloe vera - ANSWER-helps with burns and pain relief externally 
helps with constipation when taken internally 
(may ca...
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Add to cartlternative Medicine - ANSWER-health care practices and products used in place of conventional medicine 
 
Complimentary Medicine - ANSWER-used together with conventional medicine 
 
Aloe vera - ANSWER-helps with burns and pain relief externally 
helps with constipation when taken internally 
(may ca...
Important monitoring for Clonazepam - ANSWER-Respiratory rate since Clonazepam is a CNS depressant 
 
A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain after falling from a ladder at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over the past few hours but cannot remember h...
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Add to cartImportant monitoring for Clonazepam - ANSWER-Respiratory rate since Clonazepam is a CNS depressant 
 
A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain after falling from a ladder at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over the past few hours but cannot remember h...
The nurse is required to chart the patient's response to all of the following groups of medications except: - ANSWER-antihyperlipidemics 
 
What is the primary purpose of self-medication administration? - ANSWER-To empower the patient to be more effective in management of the therapeutic regimen 
 ...
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Add to cartThe nurse is required to chart the patient's response to all of the following groups of medications except: - ANSWER-antihyperlipidemics 
 
What is the primary purpose of self-medication administration? - ANSWER-To empower the patient to be more effective in management of the therapeutic regimen 
 ...
The nurse is obtaining consent from a subject newly recruited for a clinical drug trial that will last for 6 months. All subjects will be given gift certificates for participating. One subject says, "Well, I guess if the drug doesn't work, I'll just have to put up with the symptoms for 6 months....
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Add to cartThe nurse is obtaining consent from a subject newly recruited for a clinical drug trial that will last for 6 months. All subjects will be given gift certificates for participating. One subject says, "Well, I guess if the drug doesn't work, I'll just have to put up with the symptoms for 6 months....
The nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis for a plan of care for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which statement reflects the correct format for a nursing diagnosis? 
a. Anxiety 
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy 
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug the...
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Add to cartThe nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis for a plan of care for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which statement reflects the correct format for a nursing diagnosis? 
a. Anxiety 
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy 
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug the...
1. A patient is receiving interferon alpha (Roferon-A) subcutaneously. The patient experiences chills, fatigue, and malaise, and the nurse assesses a temperature of 102 F. The nurse will notify the provider of the temperature and will anticipate which order? 
 
a. Administer acetaminophen (Tylenol)....
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Add to cart1. A patient is receiving interferon alpha (Roferon-A) subcutaneously. The patient experiences chills, fatigue, and malaise, and the nurse assesses a temperature of 102 F. The nurse will notify the provider of the temperature and will anticipate which order? 
 
a. Administer acetaminophen (Tylenol)....
The nurse is teaching a female patient who will begin taking 2 tablets of 325 mg acetaminophen every 4 to 6 
hours as needed for pain. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-I may take acetaminophen up to 6 times daily if needed. 
 
The parent of a 5-year-ol...
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Add to cartThe nurse is teaching a female patient who will begin taking 2 tablets of 325 mg acetaminophen every 4 to 6 
hours as needed for pain. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-I may take acetaminophen up to 6 times daily if needed. 
 
The parent of a 5-year-ol...
The nurse is caring for a patient who has asthma and administers a selective Bets-2 agonist to treat bronchospasm. The nurse will expect this drug to also cause which side effect? 
a. Elevated glucose 
b. Elevated Blood pressure 
c. Elevated Heart Rate 
d. Increased GI motility - ANSWER-a. Elevated ...
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Add to cartThe nurse is caring for a patient who has asthma and administers a selective Bets-2 agonist to treat bronchospasm. The nurse will expect this drug to also cause which side effect? 
a. Elevated glucose 
b. Elevated Blood pressure 
c. Elevated Heart Rate 
d. Increased GI motility - ANSWER-a. Elevated ...
A 28-year-old patient has been prescribed penicillin for the first time. What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for this patient? 
A. Acute pain related to gastrointestinal (GI) effects of the drug 
B. Deficient knowledge regarding drug therapy 
C. Imbalance nutrition: less than body requi...
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Add to cartA 28-year-old patient has been prescribed penicillin for the first time. What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for this patient? 
A. Acute pain related to gastrointestinal (GI) effects of the drug 
B. Deficient knowledge regarding drug therapy 
C. Imbalance nutrition: less than body requi...
1. A patient who has traveled to an area with prevalent malaria has chills, fever, and diaphoresis. 
The nurse recognizes this as which phase of malarial infection? 
a. An erythrocytic phase 
b. An incubation phase 
c. A prodromal phase 
d. A tissue phase - ANSWER-: A 
The erythrocytic phase of mala...
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Add to cart1. A patient who has traveled to an area with prevalent malaria has chills, fever, and diaphoresis. 
The nurse recognizes this as which phase of malarial infection? 
a. An erythrocytic phase 
b. An incubation phase 
c. A prodromal phase 
d. A tissue phase - ANSWER-: A 
The erythrocytic phase of mala...
1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic. The nurse notes that the provider has ordered serum drug peak and trough levels. The nurse understands that these tests are necessary for which type of drugs? 
a. Drugs with a broad spectrum 
b. Drugs with a narrow spec...
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Add to cart1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic. The nurse notes that the provider has ordered serum drug peak and trough levels. The nurse understands that these tests are necessary for which type of drugs? 
a. Drugs with a broad spectrum 
b. Drugs with a narrow spec...
A patient was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last month, and has complained of a dull ache in the abdomen for the past 4 months. This pain has been gradually increasing, and the pain relievers taken at home are no longer effective. What type of pain is the patient experiencing? 
a. Acute pain 
b...
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Add to cartA patient was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last month, and has complained of a dull ache in the abdomen for the past 4 months. This pain has been gradually increasing, and the pain relievers taken at home are no longer effective. What type of pain is the patient experiencing? 
a. Acute pain 
b...
What occurs during the vascular phase of inflammation? 
A. Leukocyte and protein infiltration into inflamed tissue 
B. Vasoconstriction with leukocyte infiltration into inflamed tissue 
C. Vasoconstriction and fluid influx into the interstitial space 
D. Vasodilation with increased capillary permeab...
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Add to cartWhat occurs during the vascular phase of inflammation? 
A. Leukocyte and protein infiltration into inflamed tissue 
B. Vasoconstriction with leukocyte infiltration into inflamed tissue 
C. Vasoconstriction and fluid influx into the interstitial space 
D. Vasodilation with increased capillary permeab...
1. The nurse is administering antihypertensive drugs to older adult patients. The nurse knows that which adverse effect is of most concern for these patients? 
a. Dry mouth 
b. Hypotension 
c. Restlessness 
d. Constipation - ANSWER-b. Hypotension 
 
2. When giving antihypertensive drugs, the nurse w...
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Add to cart1. The nurse is administering antihypertensive drugs to older adult patients. The nurse knows that which adverse effect is of most concern for these patients? 
a. Dry mouth 
b. Hypotension 
c. Restlessness 
d. Constipation - ANSWER-b. Hypotension 
 
2. When giving antihypertensive drugs, the nurse w...
What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?-ANSWER - Official 
 
Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements?-ANSWER - United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF) 
 
is the most comprehensive reference available ...
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Add to cartWhat is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?-ANSWER - Official 
 
Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements?-ANSWER - United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF) 
 
is the most comprehensive reference available ...
A nurse is ordered to draw blood levels for a person receiving an antibiotic. The nurse is aware that peaks and troughs of serum antibiotic levels are monitored for drugs with a: - ANSWER-narrow therapeutic index. 
 
A client's medication warrants peak and trough levels to be drawn. The nurse is aw...
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Add to cartA nurse is ordered to draw blood levels for a person receiving an antibiotic. The nurse is aware that peaks and troughs of serum antibiotic levels are monitored for drugs with a: - ANSWER-narrow therapeutic index. 
 
A client's medication warrants peak and trough levels to be drawn. The nurse is aw...
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