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NR293 Pharmacology Exam 1 Questions and Answers (100% Pass) A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple medication allergies. During which of the following steps of the nursing process should the nurse identify the client's allergies? A. Planning B. Evaluation C. Data Collection D. Imple...

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NR293 Pharmacology Exam 1 Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)

A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple medication allergies. During which of the

following steps of the nursing process should the nurse identify the client's allergies?


A. Planning


B. Evaluation


C. Data Collection


D. Implementation -Correct Answer-C. Data Collection


A nurse is caring for a client and realizes after administering the 0900 medications that

she gave digoxin 0.25 mg PO to the client instead of the prescribed dose of digoxin

0.125 mg PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?


A. notify the provider


B. contact the nursing supervisor


C. check the client's apical pulse


D. complete an incident report -Correct Answer-C. check the client's apical pulse




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A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client. Which of the following

abbreviations indicates the greatest frequency of medication administration?


A. BID


B. TID


C. QID


D. Q8h -Correct Answer-C. QID


A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has impaired

swallowing. The nurse should crush the medication when administering which of the

following prescriptions?


A. Aspirin EC 80 mg PO daily


B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast


C. Metformin XR 500 mg PO daily


D. Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg SL PRN chest pain, can repeat q 5 min for 2 additional doses. -

Correct Answer-B. Levothyroxine 75 mcg PO q AM before breakfast


EC = enteric coated, XR = extended release, SL = sublingually


A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cefotetan 1 g via intermittent IV bolus

every 12 hours to treat a postoperative infection. Which of the following manifestations

should the nurse monitor for as an adverse effect of the medication?




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A. disorientation


B. epistaxis


C. constipation


D. jaundice -Correct Answer-B. Epistaxis


Cefotetan is an antibiotic that affects vitamin K levels, which can result in bleeding and

epistaxis. It is a second generation cephalosporin.


A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative. The client reports a

pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 and has a prescription for meperidine. Which of the

following routes of administration will deliver the medication with the shortest time of

onset?


A. oral


B. Intravenous


C. intramuscular


d. subcutaneous -Correct Answer-B. Intravenous


nurse is monitoring a client with pneumonia who has received penicillin G

intramuscularly. Which of the following findings should the nurse plan to evaluate first?


A. pain at the injection site


B. prolonged motor dysfunction



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C. laryngeal edema


D. temperature of 99.7 F -Correct Answer-C. laryngeal edema


this can indicate an allergic reaction, possibly anaphylaxis


A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is taking a medication and

notes that the client's blood tests show an elevated level of the enzymes aspartate

aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). The nurse should

recognize that these findings are potential indications of which of the following

conditions?


a. renal dysfunction


b. myelotoxicity


c. hepatic toxicity


d. cardiac dysrhythmia -Correct Answer-c. hepatic toxicity


A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a

new prescription for memantine. The nurse should identify that which of the following

findings increases the risk for reduced clearance of the medication?


A. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 60 international units.


B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min


C. HbA1c 5%




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