A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. the medication has a long half life of 4 days. How many times per day should
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One
Two
Three
Four Correct Ans - One
A staff educator is reviewing mediation dosages and factors that influence medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages, select all that apply
Increased renal excretion
Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
Liver failure
Peripheral vascular disease
Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes Correct Ans - Liver failure, concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take, select all that apply
Have the client lie on her side
Ask the client to look up at the ceiling
Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye
Drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac
Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation Correct Ans - Ask the client to look up at the ceiling, drop the medication into the center of the client's conjunctival sac, Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understand the instructions?
I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch.
I will rotate the application sites weekly.
I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair.
I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. Correct Ans - I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair.
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication
Verify that the client has been taking the medication for 24 hr before obtaining a blood specimen
Ask the client to provide a urine specimen after the next dose of medication
Administer the medication, and obtain a blood specimen 30 min later Correct Ans - Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication
A nurse is preparing a client's medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take in following legal practice guidelines, select all that apply
maintain skill competency
determine the dosage
monitor for adverse effects
safeguard medications
identify the client's diagnosis Correct Ans - maintain skill competency, monitor for adverse effects, safeguard medications
A nurse reviewing a client's health record notes a new prescription for lisinopril 10 mg once every day. The nurse should identify this a which of the following types of prescription?
Single
Stat
Routine
Standing Correct Ans - Routine
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondanseteron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea and vomiting for a client who has hyperemisis gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
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