(Eğitim Tanrısı) Kathryn Cadenced Colgrove, Christi Doherty - Pharmacology Success_ NCLEX®-Style Q&A Review-F. A. Davis (2018)
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PHARMACOLOGY TEST-TAKING HINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
POPULATION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pediatric Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Elderly Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Females of Childbearing Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
IMPORTANT DATA TO REMEMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Medication Memory Jogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Neurological System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
QUESTIONS 7
A Client With a Head Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
A Client With Seizures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A Client With a Cerebrovascular Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A Client With a Brain Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A Client With Parkinson’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A Client With Alzheimer’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A Client With a Migraine Headache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 18
A Client With a Head Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A Client With Seizures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A Client With a Cerebrovascular Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A Client With a Brain Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
A Client With Parkinson’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
A Client With Alzheimer’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
A Client With a Migraine Headache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 31
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 35
3 Cardiovascular System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
QUESTIONS 39
A Client With Angina/Myocardial Infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A Client With Coronary Artery Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A Client With Congestive Heart Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
A Client With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A Client With Infl ammatory Cardiac Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
A Client With Arterial Occlusive Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
A Client With Arterial Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
A Client With Deep Vein Thrombosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
A Client With Anemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 55
A Client With Angina/Myocardial Infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
A Client With Coronary Artery Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
A Client With Congestive Heart Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
A Client With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
A Client With Infl ammatory Cardiac Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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A Client With Arterial Occlusive Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A Client With Arterial Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
A Client With Deep Vein Thrombosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
A Client With Anemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 72
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES 76
4 Pulmonary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
QUESTIONS 81
A Client With an Upper Respiratory Infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
A Client With a Lower Respiratory Infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
A Client With Reactive Airway Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
A Child With Reactive Airway Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
A Client With a Pulmonary Embolus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 89
A Client With an Upper Respiratory Infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
A Client With a Lower Respiratory Infection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
A Client With Reactive Airway Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
A Child With Reactive Airway Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
A Client With a Pulmonary Embolus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
PULMONARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 99
PULMONARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 102
5 Gastrointestinal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
QUESTIONS 107
A Client With Gastroesophageal Reflux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
A Client With Infl ammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
A Client With Peptic Ulcer Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
An Elderly Client With Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
A Client With Liver Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
A Client With Hepatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
A Child With Gastroenteritis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
A Client With Obesity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
A Client Experiencing Constipation or Diarrhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
A Client Undergoing Abdominal Surgery With General Anesthesia . . . . . . . . . 118
A Client Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A Client Experiencing Acute Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 124
A Client With Gastroesophageal Reflux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
A Client With Infl ammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
A Client With Peptic Ulcer Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
An Elderly Client With Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
A Client With Liver Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
A Client With Hepatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
A Child With Gastroenteritis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
A Client With Obesity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
A Client Experiencing Constipation or Diarrhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
A Client Undergoing Abdominal Surgery With General Anesthesia . . . . . . . . . 140
A Client Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
A Client Experiencing Acute Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 146
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES 151TABLE OF CONTENTS ix
6 Endocrine System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
QUESTIONS 157
A Client With Type 1 Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
A Client With Type 2 Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
A Client With Pancreatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
A Client With Adrenal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
A Client With Pituitary Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
A Client With Thyroid Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 166
A Client With Type 1 Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
A Client With Type 2 Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
A Client With Pancreatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
A Client With Adrenal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
A Client With Pituitary Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
A Client With Thyroid Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 179
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 183
7 Genitourinary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
QUESTIONS 187
A Client With Chronic Kidney Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
A Client With a Urinary Tract Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
A Client With Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
A Client With Renal Calculi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
An Adolescent With a Sexually Transmitted Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 194
A Client With Chronic Kidney Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
A Client With a Urinary Tract Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
A Client With Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
A Client With Renal Calculi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
An Adolescent With a Sexually Transmitted Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
GENITOURINARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 203
GENITOURINARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 206
8 Reproductive System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
QUESTIONS 209
A Client Experiencing Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
The Newborn Client Transitioning to Extrauterine Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
A Client Experiencing Infertility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
A Client Using Birth Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
A Client Experiencing Reproductive Hormone Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 219
A Client Experiencing Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
The Newborn Client Transitioning to Extrauterine Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
A Client Experiencing Infertility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
A Client Using Birth Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
A Client Experiencing Reproductive Hormone Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 228
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 231
9 Musculoskeletal System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
QUESTIONS 235
A Client With Low Back Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
A Client With Renal Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236x TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Client With Renal Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
A Client Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 241
A Client With Low Back Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
A Client With Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
A Client With Osteoporosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
A Client Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 250
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES 254
10 Integumentary System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
QUESTIONS 259
A Client With Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
A Client With Pressure Ulcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
A Client With a Skin Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 264
A Client With Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
A Client With Pressure Ulcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
A Client With a Skin Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 269
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES 272
11 Immune Infl ammatory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
QUESTIONS 277
A Client With an Autoimmune Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
A Client With HIV/AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
A Client With Allergies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
A Client With Rheumatoid Arthritis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
A Child Receiving Immunizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 285
A Client With an Autoimmune Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
A Client With HIV/AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
A Client With Allergies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
A Client With Rheumatoid Arthritis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
A Child Receiving Immunizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 294
IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 297
12 Cancer Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
QUESTIONS 301
A Client Receiving Chemotherapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
A Client Receiving a Biologic Response Modifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
A Client Receiving Hormone Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
A Client Receiving an Investigational Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
A Client Undergoing Surgery for Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
A Client With Chronic Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 312
A Client Receiving Chemotherapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
A Client Receiving a Biologic Response Modifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
A Client Receiving Hormone Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
A Client Receiving an Investigational Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
A Client Undergoing Surgery for Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
A Client With Chronic Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
CANCER TREATMENTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 323
CANCER TREATMENTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 328TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
13 Mental Health Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
QUESTIONS 333
A Client With a Major Depressive Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
A Client With Bipolar Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
A Client With Schizophrenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
A Client With an Anxiety Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
A Child With Attention Defi cit-Hyperactivity Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
A Client With a Sleep Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
A Client With Substance Abuse Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 344
A Client With a Major Depressive Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
A Client With Bipolar Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
A Client With Schizophrenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
A Client With an Anxiety Disorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
A Child With Attention Defi cit-Hyperactivity Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
A Client With a Sleep Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
A Client With Substance Abuse Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 358
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES 362
14 Sensory Defi cits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
QUESTIONS 367
A Client With an Eye Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
A Child With an Ear Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 371
A Client With an Eye Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
A Child With an Ear Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
SENSORY DEFICITS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 375
SENSORY DEFICITS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 378
15 Emergency Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
QUESTIONS 381
A Client Experiencing Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
A Community Facing Bioterrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
A Client Experiencing a Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
A Child Experiencing Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 387
A Client Experiencing Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
A Community Facing Bioterrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
A Client Experiencing a Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
A Child Experiencing Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
EMERGENCY NURSING COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 394
EMERGENCY NURSING COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 397
16 Nonprescribed Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401
QUESTIONS 401
A Client Taking Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
A Client Taking Vitamins/Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
A Client Self-Prescribing Medications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 405
A Client Taking Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
A Client Taking Vitamins/Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
A Client Self-Prescribing Medications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
NONPRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 410
NONPRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 413xii TABLE OF CONTENTS
17 Administration of Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417
QUESTIONS 417
The Nurse Administering Medications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
The Nurse Computing Math to Administer Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 421
The Nurse Administering Medications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
The Nurse Computing Math to Administer Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 424
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 427
18 Comprehensive Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
QUESTIONS 431
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 445
Appendix A: Drug Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Glossary of English Words Commonly
Encountered on Nursing Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4871 [Show Less]