NR293 Pharmacology Exam 1
2024/25
A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple medication allergies. During which of the following steps of the
... [Show More] nursing process should the nurse identify the client's allergies?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Data Collection
D. Implementation - 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 - ANSWER C. check the client's apical pulse
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 - 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. - 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?
A. disorientation
B. epistaxis
C. constipation
D. jaundice - 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 [Show Less]