Med Pass
Which safest nursing action should ensure that a medication is given to the right patient?
Checking the patient’s identification bracelet
Which health problem is a potential side effect or adverse reaction of any class of diuretic drug?
Dehydration
All waste breaks down in the body through metabolism and are removed from the body through the process of ______________.
Excretion
The LVN/LPN is preparing to administer insulin to a patient with diabetes. What should the nurse assess prior to administering the insulin?
Glucose/Blood sugar
You are caring for an elderly patient who is newly admitted with a suspected urinary tract infection requiring antimicrobial therapy. Which of the following tests would you expect the healthcare provider to order before initiating treatment?
Culture and sensitivity studies
The LPN/LVN is preparing to give eye drops and eye ointment to a 75-year-old patient
with glaucoma. Which of the following are important for the LPN/LVN to remember about ophthalmic drug therapy?
The LPN/LVN should place the eye drop in the ______ of the eye and should apply pressure to the _________ of the eye to decrease systemic absorption of the drug. The LPN/LVN should wait a minimum of ___________ in between the 2 eye drops.
lower lid
inner corner
5 minutes
Weight gain of 2 pounds in 4 days- subjective or objective?
Objective
Which route when giving medicine will result in the fastest action of relief of pain?
Intravenous
You are preparing to instill otic drops into the ear canal of an adult. What is the correct technique for giving otic drugs to an adult?
Pull the external ear up and back
Which laboratory value is most likely to be elevated in a patient presenting with acute gout?
Uric acid
How would a nurse ensure that the medication order is accurate?
By checking the medication record with the original physicians order
What is the most important action to take or assessment to make before giving any drug for dysrhythmia to a patient?
Listening to the apical pulse for a full minute
A sulfonamide, Bactrim, is ordered for a patient with a urinary tract infection. What should you include in the teaching plan for the patient who is taking this drug?
Drink large amounts of water with this drug
Which is done after giving drug through a nasogastric tube that is connected to suction?
The tube is clamped for 30 minutes and then reconnected to suction
A patient newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) asks how this infection is transmitted. What is your best response?
“TB is transmitted by inhaling droplets from coughing or sneezing.”
Which drug reduces the production of aqueous humor in the anterior chamber of the eye?
Acetazolamide (Diamox)
You are about to begin teaching a patient with a psychosis about taking typical antipsychotic drugs. Which of the following statements would you include in your teaching plan?
“Do not abruptly stop taking this drug.”
A nurse must check for which two specific types of patient responses to drug therapy?
Therapeutic effects and adverse effects
Which of the following symptoms is associated with aspirin toxicity?
Tinnitus
A patient has been scheduled for a routine colonoscopy. Which of the following laxatives would be most appropriate to use for preparing the colon for this procedure?
An osmotic laxative
What specific problem can develop in a patient who has been prescribed both a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and a phenothiazine?
Cardiac dysrhythmias
A fasting glucose level is considered normal within what range?
70-90 mg/dL
A male patient taking daily aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular complications informs you that he is planning to have a tooth extraction next week. What correct information should be provided to this patient?
“Stop taking the aspirin 7 days before the dental procedure.”
What is the main reason that insulin is needed as drug therapy for people who have type 1 diabetes?
The beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin
A patient is brought to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath is suspected of having an acute MI. Which assessment is a priority for this patient with a suspected acute MI who may be given a fibrinolytic drug as treatment?
Ask the patient or family when the symptoms first began