Final exam practice questions 2

The nurse is preparing to administer a medication received from the provider by the telephone. She writes down "Amoxicillin 750 PO TID". What is missing from the prescription that you would address with the provider?

• Dosage

• Medication

• Route

• Time/frequency

The nurse is preparing to administer Amoxicillin to her patient. She knows that prior to administering this medication, she must take a blood sample to check for the lowest serum concentration. This is also known as:

• Toxic

• Trough

• Peak

• Half-life

What is important to remember when giving a medication to a patient via the ear canal?

• Pull the client's pinna down and back before administering

• Warm the medication to room temperature before administering

• Have the patient lay supine prior to administering

• Clean the ear canal prior to administering

The nurse has administered a blood pressure medication and quickly realizes she gave the wrong dosage amount. What is the first course of action the nurse would take?

• Notify the patient

• Check the patient's vital signs

• Fill out an incident report

• Notify the provider

The nurse is assessing a client who reports a pain of 8 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. What finding would the nurse expect to see during this assessment:

• Bradycardia

• Bradypnea

• Hypertension

• Hypotension

The nurse is caring for a patient with nausea and vomiting. What type of acid-base imbalance is the patient is risk for?

• Respiratory acidosis

• Respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic acidosis

• Metabolic alkalosis

The nurse is educating the patient on lifestyle changes they can make such as exercise, diet and staying up to date with immunizations. This type of prevention is called:

• Tertiary

• Primary

• Secondary

The nurse is educating a patient on how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following statements should the nurse tell the patient.

• Use the incentive spirometer once every 6 hours

• Hold your breath for 3 to 5 seconds every time you use the spirometer to promote lung expansion

• Have the client lay supine while using the incentive spirometer

• Use the incentive spirometer 10 times with each use