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If you give a pt a norco and they become drowsy or incoherent and you give them a 2nd med to counteract the norco. What is the reaction called that makes you feel the 2nd med more? - Answer-antagonist reaction What is the name under which a drug is listed by the US food and drug administration F...

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Term 2 Final UNITEK Exam Questions
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If you give a pt a norco and they become drowsy or incoherent and you give them a 2nd
med to counteract the norco. What is the reaction called that makes you feel the 2nd
med more? - Answer-antagonist reaction

What is the name under which a drug is listed by the US food and drug administration
FDA? - Answer-official

Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements? - Answer-US
pharmacopoeia/national formulary USP NF

What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a drug interaction? -
Answer-drug interaction facts

Which online drug reference makes available to health care providers and the public a
standard, comprehensive, up to date look up and downloadable resource about
medicines? - Answer-dailymed

Morphine is a narcotic with a high potential for physical and psychological dependency.
Under which classification does the drug fall? - Answer-II

Which statement is true about over the counter drugs? - Answer-They are sold without a
prescription

The nurse is administering Lomotil, a Schedule drug V drug. Which statement is true
about this drugs classification? - Answer-Abuse potential for this drug is low

The nurse planning pt teaching regarding drug names would include which statements?
(select all) - Answer-1. The official name is the name under which the drug is listed by
the US food and drug administration FDA

2. brand names are easier to pronounce, spell, and, remember

3. the first letter of the generic name is not capitalized

The nurse assess hives in a pt started on a new medication. What is the nurses priority
action? - Answer-notify physician of allergic reaction

The nurse administers an initial dose if a steroid to a pt with asthma. Thirty mins after
administration, the nurse finds the pt agitated and stating that everyone is out to get me.
What is the term for this unusual reaction? - Answer-Idiosyncratic reaction

,Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? - Answer-on the
alteration of the effect of one drug by another drug

What occurs when two drugs compete for the same receptor site, resulting in increased
activity of the first drug? - Answer-displacement

What do drug blood levels indicate? - Answer-they determine if the amount of drug in
the body is in a therapeutic range

What is the process by which a drug is transported by circulating body fluids to receptor
sites? - Answer-distribution

The nurse assesses which blood level to determine the amount of circulation medication
in a pt? - Answer-drug

The nurse administers 50mg of a drug at 6am that has a half-life of 8 hours. What time
will it be when 25mg of the drug has been eliminated from the body? - Answer-1400

What will the nurse need to determine first in order to mix two drugs in the same
syringe? - Answer-compatibility of the drugs

When obtaining a pts health history, which assessment data would the nurse identify as
having the most effect on drug metabolism? - Answer-history of liver disease

A physician's order indicates to administer a medication to the pt via the percutaneous
route. The nurse can anticipate that the pt will receive this medication: - Answer-
topically

Which are routes of drug excretion? (select all) - Answer-1. GI tract; feces

2. GU tract; urine

3. respiratory system; exhalation

Which routes enables drug absorption more rapidly than the subcut route? (select all) -
Answer-1. IV route

2. IM route

3. inhalation/sublingual

What time will the trough blood level need to be drawn if the nurse administers the
intravenous medication dose at 9am? - Answer-0830

Which drugs cause birth defect? - Answer-teratogens

,Which life threating illness may occur as a result of aspirin administration during viral
illness to pts younger than 20 years of age? - Answer-reyes syndrome

What type of antibiotic is best for an infant? - Answer-liquid

What is the primary purpose of the nursing assessment? - Answer-exploring patient's
responses to health problems

What is the basis of the NANDA I taxonomy? - Answer-human response patterns

Which type of nursing diagnosis will be written when the patient exhibits factors that
makes him or her susceptible to the development of a problem? - Answer-risk diagnosis

Which outcome statement identified by the nurse is written correctly? - Answer-within
the next 8 hours, urine output will be greater than 30 mL/hr

Which is an example of an interdependent nursing action? - Answer-administer Demerol
50mg intramuscularly (IM) every 4 hours PRN

An obese patient did not meet the goal of by the end of the second week, is able to
follow a 1500 calorie diet. What will the nurse and the patient reassess? - Answer-
patients understanding of the 1500 calorie diet

What is a critical care pathway? - Answer-a standardized care plan derived from best
practice

Which statements regarding critical pathways are true? (select all) - Answer-1. Efficient
for specific diseases or case types
2. standardized and enhanced quality care
3. enhanced communication for a variety of health care providers

The nurse is participating in the planning phase of the nursing process for a new
admission to a long-term care facility. When formulating a plan to meet the patient's
needs, the nurse will take which actions? (select all) - Answer-1. Formulate nursing
interventions
2. set priorities
3. develop measurable goals

The nurse is educating a 13-year-old boy newly diagnosed with diabetes and his
parents about diet and glucose monitoring. Which domain of learning is represented
with the patient expresses concern about feeling different from his peers? - Answer-
affective

The nurse has taught a patient's spouse to administer an injectable medication. After
the spouse completed a return demonstration of the injection in the hospital, the nurse
does not feel confident that this can be carried out independently at home and requests

, referral for a home health nurse. The nurse is using which phase of the nursing
process? - Answer-evaluation

Which represents the psychomotor domain of learning? - Answer-the patient draws up
insulin in a syringe

Which is an example of ethnocentrism? - Answer-a 36-year-old Asian prefers to take
herbs instead of an oral medication

What is the most important nursing consideration when teaching an older adult patient
about a newly prescribed medication? - Answer-present information slowly

Which action will the nurse take when it is determined that the narcotic count is incorrect
while obtaining a medication from the narcotic area? - Answer-Report the discrepancy
to the charge nurse immediately

Which is known as the fifth vital sign? - Answer-pain

Which example best demonstrates safe drug administration by the nurse? - Answer-
Administering an oral medication with the patient sitting upright

The nurse determines that a prescribed medication has not been administered as
ordered on the previous shift. What action will the nurse take? - Answer-Complete an
incident report

Who defines the standards of care for the practice of nursing? (Select all that apply.) -
Answer-a. State boards of nursing

c. Federal laws regulating health care facilities

d. The Joint Commission

e. Professional nursing associations

What must the nurse have before administering any medication? (Select all that apply.)
- Answer-a. A current license to practice
b. A medication order signed by a practitioner licensed with prescription privileges
c. Knowledge of the medication
e. Knowledge of the clients diagnosis

Which medications must be sterile? - Answer-Ophthalmic

Where does the nurse correctly administer ophthalmic medication? - Answer-In the
lower conjunctival sac

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