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1 | P a g e RN ATI Fundamentals (10.0) Chapter 1 1. A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) a. Home health care b. Rehabilitation facilities c. Diagnostic centers d....

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1. A client is prescribed phenobarbital sodium E. instructing the
(Luminal) for a seizure disorder. The medica- client to close
tion has a long half-life of 4 days. Based on the eye gently
this half-life, the medication will most likely
be prescribed
A. once a day
B. twice a day
C. three times a day
D. four times a day


2. A nurse educator is reviewing medication
dosages and factors that influence
medication metabolism with a group of
nurses. Medication dosages may need to be
decreased for which of the following (Select
all that apply)
A. increased renal excretion
B. increased medication-metabolizing en-
zymes
C. liver failure
D. peripheral vascular disease
E. concurrent use of medication metabolized
by the same pathway




3. A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops
to a client. Which of the following are
appropri- ate nursing interventions related to
this proce- dure? (Select all that apply)
A. Using medical aseptic technique
B. asking the client to look up at the ceiling
C. having the client lie in a side-lying position
D. dropping medication into the center of
the client's conjunctival sac

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A

Rationale: Medication with long half-lives re-
main at their therapeu- tic levels between
doses for long periods of time. Therefore, this
medica- tion can be administered once a day.

C&E

Rationale: Liver failure can decrease metabo-
lism and thus increase the concentration of a
medication. This may require decreasing the
dose. When 2 medica- tions are metabolized in
the same way, they may compete for
metabolism, thereby increasing the
concentration of one or both meds. The other
an- swers involved increasing the dose of the
med.

B, D, & E

Rationale: The client should be instructed to
look up at the ceiling to avoid the drop falling
on the cornea and increas- ing intraocular
pressure. The medication should be dropped
into the cen-




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ter of the
conjunctival sac to
promote better
distribution. They
should close the eye
gently to improve
distribution of the
med. Surgical aseptic
technique is used &
the client should be
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching to a sitting in a supine
client who has a new prescription for a trans- position.
dermal med. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates C
understanding of the teaching?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol Rationale:
swab prior to applying the patch" Transdermal patches
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly" should be ap- plied
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin on an area of the
with no hair" skin that is free of
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of hair to promote
an old patch" absorption of the
med.
5. A nurse is reviewing a client's health record
and notes a new prescription by the provider
to verify the trough level of the client's
medica- tion. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. have a blood specimen obtained A
immediate- ly prior to the next dose of the
med Rationale: To verify
B. verify that the client has been on the med- the trough level,
ication for 24 hr before ordering a blood blood should be
spec- imen. obtained immediately
C. ask the client to provide a urine before the next dose
specimen after the next dose of the med of the med.
D. begin administering the med, and obtain
a blood specimen

6.
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A nurse is preparing a client's meds. Which of A, C, & D
the following are legal responsibilities of the
nurse? (Select all that apply) Rationale:
A. maintaining skill competency Maintaining skill
B. determining the dosage competency, using
C. monitoring for adverse effects appropriate
D. safeguarding meds administra- tion of
E. identifying the client's diagnosis med, safeguarding
meds, like controlled
sub- stances, and
monitoring for side
effects/adverse
effects are all legal
re- sponsibilities of
nurses. A nurse
should be informed
about a client's
diagnosis, but
7. A nurse is reviewing a client's health record
identifying the
and notes a new prescription by the
diagno- sis and
provider for lisinopril (Zestril) 10 mg PO
determining the med
everyday. The nurse should recognize this
dose is the role of the
as which of the following types of
provider.
prescription?
A. single C
B. stat
C. routine Rationale: This type
D. standing of prescription is
given on a regular
8. A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for
schedule and is
ondansetron (Zofran) 4 mg PO PRN nausea
administered
& vomiting for a client who has
everyday until it is
hyperemesis
gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of DC.
the following parts of the prescription with
the provider?
A. name
D
B. dosage
C. route
E. time Rationale: This is not
4/

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