Pharm CMS practice questions
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a. "Remove the prior dose before applying a new dose"
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A nurse is teaching a client about transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client understands?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before i apply the patch"
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B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly"
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair"
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch"
A nurse is reviewing the health history of a client who has migraine headaches and is to begin
prophylaxis therapy with propranolol. Which of the following findings in the client history should the
nurse report to the provider?
2 a. the client had a prior myocardial infarction.
b. the client takes warfarin for atrial fibrillation
c. the client takes an SSRI for depression
d. an ECG indicates a first-degree heart block
Pharm CMS practice questions
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following instructions should the nurse provide for the client? Select all that apply.
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should include which of the following instructions?
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A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a A. One
client who has a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days.
How many times per day should the nurse
expect to administer this medication?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
A nurse educator is reviewing medication C. Liver failure
metabolism at an in-service presentation. E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes
Which of the following factors should the
educator include as a reason to administer
lower medication dosages? (select all that
apply)
A. increased renal excretion
B. increased medication-metabolizing
enzymes
C. liver failure
D. peripheral vascular disease
E. concurrent use of medication the same
pathway metabolizes
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A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling
to a client. Which of the following actions D. Drop the medication into the clients conjunctival sac
should the nurse take? (select all that apply) E. Instruct the client to close the eye gently after instillation
A. Have the client lie on one side
B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling
C. Tell the client to blink when the drops
enter the eyes
D. Drop the medication into the clients
conjunctival sac
E. Instruct the client to close the eye gently
after instillation
A nurse is teaching a client about C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair"
transdermal patches. Which of the following
statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the client understands?
A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab
before i apply the patch"
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly"
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin
with no hair"
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of
the old patch"
A nurse reviewing a client's medical record A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of
notes a new prescription for verifying the medication.
trough level of the client's medication. Which
of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Obtain a blood specimen immediately
prior to administering the next dose of
medication.
B. Verify that the client has been taking the
medication for 24 hr before obtaining a
blood specimen.
C. Ask the client to provide a urine specimen
after the next dose of medication.
D. Administer the medication,and obtain a
blood specimen 30 min late
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