PN 125 Final Exam Review Questions With Correct And Revised Answers
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PN 125 Final Exam Review Questions With
Correct And Revised Answers
A physician's order indicates to administer a medication to the patient via the percutaneous route.
The nurse can anticipate that the patient will receive this medication - answerrectally.
subcutaneously.
intramuscularly.
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PN 125 Final Exam Review Questions With
Correct And Revised Answers
A physician's order indicates to administer a medication to the patient via the percutaneous route.
The nurse can anticipate that the patient will receive this medication - answer✔✔rectally.
subcutaneously.
intramuscularly.
topically.
topically
What time will the trough blood level need to be drawn if the nurse administers the intravenous
medication dose at 9:00 AM? - answer✔✔6:30 AM
11:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
Which type of nursing diagnosis will be written when the patient exhibits factors that make him
or her susceptible to the development of a problem? - answer✔✔Wellness diagnosis
Risk diagnosis
Possible diagnosis
Actual diagnosis
risk diagnosis
When receiving a report on a new admission from the emergency room, the nurse learns that the
patient is newly diagnosed with renal failure. Which medication(s) in the patient's medication
history will require dosage adjustment by the physician? (Select all that apply.) -
answer✔✔Lithium
Atenolol
Quinidine
Ampicillin
Tobramycin
In which way(s) is nursing diagnosis different from a medical diagnosis? (Select all that apply.) -
answer✔✔Conditions can be accurately identified by nursing assessment methods
Statement of the patient's alterations in structure and functions
Tend to remain the same throughout the course of illness or recovery from injury
Varies depending on patient's state of recovery
Based on research done by nurses
Description of the patient's ability to function in relation to impairment
A patient has been prescribed an anticholinergic drug for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Which
adverse effect must the nurse teach the patient to be aware of when beginning this drug? -
answer✔✔Rhinitis (runny nose)
Drowsiness
Orthostatic hypotension
Diarrhea
orthostatic hypotension
The nurse is caring for a patient taking a cholinergic agent. When auscultating lung sounds, the
nurse notes inspiratory and expiratory wheezing bilaterally. The best action for the nurse to take
would be to - answer✔✔provide the next dose of the cholinergic agent immediately.
assess heart rate and blood pressure.
withhold the next dose and notify the physician.
reposition the patient.
withhold the next dose and notify the physician
A patient hospitalized in an acute care setting reports to the nurse that since starting on an
adrenergic medication, he has been feeling "dizzy and weak." The most appropriate action for
the nurse is to - answer✔✔immediately notify the physician.
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