NUR2407 Section P1 Pharmacology practice exam docs questions and answers

NUR2407 Section P1 Pharmacology - Residential and Online - 2018 Summer Quarter Question 1 The nurse is providing client education after laboratory findings reveal an elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). How would the nurse best explain the implication of the laboratory findings to the client? Question 2 When metronidazole (Flagyl) is a component of the H. Pylori treatment regimen, what instructions should the client receive? Question 3 A client calls from home to report that his lispro (Humalog) insulin appears cloudy. What would be the nurse's best response? Question 4 In which of these situations would the nurse question the administration of steroid eye drops? Question 5 Parent's bring their child to the clinic because they suspect the child has pinworms. What education is the most important for the nurse to provide to the parents? Question 6 A steroid dependent client has a blood glucose level of 249 mg/dL. Her blood pressure is 178/99 and she is complaining of muscle aches and weakness. Her face appears very round and puffy. What would the nurse suspect? What type of advocacy does the client need? Question 7 Given these reports on clients receiving chemotherapy, which client should the nurse see first? Question 8 Lantus insulin (glargine) is prescribed for a hospitalized patient who is diabetic. When will the nurse administer this drug? Question 9 An elderly client who lives alone in the community is concerned about recent exposure to the flu and asks for an influenza vaccination. What client education should the nurse provide? Question 10 A campus nurse is teaching a group of college students about the safe use of oral contraceptives. Which of these groups should be counseled to avoid the use of oral contraceptives? Question 11 A public health nurse is providing client education for a client who is being treated for scabies. The client has been prescribed 5% permethrin cream to eradicate the scabies. What instruction about applying the cream should the nurse provide? Question 12 The nurse manages care for a client with diabetes who takes metformin (Glucophage). Which laboratory result would cause the nurse to question the prescription? Question 13 What advice should the nurse offer a client who is being started on a significant amount of Prednisone? Question 14 The nurse is administering the first dose of Vancomycin to a client with MRSA. The client suddenly becomes hypotensive, nauseated, and develops hives. What should the nurse do? Question 15 A client with type 1 diabetes who takes insulin reports taking propranolol for hypertension. Why would this cause the nurse to be concerned? Question 16 A nurse is reinforcing instructions about the effects of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine. Which statement by the client indicates that this client needs further instruction? Question 17 The nurse is caring for a client who comes to the clinic with tinea corporis, ringworm, for which the prescriber orders clotrimazole. What education about this medication should the nurse provide? Question 18 A client is receiving Diflucan. What should the nurse know to give this medication safely? Question 19 A client in ketoacidosis needs IV insulin. What should the nurse understand before giving IV insulin? Question 20 The nurse is giving an injection to a client with suspected Hepatitis B. After the injection the nurse suffers a dirty needle stick. What is the most important thing the nurse should do for self-protection?