NUR 242 Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts
Exam 2
Question:
The nurse preceptor is discussing the medication aspirin with a student nurse. Which statement, if made by the student nurse, would require follow up by the nurse preceptor?
Answer:
"The dosage of aspirin for children should be based on the child's weight in grams."
Question:
The nurse is teaching a client who has been prescribed allopurinol to treat gouty arthritis. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer:
Take this medication with food.
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The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed a nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drug (NSAID) to treat a sprain. The nurse recognizes that NSAIDs are contraindicated in clients who have
Answer:
peptic ulcer disease (PUD).
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The nurse is teaching a client who has been prescribed a thyroid replacement medication about potential drug-drug interactions. The nurse determines that teaching is effective if the client states that an interaction may occur with
Answer:
oral antidiabetic medications
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The nurse has provided teaching to a client who has been prescribed levothyroxine. Which statement by the client indicates that the teaching was effective?
Answer:
"I should take this medication on an empty stomach before breakfast."
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Question:
The nurse preceptor is discussing the effects of long-term glucocorticoid use with a newly-hired nurse. It would require follow up by the nurse preceptor if the newly-hired nurse states that long term glucocorticoid use can cause
Answer:
hypoglycemia
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The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving desmopressin acetate for treatment of diabetes insipidus (DI). Which of the following findings would indicate a therapeutic response?
Answer:
Urine output decreases from 5000 mL to 2000 mL in 24 hours
Question:
The nurse is preparing to administer lispro insulin to a client. The nurse should administer this insulin
Answer:
five minutes before breakfast.
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