RN PHARMACOLOGY A RELIAS A 2023 -2024 ACTUAL TEST
BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects the need for further education regarding a new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)? - ANSWER- If I get headaches, aspirin is my best options for pain
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you question of ordered by a physician? - ANSWER- ceftriaxone
You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for a person weighing 75 kg. The heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with 25,000 units. what is the starting rate of the infusion? - ANSWER- 27 mL/hr
The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The medication is supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for weighs 40 kg. How many mL of the drug would you administer?f - ANSWER-
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A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL.What medication would you expect to administer? - ANSWER- Calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is contraindicated? - ANSWER- enoxaparin (Lovenox)
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI.What education would you provide for them? - ANSWER- wash your mouth out after taking this medication to avoid staining of the teeth
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What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has received a new prescription for a PPI? - ANSWER- You should not take this medicine at the same time as other medicines.
Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? - ANSWER- NOT amiloride
Your patient has been diagnosed with chronic CHF and will be taking Lasix 80 mg PO twice a day. When teaching about high Potassium foods in the diet, which group of foods would you recommend to the patient? - ANSWER- NOT tofu, red meat, beans
which medication would you question if ordered by the provider to treat a person that is complaining of nausea and vomiting? - ANSWER- famotidine
shortly after administering an IV med, person complains of itching and feeling flushed. Hives begun to form on chest. What is the best intervention? - ANSWER- Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine and notify MD
Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the MOST approriate action? - ANSWER- document the refusal and notify the MD
you receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir. What amount of elixir will you prepare? - ANSWER-
pt has central line who is receiving TPN. What is the most important action to prevent CLABSI? - ANSWER- perform correct sterile technique
order placed for sublingual medication. Pt has NG. what is the most appropriate action? - ANSWER- administer the med
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