NURS 6521N Week 2 Quiz – Question with Answers – Set 1

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NURS 6521N Week 2 Quiz – Question and Answers – Walden University

  1. Drugs have a high potential for abuse. There is no routine therapeutic use for these drugs and they are not available for regular use. They may be obtaine for “investigational use only” by applying to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Examples include heroin and LSD. Which scheduled drug is this?
  2. A nurse is admitting a Mexican woman to the hospital who cannot speak or understand English. The patient is alone, and there is no interpreter available. When trying to communicate with the patient the nurse will
  3. A patient has taken an overdose of a vitamin/mineral supplement containing magnesium. The nurse will be sure to assess
  4. A nurse who provides care in a long-term care facility is documenting a new resident’s medication regimen on the resident’s intake admission. The nurse is documenting the generic, rather than proprietary, names of the resident’s current drugs because
  5. The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total amount of medication patient will take per day?
  6. A nurse is providing care for a 71-year-old woman who was ….to emigrate from Mexico to the United States 6 months ago. Earlier this week, the woman …..while getting off a bus and fractured her hip. How should the woman’s nurse best exemplify cultural competence in the care of this patient?
  7. A nurse at a large, university hospital has been ….that a drug trial will be taking place that may involve several patients in the hospital over the next several months. What is the nurse’s most likely role in this drug testing process?
  8. A patient will begin three new medications as part of her treatment plan. The nurse practitioner understands that proper disposal of medications is key when the nurse practitioner states
  9. Federal legislation dictates a lengthy and rigorous process of testing for new drugs. What is the primary purpose of this testing process?
  10. These drugs have a potential for abuse, but the potential is lower than for drugs on Schedule 2. These drugs contain a combination of controlled and noncontrolled substances. Use of these drugs can cause a moderate to low physiologic dependence and a higher psychological dependence. A verbal order can be given to the pharmacy and the prescription can be refilled up to five times within 6 months. Examples include certain narcotics (codeine) and nonbarbiturate sedatives. This is scheduled drug
  11. A nurse has just completed a medication history on a newly admitted patient. In order to complete medication reconciliation for this patient the nurse will
  12. A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs to one of her patients. Which of the following should the nurse consider when administering narcotics to patients in a hospital setting?
  13. Which of the following serves to protect the public by ensuring the purity of a drug and its contents?
  14. The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 ml tid for 10 days? The nurse practitioner would expect the pharmacist to fill the prescription bottle with how many ml?
  15. Drugs have a valid medical use but a high potential for abuse, both psychological and physiologic. In an emergency, a Schedule 2 drug may be …..by telephone if a written prescription cannot be provided at the time. However, a written prescription must be provided within 72 hours with the words authorization for emergency dispensing written on the prescription. These prescriptions cannot be …… A new prescription must be written each time. Examples include certain amphetamines and barbiturates. This is scheduled drug nurs 6521n week 2 quiz
  16. A nurse is caring for a 46-year-old patient of Chinese origin who has bipolar disorder. The physician has prescribed lithium carbonate (Eskalith) to treat the disorder. The nurse is aware that the lithium dose will likely be ……in a
  17. A Native American man who lives a traditional lifestyle is …..to have heart surgery. The tribal chief has ….that the tribe’s medicine man perform a ritual before the patient goes to surgery. The nurse’s response to this request should be
  18. What critical piece of information is missing from the following medication order: Amoxicillin 250 mg every 8 hours?
  19. A nurse receives an order to administer a critically ill patient two drugs immediately (stat). The nurse begins the process by
  20. A patient has been ….a Scheduled 5 drug, an example of this drug is nurs 6521n week 2 quiz
  21. A patient with seasonal allergies is …..by her recent nasal congestion and has expressed her desire to treat it by using pseudoephedrine. The nurse should inform the patient that
  22. A nurse practitioner understands when prescribing a medication that there are certain questions to address. Check all that apply. nurs 6521n week 2 quiz
  23. A patient comes to primary clinic for strep throat. A throat swab culture is sent to lab. What information is ….for the nurse practitioner to disclose on lab transmittal?
  24. A nurse is a member of a research team that is exploring unique differences in responses to drugs that each individual possesses, based on genetic make-up. This area of study is …..
  25. Which of the following patients should be …..by the nurse to avoid over-the-counter cold and allergy preparations that contain phenylephrine?nurs 6521 week 2 quiz answers