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Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels

Pharmacology Clear And Simple A Guide to Drug 2nd Edition By Watkins

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Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   The nurse notes orders for lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg PO qhs prn. Which action by the nurse is best?

A. Give the client 1 mg at noon each day.
B. Ask the client at bedtime if he/she would like to take an Ativan.
C. Schedule the Ativan daily with breakfast.
D. Instruct the client to ask for Ativan any time it is needed.

 

 

____     2.   The following order is written for a 28-year-old client with asthma, “Budesonide nasal (Pulmicort) 2 sprays each nostril bid.” The nurse will instruct the client to take this medication:

A. Once daily with two sprays in each nostril
B. Once each evening with one spray in each nostril
C. One spray in each nostril twice daily
D. Two sprays in each nostril two times each day

 

 

____     3.   A client with Alzheimer’s disease is started on donepezil (Aricept) 10 mg PO qhs. The nurse will administer this medication at:

A. 6 p.m.
B. 6 a.m.
C. 9 p.m.
D. 9 a.m.

 

 

____     4.   A client with diabetes mellitus is ordered sliding scale insulin glulisine (Apidra) 2 to 10 units ac and hs based on blood glucose results. The nurse will need to check the client’s blood sugar:

A. Before each meal and at bedtime
B. Fasting in the morning and again at bedtime
C. Just before breakfast and again at dinner
D. After each meal

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

TOP:   Therapeutic Classification: Antianxiety agents                   KEY:  Application

MSC:  NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies

NOT:  See Medication Labels/Abbreviations (p. 70): PO means the medication is given orally; prn means it is given as needed/desired; qhs means given at bedtime.

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

TOP:   Therapeutic Classification: Asthma medications                KEY:  Application

MSC:  NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies

NOT:  See Medication Labels/Abbreviations (p. 70): Bid stands for twice daily. The prescription is written for 2 sprays in each nostril.

 

  1. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

TOP:   Therapeutic Classification: Alzheimer’s agents                  KEY:  Application

MSC:  NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies

NOT:  See Medication Labels/Abbreviations (p. 70): Qhs means at bedtime.

 

  1. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

TOP:   Therapeutic Classification: Antidiabetic agents                  KEY:  Application

MSC:  NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies

NOT:  See Medication Labels/Abbreviations (p. 70): Ac means before meals; hs means at bedtime.

 

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