Pharmacology Clear And Simple A Guide to Drug 2nd Edition By Watkins
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
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.
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.
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Alzheimer’s agents KEY: Application
MSC: NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies
NOT: See Medication Labels/Abbreviations (p. 70): Qhs means at bedtime.
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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