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Which are given to reduce fever? a. opiate agonists b. salicylates c. methadone-like derivatives d. opiate partial agonists - Correct Answer-salicylates The following are opiate agonists EXCEPT a. codeine and morphine sulfate b. oxycontin and Percodan c. Talwin and Darvon d. Dilaudid and Demerol - Correct Answer-Talwin and Darvon Which are the strongest anti-lipemic drugs? a. bile acid-binding resins b. fibric acids c. statins d. Zetia and Omacor - Correct Answer-statins Common side effects of anti-lipemic drugs are a. chest pain b. nausea c. hypotension d. dizziness - Correct Answer-nausea In a normal cardiac cycle, the impulse starts in the a. atria b. SA node c. AV node d. bundle of His - Correct Answer-SA node Another term for dysrhythmia is - Correct Answer-arrhythmia Which dysrhythmia has more P waves than QRS complexes? a. sinus tachycardia b. premature atrial contractions c. atrial flutter d. atrial fibrillation - Correct Answer-atrial flutter dysrhythmia that develop above the bundle of His are called a. sinus dysrhythmias b. premature contractions c. junctional rhythms d. supra-ventricular dysrhythmias - Correct Answer-supra-ventricular dysrhythmias Ventricular dysrhythmias develop a. in the SA node b. in the AV node c. above the bundle of His d. below the bundle of His - Correct Answer-below the bundle of His
Which is NOT considered life threatening? a. atrial fibrillation b. premature ventricular contractions c. ventricular tachycardia d. ventricular fibrillation - Correct Answer-atrial fibrillation Intra-nasal cortico-steroids are given to a. liquify secretions b. ease breathing c. reduce sedation d. reduce inflammation - Correct Answer-reduce inflammation Intra-nasal cortico-steroids are given to treat a. common cold b. emphysema c. allergic rhinitis d. rhinitis medicamentosa - Correct Answer-allergic rhinitis intra-nasal cortico-steroids are given to reduce the following except a. nasal burning b. itching c. rhinorrhea d. sneezing - Correct Answer-nasal burning Which liquify mucus? a. anti-inflammatory b. antitussives c. broncho-dilators d. expectorants - Correct Answer-expectorants Broncho-dilators are given to a. promote a productive cough b. ease breathing c. liquify secretions d. dry secretions - Correct Answer-ease breathing A person has other drugs ordered with the antacids. the drugs are given a. with the antacids b. 30 mins before c. 30 mins after d. 1 hour before OR 2 hours after - Correct Answer-1 hour before OR 2 hours after an antacid is high in sodium and should observe for signs and symptoms such as a. heart failure b. diabetes c. asthma d. urinary retention - Correct Answer-heart failure Histamine receptor antagonists result in a. decreased amounts of gastric juices b. a low pH of stomach contents c. increased GI motility d. decreased GI motility - Correct Answer-decreased amounts of gastric juices
a. decreased gastric juices and decreased GI mobility b. increased gastric juices and increased GI mobility c. decreased amounts of histamine d. increased amounts of histamines - Correct Answer-decreased gastric juices and decreased GI mobility Which is an anti-spasmodic agent? a. Aciphex b. Atropnie c. Riopan d. Zantac - Correct Answer-Atropnie Which can cause a chalky taste in the mouth? a. antacids b. coating agents c. anti-spasmodics d. gastro-intestinal prostaglandins - Correct Answer-antacids Which can cause mental disturbances? a. antacids b. coating agents c. anti-spasmodics d. gastro-intestinal prostaglandins - Correct Answer-anti-spasmodics Emesis means a. diarrhea b. constipation c. retching or griping d. vomiting - Correct Answer-vomiting Drugs that cause bowel evacuation are called a. anti-diarrheals b. anti-emetics c. laxatives d. enemas - Correct Answer-laxatives Which is a phenothiazine used to control vomiting? a. prochlorperazine b. haloperidol c. trimethobenzamide d. dimenhydrinate - Correct Answer-prochlorperazine Which is often used to control motion sickness? a. prochlorperazine b. haloperidol c. trimethobenzamide d. dimenhydrinate - Correct Answer-dimenhydrinate Benzodiazepines are used to prevent nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy because they also a. control diarrhea b. reduce anxiety c. improve alertness d. improve memory - Correct Answer-reduce anxiety Stimulant laxatives
a. cause an irritation that promotes peristalsis b. draw water into the intestine c. contains oils d. draw water into the feces - Correct Answer-cause an irritation that promotes peristalsis Which maintain fluid and electrolyte balance? a. androgens b. estrogen c. gluco-corticoids d. mineralocorticoids - Correct Answer-mineralocorticoids Which have anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, and immuno-suppressant activity? a. androgens b. estrogens c. testosterone d. mineralocorticoids - Correct Answer-androgens Oral glucocorticoids are given a. before meals b. with meals c. after meals d. at bedtime - Correct Answer-with meals Corticosteroids may cause signs and symptoms of a. electrolyte embalance b. masculine characteristics c. infection and inflammation d. allergies - Correct Answer-electrolyte embalance A person has a history of mental health problems. Behavior changes may occur when taking a. corticosteroids b. estrogens c. progestins d. androgens - Correct Answer-corticosteroids Estrogen may be used in the treatment of the following except a. menopause b. some types of breast cancer c. advanced prostate cancer d. endometriosis - Correct Answer-advanced prostate cancer Progestins are used for the following except a. breast cancer in post-menopausal women b. contraception c. endometriosis d. abnormal uterine bleeding - Correct Answer-breast cancer in post-menopausal women Male hormones are lacking, what is this called? a. androgen deficiency b. eunuchism c. hypogonadism d. priapism - Correct Answer-eunuchism Contraceptives are used to a. prevent pregnancy
c. prostate d. urethra - Correct Answer-kidney pelvis which does not occur in OAB syndrome? a. urgency b. frequency c. incontinence d. diuresis - Correct Answer-diuresis Drugs given for OAB syndrome can cause a. numbness and tingling in the arms and legs b. rust brown to yellow urine c. dry mouth, constipation, and blurred vision d. hematuria and nocturia - Correct Answer-dry mouth, constipation, and blurred vision Two types of eye drops are ordered. You apply the first type. How long do you wait for the second? a. at least 5 minutes b. 1 hour c. 30 mins d. a few hours - Correct Answer-at least 5 minutes a person has glaucoma. the goal of the drug is to a. prevent infection b. reduce intra-ocular pressure c. reverse blindness d. restore normal vision - Correct Answer-reduce intra-ocular pressure Cholinergic agents and cholinesterase inhibitors may cause a. increased intra-ocular pressure b. infection c. problems seeing at night d. kidney failure - Correct Answer-problems seeing at night Adrengeric agents a. dilate pupils b. increase intra-ocular pressure c. cause problems seeing at night d. cause heart failure - Correct Answer-dilate pupils Beta-adrenergic blocking agents a. decrease intra-ocular pressure b. increase intra-ocular pressure c. dilate pupils d. constrict pupils - Correct Answer-decrease intra-ocular pressure Prostaglandin agonists a. decrease intra-ocular pressure b. increase intra-ocular pressure c. dilate pupils d. constrict pupils - Correct Answer-decrease intra-ocular pressure Anti-cholinergics a. lubricate the eyes b. prevent infection c. cause problems seeing at night
d. cause sensitivity to bright lights - Correct Answer-cause sensitivity to bright lights corticosteroids are used a. to increase intra-ocular pressure b. to decrease intra-ocular pressure c. before and after cataract surgery d. to treat allergic reactions of the eye - Correct Answer-to treat allergic reactions of the eye Artificial tears are used to a. treat allergies b. dilate the pupils c. constrict the pupils d. lubricate the eyes - Correct Answer-lubricate the eyes Which is NOTa warning sign of cancer? a. painful, swollen joints b. a sore that does not heal c. unusual bleeding or discharge d. discomfort after eating - Correct Answer-painful, swollen joints Chemotherapy is most effective a. when the tumor is first diagnosed b. after surgery c. after radiation d. when the tumor is small - Correct Answer-when the tumor is small A person receiving chemo will likely experience a. diarrhea b. burns c. skin breakdown d. weight gain - Correct Answer-skin breakdown An involuntary muscle contraction of sudden onset is called a. clonus b. hyperreflexia c. spasm d. jerk - Correct Answer-spasm The rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of the skeletal muscles is called a. clonus b. spasm c. jerking d. hyperreflexia - Correct Answer-clonus Centrally Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants act a. directly on the muscles b. depressing the CNS c. inhibiting reflex activity at the spinal chord d. by blocking nerve impulses - Correct Answer-depressing the CNS All centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants cause some degree of a. confusion b. orthostatic hypotension c. sedation d. spasticity - Correct Answer-sedation
a person with a weakened immune system develops an infection. It is caused by a non-pathogen. The person has a. a bacterial infection b. healthcare associated infection c. opportunistic infection d. secondary infection - Correct Answer-opportunistic infection a person is being treated for an infection. Another infection develops. This is called a. bacterial infection b. healthcare associated infection c. opportunistic infection d. secondary infection - Correct Answer-secondary infection To maintain blood levels of the drug, antimircobals are usually given a. at regular intervals b. at the same times everyday c. every 6 hours d. every 12 hours - Correct Answer-at regular intervals Which is NOT penicillin? a. Amoxil b. Cipro c. Pincipen d. trimox - Correct Answer-Cipro A common side effect of penicillin is a. diarrhea b. hearing loss c. photo-toxicity d. tingling - Correct Answer-diarrhea Anti-viral drugs used to treat HIV also are used to reduce the frequency of a. hep B b. Hep c c. opportunistic infections d. secondary infections - Correct Answer-opportunistic infections Nutrition is a. fats, protein, carbs, vitamins, and minerals b. many processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption and use of foods and fluid in body c. MyPyramid d. balance between calories taken in and used in the body - Correct Answer-many processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption and use of foods and fluid in body Vitamin A is needed for a. vision b. muscle tone c. formation of red blood cells d. healthy bones - Correct Answer-vision Vitamin B12 is needed for a. nervous system function b. growth c. healthy eyes
d. digestive system - Correct Answer-nervous system function Vitamin K is needed for a. blood clotting b. resistance to infection c. healthy bones d. protein metablosim - Correct Answer-blood clotting Sodium is needed for a. blood clotting b. bone and teeth health c. thyroid gland function d. fluid balance - Correct Answer-fluid balance Which is needed for nerve and heart function? a. phosphorus b. iron c. iodine d. potassium - Correct Answer-potassium Enteral nutrition a. requires an NG tube b. is given into a central venous site c. is given in the GI tract d. requires IV - Correct Answer-is given in the GI tract For a tube feeding, the person is positioned in a. Fowler's or semi-Fowler's position b. left lying c. right lying d. supine - Correct Answer-Fowler's or semi-Fowler's position Which is an oral nutritional supplement? a. Ensure b. aloe c. green tea d. st. John's wort - Correct Answer-Ensure When giving a rectal or vaginal drug, you should wear a. mask b. shoe coverings c. gloves d. eye shields - Correct Answer-gloves Vaginal drugs are often given a. bedtime b. before the shower c. early afternoon d. late afternoon - Correct Answer-bedtime You are giving drugs from a drug cart. When you ender a persons room you, a. ask a CNA to watch the cart for you b. leave the unlocked cart in the hallway c. wheel the drug cart into the room d. lock the cart before entering the persons room - Correct Answer-lock the cart before entering the
d. negligence - Correct Answer-negligence only a portion of a controlled substance is ordered. What should you do with the unused portion? a. return it to the medicine room b. Return it to the pharmacy d. save the unused portion for the next dose d. document and place the unused portion in a designated secure, locked area until it can be appropriately dispose of per facility policy - Correct Answer-document and place the unused portion in a designated secure, locked area until it can be appropriately dispose of per facility policy Taking a person's drugs for your own use is a. drug diversion b. malpractice c. boundary crossing d. negligence - Correct Answer-drug diversion A person has difficulty swallowing his or her drug. You a. hold the drug b. call the pharmacist c. tell the doctor d. tell the nurse - Correct Answer-tell the nurse If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you are a. committing libel b. fraudulent c. abusive d. negligent - Correct Answer-negligent When giving an eye medication, you a. apply the drops or ointment to the cornea b. give eye drops at room temperature c. remove eye secretions by cleaning from the outer to the inner aspect of the eye d. tilt the persons head forward - Correct Answer-give eye drops at room temperature The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this task before. You a. refuse to do the task without an explanation b. ignore the request from the nurse c. tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help d. do the task without asking questions - Correct Answer-tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help Primary routes of excretion for a drug are a. secretion into saliva and breast milk b. elimination through urine and feces c. exhalation from the lungs d. evaporation from the skin and nails - Correct Answer-elimination through urine and feces Ear medications are given a. at room temperature b. after being heated c. cold d. directly from the refrigerator - Correct Answer-at room temperature drugs should be stored in a refrigerator
a. with fluids b. beverages c. only for drugs d. with food - Correct Answer-only for drugs A person has an allergy to a drug listed on the MAR. you should a. tell the unit secretary b. tell the nurse c. call the doctor d. give the drug - Correct Answer-tell the nurse A prescription label is not complete. you should a. give the drug b. check the expiration date c. tell the nurse d. call the pharmacy - Correct Answer-tell the nurse The basic unit of body structure is the a. cell b. neuron c. nephron d. ovum - Correct Answer-cell The outer layer of skin is called the: a. dermis b. epidermis c. integument d. myelin - Correct Answer-epidermis Which is not a function of the skin? a. provides the protective covering for the body b. regulates body temperature c. senses cold, pain, touch, and pressure d. provides the shape and framework for the body - Correct Answer-provides the shape and framework for the body Which allows movement? a. bone marrow b. synovial membrane c. joints d. ligaments - Correct Answer-joints skeletal muscles a. are under involuntary control b. appear smooth c. are under voluntary control d. appear striped and smooth - Correct Answer-are under voluntary control The highest functions in the brain take place in the a. cerebral cortex b. medulla c. brainstem d. spinal nerves - Correct Answer-cerebral cortex The ear is involved with
b. semen c. testis d. scrotum - Correct Answer-testis The male sex cell is called a. semen b. ovum c. gonad d. sperm - Correct Answer-sperm the female sex gland is the a. ovary b. cervix c. uterus d. vagina - Correct Answer-ovary the discharge of the lining of the uterus is called a. endometrium b. ovulation c. fertilization d. menstruation - Correct Answer-menstruation the immune system protects the body from a. low blood sugar b. disease and infection c. loss of fluid d. stunted growth - Correct Answer-disease and infection the endocrine glands secrete a. hormones b. mucus c. semen d. insulin - Correct Answer-hormones Skin absorption of drugs is enhanced in infants. this is because their skin, a. is thinner b. has more water c. is dry d. has fewer hair follicles - Correct Answer-has more water You are giving drugs to an older person. Which of the following may enhance skin absorption? a. thin skin b. dry skin c. wrinkled skin d. decreased blood flow to the skin - Correct Answer-thin skin A tablet is too large for a person to swallow. With the nurse's permission, you can a. crush the tablet and mix it with food b. give the liquid form of the same drug c. ask the person to chew the tablet d. dissolve the drug in water - Correct Answer-crush the tablet and mix it with food Before giving a chewable tablet, you should a. taste the drug b. ask about the person's saliva flow
c. mix the drug with food d. ask about loose teeth - Correct Answer-ask about loose teeth These statements are about gastro-intestinal absorption of drugs in older persons. Which is FALSE? a. gastric acid secretion increases b. stomach emptying is slower c. GI mobility is slower d. blood flow to the stomach and intestines is decreased - Correct Answer-gastric acid secretion increases Drugs are given orally to an older person. The person is at risk for the following except a. enzymes b. ulcers c. constipation d. diarrhea - Correct Answer-enzymes Drug distribution is likely to be greater in a. infants b. persons with liver disease c. persons with kidney disease c. older persons - Correct Answer-infants In persons with liver or kidney disease, you should expect drug dosages to be a. increased b. decreased c. within the normal range d. half the normal range - Correct Answer-decreased Therapeutic drug monitoring is done to measure a. metabolites b. enzymes c. a drug's concentration in body fluids d. drug toxicity - Correct Answer-a drug's concentration in body fluids You assist the nurse with therapeutic drug monitoring by measuring a. vital signs and urine output b. gastric pH c. blood pH d. drug blood levels - Correct Answer-vital signs and urine output The following are used to give oral drugs to children except a. medicine cups b. oral droppers c. oral syringes d. pacifiers - Correct Answer-pacifiers A child cannot swallow a capsule. With the nurse's permission, you can a. sprinkle the contents onto small amounts of applesauce, jelly or pudding d. sprinkle the contents into a flavored drink c. dilute the capsule following the manufacturer's instructions d. have the child chew the drug - Correct Answer-sprinkle the contents onto small amounts of applesauce, jelly or pudding From birth through the teenage years, children should not be given a. tylenol
b. creating new body responses c. reconstituting a body fluid d. diluting a body fluid - Correct Answer-Forming a chemical bond within specific sites the process by which the body inactivated a drug is called a. absorption b. distribution c. metabolism d. excretion - Correct Answer-metabolism A drug is given by the enteral route. You know that the drug is given a. into a vein b. into a muscle c. beneath the skin d. into the GI tract - Correct Answer-into the GI tract The nurse tells you that the blood level of a drug is too high. You know that the a. person is taking illegal drugs b. person is at risk for high toxicity c. the rate or absorption is low d. the rate of excretion is high - Correct Answer-person is at risk for high toxicity Most drugs are metabolized a. in the kidneys b. by white blood cells c. by the GI tract d. in the liver - Correct Answer-liver Most drugs leave the body through a. the skin b. the lungs c. saliva d. urine and feces - Correct Answer-urine and feces Which is life threatening: a. an allergic reaction b. an adverse drug reaction c. an idiosyncratic drug reaction d. an anaphylactic reaction - Correct Answer-an anaphylactic reaction A person complains of severe itching. You observe raised, irregular patches on the person's skin. This is called a. a side effect b. an adverse drug reaction c. anaphylaxis d. hives - Correct Answer-hives A hyper-sensitivity to a drug is called a. an allergic reaction b. an adverse drug reaction c. side effect d. an anaphylactic reaction - Correct Answer-an allergic reaction Which has no active ingredients? a. IM
b. IV c. subcutaneous d. placebo - Correct Answer-placebo A person needs higher dosages of a drug to produce the same effects that lower dosages once gave. This is called a. tolerance b. dependence c. cumulative effect d. drug interaction - Correct Answer-tolerance When checking drug information you must use a. the PDR b. package inserts c. the most current resource d. online resources - Correct Answer-the most current resource A single drug order is given a. at once b. as needed c. at a certain time d. at bedtime - Correct Answer-at a certain time Which abbreviation is on the "do not use" list? a. QD b. PO c. AC d. q6h - Correct Answer-QD Which abbreviation is safe to use? a. cc b. U c. QOD d. mL - Correct Answer-mL A drug order state to give the drug if the person has not had a bowel movement for 3 days. Where will you find information about the drug order? a. the Kardex b. graphic sheet c. progress notes d. care plan - Correct Answer-the Kardex You gave a PRN drug as directed by the nurse. Besides the MAR, where should you record giving the drug? a. the Kardex b. graphic sheet c. progress notes d. care plan - Correct Answer-progress notes When is a copy of the order sent to the pharmacy? a. as soon as it is written b. after it is transcribed c. at the end of the shift d. at the time noted by the doctor - Correct Answer-after it is transcribed
