NR224 Fundamentals of Nursing Final Exam With Answers (67 Solved Questions)
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The nurse receives an order to start getting a loop diuretic to a patient to help lower his or
her blood pressure. The nurse determines the appropriate route for administering the
diuretic according to: - The prescriber's order.
the order from the perscriber needs to indicate the route of administration
A patient is receiving intravenous (IV) push medication. If the drug infiltrates into the outer
tissues, the nurse: - Stops the administration of the medication and follows agency policy.
If a patient who is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids develops tenderness, warmth, erythema,
and pain at the site, the nurses suspects: - Phlebitis.
After seeing a patient, the physician gives a nursing student a verbal order for a new
medication. The nursing student first needs to: - Explain to the physician that the order
needs to be given to a registered nurse.
A nurse accidentally gives a patient a medication at the wrong time. The nurse's first
priority is to: - Assess the patient for adverse effects.
Which of the following factors is associated with rapid absorption of a drug? - Intravenous
route of administration.
What is the term used for the concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the
desired effect without causing toxicity? - Therapeutic range.
What is the term used for the highest plasma concentration? - Peak level.
What is the term used for the point when a drug is at the lowest concentration? - Trough
level.
What is the term used for the amount of time it takes for 50% of the blood concentration of
a drug to be eliminated from the body? - Half-life.
her blood pressure. The nurse determines the appropriate route for administering the
diuretic according to: - The prescriber's order.
the order from the perscriber needs to indicate the route of administration
A patient is receiving intravenous (IV) push medication. If the drug infiltrates into the outer
tissues, the nurse: - Stops the administration of the medication and follows agency policy.
If a patient who is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids develops tenderness, warmth, erythema,
and pain at the site, the nurses suspects: - Phlebitis.
After seeing a patient, the physician gives a nursing student a verbal order for a new
medication. The nursing student first needs to: - Explain to the physician that the order
needs to be given to a registered nurse.
A nurse accidentally gives a patient a medication at the wrong time. The nurse's first
priority is to: - Assess the patient for adverse effects.
Which of the following factors is associated with rapid absorption of a drug? - Intravenous
route of administration.
What is the term used for the concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the
desired effect without causing toxicity? - Therapeutic range.
What is the term used for the highest plasma concentration? - Peak level.
What is the term used for the point when a drug is at the lowest concentration? - Trough
level.
What is the term used for the amount of time it takes for 50% of the blood concentration of
a drug to be eliminated from the body? - Half-life.
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