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Question 1

A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities including knowledge of pharmacodynamics. Pharmacodynamics is best described as:

Answer 1

What the drug does to the body

Question 2

A nurse needs to document that a medication has been administered under the tongue. What term would they use?

Answer 2

Sublingual

Question 3

The prescription for a patient instructs the nurse to administer flucloxacillin 250mg PO
QID. How and when is the medication administered?

Answer 3

Oral, 4x a day

Question 4

Mary Brown is 17 years old and presents with a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Clinical manifestations associated with T1D include all the following except:

Answer 4

Hyponatremia

Question 5

John Smith has a history of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. As the nurse, you are performing a risk assessment. Identify a modifiable risk factor for John:

Answer 5

Sedentary lifestyle/ insufficient exercise

Question 6

Microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus include damage to the kidney. This is called:

Answer 6

Diabetic nephropathy

Question 7

Three common complications of diabetes mellitus are:

Answer 7

Renal failure/kidney disease
Loss of vision
Peripheral arterial disease

Question 8

Measures of glycosylated hemoglobin, such as HbA1c, monitor glucose control over a period of time, relative to the average life span of a red blood cell. This is normally:

Answer 8

120 days

Question 9

Which of the following statements, regarding T1D, is true:

Answer 9

Autoimmune disease
T1D accounts for 10% of diabetes Mellitus patients
Onset mostly childhood
Symptoms manifest suddenly

Question 10

You are working in a family planning center and providing an education session on genital warts. Information you provide includes:

Answer 10

HPV vaccine 
STI check-ups 
Contraception 
Personal hygiene 
Sexual education