chapter 17

Question 1

What is the correct conversion for the improper fraction ?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 7.79
d. 79.7

Answer 1

b. 8

Question 2

Which of the following fractions is the largest?
a. 3/4
b. 1/4
c. 1/2
d. 1/8

Answer 2

a. 3/4

Question 3

Which of the following fractions is the smallest?
a. 1/8
b. 1/4
c. 1/2
d. 3/4

Answer 3

a. 1/8

Question 4

What is the product of 1/2 x 3/4?
a. 3/8
b. 4/5
c. 2/3
d. 1/4

Answer 4

a. 3/8

Question 5

What is the product of 1/2 divided by 3/4?
a. 3/8
b. 4/5
c. 2/3
d. 1/4

Answer 5

b. 4/5

Question 6

What is 2.34 + 0.77?
a. 0.01
b. 90.4
c. 2.417
d. 3.11

Answer 6

d. 3.11

Question 7

What is 6.147 rounded to the nearest tenth?
a. 6.2
b. 6.15
c. 6.14
d. 6.1

Answer 7

d. 6.1

Question 8

What is 2.5 x 2?
a. 1.25
b. 5
c. 50
d. 22.5

Answer 8

b. 5

Question 9

What is 4.5 divided by 3?
a. 0.75
b. 1.5
c. 5
d. 0.66

Answer 9

b. 1.5

Question 10

What is 0.9% expressed as a decimal?
a. 9
b. 0.9
c. 0.09
d. 0.009

Answer 10

d. 0.009

Question 11

What is expressed as a percent?
a. 50%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 5%

Answer 11

b. 20%

Question 12

Which is the same ratio as 2:100?
a. 1:50
b. 5:300
c. 1:20
d. 4:25

Answer 12

a. 1:50

Question 13

The medication order reads “Ibuprofen 600 mg PO tid.” The bottle is labeled “Ibuprofen
200 mg/tab.” How many tablets should the nurse administer?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 6

Answer 13

c. 3

Question 14

The health care provider has ordered furosemide 20 mg stat. The ampule is labeled 40
mg/mL. What dose should the nurse administer?
a. 0.8 mL
b. 0.5 mL
c. 2.0 mL
d. 8.0 mL

Answer 14

b. 0.5 mL

Question 15

0.5 L is equal to how many mL?
a. 0.0005 mL
b. 0.05 mL
c. 50 mL
d. 500 mL

Answer 15

d. 500 mL

Question 16

The average adult dose of Phenergan is 50 mg. Using the Young rule for a 10-year-old, what
is the correct dosage for the child?
a. 23 mg
b. 25 mg
c. 30 mg
d. 35 mg

Answer 16

a. 23 mg

Question 17

A 35-lb child is to receive an IM medication. The average adult dose is 75 mg. Using the
Clark rule, what dosage should the nurse administer?
a. 30.5 mg
b. 25.5 mg
c. 20.5 mg
d. 17.5 mg

Answer 17

d. 17.5 mg

Question 18

Tylenol gr V is ordered. The available tablet is 0.3 g. What dosage should the nurse
administer?
a. 1 tablet
b. 1.5 tablets
c. tablet
d. 2 tablets

Answer 18

a. 1 tablet

Question 19

Lanoxin 0.125 mg is to be given. The nurse converts the dose to how many grams?
a. 1.250 g
b. 1250 g
c. 0.000125 g
d. 0.00125 g

Answer 19

c. 0.000125 g

Question 20

Atropine 0.4 mg is to be given. Ampule is labeled gr 1/150/mL. What dose should the nurse
administer?
a. 1.5 mL
b. 0.25 mL
c. 0.5 mL
d. 1 mL

Answer 20

d. 1 mL

Question 21

A 150-lb man is to receive a medication based on milligrams/kilograms. He is to receive 1
mg/kg. What dosage should the nurse administer?
a. 50 mg
b. 68 mg
c. 75 mg
d. 80 mg

Answer 21

b. 68 mg

Question 22

0.5 g of medication is ordered. The label reads 125 mg/mL. What is the correct dose to be
administered?
a. 1 mL
b. 2 mL
c. 3 mL
d. 4 mL

Answer 22

d. 4 mL

Question 23

What is the main organ that inactivates and metabolizes drugs?
a. Spleen
b. Liver
c. Lungs
d. Pancreas

Answer 23

b. Liver

Question 24

When giving a subcutaneous injection to a very thin patient, how does the nurse alter the
injection technique?
a. Using a 23-gauge needle
b. Spreading the skin before injection
c. Pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 45-degree angle
d. Injecting the medicine quickly to reduce pain

Answer 24

c. Pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 45-degree angle

Question 25

The nurse cautions a patient taking an anticoagulant that he should avoid taking aspirin because one drug may increase the action of the other drug. What is the correct term for this effect? a. Compatibility b. Antagonism c. Synergism d. Cooperation

Answer 25

c. Synergism

Question 26

When a patient comes into the emergency department with a narcotic overdose, the nurse anticipates that the patient will be treated with Narcan. What drug classification isNarcan? a. Enhancer b. Substitute c. Control d. Antagonist

Answer 26

d. Antagonist

Question 27

The nurse administered a sedative to an older adult who was having difficulty sleeping. Later, the patient was walking the halls and becoming agitated. What is this drug response known as? a. Expected b. Untoward c. Idiosyncratic d. Hypersensitive

Answer 27

c. Idiosyncratic

Question 28

In some health care facilities, the LPN/LVN is allowed to take telephone orders from a health care provider. What is one precaution the nurse must take when receiving a verbal order? a. Write quickly. b. Repeat the order to the health care provider. c. Have another nurse listen on an extension. d. Sign and initial the health care provider’s name on the order.

Answer 28

b. Repeat the order to the health care provider.

Question 29

The nurse who was going off shift had prepared the medications for the nurse who was going to relieve her to save the oncoming nurse time. What would be the correct action of the oncoming nurse? a. Give the medications when ordered. b. Recheck the medications. c. Never give medications another person has prepared. d. Identify each medication as it is given.

Answer 29

c. Never give medications another person has prepared.

Question 30

What important principle should be taken to prevent medication errors? a. Placing an unlabeled syringe on the medication cart b. Following the six rights of medication administration c. Leaving a medication with the patient only when family is there d. Always charting medications before the end of the shift

Answer 30

b. Following the six rights of medication administration

Question 31

When the patient complains about his IV lines and asks if he can have the medication by mouth, what is the most appropriate response by the nurse? a. “Pills are difficult for many patients to swallow.” b. “Medication by mouth is absorbed more slowly than by any otherroute.” c. “It takes more time for the nurse to prepare and administer oral medications.” d. “It leads to more errors to give pills, because the pills all look alike.”

Answer 31

b. “Medication by mouth is absorbed more slowly than by any otherroute.”

Question 32

What landmarks are used for the administration of an intramuscular injection into the gluteal site? a. The tip of the coccyx and the greater trochanter b. Between the center of the gluteus and the iliac spine c. Between the posterior iliac crest and the greater trochanter d. On an imaginary line between the center of the gluteus and the greater trochanter

Answer 32

c. Between the posterior iliac crest and the greater trochanter

Question 33

What screening test is accomplished by performing an intradermal injection? a. Diabetes b. Tuberculosis c. Hepatitis d. Meningitis

Answer 33

b. Tuberculosis

Question 34

To help relax the anal sphincter during the insertion of a suppository, the nurse should ask the patient to ?

Answer 34

exhale

Question 35

When giving a tubal medication, the nurse should flush the tubing with 30 to 50 ? of water.

Answer 35

ml

Question 36

Jane Doe September 23 Amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 6 hours for 10 days Dr. John Smith The essential component missing is the ?

Answer 36

time