UNIT 2 POST TEST Flashcards
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities?
The patient and patient’s daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
Risk for injury
A patient’s chart includes an order that reads as follows: “Lanoxin 250 mcg once daily at 0900.” Which action by the nurse is correct?
The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain the most information from the patient?
“When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
“What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?”
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Put into correct order the steps of the nursing process,
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a newly admitted patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? Select all that apply
Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
