Keiser University, Sarasota

NURSING 1211C

Quiz 5

1)The client with acute exacerbation of asthma is being treated with asthma medications. Which assessment data indicates the medication is effective?

2. Given the following slide scale for insulin, choose the correct dose and type of insulin to give to your patient who has a blood sugar level of 251.
3. A patient taking levothyroxine (Levothroid, Synthroid) has what condition?

4. A nurse is teaching clients in an outpatient facility about the use of insulin to treatment type 1 diabetes mellitus. For which of the following types of insulin should the nurse tell the clients to expect a peak effect 1 to 5 hours after administration?
5. A clinic nurse is teaching the client newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which instructions should the nurse provide about taking levothyroxine.
6. The nurse obtains a fingerstick blood glucose reading of 48 mg/dL for the client with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). The client is to receive 6 units of regular and 10 units of NPH insulin now. Which is the nurse's best immediate intervention?
7. The nurse is caring for multiple clients with diabetes mellitus (DM). It is most important for the nurse to initiate a referral to a diabetes educator for which client?

8. A nurse is assessing a client who takes desmopressin for diabetes insipidus. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
9. Of the following medications, which one is an expectorant?
10. What is the first-line drug for the treatment of acute bronchoconstriction?
11. The client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is prescribed methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol), a glucocorticoid, IV. Which laboratory test should the nurse monitor?
12. Order: Vistaril 50 mg IM q 4 hours agitation Supply: Vistaril 200 mg per 4 mL

How many milliliters will you give your patient? Do not include the unit of measure; enter only the number.

13. When assessing a patient, the nurse must know that which of the following is not characteristic of asthma?
14. What disease is exemplified in this illustration?

15. A woman consults the nurse about Plan B (levonorgestrel) after unprotected intercourse that occurred 2 days before. Which of the following instructions will the nurse give to this client?
16. A 65-year old client is prescribed ipratropium (Atrovent) for the treatment of asthma. Which of the following conditions should be reported to the health care provider before giving this client the ipratropium?
17. A disease in which there is an adrenal insu?ciency, resulting in bronze pigmentation, GI disturbance and weight loss, hypoglycemia, changes in the distribution of body hair, as well as hyponatremia and hyperkalemia is called:
18. Positive results of these two tests is indicative of:

19. Match the following drug classifications with their definitions. Answers will be used only once.
20. The client has been prescribed oxymetazoline (Afrin) nasal spray for seasonal rhinitis. The nurse will provide which of the following instructions?
21. The client with the flu has been taking acetylcysteine (Mucomyst), a mucolytic. Which adverse effect would the nurse assess for?
22.                     cells, which contain histamine, also line the nasal mucosa, and play a major role in causing the symptoms of allergic rhinitis.