1. A client presents to the clinic requesting a renewal of her prescription for oxycodone (Percocet). What should the NP do?
A. Decline to provide the prescription
B. Renew the prescription and document the action taken
C. Assess the client and conduct appropriate investigations
D. Perform a medication reconciliation prior to prescribing
Answer: A. Decline to provide the prescription
2. Which of the following symptoms might a client with right-sided heart failure exhibit?
A. Adequate urine output
B. Polyuria
C. Polydipsia
D. Oliguria
Answer: d. Oliguria
3. A father expresses concerns about his son’s upcoming surgery. The nurse listens to the father's concerns and validates his feelings. What component of the nurse-client relationship is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Professional intimacy
B. Respect
C. Empathy
D. Trust
Answer: C. Empathy
4. A nurse gives a double dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to a client who only requires a single dose. What, if anything, must the nurse do?
A. Report the error as soon as possible
B. Withhold the client’s next dose of Tylenol
C. Ask a colleague to help assess the client
D. Nothing, because this is an over-the-counter medication
Answer: A. Report the error as soon as possible
5. Prolonged occlusion of the right coronary artery produces an infarction in which of he following areas of the heart?
A. Anterior
B. Inferior
C. Apical
D. Lateral
Answer: B. Inferior
A. Decline to provide the prescription
B. Renew the prescription and document the action taken
C. Assess the client and conduct appropriate investigations
D. Perform a medication reconciliation prior to prescribing
Answer: A. Decline to provide the prescription
2. Which of the following symptoms might a client with right-sided heart failure exhibit?
A. Adequate urine output
B. Polyuria
C. Polydipsia
D. Oliguria
Answer: d. Oliguria
3. A father expresses concerns about his son’s upcoming surgery. The nurse listens to the father's concerns and validates his feelings. What component of the nurse-client relationship is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Professional intimacy
B. Respect
C. Empathy
D. Trust
Answer: C. Empathy
4. A nurse gives a double dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to a client who only requires a single dose. What, if anything, must the nurse do?
A. Report the error as soon as possible
B. Withhold the client’s next dose of Tylenol
C. Ask a colleague to help assess the client
D. Nothing, because this is an over-the-counter medication
Answer: A. Report the error as soon as possible
5. Prolonged occlusion of the right coronary artery produces an infarction in which of he following areas of the heart?
A. Anterior
B. Inferior
C. Apical
D. Lateral
Answer: B. Inferior