NUR 227 Weeks 11-12

Question 1

What vitamin is often given to clients suffering from malnutrition, such as is frequently seen in alcoholics?

Accepted Answer

B1

Question 2

What conditions do not predispose clients to the development of candida albicans?

Accepted Answer

USE OF ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS

Question 3

When Prof B worked in the Trauma he took care of many wounds - what did he want for his clients nutritionally? SATA!

Accepted Answer

VITAMIN C, ZINC

Question 4

What is the basic function of vitamin D?

Accepted Answer

REGULATE THE ABSORPTION AND UTILIZATION OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS

Question 5

What is the meaning of an elevated blood creatinine level?

Accepted Answer

IT SUGGESTS DECREASED KIDNEY FUNCTION

Question 6

Why is there a limited number of antifungal medications available?

Accepted Answer

fungi are hard to kill. Some meds that work well are too strong for humans

Question 7

Anti-gout medications target which items?AN

Accepted Answer

reducing production or increasing excretion of uric acid

Question 8

Which of the following is not true about fungal infections?

Accepted Answer

FUNGAL INFECTIONS NEVER REQUIRE AIRBORNE ISOLATION

Question 9

Why are different antiemetic/antinausea drugs often ordered together?

Accepted Answer

DIFFERENT DRUGS WORK ON DIFFERENT PATHWAYS AND SO MAY BE MORE EFFECTIVE

Question 10

Which of the following information about erythropoietin is false?

Accepted Answer

PATIENTS TAKING THIS DRUG MUST NOT TAKE ANY IRON SUPPLEMENTS

Question 11

In general, when should anti-emetic medications be administered?

Accepted Answer

GIVE THE MEDICATION 30-45 MINUTES BEFORE A NAUSEA-PRODUCING EVENT, GIVE THE MEDICATION WHEN THE CLIENT COMPLAINS OF NAUSEA

Question 12

Where do most fungal infections occur?

Accepted Answer

THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

Question 13

What is a single-celled fungi called?aa

Accepted Answer

A YEAST

Question 14

What is anemia which is secondary to excessive destruction of red blood cells is called?

Accepted Answer

HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

Question 15

How will the nurse instruct a client in the use of oral suspension antifungal medications?

Accepted Answer

SWISH AND SWALLOW THE MEDICATION

Question 16

It's hard to have a good apetite when nauseated. Which class of antiemetics often improves the client's apetite?

Accepted Answer

TETRAHYDOCANNABINOIDS

Question 17

Signs of vitamin D toxicity include all of the following, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

HYPOTENSION

Question 18

Your pt will be taking iron supplements. Include all of the following in client education, EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

YOU ARE TAKING THESE SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP WITH YOUR HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

Question 19

What is the name of the hormone that promotes the synthesis of RBCs (erythrocytes)?

Accepted Answer

erythropoietin

Question 20

Prokinetic medications are often prescribed to help clients deal with motion sickness on a cruise: TRUE/FALSE

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

A client overdosed on an unknown medication and complains of tinnitus/hearing loss. What med do you suspect is involved?

Accepted Answer

a salicylate

Question 22

An old recommendation, no longer followed in any setting, for the treatment of poisoning is the administration of

Accepted Answer

SYRUP OF IPECAC

Question 23

Why is low-dose acetylsalicylic acid often prescribed for clients with a cardiac history?

Accepted Answer

IT INHIBITS PLATLET AGGREGATION

Question 24

Contraindications to the use of NSAIDs include all of the following, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

ARTICULAR GOUT

Question 25

What common characteristic do clients at high risk of developing a systemic fungal infection share?

Accepted Answer

THEY ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED

Question 26

What vitamin greets newborns in the form of an intramuscular injection as they arrive in the nursery after birth?

Accepted Answer

K

Question 27

What type of NSAID might be prescribed for a client who has been having GI effects from NSAIDs?Cy

Accepted Answer

A COX-2 INHIBITOR

NUR 227 Weeks 11-12

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NUR 227 Weeks 11-12

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