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South Tampa University, Proctored Exam 3 Pharmacology Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A patient with diabetes has been administered 38 units of NPH insulin at 7:00 AM. By 1:00 PM, the patient has been away from the nursing unit for 2 hours and missed lunch while waiting for a chest X-ray.
What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to prevent hypoglycemia?

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Question 2 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

What specific administration techniques should the nurse employ when administering NPH insulin?

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Question 3 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice
A client is brought to the emergency room unconscious, with a pulse, and with a blood glucose of 40. The client is wearing a Medic-Alert bracelet indicating that he has Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
What order should the nurse anticipate?

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Question 4 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is instilling erythromycin ointment to the lower lid of the newborn’s eyes. Why is this medication being given to the newborn?

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Question 5 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice
A patient is prescribed metformin (Glucophage). Which side effect/adverse effect almost always occurs when clients take metformin (Glucophage)?

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Question 6 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

The RN is aware that a long-term side effect of amiodarone is:

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Question 7 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client who has experienced head trauma in a motor vehicle accident.

The client is having excessive urine output.
Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering?

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Question 8 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

What is the rationale for rotating insulin injection sites?

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Question 9 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A newly diagnosed client with type I diabetes was admitted to the ICU with the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis.
After being transferred to the med/surg unit, he asks if he can receive today’s NPH and regular insulin the same way to avoid being “stuck” since there is still an IV access.
Which information should be included in the nurse’s response?

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Question 10 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice
For which of the following patients would the RN anticipate an order for sodium bicarbonate IVP?

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