The nurse is administering medications to assigned pediatric clients. Why should the nurse monitor these clients for medication sensitivity?
1. Children have immature kidneys and livers.
2. Children will spit out most medications.
3. Children metabolize medications more quickly than do adults.
4. Children need higher dosages for drugs to be effective.
Question 2The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client. What should the nurse assess before providing the medications?
1. Family situation
2. Dates of immunizations
3. Allergy status
4. Capillary refill
Question 3The nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving morphine for severe pain for signs of central nervous system depression. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer if an adverse reaction to morphine occurs?
1. The agonist morphine
2. A drug with a longer half-life than morphine
3. A loading dose of antihistamines
4. An antagonist, such as naloxone (Narcan)
Question 4An older client who received an oral pain medication asks why the pain still seems intense. What should the nurse respond to this client?
1. You have a decreased amount of fat body weight.
2. You have reduced kidney blood flow.
3. You have increased liver blood flow.
4. Your stomach is slower at emptying.
Question 5While evaluating the effectiveness of a drug administered to an older client 1 hour ago the nurse notes that the client is confused and disoriented. What should the nurse conclude about this observation?
1. Expected response to the drug
2. Client is demonstrating normal aging confusion.
3. This might be an effect of polypharmacy.
4. The client has a fever.
Question 6The nurse is preparing to administer diazepam (Valium) to a client who is experiencing anxiety. According to the schedule for controlled substances, the nurse realizes that this drug is a schedule 4 drug with:
1. low abuse potential.
2. limited abuse potential.
3. moderate abuse potential.
4. high potential abuse and no accepted medical use.
Question 7A client recovering from surgery rates pain as an 8 on a scale from 0 to 10. The physician's order states pain medication can be provided at the nurse's discretion. Which route should the nurse use to provide the client with pain medication?
1. Sublingual
2. Oral
3. Intramuscular
4. Intravenous
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