NR 224 - Final Exam Practice Questions 2023

NR 224 - Final Exam Practice Questions 2023 1. The nurse is preparing to administer eardrops to an infant. The nurse should plan to proceed by taking which step to assure the appropriate instillation of the medication?: Pull down and back on the auricle, and direct the solution toward the wall of the ear canal. 2. When a client requests pain medication, the nurse administers a ven- trogluteal intramuscular injection. After administration of the injection, what should the nurse do first?: Apply gentle pressure to the injection site. 3. When a medication is being administered, the safest and most accurate way for the nurse to verify the identity of a client is to implement which action?: Ask the client to state her name and birth date. 4. A client's prescribed medication is available for injection in an ampule. The nurse determines that which is the most appropriate action when preparing to draw up this medication?: Shake the ampule gently to mix the contents. 5. The best route for getting nutrition into a patient: gastrointestinal tract 6. When should a client start receiving nutrition after a major trauma: Within 72 hours 7. Which is important for illness recovery and wound healing?: Proteins 8. What currently is the dietary guideline and a visual aide for patient educa- tion?: My healthy plate 9. Which religious group does not eat pork products?: Jewish 10. The client is complaining of dizziness, confusion and poor skin turgor. The probable diagnosis: dehydration 11. If the stomach can't be used for feeding, what is the next best alternative?- : enteral 12. How many rights are there in medication administration?: Six (drug, dose, route, time, patient, documentation) 13. What is the appropriate way to administer eye drops?: Pull the conjunctiva out to form a pouch 14. A client is supposed to receive an intramuscular injection. How long should the needle be?: 1 inch 15. How do you identify your client prior to giving a medication?: name & DOB 16. What is the peak of medication?: the highest point of concentration of the drug