FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NCO EXAM QUESTIONS

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NCO EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -38 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The mother of a 10-year-old child calls the doctor's office stating that she just administered eardrops to her child and the child is crying, stating that the ear hurts worse than it did before the eardrops were applied. What should the nurse tell the mot

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"I will notify the health care provider. It is possible the eardrum may have ruptured." Question 2: You are planning to teach a patient about using an MDI without a spacer device.What are some points you should include in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)

Answer:

• Instruct the patient how to time inhalation with the depression of the medication canister.
• Show the patient how the canister fits into the inhaler.
• Warn the patient about overuse of the inhaler, including drug side effects.
• Instruct the patien

Question 3: A family caregiver is observing a nurse preparing to administer medications through her father's feeding tube. The caregiver asks, "What is the purpose of the pH paper?" Which of the following is the best response?

Answer:

"It is used to verify correct placement of the feeding tube in the stomach."

Question 4: A nurse is preparing to administer medication through a feeding tube. Which of the following supplies should the nurse include, besides the medication, to perform this procedure?(Select all that apply.)

Answer:

Appropriately sized medication syringe.Graduated container and straw.Gastric test strip.Water.MAR.Question 5: Which patient is at lowest risk for a systemic effect from a topical agent? A patient

who:

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is very mobile and receiving a drug in low concentration.Question 6: A patient with a history of nighttime confusion is to receive several oral medications at bedtime. What is the best way for the nurse to ensure that the patient has swallowed the medication?

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Ask the patient to open his mouth after swallowing each tablet.Question 7: What is the primary danger associated with occluding the ear canal with the ear dropper during the administration of eardrops?

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It can create too much pressure within the canal with subsequent injury to the eardrum Question 8: The nurse is administering medication to a patient when the patient accidentally drops the tablet on the floor. What should the nurse do?

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Discard the tablet and get another one.Question 9: The nurse is going to administer eye drops into the eye of a confused elderly patient. What safety precautions should the nurse take?

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Rest hand holding the eyedropper on the patient's forehead and hold the eyedropper 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 inches) above the conjunctival sac.

Question 10: The nurse administers a sublingual tablet and instructs the patient to avoid swallowing the tablet but rather to allow it to dissolve. The patient asks why. The nurse's best

response is:

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"It is designed to be absorbed through the vessels of the undersurface of the tongue, and if it is swallowed, the medication will be destroyed by the gastric juices." Question 11: What can the nurse do to help the patient relax the anal sphincter before administering a rectal suppository?

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Ask the patient to take slow, deep breaths through the mouth Question 12: How might the nurse safely administer an extended-release capsule to a patient with dysphagia?

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Place the capsule in a spoonful of the patient's applesauce.Question 13: What position should the patient assume for insertion of a rectal suppository?

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Left Sims' position.Question 14: You don clean gloves and measure the antianginal ointment onto dosage paper according to health care provider's orders. You rub the ointment off the paper directly onto the female patient's skin of the anterior chest and cover the area of ointment with pl

Answer:

• You rubbed the ointment off the paper and covered with pastic wrap.
• You did not write the date, time, and initials on the paper wrapper.
• You did not remove the previous dosage paper

Question 15: What should the nurse do to maximize the effectiveness of medicated lotions and/or ointment?

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First wash area with nondrying soap and water.

Question 16: The nurse has provided a patient with a PRN oral analgesic that may be repeated as needed every 6 to 8 hours. What is the most appropriate follow-up action to ensure appropriate pain management?

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Reassess the patient's pain in 30 to 40 minutes.Question 17: The nurse is going to insert a rectal suppository. The nurse provides privacy, performs hand hygiene, dons gloves, places the patient in the Sims' position, drapes the patient appropriately, and removes the suppository from its wrapper. The nurse tells th

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• The patient was assisted onto the back with the head elevated.
• The blunt end of the suppository was inserted into the patient's rectum.
• The suppository was inserted without additional lubricant.
• The suppository was inserted into the patient's

Question 18: Which of the following are contraindications to oral medication administration?(Select all that apply.)

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• Nausea/ vomiting
• Continuous gastric suction
• postoperative after gastrointestinal surgery
• inability to swallow

Question 19: The nurse is preparing to administer several oral medications when the patient says he would like to take his pills with orange juice. What is the nurse's best response?

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Establish whether the medications may be taken with orange juice.Question 20: A patient has been hospitalized for several days after a motor vehicle accident.The patient has several fractured bones and has cuts and scratches across the chest area.Where should you apply the fentanyl (Duragesic) patch to treat the patient's pain?

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On the upper back in an area that is free of hair.Question 21: A patient is demonstrating the use of an MDI (without a spacer device). The patient removes the mouthpiece cover and shakes the inhaler. The patient takes a deep breath and exhales, places the mouthpiece of the inhaler in the mouth, and depresses the cani

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• Repeated the procedure in 10 seconds.