Huc Test 1
Overview of doctors orders in patient medication,dietary orders,and patient treatment and activity orders.
- 1.Which of the following is considered a vital sign?
- A.
BP
- B.
CPM
- C.
CBC
- D.
HOB
- E.
None of the above
- 2.The amount of walking and sitting that a patient may do within a given period during the hospital stay is referred to as:
- A.
Patient activity
- B.
Vital sign order
- C.
Positioning order
- D.
Intake and output
- E.
None of the above
- 3.A patient who is said to be afebrile has:
- A.
A fever
- B.
Low oxygen saturation
- C.
No fever
- D.
Deficient hemoglobin
- 4.A pulse deficit is defined as the:
- A.
Patient does not have a pulse
- B.
Discrepancy between the patient'sventricular ratedetected by the apex of the heart and the arterial rate of the radial pulse
- C.
Discrepancy between the patient's blood pressure and pulse rate
- D.
Discrepancy between the patient's pulse rates when sitting and standing
- 5.A semi- sitting position also may be referred to as __________position
- A.
Trendelenburg
- B.
Anatomical
- C.
Dorsal recumbent
- D.
Fowler's
- 6.A patient with orthostatic hypotention has _____ blood pressure when suddenly ________.
- A.
High;sitting down
- B.
Low; lying down
- C.
Low;standing up
- D.
High;standing up
- 7.Which of the following abbreviations may be used when information is enteredinto patient's paper or electronic medical record?
- A.
Qd
- B.
Daily
- C.
Qod
- D.
IU
- 8.Autologous blood is best definedas:
- A.
The blood of a patient's relative donated previously for transfusion
- B.
The patient's own blood donated previously for transfusion
- C.
Blood that has been transported by the Red Cross
- D.
Washed blood
- E.
None of the above
- 9.The inability of the body to controlthe elimination of urine and/or feces is:
- A.
Incontinence
- B.
Intermittent elimination
- C.
Patency
- D.
Urine residual
- E.
All of the above
- 10.A patient is unable to urinate after surgery. The doctor will likely order which of the following ?
- A.
TWE now MR x 1 prn
- B.
DC cath this AM
- C.
Irrig cath prn patency
- D.
Straight cath x if nec
- 11.The needle puncture of a vein is:
- A.
Pneumatic puncture
- B.
Catheter irrigation
- C.
Venipuncture
- D.
Harris flush
- 12.The insertion of a tube through the urethral meatusinto bladder to remove urine is a:
- A.
Harris flush
- B.
Colostomy irrigation
- C.
Intestinal irrigation
- D.
Urinary catheterization
- 13.Which of the following medications in the following orders would be administered by mouth?
- A.
Add 20 meq KCL to each IV
- B.
Compazine 10 mg IM 16h prn n/v
- C.
PCA MS 2 mg
- D.
PCN 250 mg PO q6h
- 14.The apothecary system:
- A.
Is a relatively new system of categorizing medications
- B.
Uses gtt as the abbreviation for drop
- C.
Uses gr as ann abbreviation for grams
- D.
Uses lowercase Roman numerals with a line over them and dotted above to avoid confusion
- 15.When the metric system is used to enlarge the basic metric unit 1000 times,which of the following prefixes is inserted?
- A.
Kilo-
- B.
Milli-
- C.
Centi-
- D.
Nano-
- 16.If a patient is given medication topically,this means the medication is :
- A.
Inhaled
- B.
Swallowed
- C.
Placed under the tongue
- D.
Applied to the skin,eye,ear, or other body parts
- 17.Which of the following is TRUE about TPN?
- A.
The patient is on a regular diet
- B.
Peripheral veins are used to instill the medication
- C.
Patients who receive TPN require frequent blood tests for electrolytes and lip levels
- D.
Patients who receive TPN usually do not have any gastrointestional disorders
- 18.A drug that assists in drying secretions would be known as a :
- A.
Antineoplastic
- B.
Diurectic
- C.
Antiocoagulant
- D.
Antihistamine
- 19.Which class of drug ( with example) can lower cholestrol?
- A.
Antilipidemic
- B.
Anticoagulant
- C.
Antisecretory
- D.
Antiemetic
- E.
None of the above
- 20.Drugs in which class are controlled by federal laws and have automatic stop dates?
- A.
Narcotics
- B.
Non-narcotic analgesics
- C.
Anticonvulsants
- D.
Antidiabetics
- 21.Medications given to decrease blood clots are called:
- A.
Hormones
- B.
Anticoagulants
- C.
Diuretics
- D.
Laxatives
- 22.Drugs are divided into classifications according to their:
- A.
Toxicity
- B.
Primary function
- C.
Availability
- D.
Interactions
- 23.Medications given primarily to control seizures are:
- A.
Antiocoagulants
- B.
Antihistamines
- C.
Anticonvulsants
- D.
Antivirals
- E.
None of the above
- 24.The patient suffers from asthma and was admitted beacuse of severe complications. A drug that the physician is likely to order to best treat this disorder is:
- A.
Aminophylline
- B.
Diazepam (Valium)
- C.
Glipizide (Glucotrol)
- D.
Insulin lispro ( humalog)
- 25.Which of the following medications has an automatic stop date?
- A.
Oxycodone
- B.
Carvedilol
- C.
Leveothyroxine
- D.
Fexofenadine
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