Pharmacology Midterm Exam 2023 Questions And Answers

1Pharmacology Midterm 1. A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who is resistant to taking medication. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to elicit the childs cooperation?a. Offer the child a choice of taking the medication with juice or waterb. Tell the child it is candyc. Hide the medications in a large dish of ice creamd. Tell the child he will have a shot instead2. A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is prescribedenteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?a. "Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion.i. Rationale: The pill is enteric-coated to prevent breakdown in the stomach and decrease the possibility of GI distress. Crushing destroys protection.b. "Crushing the medication is a good idea, and I can mix it in some ice cream for you.c. "Crushing the medication would release all the medication at once, rather than over time."d. "Crushing is unsafe, as it destroys the ingredients in the medication."3. A nurse is caring for a client who has congestive heart failure