1. A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication

has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer

this medication?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

2. A nurse educator is reviewing medication metabolism at an in-service presentation. Which

of the followingfactors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication

dosages? (Select all that apply.)

A. Increased renal excretion

B. Increased medication-metabolizing

enzymesC. Liver failure

D. Peripheral vascular disease

E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes

3. A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following actions

should the nursetake? (Select all that apply.)

A. Have the client lie on one side.

B. Ask the client to look up at the ceiling.

C. Tell the client to blink when the drops enter the eye.

4. A nurse is teaching a client about transdermal patches. Which of the following statements

should the nurseidentify as an indication that the client understands?

A. "I will clean the site with an alcohol swab before I apply the patch."

B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."

C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."

D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch."