5 Contraindications and Medication Risk Online Quiz Questions

A patient who may be pregnant asks about a newly prescribed medication. The nurse should advise the patient to stop all prescribed medicines until pregnancy status is confirmed.

A patient reports regularly consuming a food that may interact with a prescribed medicine. Which prescribing-information section should the nurse check for interaction guidance?

True or false: A risk listed under a medication’s Warnings and Precautions section automatically prohibits giving the medication.

A medication’s Contraindications section lists a condition documented in the patient’s history, and the dose is due now. What is the best nursing action?

A patient with impaired kidney function has a new medication order. What should the nurse do before the first dose?

A patient who may be pregnant asks whether a newly prescribed medication is safe. What is the best response?

During medication reconciliation, a patient reports using several kinds of products. Which items should be included in the medication history? Select all that apply.

A patient regularly drinks grapefruit juice, and the information for one of the patient’s medicines warns against grapefruit. Which actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.

A patient assumes that a grapefruit warning for one medication applies to every medicine in that drug class. Which response best corrects this assumption?

Shortly after a medication infusion begins, a patient develops facial or tongue swelling, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. What is the priority response?

Which prescribing-information section should a nurse consult for a medication’s labeled dosing guidance?

A nurse reviewing a medication order finds that the patient has a condition mentioned in the medication’s Contraindications section. For a different medication, the patient has a finding covered by a precaution and an ordered hold parameter. Explain how the nurse’s response should differ in these two situations, including what the nurse should do before administering either dose.

A nurse needs to check a medication’s directions for use before giving a newly ordered dose. Which prescribing-information section should the nurse consult?

A patient reports using another medicine that may affect a newly ordered drug. Which prescribing-information section should the nurse check for potential medication interactions?

True or false: A medication history should include a patient’s reported prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, vitamins, and herbal or dietary supplements.

A patient regularly drinks grapefruit juice, and information for one of the patient’s medicines warns against grapefruit. What should the nurse do?

A patient with impaired kidney function has a new medication order. What is the most appropriate action before the first dose?

A newly prescribed medication’s Contraindications section lists a condition documented in the patient’s history, and the dose is due now. What is the best nursing action?