Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS Adult Practice Test - Question List

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46. A nurse finds that the site of a client’s intravenous catheter is reddened, warm, and slightly edematous. The client complains of pain. The immediate action of the nurse is to:
  1. Notify the physician
  2. Apply warm and moist compresses
  3. Irrigate the catheter
  4. Remove the IV immediately and restart in the opposite extremity
47. What class of drugs is recommended as the first line therapy for hypercholesterolemia, after lifestyle modifications?
  1. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins)
  2. Calcium channel blockers
  3. Beta channel antagonists
  4. Antithrombolytics
48. What medication has long been the drug of choice for strep pharyngitis?
  1. Penicillin
  2. Tetracycline
  3. Metronidazole
  4. Acyclovir
49. Which of the following drugs is NOT a calcium channel blocker?
  1. Nifedipine
  2. Verapamil
  3. Amlodipine
  4. Metoprolol
50. The nurse is assessing a 27-year-old patient who came in to the clinic for severe dysmenorrhea. After being assessed by the physician, the patient was started on hormonal therapy. The most suitable type of HT for this patient is:
  1. Premarin (conjugated estrogen)
  2. Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate)
  3. Estrace (estradiol)
  4. Ogen (estropipate)

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