ATI

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg PO to a school-age child. The amount available is amoxicillin oral suspension 200 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do no use a trailing zero.)

6.3mL

A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking ranitidine for peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as understanding of the teaching?

"I know smoking makes ranitidine less effective."

A nurse is caring for a client who reports lethargy and myalgia after taking clozapin for 6 months. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Obtain WBC with absolute neutrophil count

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

"I should let my dentist know I'm taking this medication."

A nurse is teaching about zolpidem with a client who has insomnia. The nurse should identify that which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

"I will use this medication for a short period of time."

A nurse is caring for the mother of a newborn. The mother asks the nurse when her newborn should receive his first diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (dTap). The nurse should instruct the mother that her newborn should receive the immunization at which of the following ages.

2 months

A nurse is preparing to administer to a client 0.9% sodium chloride 1000 mL IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?

31 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Administer the medication outside the 5-cm (2-in) radius of the umbilicus.

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has hypertension. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a contraindication to receiving propranolol?

Asthma

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start taking sumatriptan. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor for and report to the provider?

Chest Pressure

A nurse is administering cefotetan via intermittent IV bolus to a client who suddenly develops dyspnea and widespread hives. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Discontinue the medication on IV infusion

A nurse is providing teaching about insulin glargine to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the instructions?

Do not mix this medication in a syringe with other insulin.

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is taking lisinopril. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect that the nurse should instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider?

Dry Cough

A nurse is caring for a client who has sickle cell anemia and is taking hydroxyurea. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider (select all that apply)

Hemoglobin 7.0 g/dL Platelets 75000/mm3 Potassium 5.2 mEq/L

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is receiving an IV infusion of dopamine. Which of the following findings indicates that the medication is effective?

Increased cardiac output

A nurse is assessing a client who has myasthenia gravis and is taking neostigmine. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client is experiencing an adverse effect?

Miosis

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving amphotericin B intermittent IV bolus for the treatment of histoplasmosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse reaction to the medication.

Oliguria

A nurse is monitoring for adverse effects of hydrochlorothiazide after administering the medication to an older adult client who has heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect on the medication?

Orthostatic hyptension

A circulating nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled for surgery and has a latex allergy. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Place monitoring cords and tubes in a stockinet.

A nurse is teaching a client who is start taking diltiazem. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication?

Shortness of breath

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for a MAOI inhibitor. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid while taking this medication.

Smoked Sausage

A nurse is providing discharge teaching about the handling medication to a client who is to continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry-flavored lozenges on a stick. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

Store unused medication sticks in a storage container

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has schizophrenia and a prescription for clozapine. Which of the following laboratory test should the nurse review before administering the medication?

Total Cholesterol