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A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"Use sunscreen and protective clothing while taking to prevent sunburn"
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and has a new prescription for ondansetron. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
1. infuse drug 30 mins prior to chemotherapy 2. infuse the drug slowly over 15 mins 3.repeat the dose 4 hours after chemotherapy
A nurse is administering sulfasalazine to a client. Which of the following daata should the nurse collect to help identify an adverse drug reaction
1. skin integrity 2. temperature 3. CBC
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for diphenhydramine to prevent motion sickness. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
1. take the drug 30-60 mins before activities that trigger nausea 2. avoid activities that require alertness 3. increase fluid fiber intake
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is about to start taking psyllium to treat constipation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
1. take the drug with at least 8 oz of fluid 2. increase fluid and fiber intake
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking allopurinol to treat gout and has a new prescription for azathioprine to treat ulcerative colitis. For which of the following reasons should the nurse clarify these prescriptions with the provider?
Allopurinol delays the conversion of azathioprine and can lead to toxicity
A nurse should recognize that diphenoxylate/atropine should be used with caution for a client who has which of the following conditions?
IBS
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking phenytoin for a seizure disorder and has a new prescription for sucralfate to treat a duodenal ulcer. The nurse should instruct the client to take the drugs at least 2 hr apart for which of the following reasons?
Sucralfate interferes with the absorption of phenytoin
A nurse should recognize that misoprostol is contraindicated for a client who has which of the following conditions?
a positive pregnancy test
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for alosetron to treat irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse effects of the drug?
abdominal pain
Which of the following drugs has protocols that require clients to meet specific risk-management criteria and sign a treatment agreement before the nurse can administer the drug?
alosetron
A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should monitor the clients phosphorus levels when administering which of the following drugs?
aluminum hydroxide
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for famotidine to treat GERD. the nurse should instruct the client to wait at least 1 hr between taking famotidine and which of the following over-the-counter drugs?
antacids
A nurse should recognize that sulfasalazine is contraindicated for clients who have which of the following conditions?
asprin sensativity
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for loperamide. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
avoid activates that require alertness
A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has been prescribed loperamide to treat diarrhea. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include?
avoid driving or activities that require alertness
A nurse is assessing a client who has administered ondansetron IV 1 hr ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this drug?
dizziness
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for methotrexate. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for manifestations of which of the following conditions?
gout
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a new prescription for famotidine. The nurse should recognize that which of the following drugs interact with famotidine?
ketoconazole
A nurse is caring for an older client who has a kidney disease and a new prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following manifestations?
lethargy
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lubiprostone. The nurse should tell the client lubiprostone can cause which of the following drug adverse reactions?
nausea
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for alosetron. The nurse should recognize that alosetron therapy is effective when the client reports which of the following
one formed stool per day
A nurse is caring for a male client who asks the nurse about taking alosetron for irritable bowel syndrome lasting 3 months. Which f the following information should the nurse provide the client about alosetron?
prescribed to the female clients who have IBS lasting more than 6 months
A nurse is teaching a client who recently had a myocardial infarction and has a new prescription for docusate sodium. The nurse should inform the client that docusate sodium has which of the following therapeutic effects
prevents straining
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for omeprazole to treat a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
swallow the capsules whole
