Pharmacology ATI study questions part 18

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A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for disulfiram. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

"Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication."

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for pancrelipase to aid in digestion. The nurse should inform the client to expect which of the following gastrointestinal changes?

Decreased fat in stools

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sucralfate to treat a gastric ulcer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

"I will take this medication 1 hour before meals and at bedtime."

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

"I'll take this medicine first thing in the morning."

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for docusate. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

"Take the medication with a full glass of water."

A nurse is assessing an older adult client who is receiving digoxin. The nurse should recognize that which of the following findings is a manifestation of digoxin toxicity?

Anorexia

A nurse is instructing the parents of a client who has a new prescription for methylphenidate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Avoid activities that require alertness such as driving.

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a parental lipid infusion. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of fat overload syndrome?

Elevated temperature

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a transfusion of packed red blood cells and suspects that the client is experiencing a hemolytic reaction. Which of the following interventions is the priority?

Stop the transfusion.

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for colesevelam to lower his low-density lipoprotein level. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

"Take this medication 4 hr after other medications."

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin IV to a client who has a seizure disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Administer a saline solution after injection.

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for aspirin to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse should include to monitor for which of the following adverse effects of this medication?

Bleeding

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for aluminum hydroxide to treat heartburn. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for and report which of the following adverse reactions?

Constipation

A nurse is teaching a client how to draw up regular insulin and NPH insulin into the same syringe. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Discard regular insulin that appears cloudy

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus and receives 25 units of NPH insulin every morning if her blood glucose level is above 200 mg/dL. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

Expect the NPH insulin to peak in 6 to 14 hr.

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

Inject the medication into the abdomen above the level of the iliac crest.

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for dimenhydrinate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

Monitor for dizziness.

A nurse is planning to administer butorphanol to a client who is in labor. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to have available to reverse the action of this medication?

Naloxone

A nurse is planning care for a client who has a detached retina and is preoperative for a surgical repair. The nurse should prepare to administer which of the following medications?

Phenylephrine

A nurse is assessing a client who is on long term omeprazole therapy. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the medication is effective?

Reduced dyspepsia

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a unit of packed RBCs. The client appears flushed and reports low-back pain. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

Stop the transfusion

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving dopamine IV to treat left ventricular failure. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is having a therapeutic effect?

Systolic blood pressure is increased


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