Pharm Test A

A nurse is reviewing the prescription of a client who has tuberculosis. The nurse should identify that which of the following meds are used to treat tuberculosis?

Rifampin & Isoniazid

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start treatment for asthma with beclomethasone and albuterol inhalers. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

Rinse mouth

A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a DVT and is to start warfarin. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect?

bleeding gums

A nurse is monitoring for AE of hydrochlorothiazide

orthostatic hypotension

A nurse is preparing to administer a scheduled antibiotic a 0800 to a client and discovers the antibiotic is not present in the clients med drawer. The nurse should identify that admin of the med can occur at which of the following time periods w/o requiring an incident report.?

0830

A nurse is teaching about self- admin of transdermal meds with a male client who has a new prescription for nitro. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the client indicated an understanding of the teaching?

14 hrs

1000 mL IV over 8 hrs 15 get/mL

31 gtt/ min

250 mg 200 mg/ 5mL

6.3 mL

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

8- 10 glasses of water

A nurse is preparing to admin medication to a client who has gout. The nurse discovers that an error was made during the previous shift and the client received atenolol instead of allopurinol. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

BP

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has MS and a new prescription for methylpredinose. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Blood glucose Avoid contact No grapefruit juice

A nurse is assessing a client who has received atropine eye drops during an eye examination. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect as ana verse effect of this medication?

Blurred vision

A nurse is caring for a client who is achieving ling-term treatment for systemic lupus erythematous with prednisone. The nurse should inform the client to expect to undergo which of the following diagnostic tests to monitor for long term complications of prednisone?

Bone density scans

A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and decussate sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking DS on a daily basis can minimize which of the adverse effects of morphine?

COnstipation

A nurse is reviewing the med list of a client who wants to begin oral contraceptives. The nurse should identify that which of the following client meds will interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives?

Carbamazepine

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 teachingZ?

I know smoking makes ranitidine less effective

A nurse is providing teaching to a client about the use of ethanol estradiol/ norelegestromin. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the client indicated an understanding of teaching?

I will fold the sticky sides together

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

Mitosis

A circulatiing nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled for surgery w a latex allergy. What action should the nurse take?

Place monitoring cords and tubes in a socket

A nurse is caring for a 20 year old female client who has a prescription for isotretinoin for severe modulo cystic acne vulgarism. Before the client can obtain a refill, the nurse should advise the client that which of the following tests is required?

Pregnancy test

A nurse is administering ceftazidime to a client with a penicillin allergy

SOB

A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking diltiazem

SOB

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

Short period of time

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 med?

Smoked sausage

A nurse is teaching ac client who is starting to take amitriptyline. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching as an adverse effect of this med?

Urinary retention

A nurse is caring for a client who has DM and is taking glyburide. The client reports feeling confused and anxious. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

blood test

A nurse is preparing to teach a client who is to start a new prescription of extended release vera

change positions slowly

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 admin baclofen

decrease in flexor and extensor

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

dentist

A nurse is providing teaching about insulin glargine

do not mix

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start taking lisinopril

dry cough

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client whose fan reports the client has taken large amts of diazepam. Which of the following meds should the nurse give?

flumazenil

A nurse is caring for a client in labor.

side lying

A nurse is caring of r a client who is receiving end of life care

stool softener on a daily basis

A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who has a prescription for furosemide. The nurse should plan to include which of the following statements in the teaching?

take with milk

A nurse is teaching a client about cyclobenzaprine. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the teaching is effective?

taper off the med

A nurse at an urgent care clinic

tendonitis

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking acetazolamide for chronic open- angle glaucoma. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report?

tingle of fingers

A nurse eis reviewign the med record of a client who has schitzophrenia

total cholesterol

A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking temazepam. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

withdraw med gradually

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

2 in away from umbilicus

A nurse scaring for the mother of a newborn. The mother asks the nurse when her newborn should receive his first diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine. The nurse should instruct the mother that her newborn should get them at what age?

2 mo

A nurse is reviewing the med 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 teaching a client who is starting to take ketorolac. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

Check for bruising

A nurse is admin cetotetan 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 IV

A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. The client tells the nurse she is prego and that she has not told her provider yet. The nurse should identify that pregnancy is a contraindication to receiving which of the following meds?

Doxycycline

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?

Hero Platelets Potassium

A nurse in a providers office is assessing a client who has been taking aspirin daily for the past year. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify to the provider immediately?

Hyperventilation

A nurse is teaching a client who has an upper rest infection about gaufenesin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

Increase fluid intake to 2 L

A nurse is caring for a client who has HF and is reviewing an IV infusion of dopamine. Which of the following findings indicated that the medication is effective?

Increased cardiac output

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving amphortecerin B intermittent IV bolus for the treat meant of histoplasmosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse reaction to the med?

Oliguria

A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a new prescription for simvstatin. Which of he following instructions should the nurse include in her teaching plan?

Report muscle pain Avoid taking the medication w grapefruit juice Lifelong

A nurse is providing teaching about adverse effects of clindamycin to a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider?

Watery diarrhea

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has heroin toxicity. The client is unresponsive w pinpoint pupils and has a RR of 6/min. Which med should the nurse give?

Naloxone

Nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate. The nurse should instruct the client to take the med w which of the following to promote absorption

OJ

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

Obtain WBC w absolute neut count

A nurse is providing discharge instruction to a client who is to self- admin insulin at home. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the teaching is effective?

Store in fridge

A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling med 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 med sticks in container

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking atenolol. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is effective?

The client has a decrease in BP