Pharmacology: respiratory
A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty mobilizing this respiratory secretions. which of the following drugs should the nurse expect to administer to the client?
Acetylcysteine
A nurse should recognize that using pseudoephedrine to treat allergic rhinitis requires cautious use with clients who have which of the following conditions?
Coronary artery disease
A nurse is teaching an adult client about diphenhydramine. The nurse should inform the client to expect which of the following adverse effects while taking this drug?
Drowsiness
Legal restrictions apply to the purchase of pseudoephedrine because of which of the following risks?
Drug abuse
A nurse is teaching a client about ipratropium. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Wait 5 min between using the drug and another inhaled drug
A nurse is teaching a pt who has a prescription for albuteral via inhaler and fluticason/salmeterol via inhaler for asthma management. For which of the following reasons should the nurse instruct the client to use the albuterol inhaler before using the flucticasone inhaler?
Albuterol will increase the absorption of flucasone
A nurse is teaching a client about using intranasal glucocorticoids. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give?
Allow at least 2 weeks for the full therapeutic effect
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking prednisone for chronic asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Avoid taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
A nurse is preparing to administer phenylephrine to a pt. The nurse should identify that which of the following manifestations is an adverse effect of this drug?
Headache
For which of the following reasons should a nurse instruct a pt to avoid taking guaifensin with combo OTC cold products?
OTC cold products can also contain guaifensin
A nurse is teaching a client about albuterol. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for and report which of the following as an adverse effect of this drug?
Palpitations
A nurse should identify that dextromethorphan can have which of the following effects when combines with morphine?
Potential depression of CNS actions
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of antihistamines to treat allergic rhinitis. The nurse should explain that these drugs are effective because they perform which of the following actions>
Prevent histamine from binding to receptors
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an expectorant to treat a couch. The nurse should include that an expectorant has which of the following therapeutic effects?
Reduces surface tension
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of pseudoephedrine. Which of the following should the nurse include?
Restlessness insomnia anxiety
A nurse is monitoring plasma drug levels in a client who is taking theophylline. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to see if the client's drug level indicates toxicity?
Seizures
A nurse is teaching a client about montelukast. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Take the drug once a day in the evening.
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of a mucolytic to treat a cough. The nurse should include that mucolytic has which of the following therapeutic effects?
Thins and loosens mucus
A nurse is teaching a pt about the use of beclomethasone to treat asthma. The nurse should explain that the drug has which of the following therapeutic effects?
decreases inflammation
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning fluticasone propionate/salmeterol therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
increase weight-bearing activity
A nurse is teaching a pt about the use of cromolyn sodium to prevent bronchospasm. The nurse should explain that the drug has which of the following therapeutic effects?
reduces inflammation
For which of the following reasons should a client attach a spacer to a metered-dose inhaler?
to increase the amount of drug delivered to the lungs
A nurse is teaching a pt about Ipratropium. The nurse should include that this drug has which of the following adverse effects?
urinary retention dry mouth