ATI Respiratory & Anti-infective Medication Questions
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 caring for a client who is taking codeine. The nurse should identify that which of the following assessments is priority to make?
Respirations
The nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking metronidazole. Cautious use of the drug is indicated if the client has which of the following conditions?
Seizure disorder
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking prednisone for an acute asthma exacerbation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Avoid taking NSAIDs."
A nurse is teaching a client about albuterol. The nurse should the client to monitor and report which of the following as an adverse effect of this drug?
palpitations
A nurse is preparing to administer Amphotericin B to client with a systemic fungal infection. Which of the following drugs should the nurse prepare to administer prior to the infusion to prevent or minimize adverse reactions?
-Acetaminophen -Diphenhydramine
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking isoniazid to treat tuberculosis. The nurse should instruct a client to report which of the following adverse effects of the drug?
-Jaundice -Numbness of the hands -Dizziness
For which of the following reasons should the nurse instruct the client to use the albuterol inhaler before the fluticasone inhaler?
Albuterol will increase absorption of fluticasone.
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 full therapeutic effect.
A nurse is caring for a client who has streptococcal pharyngitis and an allergy to penicillin. Which of the following is safe to administer for this client?
Azithromycin
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for acyclovir to treat a herpes simplex infection. Which of the following lab values should the nurse monitor for this client?
BUN
A nurse is a provider's office receives a call from a client who has been taking Penicillin V 3 times daily who reports abdominal cramping with bloody diarrhea for several days. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Bring in a stool sample for testing.
A client who is taking amoxicillin to treat a respiratory infection reports a rash and is wheezing. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Call emergency services immediately.
A client is taking tetracycline orally to treat a chlamydia infection and reports severe blood-tinged diarrhea. The nurse should suspect the client is experiencing which of the following?
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe which of the following drugs to the client to prevent possible resistance to rifampin?
Isoniazid
Client has a gynecologic infection and history of alcohol use disorder. Which of the following can cause nausea, severe, vomiting, headache, weakness, and hypotension with alcohol use?
Metronidazole
For which of the following reasons should a nurse instruct a client to avoid taking guaifenesin with combination over-the-counter cold products?
Over-the-counter products also contain guaifenesin.
A nurse should identify that dextromethorphan can have which of the following effects when combined with morphine?
Potentiation of depression of CNS actions
The nurse should include that an expectorant has which of the following therapeutic effects?
Reduces surface tension
A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who is taking ciprofloxacin to treat a respiratory tract infection and reports dyspepsia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Take an antacid at least 2 hr after taking the drug.
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 caring for a client who is having difficulty mobilizing thick respiratory secretions. Which of the following drugs should the nurse expect to administer to the client?
acetylcysteine
A nurse is preparing to administer phenylephrine to a client. The nurse should identify that which of the following is an adverse effect of this drug?
headache
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of beclomethasone to treat asthma. The nurse should explain that the drug has which of the following therapeutic effects?
decreases inflammation
Cautious use of acyclovir is essential if the client has which of the following conditions?
dehydration
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
The nurse should clarify the use of gentamicin with the provider if the client is taking which of the following drugs?
ethacrynic acid
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking ciprofloxacin to treat a UTI. The client also take prednisolone to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Recognizing the adverse effects of ciprofloxacin, the nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse effects?
tendon pain (mostly Achilles)
The nurse should include that a mucolytic has which of the following therapeutic effects?
thins and loosens mucus
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin receiving gentamicin therapy to treat an infection. The nurse should monitor the client for an alteration in which of the following?
urine output
A client's sputum culture shows methicillin-resistant MRSA. Which medication will the client most likely receive?
vancomycin