Pharmacology made easy 5.0
A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty mobilizing thick respiratory secretions. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer to the client?
Acetylcysteine
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking prednisone for acute asthma exacerbation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Avoid taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
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 a client about the use of beclomethasone to treat asthma. The nurse should explain that the medication has which of the following therapeutic effects?
Decreases inflammation
A nurse is preparing to administer phenylephrine to a client. The nurse should identify that which of the following manifestations is an adverse effect of this medication?
Hypertension
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning fluticasone/salmeterol therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Increase weight-bearing activities
A nurse is teaching a client about ipratropium. The nurse should include that this medication has which of the following adverse effects?
Increased intraocular pressure, dry mouth
A nurse in an outpatient clinic is preparing to provide education to a client who has asthma. A nurse is preparing to provide education to a client about their medications during their second clinic visit. For each potential teaching intervention, click to specify if the teaching is indicated or not indicated.
Indicated- use bedesonide/formoterol inhaler for long-term management, rinse mouth with water and gargle after using, notify provider of behavior changes
A nurse is caring for client in an outpatient clinic. For each body system below, click to specify the adverse effect that the nurse should include in client instructions about the newly prescribed medication. Each body system may support more than 1 potential adverse effect.
Neurological- headache,drowsiness Respiratory- nose bleeds Gastrointestinal-dry mouth, sore throat
For which of the following reasons should a nurse instruct a client to avoid taking guaifenesin with a combination of over-the-counter cold products?
Over-the-counter cold products can 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
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an expectorant to treat a cough. The nurse should include that an expectorant has which of the following therapeutic effects?
Reduces surface tension
For which of the following reasons should a client attach a spacer to a metered-dose inhaler
To increase the amount of medication delivered to the lungs
A nurse is teaching a client about ipratropium. Which of the following instructions should the nurse should include?
Wait 5 minutes between using the mediation and another inhaled medication
A nurse in an outpatient clinic is caring for a client. Drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence.
bone loss, oral candidiasis, and hyperglycemia
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 medication?
drowsiness
Legal restrictions apply to the purchase of pseudoephedrine because of which of the following risks
drug misuse
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for zileuton. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
have laboratory tests performed at regular intervals
A nurse is teaching a client about albuterol. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor and report which of the following as an adverse effect of this medication?
palpitations
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of antihistamines to treat allergic rhinitis. The nurse should explain that these medications 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 cromolyn to prevent bronchospasm. The nurse should explain that the medication has which of the following therapeutic effects?
reduces inflammation
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking codeine. Which of the following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority?
respiratory rate
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of pseudoephedrine. Which of the following should the nurse include?
restlessness, insomnia, and anxiety
A nurse is monitoring plasma medication levels in a client who is taking theophylline. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to see if the client's medication level indicated toxicity?
seizures
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of a mucolytic to treat a cough. The nurse should include that a mucolytic has which of the following therapeutic effects?
thins and loosens mucus
