Pharms 5 ATI
A nurse is monitoring a client following ferrous sulfate administration. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
constipation
A nurse is teaching a client who is starting treatment with warfarin . The nurse should plan to include information on which of the following topics to promote the effectiveness of the drugs?
Dietary modifications
The nurse is administrating epotein intravenously to a client who has renal failure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Administer via IV bolus over 1 to 3 min.
A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed dose of desmospressin to a client who has hemophilia A. The clients laboratory results indicate that the cli has sodium level 130 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Clarify the prescription with the provider.
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic stable agina. The nurse should identify that which of the following drugs inhibits the action adesonine diphosphate receptos( ADP) on platelets and can be prescribed to reduce the client's risk for myocardial infarction
Clopidogrel
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin therapy with recombinant factor IX to treat hemophilia B. The client asks the nurse about the risk of disease transmission with recombinant factor IX as compared with plasma-derived factor IX. The nurse should explain that recombinant factor IX practically eliminates the risk of which of the following disease?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A nurse is caring client who is takin ferrous sulfate to treat iron- deficiency anemia and develops iron toxicity. Which of the following drugs should the nurse expect to use to treat this complication?
Deferoxamine
A nurse is teaching a client about taking ferrous sulfate to treat iron-deficiency anemia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? ( select all that apply)
Eat iron-enriched foods. Spread the dosage across each day. Take the drug on an empty stomach. Increase dietary fiber intake.
A nurse is caring for a client who has hemophilia A and is about to begin taking desmopressin to prevent bleeding. The nurse monitor the client for which of the following effect?
Edema
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin factor VIII therapy to treat hemophilia A. When administering factor VIII, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Have emergency equipment ready
A nursing is caring for a client who has recently started alteplase therapy. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Headache
A nurse is reviewing a medication record of a client who is receiving a alteplase following an acute MI. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the client be taking in addition to the alteplase?
Heparin
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking epotein. An increase in which of the following laboratory values should indicate to the nurse that the therapy is effective?
Hgb
A nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure and receiving epoetin. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the adverse effects?
Hypertension
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to Begin taking aspirin to reduce the risk of cardiovascular event. The nurse should identify that the drug inhibits platelet aggregation by which of the following mechanisms?
Inhibiting cyclooxygenase action in platelets
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking folic acid to treat megaloblastic anemia. The nurse should monitor which of the following labs values to determine therapeutic effectiveness?
Reticulocyte count
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking clopidogrel to prevent stent restenosis. The nurse should monitor the client for which adverse effect?
Thrombocytopenia
A nurse should assess a client who has megablostic anemia for indications of which of the following vitamin deficiencies?
Vitamin b12
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has been taking warfarin and us experiencing rectal bleeding. Which of the following drugs should the nurse administrator to the client.
Vitamin k
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin alteplase therapy to treat pulmonary embolism. Which of the following drugs should the nurse have available in the event of a severe adverse reaction?
Aminocaproic acid
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking filgastrim to treat neutropenia. The nurse should assess the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Enlarged spleen
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for outpatient surgical procedure and reports taking aspirin 81 mg daily, including this morning. The nurse should identify that this places the client at risk for which of the following complications?
Uncontrolled bleeding
A nurse should identify that clopidogrel is contraindicated for clients who have which of the following conditions?
peptic ulcer disease
A nurse is monitoring a client who is undergoing anticoagulant therapy with heparin. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the possible indication of hemorrhage?
rapid pulse
