Unknown questions: Pharmacology_Cloned_Assessment 30
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mydriatic eye drops. Which of the following manifestations indicates to the nurse that the client has developed a systemic anticholinergic effect?
Constipation
A nurse is teaching a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for dantrolene. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I need to apply a sunscreen when I go outside."
A client is teaching a client who has a new prescription for hydrochlorothiazide for management of hypertension. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Monitor for leg cramps."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for ciprofloxacin to treat an uncomplicated UTI. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Monitor for tendon pain."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for docusate. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"Take the medication with a full glass of water."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a duodenal ulcer about his new prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should include which of the following instructions in the teaching?
"Your doctor might need to reduce your theophylline dose while taking this medication."
A nurse is planning to administer ceftriaxone IM to an adult client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Administer the medication using a Z-track technique.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hypertension and a new prescription for captopril. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
Do not use salt substitutes while taking this medication.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the antagonist action of medications. The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the following antagonist medications is used for benzodiazepines?
Flumazenil
A nurse is teaching a client who takes acetaminophen daily to manage mild knee pain. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse reactions to this medication?
Jaundice
A nurse in a mental health clinic is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and a prescription for an antipsychotic medication. The provider and nursing staff suspect the client is not adhering to his medication therapy. Which of the following interventions should the staff use to encourage the client's adherence? (Select all that apply.)
Provide for once-daily dosing. Use sustained-release forms. Engage the client in conversation following medication administration.
A nurse is caring for a client who has osteoporosis and takes a daily calcium supplement. Which of the following adverse effects of calcium should the nurse suspect when the client reports having flank pain?
Renal stones
A nurse is caring for a client who is to start therapy with ibuprofen for hip pain. Which of the following information should the nurse provide about ibuprofen?
Take the medication with food.
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 20 kg. The recommended dosage range is 20 to 25 mg/kg/day. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?
The nurse determines the prescription is insufficient to achieve the desired effect.
A nurse is admitting a client who states he is taking ginkgo biloba every day to improve his memory. The nurse should identify a potential interaction with which of the following medications the client is taking?
Warfarin
