ATI respiratory
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 non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs"
for which of the following reasons should a nurse instruct a client to avoid taking guaifenesin with combination of over the counter cold products?
OTC cold products can also contain guaifenesin
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 teaching a client who has a prescription for albuterol via inhaler and fluticasone 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 fluticasone inhaler?
albuterol will increase the 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 the full therapeutic effect
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 drug has which of the following therapeutic effects?
decreases inflammation
legal restrictions apply to the purchase of pseudoephedrine because of which of the following risks?
drug abuse
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 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?
palpations
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 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 cough. 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 a mucolytic has which of the following therapeutic effects?
thins and loosens mucus
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