Pharm: Checkpoint D
The nurse is working with parents who are treating their child's cold and flu symptoms at home using over-the-counter (OTC) medications. What guidance should the nurse provide?
"Read the labels clearly to make sure you're not giving the same drug in two different preparations."
After teaching a community group about the common cold the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group states which of the following as the cause?
A number of different viruses
A client has begun taking diphenhydramine/Benadryl (a first generation antihistamine) for the treatment of seasonal allergies. What instruction should the nurse provide to the client?
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking antihistamines.
The nurse is teaching a group of adults about health promotion. What should the nurse recommend in order to minimize participants' risk of COPD?
Avoid smoking
A client with asthma is going to begin using an albuterol (an adrenergic agonist) inhaler. Which is not a side/adverse effect that may occur when using this drug?
Depression
Which of the following would a nurse not expect to assess if a patient has inflammation of the upper respiratory tract?
Hypoxia
A client asks the nurse what causes a cold. The nurse would tell the client that the common cold is most often caused by which type of microorganism?
Viruses
A patient with many adverse reactions to drugs is tried on an inhaled steroid for treatment of bronchospasm. For the first 3 days the patient does not notice any improvement. You should
encourage the patient to continue the drug for 2 to 3 weeks.
Treatment of obstructive pulmonary disorders is aimed at
opening the conducting airways or decreasing the effects of inflammation.
A patient taking an OTC cold medication and an OTC allergy medicine is found to be taking double doses of pseudoephedrine. As a result, the patient might exhibit
restlessness and palpitations
