pharm NCLEX study set 1
The nurse has given medication instructions to a client beginning therapy with carisoprodol. The nurse determines that the client understands the effects of the medication if the client makes which statement?
"I need to avoid alcohol while taking this medication."
A client is being discharged following treatment for left-sided heart failure. The nurse is reinforcing teaching the client the purpose, actions, adverse effects, and use of digoxin and hydrochlorothiazide prescribed for daily use. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
"I should decrease my intake of foods high in potassium such as bananas."
Fluoxetine is prescribed, and the nurse reinforces instructions to the client regarding the administration of the medication. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding about the administration of this medication?
"I should take the medication in the morning when I first arise."
Thrombolytic therapy was administered to a client following an acute inferior myocardial infarction. The nurse giving discharge instructions to the client evaluates a need for further teaching when the client makes which statement?
"I will apply pressure for 10 minutes for minor bleeding."
Which statement indicates that a client with Addison's disease knows how to safely manage a medication regimen that consists of daily doses of glucocorticoids?
"I will need to call my doctor for an increase in medication dose when I'm experiencing a lot of stress."
The nurse has a prescription to give a client albuterol (two puffs) and beclomethasone dipropionate (two puffs) by metered-dose inhaler. How much time would the nurse place between administering the albuterol and the beclomethasone dipropionate?
5 minutes
A client informs the nurse that she has been taking acarbose as prescribed. The nurse determines that a therapeutic effect of the medication has occurred if which laboratory value is noted?
A 2-hour postprandial serum glucose of 120 mg/dL
The nurse is asked to prefill syringes containing NPH and regular insulin for a diabetic client who lives at home alone and has difficulty with seeing and accurately preparing dosages. Considering the stability of insulin, which number of prefilled syringes would the nurse prepare for the client?
A 7-day supply
A client's medication sheet contains a prescription for sertraline hydrochloride. To ensure safe administration of the medication, which action would the nurse take?
Administer at the same time each evening.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been taking acetazolamide for glaucoma. The nurse reviews the assessment data documented in the client's medical record and determines that an adverse effect of the medication may be occurring if which result is noted?
Jaundice
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is suspected in a client who is taking chlorpromazine. Which medication would the nurse prepare in anticipation of the prescription to treat this adverse effect related to the use of chlorpromazine?
Bromocriptine
A client returning to the medical nursing unit following cardiac catheterization has a stat prescription to receive a dose of procainamide. The licensed practical nurse assisting in caring for the client obtains which piece of equipment to adequately determine the client's response to this medication?
Cardiac monitor
The client with a diagnosis of gastric ulcer has a prescription for oral sucralfate four times daily. The nurse reinforces instructions to the client about which adverse or side effect that can occur while taking this medication?
Constipation
Oxytocin is utilized in multiple ways in the labor and delivery unit. The nurse correctly identifies which purposes for administering this medication? Select all that apply.
Controls uterine atony Stimulates uterine contractions Augments labor contractions
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory studies on a client receiving dantrolene sodium. Which laboratory test(s) would identify an adverse effect associated with the administration of this medication?
Liver function tests
The nurse is checking a client who is taking theophylline for possible toxicity. Which signs and symptoms indicate theophylline toxicity? Select all that apply.
Flushing Insomnia Headache Nausea vomiting Serum
A client is being treated for depression with amitriptyline hydrochloride. During the initial phases of treatment, which is the most important nursing intervention?
Getting baseline postural blood pressures before administering the medication and each time the medication is administered
The nurse tells a client with leukemia that allopurinol has been added to the medication list. The client is currently receiving busulfan. When the client asks the purpose of the new medication, the nurse responds that allopurinol is intended to prevent which complication?
Hyperuricemia
The nurse is providing instructions to a client who is taking codeine sulfate for severe back pain. Which action does the nurse instruct the client to do?
Increase fluid intake.
A hospitalized client is having the dosage of clonazepam adjusted. The nurse would plan to implement which action?
Instituting seizure precautions
The nurse is discharging a client from the hospital who was given a prescription for atorvastatin. The nurse would tell the client to report which adverse effect to the primary health care provider immediately?
Muscle pain and weakness
During the monitoring of a client's response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), which findings would the nurse interpret as acceptable responses? Select all that apply.
Symptom control during periods of emotional stress Normal white blood cell, platelet, and neutrophil counts Radiological findings that show nonprogression of joint degeneration An increased range of motion in the affected joints 3 months into therapy
Oxybutynin chloride is prescribed for a client with neurogenic bladder. Which sign would indicate a possible toxic effect related to this medication?
pallor
A client is receiving heparin sodium by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion. The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is concerned that the client received a bolus of medication when the tubing was removed from the IV pump during a gown change. The LPN immediately notifies the registered nurse or primary health care provider and then checks to see whether which medication is available in the medication supply area in case it is prescribed?
If the tubing is removed from an IV pump and the tubing is not clamped, the client will receive a bolus of the solution and the medication contained in the solution. The client who receives a bolus dose of heparin is at risk for bleeding. A partial thromboplastin time (PTT) will be drawn and evaluated. If the results of the PTT are too high, a dose of protamine sulfate, the antidote for heparin, may be prescribed. Aminocaproic acid is an antifibrinolytic (inhibits clot breakdown). Enoxaparin is an anticoagulant. Vitamin K is the antidote for warfarin sodium. Protamine sulfate
A client prescribed metronidazole calls the clinic nurse to report dark discoloration of the urine. The nurse would interpret that the client's report warrants which nursing action at this time?
Instruct the client to increase oral fluid intake.
A client is being treated for acute heart failure with intravenously administered bumetanide. The vital signs are as follows: blood pressure, 100/60 mm Hg; pulse, 96 beats per minute; and respirations, 24 breaths per minute. After the initial dose, which is the priority assessment?
Monitoring blood pressure
An opioid analgesic is administered to a client in labor. The nurse assigned to care for the client ensures that which medication is readily available if respiratory depression occurs?
Naloxone
A client has a prescription to take guaifenesin every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse determines that the client understands the most effective use of this medication if the client makes which statement?
"I will take the tablet with a full glass of water."
A child is being sent home on digoxin after being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. The medication needs to be given once a day. Which would the nurse reinforce in the teaching plan for the family?
"If your child vomits the dose, repeat the dose and then resume the schedule in the morning."
Bethanechol chloride is prescribed for a client. When would the nurse tell the client to take the medication?
2 hours after meals
The nurse is assisting in administering beractant to a premature infant who has respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse understands that the medication would be administered by which route?
Intratracheal
A client is admitted to the hospital because of complaints of vomiting and abdominal pain. During data collection, the client tells the nurse that he is taking entacapone. Based on this finding, the nurse elicits information from the client regarding the presence of which condition?
Parkinson's disease
A hospitalized client with angina continues to have chest pain after the initial administration of a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet. The nurse would take which action?
Provide a second sublingual dose in 5 minutes.
The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a client regarding intranasal desmopressin acetate. The nurse would tell the client that the medication has which side effect?
Runny nose
A client arrives at the health care clinic and tells the nurse that they have been doubling their daily dosage of bupropion hydrochloride to help them get better faster. The nurse understands that the client is now at risk for which problem?
Seizure activity
The nurse notes that a client in a long-term care facility is receiving a daily dose of furosemide. The nurse writes in the care plan to monitor which parameter on a daily basis?
Serum creatinine clearance
Rifabutin is prescribed for a client with active Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease and tuberculosis. The nurse would monitor for which side/adverse effects of the medication? Select all that apply.
Signs of hepatitis Flu-like syndrome
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is prescribed for a client. The nurse would instruct the client to report which symptom if it developed during the course of this medication therapy?
Sore throat
A nursing student is assisting the clinic nurse with the administration of immunizations in the well-baby clinic. The student is asked to administer a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to a child and prepares to administer the vaccine in which way?
Subcutaneously in the upper arm
A postoperative client has received a dose of naloxone hydrochloride for respiratory depression shortly after transfer to the nursing unit from the postanesthesia care unit. After administration of the medication, the nurse would check the client for which sign/symptom?
Sudden increase in pain
Alendronate is prescribed for a client with osteoporosis, and the nurse is providing instructions for the administration of the medication. Which instruction would the nurse reinforce?
Take the medication with a full glass of water after rising in the morning.
Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed for a child with a respiratory infection. The child's weight is 45 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to 50 mg/kg/day. Which statement accurately describes the prescribed dosage for this child?
The dosage is within the safe dosage range.
A client with a history of seizures is taking phenytoin for seizure control. The client arrives at the health care clinic, and a serum phenytoin drug level is drawn. The laboratory calls the nurse and reports a result of 10 mcg/mL. Which interpretation would the nurse make of this value?
The laboratory value is at the low end of therapeutic range.
The client with diagnosed peptic ulcer disease has been prescribed misoprostol and sucralfate. The nurse reinforces teaching the client that these two medications will work primarily for which reason?
The medications protect the gastric mucosa.
The nurse is reviewing the postoperative prescriptions for a client who has just returned from surgery and notes that the surgeon has prescribed lepirudin. Which is this medication prescribed to prevent?
Thromboembolic complications
Stavudine is prescribed for a client diagnosed with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The nurse reinforcing medication instructions to the client would instruct the client about the importance of reporting which sign/symptom to the primary health care provider?
Tingling in the extremities
The nurse is monitoring a client receiving furosemide 40 mg orally daily. Which indicator would inform the nurse that a therapeutic effect has occurred?
A blood pressure of 128/80 mm Hg
Cyclobenzaprine is prescribed for a client to treat muscle spasms, and the nurse is reviewing the client's record. Which disorder would indicate a need to contact the primary health care provider (PHCP) regarding the administration of this medication?
Glaucoma
