RN PHARMACOLOGY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2022 GRADED A

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1. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking atenolol. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is effective? The client has a decrease in blood pressure. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. The client tells nurse she is pregnant and that she has not told her provider yet. The nurse should identify that pregnancy is a contraindication to receiving which of the following medications? Doxycycline --------------------------------------------------------------- 3. The nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg PO to a school aged child. The amount available is amoxicillin oral suspension 200 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? 6.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start taking lisinopril. Which of the following is an adverse effect that the nurse should instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider? Dry Cough ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate. The nurse should instruct the client to take the medication with which of the following to promote absorption? Orange Juice ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking acetazolamide for chronic openangle glaucoma. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report? Tingling of fingers --------------------------------------------------------------- 7. A circulating nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled for surgery and has a latex allergy. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Place monitoring cords and tubes in a stockinet ------------------------------------------------------------- 8. A nurse is providing teaching about adverse effects of clindamycin to a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider? Watery diarrhea --------------------------------------------------------------- 9. A nurse is caring for the mother of a newborn. The mother asks the nurse when her newborn should receive his first diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (DTaP). The nurse should instruct the mother that her newborn should receive the immunizations at which of the following ages? 2 months ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start taking sumatriptan. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor for and report to the provider? Chest Pressure ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has been taking aspirin daily for the past year. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the provider immediately? Hyperventilation --------------------------------------------------------- 12.A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and decussate sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking the decussate sodium on a daily basis can minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine. Constipation ------------------------------------------------------- 13.A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is receiving an IV inclusion of dopamine. Which of the following findings indicate that the medication is effective? Increase cardiac output ------------------------------------------------------ 14.A nurse is reviewing the prescriptions of a client who has tuberculosis. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications are used to treat tuberculosis? Rifampin Isoniazid -------------------------------------------------------- 15.A nurse is administering baclofen for a client who has a spinal injury. Which of the following should the nurse document as a therapeutic outcome? Decrease in flexor and extensor spasticity. [Show More]

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