PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE 2022 A LATEST UPDATE
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child
who weighs 44 Ib. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - ANS-300
mg
A nurs
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PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE 2022 A LATEST UPDATE
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child
who weighs 44 Ib. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - ANS-300
mg
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a new prescription for
simvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching plan? - ANS-1. Report muscle pain to the provider.
2. Avoid taking the medication with grapefruit juice.
3. Expect therapy with this medication to be lifelong.
A nurse is assessing a client who is taking propylthiouracil for the treatment of
Graves' disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an
indication that the medication has been effective? - ANS-Increase in ability to focus
A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? - ANS-Administer the medication
outside the 5 cm (2 in) radius of the umbilicus.
A nurse at a clinic is providing follow - up care to a client who is taking fluoxetine for
depression. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse
effect of the medication? - ANS-Sexual dysfunction
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of risedronate for the treatment of
osteoporosis. The nurse should identify which of the following statements as an
indication that the client understands the teaching? - ANS-I should sit up for 30
minutes after taking the risedronate.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a gastric ulcer and a new
prescription for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - ANS-Report yellowing of the skin
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has heart failure and a
new prescription for captopril. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - ANS-I should tell my provider if I develop a sore
throat (neutropenia)
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client who has gout. The nurse
discovers that an error was made during the previous shift and the client received
atenolol instead of allopurinol. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first? - ANS-Obtain the client's blood pressure (atenolol - hypotension)
A nurse is planning care for a client who is prescribed metoclopramide following
bowel surgery. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor? -
ANS-Sedation
A nurse is preparing to administer a scheduled antibiotic at 0800 to a client and
discovers the antibiotic is not present in the client's medication drawer. The nurse
should identify that administration of the medication can occur at which of the.....
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