NURS 237 Pharmacology Final Exam Questions and Answers
A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who has been taking digoxin for the past several months For which of the following manifestations of digoxin t
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NURS 237 Pharmacology Final Exam Questions and Answers
A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who has been taking digoxin for the past several months For which of the following manifestations of digoxin toxicity should the nurse monitor?
anorexia
A nurse is reinforcing teaching far a client who is depressed and has a prescription for fluoxetine 20 mg P0 twice daily. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the client demonstrates an understanding of the teaching?
ill need to report weight loss or gain to my provider while taking this medication
A nurse is collecting data from a client prior to administering nifedipine. For which of the following findings should the nurse contact the provider?
peripheral edema of the ankles
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is 5 days postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty and is receiving meperidine for pain while the nurse is taking morning vital signs, the client begins to experience a seizure. which of the following should the nurse recognize as the possible cause for this seizure?
cumulative effect
A nurse IS collecting data from a client who has a prescription for oral clindamycin hydrochloride. which or the following findings should the nurse immediately report to the provider?
watery diarrhea
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has hypertension and a prescription for propranolol. A history of which of the following conditions should be reported to the provider?
Heart failure
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. The nurse should use the results of which of the following diagnostic tests to monitor the effect of this therapy?
Prothrombin time
A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client. which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?
inject the medication into the abdomen above the level of the iliac crescent
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