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ATI Capstone Pharm Post-Assignment

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1. A nurse is caring for a client with many different medications who is newly prescribed acetazolamide. What medications can interact with acetazolamide? 2. What class of medication is amitriptyline and why is this medication used as an adjuvant medication for pain? 3. A nurse is preparing to administer ipratropium by metered dose inhaler. What adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor for? 4. A nurse is caring for a client with asthma who asks if Montelukast sodium can be taken for acute asthma symptoms. When should Montelukast sodium be taken? 5. A client has a new prescription for salmeterol. The nurse is teaching the client about adverse effects of the medication. What instructions should the nurse include in this education? 6. A nurse is administering gemfibrozil to a client with elevated cholesterol. Identify two (2) adverse effects related to this medication. 7. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for alprazolam. What instructions should the nurse include? 8. A nurse is administering a unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) to a client. What symptoms would indicate circulatory overload? Name three (3) clinical manifestations of circulatory overload. What are three (3) interventions the nurse can take action on if overload occurs? 9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for raloxifene.What are contraindications for this medication that the nurse should discuss with the client? 10. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for digoxin.What are manifestations for digoxin toxicity that the nurse should monitor for before administering this medication? 11. A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a prescription for methotrexate. What should the nurse include in the client education? 12. A nurse has an order to administer mannitol to a critical care client. What should the nurse expect following mannitol administration? 13. A client has been prescribed oxybutynin for treatment of overactive bladder and has been experiencing anticholinergic side effects. List two (2) actions the client will take to prevent adverse effects of the medication therapy. 14. A client has been prescribed misoprostol for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. What is a true contraindication for this medication? 15. Dry mouth is an anticholinergic adverse effect. Name three (3) other anticholinergic adverse effects to inform a client about when taking this class of medication. 16. A client with an upper respiratory infection is prescribed guaifenesin. Identify two (2) teaching points to discuss with the client prior to administering this medication. Guaifenesin is an expectorant used to increase cough production by increasing and thinning mucous secretions. The patient should increase fluids when taking guaifenesin to help liquify secretions. If GI upset occurs, the patient should take this medication with food. Report to the provider a cough lasting longer than one week. 17. The client with Klebsiella in the urine is ordered the medication ciprofloxacin.Identify three (3) complications associated with this medication the client can develop with administration of this medication. 18. A client is prescribed a protease inhibitor, ritonavir.Identify three (3) nursing considerations when administering a protease inhibitor?

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