PharmacologyuExamuIIuATIuQuestions
Aunurseuisuprovidinguinstructionsutouauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionufo
rualbuterol,uPO.uWhichuofutheufollowinguinstructionsushouldutheunurseuincl
ude?
A.uYouucanutakeuthisumedicationutouabortuanuacuteuasthmauattack
B.uTremorsuareuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedication
C.uProlongeduuseuofuthisumedicationucanucauseuhyperglycemia
D.uThisumedicationucanuslowuskeletalugrowurateu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuprovidinguinstructionsutouauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionufo
rualbuteroluandubeclomethasoneuinhalersuforutheucontroluofuasthma.uWhichu
ofutheufollowinguinstructionsushouldutheunurseuincludeuinutheuteaching?
A.uTakeutheualbuteroluatutheusameutimeueachuday
B.uAdministerutheualbuteroluinhalerupriorutouusingutheubeclomethasoneuinh
aler
C.uUseubeclomethasoneuifuexperiencinguanuacuteuepisode
D.uAvoidushakingutheubeclomethasoneubeforeuuseu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionuforubeclomethaso
ne.uWhichuofutheufollowinguinstructionsushouldutheunurseuinclude?
A.uRinseuyourumouthuafterueachuuseuofuthisumedication
,B.uLimitufluiduintakeuwhileutakinguthisumedication
C.uIncreaseuyouruintakeuofuvitaminuB12uwhileutakinguthisumedication
D.uYouucanutakeutheumedicationuasuneededu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuauprescriptionuforulong-
termuuseuofuoraluprednisoneuforutreatmentuofuchronicuasthma.uTheunurseush
oulduinstructutheuclientutoumonitoruforuwhichuofutheufollowingumanifestatio
nsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedication?
A.uWeightugain
B.uNervousness
C.uBradycardia
D.uConstipationu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Aunurseuisucaringuforuauclientuwhouhasubeenutakinguphenylephrineunasaludr
opsuforutheupastu10udaysuforusinusitis.uTheunurseushoulduassessutheuclientufo
ruwhichuofutheufollowingumanifestationsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedic
ation?
A.uSedation
B.uNasalucongestion
C.uProductiveucough
D.uCoughu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionuforudextromethorp
hanutousuppressuaucough.uTheunurseushoulduinstructutheuclientutoumonitoruf
oruwhichuofutheufollowingumanifestationsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedi
cation?
, A.uDiarrhea
B.uAnxiety
C.uSedation
D.uPalpitationsu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
Aunurseuisuteachingutheufamilyuofuauchilduwhouhasucysticufibrosisuanduaune
wuprescriptionuforuacetylcysteine.uWhichuofutheufollowinguinformationush
ouldutheunurseuincludeuinutheuinstruction?
A.uExpectuthisumedicationutousuppressuyouruchild'sucough
B.uExpectuthisumedicationutousmellulikeurottenueggs
C.uExpectuthisumedicationutoucauseueuphoria
D.uExpectuthisumedicationutouturnuyouruchild'suurineuorangeu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionuforudiphenhydram
ineuforuallergicurhinitis.uTheunurseushoulduinstructutheuclientutoumonitoruforu
whichuofutheufollowingumanifestationsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedicat
ion?u(Selectualluthatuapply)
A.uDryumouth
B.uNonproductiveucough
C.uSkinurash
D.uDrowsiness
E.uUrinaryuhesitationu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A,uD,uE
Aunurseuisuprovidinguinstructionsutouauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionufo
rualbuterol,uPO.uWhichuofutheufollowinguinstructionsushouldutheunurseuincl
ude?
A.uYouucanutakeuthisumedicationutouabortuanuacuteuasthmauattack
B.uTremorsuareuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedication
C.uProlongeduuseuofuthisumedicationucanucauseuhyperglycemia
D.uThisumedicationucanuslowuskeletalugrowurateu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuprovidinguinstructionsutouauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionufo
rualbuteroluandubeclomethasoneuinhalersuforutheucontroluofuasthma.uWhichu
ofutheufollowinguinstructionsushouldutheunurseuincludeuinutheuteaching?
A.uTakeutheualbuteroluatutheusameutimeueachuday
B.uAdministerutheualbuteroluinhalerupriorutouusingutheubeclomethasoneuinh
aler
C.uUseubeclomethasoneuifuexperiencinguanuacuteuepisode
D.uAvoidushakingutheubeclomethasoneubeforeuuseu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionuforubeclomethaso
ne.uWhichuofutheufollowinguinstructionsushouldutheunurseuinclude?
A.uRinseuyourumouthuafterueachuuseuofuthisumedication
,B.uLimitufluiduintakeuwhileutakinguthisumedication
C.uIncreaseuyouruintakeuofuvitaminuB12uwhileutakinguthisumedication
D.uYouucanutakeutheumedicationuasuneededu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuauprescriptionuforulong-
termuuseuofuoraluprednisoneuforutreatmentuofuchronicuasthma.uTheunurseush
oulduinstructutheuclientutoumonitoruforuwhichuofutheufollowingumanifestatio
nsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedication?
A.uWeightugain
B.uNervousness
C.uBradycardia
D.uConstipationu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A
Aunurseuisucaringuforuauclientuwhouhasubeenutakinguphenylephrineunasaludr
opsuforutheupastu10udaysuforusinusitis.uTheunurseushoulduassessutheuclientufo
ruwhichuofutheufollowingumanifestationsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedic
ation?
A.uSedation
B.uNasalucongestion
C.uProductiveucough
D.uCoughu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionuforudextromethorp
hanutousuppressuaucough.uTheunurseushoulduinstructutheuclientutoumonitoruf
oruwhichuofutheufollowingumanifestationsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedi
cation?
, A.uDiarrhea
B.uAnxiety
C.uSedation
D.uPalpitationsu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔C
Aunurseuisuteachingutheufamilyuofuauchilduwhouhasucysticufibrosisuanduaune
wuprescriptionuforuacetylcysteine.uWhichuofutheufollowinguinformationush
ouldutheunurseuincludeuinutheuinstruction?
A.uExpectuthisumedicationutousuppressuyouruchild'sucough
B.uExpectuthisumedicationutousmellulikeurottenueggs
C.uExpectuthisumedicationutoucauseueuphoria
D.uExpectuthisumedicationutouturnuyouruchild'suurineuorangeu-
uCORRECTuANSWER✔B
Aunurseuisuteachinguauclientuwhouhasuaunewuprescriptionuforudiphenhydram
ineuforuallergicurhinitis.uTheunurseushoulduinstructutheuclientutoumonitoruforu
whichuofutheufollowingumanifestationsuasuanuadverseueffectuofuthisumedicat
ion?u(Selectualluthatuapply)
A.uDryumouth
B.uNonproductiveucough
C.uSkinurash
D.uDrowsiness
E.uUrinaryuhesitationu-uCORRECTuANSWER✔A,uD,uE
