SAUNDERS FUNDAMENTALS MEDICATIONS 4
2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ A client has been given a prescription for gemfibrozil (Lopid). The
nurse plans to instruct the client to limit intake of which food while
taking this medication?
Answer: Beef
◉ A client with angina pectoris has just been started on medication
therapy with nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). In planning care for this
client, the nurse should place priority on measuring which data?
Answer: Vital signs
◉ A client with a history of hypertension has been prescribed
triamterene (Dyrenium). The nurse determines that the client
understands the effect of this medication on the diet if the client
states to avoid which fruit?
Answer: Bananas
◉ The nurse should anticipate the use of which medications in the
treatment of the client with heart failure?
Select all that apply.
,Answer: -Diuretics
-Cardiac glycosides
-Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors
-Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
◉ A client is experiencing impotence after taking an
antihypertensive medication. The client states, "I would sooner have
a stroke than keep living with the side effects of this medication."
The nurse should make which appropriate response to the client?
Answer: "You are concerned about the side effects of your
medication?"
◉ A client who has begun taking fosinopril (Monopril) is very
distressed, telling the nurse that he cannot taste food normally since
beginning the medication 2 weeks ago. Which suggestion would
provide the best support for the client?
Answer: Inform the client that impaired taste is expected and
generally disappears in 2 to 3 months.
◉ A client who has developed atrial fibrillation that is not
responding to medication therapy has begun taking warfarin
(Coumadin). The nurse is reinforcing dietary discharge teaching
with the client. The nurse should plan to teach the client to avoid
which food while taking this medication?
Answer: Broccoli
, ◉ The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a client being
placed on long-term anticoagulant therapy with warfarin sodium
(Coumadin). The nurse reminds the client to do which?
Answer: Avoid taking products containing acetylsalicylic acid
(aspirin).
◉ The nurse is collecting data from a client with hypertension being
treated with diuretic therapy. The nurse should monitor the client
for hypokalemia if the client is receiving which diuretic?
Answer: Bumetanide
◉ The nurse has a prescription to give a first dose of
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) to an assigned client. The nurse should
question the prescription if the client had a history of allergy to
which item?
Answer: Sulfa drugs
◉ A client is being treated for acute heart failure with intravenously
administered bumetanide. The vital signs are as follows: blood
pressure, 100/60 mm Hg; pulse, 96 beats per minute; and
respirations, 24 breaths per minute. After the initial dose, which is
the priority assessment?
Answer: Monitoring blood pressure
2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ A client has been given a prescription for gemfibrozil (Lopid). The
nurse plans to instruct the client to limit intake of which food while
taking this medication?
Answer: Beef
◉ A client with angina pectoris has just been started on medication
therapy with nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). In planning care for this
client, the nurse should place priority on measuring which data?
Answer: Vital signs
◉ A client with a history of hypertension has been prescribed
triamterene (Dyrenium). The nurse determines that the client
understands the effect of this medication on the diet if the client
states to avoid which fruit?
Answer: Bananas
◉ The nurse should anticipate the use of which medications in the
treatment of the client with heart failure?
Select all that apply.
,Answer: -Diuretics
-Cardiac glycosides
-Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors
-Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
◉ A client is experiencing impotence after taking an
antihypertensive medication. The client states, "I would sooner have
a stroke than keep living with the side effects of this medication."
The nurse should make which appropriate response to the client?
Answer: "You are concerned about the side effects of your
medication?"
◉ A client who has begun taking fosinopril (Monopril) is very
distressed, telling the nurse that he cannot taste food normally since
beginning the medication 2 weeks ago. Which suggestion would
provide the best support for the client?
Answer: Inform the client that impaired taste is expected and
generally disappears in 2 to 3 months.
◉ A client who has developed atrial fibrillation that is not
responding to medication therapy has begun taking warfarin
(Coumadin). The nurse is reinforcing dietary discharge teaching
with the client. The nurse should plan to teach the client to avoid
which food while taking this medication?
Answer: Broccoli
, ◉ The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a client being
placed on long-term anticoagulant therapy with warfarin sodium
(Coumadin). The nurse reminds the client to do which?
Answer: Avoid taking products containing acetylsalicylic acid
(aspirin).
◉ The nurse is collecting data from a client with hypertension being
treated with diuretic therapy. The nurse should monitor the client
for hypokalemia if the client is receiving which diuretic?
Answer: Bumetanide
◉ The nurse has a prescription to give a first dose of
hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) to an assigned client. The nurse should
question the prescription if the client had a history of allergy to
which item?
Answer: Sulfa drugs
◉ A client is being treated for acute heart failure with intravenously
administered bumetanide. The vital signs are as follows: blood
pressure, 100/60 mm Hg; pulse, 96 beats per minute; and
respirations, 24 breaths per minute. After the initial dose, which is
the priority assessment?
Answer: Monitoring blood pressure
