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pharmacology assessment PN VATI Pharmacology 2017 A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about a new prescription for oral bisacodyl. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide the client? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for rosuvastatin to treat high cholesterol levels. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider immediately? A nurse in a clinic is planning to administer an immunization to a client who just turned 60 years old. Which of the following immunization should the nurse plan to administer? After administering lorazepam to a client, a nurse realizes that she gave the client a 2mg tablet instead of the 1 mg dosage the provider prescribed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A nurse is collecting data from a client who has intestinal amebiasis and is taking metronidazole. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the metronidazole? A nurse is caring for a client who is 2days postoperative and is receiving morphine for acute pain.The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations as an adverse effect of this medication? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is starting to take amitriptyline. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is planning to reinforce teaching with a newly hired nurse about physiologic changes in older adult clients that can alter pharmacokinetics. Which of the following should the nurse include as an age related change? A nurse is administering a varicella immunization to a young adult client who did not receive the immunization as a child . The client asks the nurse if she will need additional doses of the vaccine. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking lithium to treat bipolar disorder and has a lithium level of 2.4 mEq/L. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as indication lithium toxicity? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is starting phenytoin therapy to help manage a seizure disorder. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse is reviewing a young adult clients medical history before administering the varicella vaccine. For which of the following findings in the client's medical history should the nurse withhold the immunization and notify the provider? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is prescribed an albuterol inhaler, two puffs every 4hr. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for zolpidem. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the teaching was effective? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is prescribed disulfiram to treat alcohol use disorder. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is preparing to administer medications to an older adult client who has Alzheimer's disease. The client is able to state her name, but she cannot provide any further information to confirm her identity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to verify the client's identity? A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. The nurse should instruct the client that which of the following medications is contraindicated with warfarin therapy? A nurse is receiving change of shift report about 4 clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking metoprolol. Which of the following findings indicates the medication is having the desired therapeutic effect?

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pharmacology assessment PN VATI
Pharmacology
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about a new prescription for oral bisacodyl.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide the client?
“Long term use of medication can cause dependency”
● Bisacodyl is a stimulant laxative when used chronically can cause dependence
● Use for temporary relief of acute constipation in the smallest possible dosage
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for rosuvastatin to
treat high cholesterol levels. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse
instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider immediately?
Muscle weakness
● Non urgent vs urgent answering
● Muscle weakness (myalgia) or tenderness because it can manifest of rhabdomyolysis,
● Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but potentially fatal adverse effect of HMG-CoA reductase
inhibitor (statin) therapy
● Rhabdomyolysis is a disintegration of muscle tissue that causes elevation in creatine
kinase potentially impairing renal function
A nurse in a clinic is planning to administer an immunization to a client who just turned
60 years old. Which of the following immunization should the nurse plan to administer?
Herpes zoster vaccine
● 60yr or older should receive immuniztion according to CDC guidelines.
● Vaccine helps prevent herpes zoster, or shingles.
● Shingles which is a serious viral disease that can cause severe pain and postherpetic
neuralgia in older adults
After administering lorazepam to a client, a nurse realizes that she gave the client a 2mg
tablet instead of the 1 mg dosage the provider prescribed. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
Measure the client's vital signs
● Lorazepam can cause respiratory depression, bradycardia, and hypotension
● Lorazepam can also cause multiple CNS effects dizziness confusion and drowsiness
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has intestinal amebiasis and is taking
metronidazole. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the
metronidazole?
Motor ataxia
● With hold and contact the provider if the client exhibits manifestations of toxicity such as
ataxia, peripheral neuropathy or seizures.
● Metronidazole is a medication used to treat protozoal infections such as amebiasis,
trichinosis, or giardiasis.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2days postoperative and is receiving morphine for
acute pain.The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations
as an adverse effect of this medication?

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