ATI Capstone Pharmacology
a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what
assessment
Correct is priority
answers
RR
a nurse is assessing a client who has been using beclomethasone for 2
weeks toher asthma, what is the priority to report to the provider
manage
Correct answers
bronchospas
ms
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
beclomethasone
inhaler to use with an albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance, what
should the
instruct? nurse answers you should gargle with water after each use of
Correct
this inhaler
a nurse is planning a staff education session on AE of meds, what info should
the nurse
discuss about anticholinergic adverse effects? Correct answers
blurred vision
tachycardi
a
constipatio
n
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
guaifenesin,
what info regarding the action of guaifenesin should the nurse include in
the teaching?
Correct answers guaifenesin increases cough
production
a nurse is preparing to administer verapamil to a client who is 2 days l
postmyocardia
infarction. the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
outcomes asresponse to the medication? Correct answers decreased
therapeutic
anginal pain
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
which statement indicates understanding of the teaching? Correct answers
levothyroxine,
"i mightthe
realize notfull effect of the medication for several
weeks"
take on empty stomach with glass of water, first thing in the morning 30-
60min prior to
breakfa
st
a nurse is assessing a client who has HF is taking digoxin. the nurse should
monitor
client forthe
which of the following manifestations as an indication of
digoxintotoxicity
report to
the provider? Correct answers
vomiting
(n/v, anorexia, blurred
vision)
a nurse is providing teaching for a pt with a prescription for oral
metronidazole, what is the priority teaching point? Correct answers you
should report a rash to your provider
(fatal disorder Stevens-Johnson
syndrome)
, a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new
prescription
codeine for
for cough suppression, what is the priority instruction? Correct
answers
slowly move
when standing from a lying down
position
(r/f orthostatic
hypotension)
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received his
medications
ago, 1 hour chest pain, this can be an AE of what med?
the pt reports
Correct answers
albuter
ol
(beta2agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors,
chest pain,
tachycardia,
dysrhythmias)
a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for brimonidine to treat
open-angle
glaucoma, what indicates an understanding of the instructions? Correct
answers
expect toi feel
can some irritation when i put these drops in
my eyes
a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a new
prescriptionwhat
raloxifene, for should the nurse assess prior to initiating therapy?
Correct answers
pregnancy
status
(risk category
X)
a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat angina
pectoris, what
instructions should she include? Correct answers apply a new patch
every morning
(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last
14 hours)
a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for
allopurinol
gout, what toshould
treat the nurse include? Correct answers increase your
fluid intake
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic pain
and a new for amitriptyline once per day, what should the nurse
prescription
include? increase
answers Correct fluids while on this
med
(urine turns blue/green, sedation is
an AE)
a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1g IV
intermittent
infusion over 30min every 12 hours, what should the nurse take?
Correct answers
contact the provider for prescription
clarification
(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--
hypotension,
flushin
g)
a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what
assessment
Correct is priority
answers
RR
a nurse is assessing a client who has been using beclomethasone for 2
weeks toher asthma, what is the priority to report to the provider
manage
Correct answers
bronchospas
ms
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
beclomethasone
inhaler to use with an albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance, what
should the
instruct? nurse answers you should gargle with water after each use of
Correct
this inhaler
a nurse is planning a staff education session on AE of meds, what info should
the nurse
discuss about anticholinergic adverse effects? Correct answers
blurred vision
tachycardi
a
constipatio
n
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
guaifenesin,
what info regarding the action of guaifenesin should the nurse include in
the teaching?
Correct answers guaifenesin increases cough
production
a nurse is preparing to administer verapamil to a client who is 2 days l
postmyocardia
infarction. the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
outcomes asresponse to the medication? Correct answers decreased
therapeutic
anginal pain
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
which statement indicates understanding of the teaching? Correct answers
levothyroxine,
"i mightthe
realize notfull effect of the medication for several
weeks"
take on empty stomach with glass of water, first thing in the morning 30-
60min prior to
breakfa
st
a nurse is assessing a client who has HF is taking digoxin. the nurse should
monitor
client forthe
which of the following manifestations as an indication of
digoxintotoxicity
report to
the provider? Correct answers
vomiting
(n/v, anorexia, blurred
vision)
a nurse is providing teaching for a pt with a prescription for oral
metronidazole, what is the priority teaching point? Correct answers you
should report a rash to your provider
(fatal disorder Stevens-Johnson
syndrome)
, a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new
prescription
codeine for
for cough suppression, what is the priority instruction? Correct
answers
slowly move
when standing from a lying down
position
(r/f orthostatic
hypotension)
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received his
medications
ago, 1 hour chest pain, this can be an AE of what med?
the pt reports
Correct answers
albuter
ol
(beta2agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors,
chest pain,
tachycardia,
dysrhythmias)
a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for brimonidine to treat
open-angle
glaucoma, what indicates an understanding of the instructions? Correct
answers
expect toi feel
can some irritation when i put these drops in
my eyes
a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a new
prescriptionwhat
raloxifene, for should the nurse assess prior to initiating therapy?
Correct answers
pregnancy
status
(risk category
X)
a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat angina
pectoris, what
instructions should she include? Correct answers apply a new patch
every morning
(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last
14 hours)
a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for
allopurinol
gout, what toshould
treat the nurse include? Correct answers increase your
fluid intake
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic pain
and a new for amitriptyline once per day, what should the nurse
prescription
include? increase
answers Correct fluids while on this
med
(urine turns blue/green, sedation is
an AE)
a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1g IV
intermittent
infusion over 30min every 12 hours, what should the nurse take?
Correct answers
contact the provider for prescription
clarification
(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--
hypotension,
flushin
g)
