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A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning fluticasone
propionate/salmeterol therapy. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. Take the drug as needed for acute asthma.
b. Follow a low-sodium diet.
c. Use an alternate-day dosing schedule.
d. Increase weight-bearing activity.
Ans: d. Increase weight-bearing activity.
A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty
mobilizing thick respiratory secretions. Which of the
following drugs should the nurse expect to administer to the
client?
a. Ipratropium
b. Beclomethasone
c. Acetylcysteine
d. Azelastine
Ans: c. Acetylcysteine
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking codeine. The
nurse should identify that which of the following assessments
is priority to make?
a. Blood pressure
b. Apical heart rate
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c. Respirations
d. Level of consciousness
Ans: c. Respirations
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of antihistamines to
treat allergic rhinitis. The nurse should explain that these
drugs are effective because they perform which of the
following actions?
a. Decrease viscosity of nasal secretions
b. Block H2 receptors
c. Prevent histamine from binding to receptors
d. Reduce nasal congestion
Ans: c. Prevent histamine from binding to receptors
Legal restrictions apply to the purchase of pseudoephedrine
(Sudafed) because of which of the following risks?
a. Respiratory depression
b. Drug abuse
c. Drug tolerance
d. Rebound congestion
Ans: b. Drug abuse
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of mucolytic to
treat a cough. The nurse should include that a mucolytic has
which of the following therapeutic effects?
a. Suppresses the cough stimulus
b. Reduces inflammation
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Questions and Graded Answers
A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning fluticasone
propionate/salmeterol therapy. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. Take the drug as needed for acute asthma.
b. Follow a low-sodium diet.
c. Use an alternate-day dosing schedule.
d. Increase weight-bearing activity.
Ans: d. Increase weight-bearing activity.
A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty
mobilizing thick respiratory secretions. Which of the
following drugs should the nurse expect to administer to the
client?
a. Ipratropium
b. Beclomethasone
c. Acetylcysteine
d. Azelastine
Ans: c. Acetylcysteine
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking codeine. The
nurse should identify that which of the following assessments
is priority to make?
a. Blood pressure
b. Apical heart rate
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c. Respirations
d. Level of consciousness
Ans: c. Respirations
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of antihistamines to
treat allergic rhinitis. The nurse should explain that these
drugs are effective because they perform which of the
following actions?
a. Decrease viscosity of nasal secretions
b. Block H2 receptors
c. Prevent histamine from binding to receptors
d. Reduce nasal congestion
Ans: c. Prevent histamine from binding to receptors
Legal restrictions apply to the purchase of pseudoephedrine
(Sudafed) because of which of the following risks?
a. Respiratory depression
b. Drug abuse
c. Drug tolerance
d. Rebound congestion
Ans: b. Drug abuse
A nurse is teaching a client about the use of mucolytic to
treat a cough. The nurse should include that a mucolytic has
which of the following therapeutic effects?
a. Suppresses the cough stimulus
b. Reduces inflammation
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