NURS 3100 EXAM 3 2025 Questions
and Answers
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for allopurinol. The nurse
should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse drug reactions?
A: Palpitations
B: Sore throat
C: Vertigo
D: Bruising
E: Vision changes - ANSWER-B: Sore throat
C: Vertigo
D: Bruising
E: Vision changes
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking allopurinol about minimizing adverse
effects. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A: Eat a small meal before taking the drug
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,B: Such on hard candy or chew gum
C: Take a stool softener daily
D: Avoid teh use of NSAIDs - ANSWER-A: Eat a small meal before taking the
drug
A nurse is caring for a client who is currently taking furosemide and has a new
prescription for prednisone. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following manifestations during concurrent use of the two drugs?
A: Hypercalcemia
B:Hypoglycemia
C: Hypothermia
D: Hypokalemia - ANSWER-D: Hypokalemia
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking acetaminophen at regular intervals for
mild discomfort. The nurse should tell the client to report which of the following
early indiciations of acetaminophen toxicity?
A: Diaphoresis
B: Palpitations
C: Shortness of breath
D: Nausea
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,E: Diarrhea - ANSWER-A: Diaphoresis
D: Nausea
E: Diarrhea
A nurse is caring for a client who takes low-dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular
events. The client asks the nurse about taking ibuprofen to treat rheumatoid
arthritis. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A: "Ibuprofen will increase your risk for developing salicylism"
B: "Ibuprofen will reduce the cardioprotective effects of low-dose aspirin"
C: "Low-dose aspirin will reduce the anti-inflammatory effects of ibuprofen"
D: "Low-dose aspirin will reduce the analgesic effects of ibuprofen" - ANSWER-
B: "Ibuprofen will reduce the cardioprotective effects of low-dose aspirin"
A nurse is caring for a client who is opioid dependent and has a new prescription
for butorphanol. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
manifestations of abstinence syndrome?
A: Bronchospam
B: Vomiting
C: Peripheral edema
D: Abdominal cramps
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, E: Hypertension - ANSWER-B: Vomiting
D: Abdominal cramps
E: Hypertension
A nurse is caring for a group of postoperative clients. The nurse should identify
that morphine is contraindicated for which of the following clients?
A: A client who had a mastectomy
B: A client who had a knee arthoplasty
C: A client who had a colectomy
D: A client who had a cholecystectomy - ANSWER-D: A client who had a
cholecystectomy
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who had a new prescription of
celecoxib. The nurse should identify that which of the following conditions is a
contraindication to celecoxib?
A: Rheumatoid arthritis
B: Ankylosing spondylitis
C: Sulfonamide allergy
D: Adrenocortical insufficiency - ANSWER-C: Sulfonamide allergy
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and Answers
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for allopurinol. The nurse
should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse drug reactions?
A: Palpitations
B: Sore throat
C: Vertigo
D: Bruising
E: Vision changes - ANSWER-B: Sore throat
C: Vertigo
D: Bruising
E: Vision changes
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking allopurinol about minimizing adverse
effects. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A: Eat a small meal before taking the drug
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,B: Such on hard candy or chew gum
C: Take a stool softener daily
D: Avoid teh use of NSAIDs - ANSWER-A: Eat a small meal before taking the
drug
A nurse is caring for a client who is currently taking furosemide and has a new
prescription for prednisone. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following manifestations during concurrent use of the two drugs?
A: Hypercalcemia
B:Hypoglycemia
C: Hypothermia
D: Hypokalemia - ANSWER-D: Hypokalemia
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking acetaminophen at regular intervals for
mild discomfort. The nurse should tell the client to report which of the following
early indiciations of acetaminophen toxicity?
A: Diaphoresis
B: Palpitations
C: Shortness of breath
D: Nausea
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,E: Diarrhea - ANSWER-A: Diaphoresis
D: Nausea
E: Diarrhea
A nurse is caring for a client who takes low-dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular
events. The client asks the nurse about taking ibuprofen to treat rheumatoid
arthritis. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A: "Ibuprofen will increase your risk for developing salicylism"
B: "Ibuprofen will reduce the cardioprotective effects of low-dose aspirin"
C: "Low-dose aspirin will reduce the anti-inflammatory effects of ibuprofen"
D: "Low-dose aspirin will reduce the analgesic effects of ibuprofen" - ANSWER-
B: "Ibuprofen will reduce the cardioprotective effects of low-dose aspirin"
A nurse is caring for a client who is opioid dependent and has a new prescription
for butorphanol. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
manifestations of abstinence syndrome?
A: Bronchospam
B: Vomiting
C: Peripheral edema
D: Abdominal cramps
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, E: Hypertension - ANSWER-B: Vomiting
D: Abdominal cramps
E: Hypertension
A nurse is caring for a group of postoperative clients. The nurse should identify
that morphine is contraindicated for which of the following clients?
A: A client who had a mastectomy
B: A client who had a knee arthoplasty
C: A client who had a colectomy
D: A client who had a cholecystectomy - ANSWER-D: A client who had a
cholecystectomy
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who had a new prescription of
celecoxib. The nurse should identify that which of the following conditions is a
contraindication to celecoxib?
A: Rheumatoid arthritis
B: Ankylosing spondylitis
C: Sulfonamide allergy
D: Adrenocortical insufficiency - ANSWER-C: Sulfonamide allergy
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