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CAPSTONE PHARM PRE ASSESSMENT NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking esomeprazole for
several months. Which of the following client statements should the nurse
identify as indicating effectiveness of the medication? - (ANSWER)I don't have
pain in my stomach anymore
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is to start taking digoxin for heart
failure. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid taking which of the following
herbal supplements? - (ANSWER)St. John's Wort
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start taking enteric-coated
naproxen for rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following client statements by
the client indicates a need for further teaching? - (ANSWER)"I am taking this type
of medication so it dissolves in my "It's okay to crush a tablet as long as I make
sure it dissolves completely in water before swallowing it." •
A nurse is planning to instill ear drops to a toddler and must straighten the ear
canal by pulling the auricle of the ear. The nurse should plan to pull the auricle in
which of the following directions? - (ANSWER)down and backward
this is the correct technique for infants and children under 3
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has been taking
simvastatin for 9 months. The client has an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 120
units/L and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 100 units/L. Which of the following
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data from the client's dietary history should the nurse report to the provider? -
(ANSWER)the client drinks grapefruit juice every evening
A nurse is caring for a client who has herpes zoster. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - (ANSWER)Prepare to administer acyclovir.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is receiving carbamazepine for
partial seizure disorder. Which of the following statements by the adolescent's
parent is the priority for the nurse to address? - (ANSWER)"He seems to be
getting a lot more bumps and bruises lately."
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and receiving fentanyl via
patient controlled analgesia. The client has a prescription for naloxone. The nurse
understands that the purpose of naloxone is which of the following? -
(ANSWER)block the effects of opioids on the central nervous system
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who is about to start therapy with
alendronate to treat osteoporosis. For which of the following findings should the
nurse instruct the client to monitor and report as an adverse effect of the
medication? (Select all that apply.) - (ANSWER)jaw pain
blurred vision
dysphagia
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who has rheumatoid arthritis
and a prescription for methotrexate. Which of the following information should
CAPSTONE PHARM PRE ASSESSMENT NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking esomeprazole for
several months. Which of the following client statements should the nurse
identify as indicating effectiveness of the medication? - (ANSWER)I don't have
pain in my stomach anymore
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is to start taking digoxin for heart
failure. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid taking which of the following
herbal supplements? - (ANSWER)St. John's Wort
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start taking enteric-coated
naproxen for rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following client statements by
the client indicates a need for further teaching? - (ANSWER)"I am taking this type
of medication so it dissolves in my "It's okay to crush a tablet as long as I make
sure it dissolves completely in water before swallowing it." •
A nurse is planning to instill ear drops to a toddler and must straighten the ear
canal by pulling the auricle of the ear. The nurse should plan to pull the auricle in
which of the following directions? - (ANSWER)down and backward
this is the correct technique for infants and children under 3
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has been taking
simvastatin for 9 months. The client has an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 120
units/L and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 100 units/L. Which of the following
, 2
data from the client's dietary history should the nurse report to the provider? -
(ANSWER)the client drinks grapefruit juice every evening
A nurse is caring for a client who has herpes zoster. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - (ANSWER)Prepare to administer acyclovir.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is receiving carbamazepine for
partial seizure disorder. Which of the following statements by the adolescent's
parent is the priority for the nurse to address? - (ANSWER)"He seems to be
getting a lot more bumps and bruises lately."
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and receiving fentanyl via
patient controlled analgesia. The client has a prescription for naloxone. The nurse
understands that the purpose of naloxone is which of the following? -
(ANSWER)block the effects of opioids on the central nervous system
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who is about to start therapy with
alendronate to treat osteoporosis. For which of the following findings should the
nurse instruct the client to monitor and report as an adverse effect of the
medication? (Select all that apply.) - (ANSWER)jaw pain
blurred vision
dysphagia
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who has rheumatoid arthritis
and a prescription for methotrexate. Which of the following information should
