ATI Pharmacology -- The Gastrointestinal
System
Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy
Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min
Repeat the dose 4 hr after chemotherapy - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is planning care for a client who is
receiving chemotherapy and has a new prescription for ondansetron. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply)
Abdominal pain - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for
alosetron to treat irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following adverse effects of the drug?
Lethargy - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has renal impairment and a
new prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
manifestations?
Alosetron - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following drugs has protocols that require clients to meet
specific risk-management criteria and sign a treatment agreement before the nurse can administer the
drug?
Gout - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for methotrexate. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for manifestations of which of the following conditions?
Use sunscreen and protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn - correct answer
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
System
Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy
Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min
Repeat the dose 4 hr after chemotherapy - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is planning care for a client who is
receiving chemotherapy and has a new prescription for ondansetron. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply)
Abdominal pain - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for
alosetron to treat irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following adverse effects of the drug?
Lethargy - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has renal impairment and a
new prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following
manifestations?
Alosetron - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following drugs has protocols that require clients to meet
specific risk-management criteria and sign a treatment agreement before the nurse can administer the
drug?
Gout - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for methotrexate. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for manifestations of which of the following conditions?
Use sunscreen and protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn - correct answer
✔✔A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
