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, Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. While caring for a client who is taking furosemide (Lasix), the nurse recognizes dietary teaching has been
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effective if the patient includes which of the following foods in his daily menus?
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C. Kale and cucumbers D. Bananas and melon ma ma ma ma ma ma ma




2. A client newly diagnosed with diabetes tells the nurse, ―I can’t take any insulin made from pigs or cows.‖
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ma Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?
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A. ―Most insulin comes from animal sources, but I’m sure alternative options are available.‖
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C. ―Most insulin is synthetic now to help reduce the risk of disease transmission.‖
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D. ―The animals aren’t hurt in the production of medications, so you don’t need to worry.‖
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3. While providing medications to clients on the cardiac unit, the nurse anticipates that hydralazine hydrochlo
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ride and isosorbide dinitrate (BiDil) would most likely be prescribed for which of the following clients?
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A. A 48-year-old Caucasian male diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
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B. A 55-year-old African American female diagnosed with hypertension
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C. A 63-year-old Caucasian female diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome
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D. A 64-year-old African American male diagnosed with heart failure
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4. While caring for a patient scheduled for knee replacement surgery, the nurse provides cefazolin (Ancef) as
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ordered 30 minutes pre-
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operatively. The nurse knows that teaching has been effective by which of the following client statements?
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A. ―The antibiotic is given as a prophylactic to help reduce the risk of infection after surgery.‖
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B. ―This is a palliative medication to help ease the pain from surgery.‖
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C. ―This medication will replace vitamins and minerals that may be lost due to bleeding during s
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D. ―This medication will help the surgeon identify areas of bone destruction due to arthritis.‖
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5. While caring for a patient with a history of hypothyroidism, the nurse expects which of the following medi
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cations to be included in the patient’s medication list?
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6. The nurse is receiving a shift-to-shift report on a medical unit and is informed that a 55-year-
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old patient with a history of vomiting is scheduled for a diagnostic radiograph of the upper gastrointestinal
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tract. Which of the following statements would the nurse include in the client’s teaching?
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A. ―You will need to drink a large amount of prep to clear out your system before the
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B. ―It is important that you be given a prophylactic medication to prevent aspiration during the t
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