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RASMUSSEN PHARM EXAM 1 AND STUDYGUIDE NEWEST
COMPLETE 90 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
A nurse is teaching a client, who has schizophrenia, strategies to
cope with anticholinergic effects of
fluphenazine. Which of the following should the nurse suggest
to the client to minimize anticholinergic
effects?
A. Take the medication in the morning to prevent insomnia.
B. Chew sugarless gum to moisten the mouth
C. Use cooling measures to decrease fever
D. Take an antacid to relieve nausea - ANSWER-B. Chew
sugarless gum to moisten the mouth
A nurse is assessing a client who recently began taking
haloperidol. Which of the following findings is the
priority to report to the provider?
A. Shuffling gait
B. Neck spasms
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C. Drowsiness
D. Sexual dysfunction - ANSWER-B. Neck spasms
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a
new prescription for clozapine. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You should have a high-carbohydrate snack between meals
and at bedtime."
B. "You are likely to develop hand tremors if you take this
medication for a long period of time."
C. "You may experience temporary numbness of your mouth
after each dose."
D. "You should have your white blood cell count monitored
every week." - ANSWER-D. "You should have your white blood
cell count monitored every week."
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who Is to begin taking
risperidone. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
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A. "Add extra snacks to your diet to prevent weight loss."
B. "Notify the provider if you have trouble sleeping."
C. "You may begin to have mild seizures while taking this
medication."
D. "This medication is likely to increase your libido." - ANSWER-
B. "Notify the provider if you have trouble sleeping."
A nurse is following up with a client who takes chlorpromazine
for the treatment of schizophrenia. The
nurse should expect to find the greatest improvement in which
of the following manifestations? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Disorganized speech
B. Bizarre behavior
C. Impaired social interactions
D. Hallucinations
E. Decreased motivation - ANSWER-A. Disorganized speech
B. Bizarre behavior
D. Hallucinations
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A nursing is planning care for a client who is receiving
furosemide IV for peripheral edema. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Assess for tinnitus.
B. Report urine output 50 mL/hr.
C. Monitor blood potassium levels.
D. Elevate the head of bed slowly before ambulation
E. Recommend eating a banana daily. - ANSWER-A. Assess for
tinnitus.
C. Monitor blood potassium levels.
D. Elevate the head of bed slowly before ambulation
E. Recommend eating a banana daily.
A nurse is providing information to a client who has a new
prescription for hydrochlorothiazide. Which of
the following information should the nurse include?
A. Take the medication with food.
RASMUSSEN PHARM EXAM 1 AND STUDYGUIDE NEWEST
COMPLETE 90 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
A nurse is teaching a client, who has schizophrenia, strategies to
cope with anticholinergic effects of
fluphenazine. Which of the following should the nurse suggest
to the client to minimize anticholinergic
effects?
A. Take the medication in the morning to prevent insomnia.
B. Chew sugarless gum to moisten the mouth
C. Use cooling measures to decrease fever
D. Take an antacid to relieve nausea - ANSWER-B. Chew
sugarless gum to moisten the mouth
A nurse is assessing a client who recently began taking
haloperidol. Which of the following findings is the
priority to report to the provider?
A. Shuffling gait
B. Neck spasms
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C. Drowsiness
D. Sexual dysfunction - ANSWER-B. Neck spasms
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a
new prescription for clozapine. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You should have a high-carbohydrate snack between meals
and at bedtime."
B. "You are likely to develop hand tremors if you take this
medication for a long period of time."
C. "You may experience temporary numbness of your mouth
after each dose."
D. "You should have your white blood cell count monitored
every week." - ANSWER-D. "You should have your white blood
cell count monitored every week."
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who Is to begin taking
risperidone. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
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A. "Add extra snacks to your diet to prevent weight loss."
B. "Notify the provider if you have trouble sleeping."
C. "You may begin to have mild seizures while taking this
medication."
D. "This medication is likely to increase your libido." - ANSWER-
B. "Notify the provider if you have trouble sleeping."
A nurse is following up with a client who takes chlorpromazine
for the treatment of schizophrenia. The
nurse should expect to find the greatest improvement in which
of the following manifestations? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Disorganized speech
B. Bizarre behavior
C. Impaired social interactions
D. Hallucinations
E. Decreased motivation - ANSWER-A. Disorganized speech
B. Bizarre behavior
D. Hallucinations
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A nursing is planning care for a client who is receiving
furosemide IV for peripheral edema. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Assess for tinnitus.
B. Report urine output 50 mL/hr.
C. Monitor blood potassium levels.
D. Elevate the head of bed slowly before ambulation
E. Recommend eating a banana daily. - ANSWER-A. Assess for
tinnitus.
C. Monitor blood potassium levels.
D. Elevate the head of bed slowly before ambulation
E. Recommend eating a banana daily.
A nurse is providing information to a client who has a new
prescription for hydrochlorothiazide. Which of
the following information should the nurse include?
A. Take the medication with food.
