Adult Health II Pharmacology CMS Study
Set
A hemodialysis pt. Has a prescription for epoetin alfa. What are predicted therapeutic
consequences for this prescription that the nurse must tell the pt. About?
A. Reduces BP
b. Inhibits clotting of fistula
c. Growth RBC production
d. Stimulates growth of neutrophils - ANS-c. Growth RBC manufacturing - this stimulates
erythropoiesis in the bone marrow to boom the manufacturing of RBCs
A nurse at a hospital is imparting observe-up care to a purchaser who is taking fluoxetine for
depression. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an negative effect of this
medication?
A. Tingling ft
b. Sexual disorder
c. Absence of goals
d. Pica - ANS-b. Sexual dysfunction
A nurse is about to administer alendronate 40 mg PO to a pt. With Pagat's Disease of the bone.
What precedence motion have to they take?
A. Admin earlier than breakfast
b. Ambulate pt. To the chair before admin
c. Take remedy with water in preference to milk
d. Educate the pt. The way to take this med at domestic - ANS-b. Ambulate pt. To the chair
before admin - pt. Must remain sitting for at least 30 minutes at the same time as taking this
med to prevent esophagitis
A nurse is administering an enteric coated med. Which declaration to the pt is correct?
A. This coated pill dissolves less difficult to your stomach and intestines
b. You are less probably to have an dissatisfied belly because of the covered med
c. The coating improves the absorption
, d. The coating permits slow release of the med - ANS-b. You're much less possibly to have an
upset stomach due to the coated med - dissolves within the intestines in preference to the
stomach so it protects the stomach from gastric disenchanted
A nurse is assessing a patron who's taking propylthiouracil for the remedy of Graves' sickness.
Which of the following findings have to the nurse perceive as an indication that the drugs has
been powerful?
A. Decrease the WBC depend
b. Decrease in quantity of time sleeping
c. Increase in urge for food
d. Increase in ability to cognizance - ANS-d. Increase in capability to recognition
A nurse is being concerned for a pt approximately to begin captopril therapy. Which of the
subsequent adverse effects should the nurse educate the pt to record because it may suggest a
need to dc remedy?
A. Dry cough
b. Constipation
c. Photophobia
d. Blurry imaginative and prescient - ANS-a. Dry cough
A nurse is being concerned for a pt with Alzheimer's Disease who has a brand new prescription
for memantine. Which lab result need to the nurse note as effecting clearance of the medicine?
A. ALT 30 gadgets/L
b. Creatinine clearance 35 ml/min
c. HBA1C five%
d. BMI 31 - ANS-b. Creatinine clearance 35 ml/min - this price estimates glomerular filtration
rate...35 ml/min shows slight renal impairment
A nurse is caring for an older person pt who has hypothyroidism and a brand new prescription
for levothyroixine. Which of the subsequent dosage schedules have to the nurse count on?
A. The pt will start at a excessive dosage, and the quantity might be tapered as needed
b. The pt will continue to be at the initial dosage at some point of the path of remedy
c. The pt's dosage may be adjusted daily primarily based on blood ranges
d. The pt will begin on a low dosage, which can be progressively increased - ANS-d. The pt will
begin on a low dosage, which may be step by step increased
A nurse is developing a coaching plan for a customer who has a new prescription for
simvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse consist of in the coaching plan?
(Select all that apply)
Set
A hemodialysis pt. Has a prescription for epoetin alfa. What are predicted therapeutic
consequences for this prescription that the nurse must tell the pt. About?
A. Reduces BP
b. Inhibits clotting of fistula
c. Growth RBC production
d. Stimulates growth of neutrophils - ANS-c. Growth RBC manufacturing - this stimulates
erythropoiesis in the bone marrow to boom the manufacturing of RBCs
A nurse at a hospital is imparting observe-up care to a purchaser who is taking fluoxetine for
depression. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an negative effect of this
medication?
A. Tingling ft
b. Sexual disorder
c. Absence of goals
d. Pica - ANS-b. Sexual dysfunction
A nurse is about to administer alendronate 40 mg PO to a pt. With Pagat's Disease of the bone.
What precedence motion have to they take?
A. Admin earlier than breakfast
b. Ambulate pt. To the chair before admin
c. Take remedy with water in preference to milk
d. Educate the pt. The way to take this med at domestic - ANS-b. Ambulate pt. To the chair
before admin - pt. Must remain sitting for at least 30 minutes at the same time as taking this
med to prevent esophagitis
A nurse is administering an enteric coated med. Which declaration to the pt is correct?
A. This coated pill dissolves less difficult to your stomach and intestines
b. You are less probably to have an dissatisfied belly because of the covered med
c. The coating improves the absorption
, d. The coating permits slow release of the med - ANS-b. You're much less possibly to have an
upset stomach due to the coated med - dissolves within the intestines in preference to the
stomach so it protects the stomach from gastric disenchanted
A nurse is assessing a patron who's taking propylthiouracil for the remedy of Graves' sickness.
Which of the following findings have to the nurse perceive as an indication that the drugs has
been powerful?
A. Decrease the WBC depend
b. Decrease in quantity of time sleeping
c. Increase in urge for food
d. Increase in ability to cognizance - ANS-d. Increase in capability to recognition
A nurse is being concerned for a pt approximately to begin captopril therapy. Which of the
subsequent adverse effects should the nurse educate the pt to record because it may suggest a
need to dc remedy?
A. Dry cough
b. Constipation
c. Photophobia
d. Blurry imaginative and prescient - ANS-a. Dry cough
A nurse is being concerned for a pt with Alzheimer's Disease who has a brand new prescription
for memantine. Which lab result need to the nurse note as effecting clearance of the medicine?
A. ALT 30 gadgets/L
b. Creatinine clearance 35 ml/min
c. HBA1C five%
d. BMI 31 - ANS-b. Creatinine clearance 35 ml/min - this price estimates glomerular filtration
rate...35 ml/min shows slight renal impairment
A nurse is caring for an older person pt who has hypothyroidism and a brand new prescription
for levothyroixine. Which of the subsequent dosage schedules have to the nurse count on?
A. The pt will start at a excessive dosage, and the quantity might be tapered as needed
b. The pt will continue to be at the initial dosage at some point of the path of remedy
c. The pt's dosage may be adjusted daily primarily based on blood ranges
d. The pt will begin on a low dosage, which can be progressively increased - ANS-d. The pt will
begin on a low dosage, which may be step by step increased
A nurse is developing a coaching plan for a customer who has a new prescription for
simvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse consist of in the coaching plan?
(Select all that apply)
