HESI Pharmacology Nightingale College Fall 2023 BSN 315 course Questions With Complete Solutions

A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the nurse? correct answer: Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM. A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement? correct answer: Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately. Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client with a migraine headache. It is most important to determine if the client's history includes which problem? correct answer: CAD A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5%in water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? correct answer: 200 Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the nurse to perform which assessment? correct answer: Determine the frequency and consistency of bowel movements. Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it indicates that the client is taking too much of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium? correct answer: Restlessness A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal distress from a high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication. In response to the