ATI Capstone Pharmacology assessment 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

ATI Capstone Pharmacology assessment 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what assessment is priority - Answer ️️ -RR a nurse is assessing a client who has been using beclomethasone for 2 weeks to manage her asthma, what is the priority to report to the provider - Answer ️️ -bronchospasms a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for beclomethasone inhaler to use with an albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance, what should the nurse instruct? - Answer ️️ -you should gargle with water after each use of this inhaler a nurse is planning a staff education session on AE of meds, what info should the nurse discuss about anticholinergic adverse effects? - Answer ️️ -blurred vision tachycardia constipation a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for guaifenesin, what info regarding the action of guaifenesin should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer ️️ - guaifenesin increases cough production a nurse is preparing to administer verapamil to a client who is 2 days postmyocardial infarction. the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following outcomes as therapeutic response to the medication? - Answer ️️ -decreased anginal pain a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for levothyroxine, which statement indicates understanding of the teaching? - Answer ️️ -"i might not realize the full effect of the medication for several weeks" take on empty stomach with glass of water, first thing in the morning 30-60min prior to breakfast a nurse is assessing a client who has HF is taking digoxin. the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations as an indication of digoxin toxicity to report to the provider? - Answer ️️ -vomiting (n/v, anorexia, blurred vision) a nurse is providing teaching for a pt with a prescription for oral metronidazole, what is the priority teaching point? - Answer ️️ -you should report a rash to your provider (fatal disorder Stevens-Johnson syndrome) a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for codeine for cough suppression, what is the priority instruction? - Answer ️️ -move slowly when standing from a lying down position (r/f orthostatic hypotension) a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received his medications 1 hour ago, the pt reports chest pain, this can be an AE of what med? - Answer ️️ -albuterol (beta2agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors, chest pain, tachycardia, dysrhythmias) a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for brimonidine to treat open-angle glaucoma, what indicates an understanding of the instructions? - Answer ️️ -i can expect to feel some irritation when i put these drops in my eyes a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription for raloxifene, what should the nurse assess prior to initiating therapy? - Answer ️️ -pregnancy status (risk category X) a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat angina pectoris, what instructions should she include? - Answer ️️ -apply a new patch every morning (effects begin 30-60 min after application and last 14 hours) a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for allopurinol to treat gout, what should the nurse include? - Answer ️️ -increase your fluid intake a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic pain and a new prescription for amitriptyline once per day, what should the nurse include? - Answer ️️ -increase fluids while on this med (urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE) a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1g IV intermittent infusion over 30min every 12 hours, what should the nurse take? - Answer ️️ -contact the provider for prescription clarification (administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--hypotension, flushing) a nurse is providing teaching to a male client who has a new prescription for folic acid, the client tells the nurse he heard that the medication is prescribed for women during pregnancy, what statements should the nurse make? - Answer ️️ -folic acid is important for the building of blood cells for adults and children (tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias) a nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 and is starting therapy with ritonavir and zidovudine. the client asks why she has to take both medications, which explanation should the nurse provide? - Answer ️️ -taking the 2 meds together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of them a nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received GA and has a manifestations of malignant hyperthermia, the nurse should expect to administer which of the following meds? - Answer ️️ -dantrolene a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for oxybutynin, what statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Answer ️️ -i need to avoid jogging on warm days (suppression of sweating by the anticholinergic effects by oxybutynin can result in hyperthermia) a nurse is reviewing the lab findings for a client who is taking zidovudine to treat HIV, which should the nurse report to the provider - Answer ️️ -neutrophil count 650/mm3 (normal is ) a nurse is assessing a client who is receiving gemfibrozil, the nurse should identify what finding as an AE of this med? - Answer ️️ -muscle tenderne