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1. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and generalized
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I anxiety disorder. The client has a prescription for alprazolam 0.25 mg
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I PO every 8 hr PRN anxiety. For which of the following client statements
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I should the nurse consider administering alprazolam?: The client states,
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I "My heart is pounding out of my chest."
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2. A nurse is preparing to administer a pre-packaged oral medication to a
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I client and complete the final medication check. At which of the following
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I times or places should the nurse perform this final check?: At the client's
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I bedside before administration
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3. A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of cisplatin. Which
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I of the following adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching?:
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I Tinni- tus I
4. A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with acute psychosis
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,I and is being treated with haloperidol. The nurse should suspect that the
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I client may be experiencing tardive dyskinesia when the client exhibits
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I which of the following? (Select all that apply.): Tongue thrusting and lip
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I smacking,
Facial grimacing and eye blinking, Involuntary pelvic rocking and hip thrusting
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I movements
5. A nurse in a provider's clinic is caring for a client who reports erectile
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I dysfunction and requests a prescription for sildenafil. Which of the
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I following medications currently prescribed for the client is a
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I contraindication to taking sildenafil?: Isosorbide I I I I
6. A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering morning
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I medications, she realizes that the nifedipine prescribed for one client
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I was inadvertently administered to another client. Which of the following
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I actions should the nurse take first?: Check the client's vital signs.
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7. A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who has a new
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I prescription for a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). When the client
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I develops a sample lunch menu, which of the following items requires
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: Bologna sandwich
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8. A nurse is caring for a client who is withdrawing from opioids. Which of
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I the following medications should the nurse prepare to administer?:
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I Methadone
9. A nurse on a crisis hotline is speaking to a client who says, "I just took
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I an entire bottle of amitriptyline." Which of the following responses
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I should the nurse make?: "I'm glad you called, and I want to send an ambulance
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I to help you."
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10.A nurse is caring for a newborn who has respiratory depression.
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I Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate
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I administering?: Nalox- one I I
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