Principles Study Guide | Comprehensive Review of Drug
Actions, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Drug
Interactions, Medication Safety, Patient Education,
Contraindications, Adverse Effects, and NCLEX Preparation
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A nurse is obtaining a client's health history and discovers that the client takes loratadine, and
over-the-counter medications?
don't require the supervision of a nurse
can interact with other medications
should be included in the client's medication history assessment
A nurse is reviewing medications in a medication reference. The nurse should identify that
medications in the same class share what similarities?
they have similar mechanisms of actions
A nurse is teaching a client about naproxen enteric-coated tablets. What statement should
the nurse include in the teaching?
"Do not crush or chew the tablet."
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of a newly prescribed medication. What
statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
, contact your provider if adverse effects occur
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking acetaminophen and codeine for pain relief. These
analgesic medications interact with one another to cause an addictive effect. The nurse
should identify what are characteristics of additive medication interactions?
Clients can achieve desired effects with the use of lower dosages.
Both medications have similar actions.
A nurse is preparing to teach a client about their newly prescribed medications. The nurse
should identify what factors can decrease the client's ability to learn?
impaired cognitive level
language barrier
discomfort
unreadiness to learn
When reviewing a list of medications in a medication handbook, a nurse can identify the
generic name for a medication in what way?
It begins with a lowercase letter.
A nurse is speaking to a client who is taking sertraline and reports drinking grapefruit juice.
The nurse explains that grapefruit juice inhibits an enzyme in the liver that is used to
metabolize sertraline. The nurse should recognize the client's risk for what?
medication toxicity