ATI PHARMACOLOGY ONLINE PRACTICE 2019

A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who has a prescription for furosemide. The nurse should plan to include which of the following statements in the teaching? This medication increases your risk for hypertension. Avoid potassium-rich foods in your diet. Take each dose of medication in the evening before bed. Drink a glass of milk with each dose of medication A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for enalapril. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication? Bradycardia Hyperkalemia Loss of smell Hypoglycemia A nurse is assessing a client who is taking tamoxifen to treat breast cancer. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse report to the provider? Hot flashes A nurse administers ceftazidime to a client who has a severe penicillin allergy. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication that she should complete an incident report? Client reports shortness of breath A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is to self-administer insulin at home. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the teaching is effective? I will store my unopened bottles of insulin in the refrigerator. A nurse is teaching a client who is starting to take amitriptyline. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching as an adverse effect of the medication? Urinary retention A nurse is caring for a client who has hypocalcemia and is receiving calcium citrate. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings indicates a positive response to the medication? Calcium level of 8.8 mg/dL A nurse is preparing to mix and administer dantrolene via IV bolus to a client who has developed malignant hyperthermia during surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Reconstitute the initial dose with 60 mL of sterile water without a bacteriostatic agent. A nurse is administering diazepam to a client who is having a colonoscopy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Ensure flumazenil is available to administer for toxicity management A nurse is caring for a client who is taking atorvastatin for hyperlipidemia. Which of the following client laboratory values should the nurse monitor? Creatinine kinase A nurse is caring for a client who has developed hypomagnesemia due to long-term therapy with lansoprazole. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations? Muscle weakness A nurse is precepting a newly licensed nurse who is caring for four clients. The nurse should complete an incident report for which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse? Administers isosorbide mononitrate to a client who has BP 82/60 mm Hg A nurse is monitoring for adverse effects of hydrochlorothiazide after administering the medication to an older adult client who has heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication? Orthostatic hypotension A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive treatment for opioid use disorder. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer? Methadone A nurse is completing an incident report for a medication error. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the report? Administered propranolol 80 mg PO at 1800 to the client who did not have a prescription for the medication.