---------- Levalbuterol A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking phenylephrine nasal drops for the past 10 days for sinusitis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations as an adverse effect to this medication? ----------- Correct Answ er ---------
- nasal congestion A nurse is reviewing information with a client who has a new prescription of dextromethorphan to suppress a cough. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following manifestations as an adverse effect of this medication? ---------
-- Correct Answer ---------- Sedation A nurse is reinforcing teaching the family of a child who has cystic fibrosis and new prescription of acetylcysteine. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the instruction? ----------- Correct Answer ---------- "Expect this medication to smell like rotten eggs" A nurse is evaluating a client who is receiving amphotericin B via intermittent IV bolus. Which of the following findings indicates an adverse reaction to this medication? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- hypotension The nurse should identify that amphotericin B is considered a high -alert medication due to potentially serious adverse effects, such as hypotension. Therefore, the nurse should report this or other adverse effects of amphotericin, such as nephrotoxicity, hypokalemia, and cardiac dysrhythmias. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride to infuse over 30 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the n earest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) --
-------- Correct Answer ---------- 50 gtt/min A nurse is monitoring a client who is 2 hr postoperative and has a prescription for opioid analgesics. Which of the following actions provides the nurse with the priority data to determine the client's need for analgesia? ---------- Correct Answer -------- -- ask the client to rate their pain According to evidence -based practice, the nurse should first ask the client to rate their pain level to provide a verbal report of pain, which is the priority indicator of the need for pain medication. A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has a new prescription for phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching as an appropriate food choice? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- yogurt Clients taking phenelzine should avoid consuming tyramine, which can cause high blood pressure. Yogurt contains little or no tyramine. Therefore, the nurse should instruct the client that yogurt is an appropriate food choice. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who recently began taking furosemide. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- Increase dietary potassium while taking the medication. The nurse should reinforce with the client to increase dietary intake of potassium because furosemide causes potassium to be excreted in the urine. Increasing dietary potassium will help prevent hypokalemia. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for timolol eye drops to treat glaucoma. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- i will look up when putting the medication into my eyes The nurse should reinforce with the client to look up during administration of eye drops to protect the cornea and minimize blinking. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for a fluticasone inhaler. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- i will rinse my mouth after i use this inhaler The client should rinse their mouth after using inhaled glucocorticoids to reduce the risk for the development of oral thrush. Therefore, should identify this statement as indicating an understanding of the teaching. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking digoxin for 1 month. The nurse should identify which of the following finding manifestation of digoxin toxicity? -----
----- Correct Answer ---------- Vomiting The nurse should identify vomiting as an early manifestation of digoxin toxicity. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is newly diagnosed with hypertension and is taking metoprolol. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following manifestations to the provider as an adverse effect of this medication? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- peripheral edema The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for and report the development of peripheral edema because this can be an indication of heart failure, which is an adverse effect of metoprolol. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has angina and a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect as an adverse effect of this medication? ---------- Correct Answer ---------- headache The nurse should expect the client to have headaches as a common adverse effect of taking sublingual nitroglycerin because it causes vasodilation. A nurse is reinforcing teaching which a client who has a new prescription for diphenhydramine for allergic rhinitis. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which if the following manifestations as an adverse effect if this medication? (SATA) -----
------ Correct Answer ---------- dry mouth, drowsiness, urinary hesitation A nurse is discussing the use of fluticasone with a patient to treat perennial rhinitis. Which if the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the