pharm test bank chapter 7 with 100 % perfect answers 2024

a. correct answersA patient is given a new medication and reports nausea within an hour after taking the drug. The nurse consults the drug information manual and learns that nausea is not an expected adverse effect of this drug. When the next dose is due, what will the nurse do? a. Administer the drug and tell the patient to report further nausea. b. Hold the drug and notify the provider of the patient's symptoms. c. Report the symptoms of nausea to the MEDWATCH program. d. Request an order for an antiemetic to counter this drug's effects. c. correct answersA patient is being discharged after surgery. During the admission history, the nurse learned that the patient normally consumes two or three glasses of wine each day. The prescriber has ordered hydrocodone with acetaminophen [Lortab] for pain. What will the nurse do? a. Request an order for acetaminophen without hydrocodone for pain. b. Suggest that the patient use ibuprofen for pain. c. Tell the patient not to drink wine while taking Lortab. d. Tell the patient to limit wine intake to one or two glasses per day. d. correct answersA nurse is reviewing a medication administration record before administering medications. Which order will the nurse implement? a. Furosemide [Lasix] 20 mg QD PO b. Furosemide [Lasix] 20 mg qd PO c. Furosemide [Lasix] 20 mg daily d. Furosemide [Lasix] 20 mg PO daily d. correct answersA patient is given a drug for the first time and develops shortness of breath. The patient's heart rate is 76 beats per minute, the respiratory rate is 20 breaths per minute, and the blood pressure is 120/70 mm Hg. The nurse checks a drug administration manual to make sure the correct dose was given and learns that some patients taking the drug experience shortness of breath. The nurse will contact the provider to report what? a. An allergic reaction b. An idiosyncratic effect c. An iatrogenic response d. A side effect a. correct answersA nurse is preparing to give an antibiotic to a patient who reports being allergic to antibiotics. Before giving the medication, what will the nurse do first? a. Ask whether the patient has taken this antibiotic for other infections b. Question the patient about allergies to other medications c. Request an order for a lower dose of the antibiotic d. Request an order for an antihistamine