Pharmacology Practice 2019 A Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Pharmacology Practice 2019 A Questions and Answers 100% Pass A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 44 Ib. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? 300 mg A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a new prescription for simvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan? 1. Report muscle pain to the provider. 2. Avoid taking the medication with grapefruit juice. 3. Expect therapy with this medication to be lifelong. A nurse is assessing a client who is taking propylthiouracil for the treatment of Graves' disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication has been effective? Increase in ability to focus A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? Administer the medication outside the 5 cm (2 in) radius of the umbilicus. A nurse at a clinic is providing follow - up care to a client who is taking fluoxetine for depression. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication? Sexual dysfunction A nurse is teaching a client about the use of risedronate for the treatment of osteoporosis. The nurse should identify which of the following statements as an indication that the client understands the teaching? I should sit up for 30 minutes after taking the risedronate. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a gastric ulcer and a new prescription for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Report yellowing of the skin A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for captopril. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? I should tell my provider if I develop a sore throat (neutropenia) A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client who has gout. The nurse discovers that an error was made during the previous shift and the client received atenolol instead of allopurinol. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Obtain the client's blood pressure (atenolol - hypotension) A nurse is planning care for a client who is prescribed metoclopramide following bowel surgery. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor? Sedation A nurse is preparing to administer a scheduled antibiotic at 0800 to a client and discovers the antibiotic is not present in the client's medication drawer. The nurse should identify that administration of the medication can occur at which of the following time periods without requiring an incident report? 0830 (30 min before/ after) A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. The nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider as a manifestation of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)? Temperature of 39.7 (103.5) A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin therapy via continuous IV infusion to treat a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication and report to the provider? Blood in the urine (heparin toxicity) A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking the docusate sodium daily can minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine? Constipation (due to morphine) ** sodium will promote increase water and fat in GI ** A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start treatment for asthma with beclomethasone and albuterol inhalers. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Rinse your mouth after inhaling the beclomethasone (to prevent oropharyngeal candidiasis and hoarseness) A nurse is caring for a client who received 0.9% sodium chloride 1L over 4hr instead of over 8hr as prescribed. Which of the following information shou