ATI CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY 2 WITH
100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is assessing a client who received ondansetron 1 hr. ago. Which of
... [Show More] the following
findigns should the nurseidentify as a therapeutic effect of the medication?
Decreased pain
Suppressed emesis – Ondansetron suppresses nausea and vomiting induced by
chemotherapy, anesthesia, radiation therapy,or morning sickness by blocking serotonin
receptors in the upper GI tract and in the CNS
Supresed cough
Decreased fever
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine. Which of the following assessments
should the nurse perform first?
Apical heart rate
Blood pressure
Respiratoryrate – When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care,
the nurseshould determine that the priority assessment isrespiratoryrate. The nurse
should withhold the morphine and notify the provider if the respiratory rate is less than
12/min.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for alcohol withdrawal delirium. Which of the
following medications should the nurseexpect the provider to prescribe?
Naloxone
Bupropion
Methadone
Chlordiazepoxide – The nurseshould expect the provider to prescribechlordiazepoxide, a
benzodiazepine, to a client who is at risk for alcohol withdrawal delirium.
Chlordiazepoxide can prevent the client form experiencing seizures as a result of
withdrawal and lessen the effects of withdrawal.
A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking methyldopa for the treatment of
hypertension. Which of thefollowing information should the nurseincludein theteaching?
The medication can cause dizziness- Methyldopa can cause orthostatic hypotension and
dizziness when the client is changing position. Therefore, the nurse should instruct the
client tochange position slowly while taking methyldopa.
This medication can causeinsomnia
Expect toexperience depression whiletaking this medication
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for
omeprazole for the treatment of GERD. Which of the following statements by the client indicates
an understanding of the teaching?
This medication kissthe bacteria in mystomach.
This medication neutralizes stomach acid
This medication coats thelining of my stomach.
This medication reduces stomach acid – GERD is a condition in which gastric acids
refluxfrom thestomach totheesophagus. Omeprazoleis a proton inhibitor that
suppresses the production of gastric acid. The medication reduces baseline acid levels
and blocks production of nearly all stimulated acid production within 2 hrs. of an oral
dose.
A nurse is caring for a client who reports using the herbal medication garlic along with
prescribed warfarin. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a potential adverse
effect of taking both of these products concurrently?
Altered renal perfusion
Elevated blood pressure
Increased ecchymosis- The nurse should identify that ecchymosis occurs when there is
bleeding under the skin. Additionally, the nurseshould recognizethat, garlic has
antiplatelets effects that can result in bleeding. When taken concurrently with an
anticoagulant, such as warfarin, thereis an increased risk for bleeding [Show Less]