A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about sublingual nitroglycerin w/ a client who has angina. Which of the following statements indicates an
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I understand this medication can slow my heart rate.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about the varicella vaccine w/ the guardian of a toddler. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching ?
The vaccine should be avoided in children who have leukemia. Another possible question Contraindication is pregnancy
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a new prescription for rifampin. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Take this medication 1-2 hr before a meal,you should expect orange urine,report anorexia,fatique and malaise,use non hormonal contraceptive
A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ a client who is taking oral prednisone for long term management of chronic asthma. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
“You must rinse your mouth out after each dose”
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking diazepam several times per day but recently ran out of the medication. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a manifestation of withdrawal from diazepam
Tremors
A nurse is an acute care facility is collecting data from a client who has received the meningococcal vaccine. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the vaccine?
redness and tenderness,fever,hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving acetaminophen for mild pain. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effect of this medication
nausea, vomitting,diarrhea,sweating,abdominal discomfort
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about monitoring morphine PCA. Which of the following information should the nurse include
only client can touch is answer if that answer is not there its the answer that involves the nurse looking at the PCA setting
A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ a client who has a new prescription for fexofenadine tablets to treat seasonal allergies. Which of the following information should the nurse include
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A nurse who is preparing to administer medications to a client is unfamiliar w/ a medication that the client takes at home. Which of the following resources should the nurse consult 6
Wheezing
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a new prescription for amoxicillin. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is having an allergic reaction to the medication
wheezing
A nurse is preparing to admninster somatropin 0.24 mg/kg/ week subcutaneously to be divided into 6 daily doses to a school age child who weighs 66 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?
1.2
A nurse is preparing to mix NPH insulin & regular insulin for administration. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Inject air
A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ a client who is to start therapy w/ insulin lispro & insulin glargine. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
take insulin lispro right before meal
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has hypertension. The nurse should recognize that which of the following over the counter medications is contradicted for this client?
Calcium Supplements
A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ a newly licensed nurse about age related changes that affect medication administration for older adult clients. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
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A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Fow which of the following findings should the nurse w/ hold the medication?
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A nurse is collecting data from a client who has taken an overdose of oxycodone. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Sedation
A nurse is talking w/ a client who has been taking levothyroxine to treat hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid taking which of the following over-the-counter medications w/ in 4 hr of taking levothyroxine
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A nurse is preparing to administer an antibiotic via intermittent IV bolus for a client who has a continuous IV infusion. Which of the following steps should the nurse take first?
Check the IV site for signs of infiltration.
A nurse is obtaining a medication hx from a client who has systemic SLE & reports taking several herbal supplements daily. The nurse should identify that SLE is a contradiction for taking which of the following herbal supplements
Echinacea
A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client who has gonorrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
Use the Z-Track technique to administer the medication
A nurse is reviewing the medication hx of a client who reports urinary retention. The nurse should recognize that which of the following medications can cause this adverse reaction
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A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin subcutaneously to a client using a prefilled syringe. The nurse should plan to use which of the following techniques when administering this medication
Inject the medication into abdominal tissue
A charge nurse is evaluating a newly licensed nurse caring for a client who is using PCA device which of the following actions by the nurse requires interventions by the charge nurse
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A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client through eternal feeding tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
Flush the tube with normal saline following medication administration
A nurse is collecting data from a client who received levalbuterol 30 mins ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a therapeutic effect of the medication
Wheezing decreases
A nurse is monitoring a client who received naloxone to counteract the effects of an opiod overdose. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is effective
Increased Respiratory rate
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking aspirin. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching w/ the family of a client who has a new prescription for donepezil. which of the following therapeutic effects should the nurse inform the family to expect
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A nurse is collecting data from a client following his first dose of captopril. The client's BP is 88/60 mm Hg which of the following actions should the nurse take first
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A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is receiving morphine via a continous epidural infusion. which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately
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A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who has a new prescription for tetracycline. The nurse should instruct the client to take which of the following medications 3 hrs before or after taking the tetracycline
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A nurse is planning to administer medications to a client who has trigeminal neuralgia. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to manage the client's pain?
Carbamazepine
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about the iPLEDGE program w/ a female client who has a new prescription for isotretinoin. The nurse should tell the client that which of the following is a requirement of the program.
Sexually active female clients must use two forms of birth control during treatment.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has heart failure & a prescription for a repeat dose of furosemide 40 mg orally. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority
Review the clients electrolyte levels
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing an acute asthma attack. The nurse should expect to administer which of the following medications
Levalbuterol [Show Less]