A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophre- nia and generalized anxi- ety disorder. The client has a prescription for alprazo- lam 0.25 mg PO every
... [Show More] 8 hr PRN anxiety. For which of the following client state- ments should the nurse consider administering al- prazolam? A nurse is preparing to administer a pre-pack- aged oral medication to a client and complete the fi- nal medication check. At which of the following times or places should the nurse perform this final check?
The client states, "My heart is pounding out of my chest."
At the client's bedside be- fore administration
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of cisplatin. Which of the following adverse effects
Tinnitus
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY 2024 PROCTORED EXAM /ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 90 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A nurse is caring for a client who was ad- mitted with acute psy- chosis and is being treat- ed with haloperidol. The nurse should suspect that the client may be expe- riencing tardive dyskine- sia when the client ex- hibits which of the follow- ing? (Select all that apply.) A nurse in a provider's clin- ic is caring for a client who reports erectile dys- function and requests a prescription for sildenafil. Which of the following medications currently pre- scribed for the client is a contraindication to taking sildenafil? A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering
Tongue thrusting and lip smacking, Facial grimacing and eye blinking, Involuntary pelvic rocking and hip thrusting movements
Isosorbide should the nurse include in the teaching?
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY 2024 PROCTORED EXAM /ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 90 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
morning medications, she realizes that the nifedipine prescribed for one client was inadvertently admin- istered to another client. Which of the following ac- tions should the nurse take first? A nurse is providing di- etary teaching for a client who has a new prescrip- tion for a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). When the client develops a sample lunch menu, which of the following items re- quires intervention by the nurse? A nurse is caring for a client who is withdraw- ing from opioids. Which of the following medications should the nurse prepare to administer?
Check the client's vital signs.
Bologna sandwich
Methadone
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ATI PHARMACOLOGY 2024 PROCTORED EXAM /ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM 90 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A nurse on a crisis hotline is speaking to a client who says, "I just took an en- tire bottle of amitriptyline." Which of the following re- sponses should the nurse make? A nurse is caring for a newborn who has respi- ratory depression. Which of the following medica- tions should the nurse an- ticipate administering? A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cis- platin to treat bladder can- cer. After several treat- ments, the client reports fatigue. Which of the fol- lowing actions should the nurse take? A nurse is providing teach- ing to a client who has breast cancer about the adverse effects of
"I'm glad you called, and I want to send an ambu- lance to help you."
Naloxone
Check the results of the client's most recent CBC.
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chemotherapy. Which of the following client state- ments indicates an under- standing of the teaching? A home health nurse is making a home visit to a client who takes a dai- ly diuretic for heart fail- ure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as indicating the client is hypokalemic? A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving dopamine IV to treat left ventricular failure. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is having a therapeutic ef- fect? A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescrip- tion for cyclobenzaprine. Which of the following in-
"I'll call my doctor if I no- tice any unusual menstrual bleeding."
Fatigue
Systolic blood pressure is increased
Avoid driving until effects are known.
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A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscu- lar (IM) injection of meperi- dine to a client. Which of the following is the prior- ity assessment the nurse should complete? A nurse is preparing to ad- minister verapamil by IV bolus to a client who is hav- ing cardiac dysrhythmias. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor when giving this medication? A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescrip- tion for clopidogrel. Which of the following instruc- tions should the nurse in- clude?
Respiratory rate
hypotension
"You might have to stop taking this medication 5 days before any planned surgeries."
formation should the nurse include in the teaching?
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A nurse is preparing to ad- minister a medication to a client who states, "That looks different from the pill I usually take." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A nurse is admitting a client who has acute heart failure following my- ocardial infarction (MI). The nurse recognizes that which of the following pre- scriptions by the provider requires clarification? A nurse is assessing a client who is taking lisino- pril to treat hypertension. Which of the following find- ings is a priority to report?
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescrip- tion for alprazolam to treat insomnia. Which of the fol-
"Describe what the pill looks like."
0.9% normal saline IV at 50 mL/hr continuous
Dry cough
"Avoid activities that re- quire [Show Less]