CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY 2
1. A nurse is caring for a client who reports using the herbal medication garlic along with
prescribed warfarin. The nurse
... [Show More] should identify that which of the following is a potential adverse
effect of taking both of these products concurrently?
2. A nurse is providing teaching t a client who is starting to take aspirin. The nurse should
instruct the client to monitor for which of the following findings as an adverse effect of this
medication?
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has an infection and is starting to take gentamicin. Which of
the following client laboratory tests should the nurse monitor to detect an adverse effect of the
medication?
4. A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus and is starting intranasal
desmopressin. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that medication is
effective?
5. A nurse is assessing a client who has a prescription for haloperidol 0.5 mg PO three times
daily. The medication administration record shows that the client received 5 mg per dose on the
previous day. Which of the following manifestations is the nurse’s priority to assess?
6. A nurse is assessing a client who received ondansetron 1 hr. ago. Which of the following
findigns should the nurse identify as a therapeutic effect of the medication?
7. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine. Which of the following assessments
should the nurse perform first?
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for alcohol withdrawal delirium. Which of the
following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
9. A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking methyldopa for the treatment of
hypertension. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
10. 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?
11. A nurse is caring for a client who requires a transfusion of one unit of packed RBCs. The
nurse receives the following prescription: Diphenhydramine 50 mg by mouth once, one hour
prior to transfusion. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of
prescription?
12. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has prostate cancer and a new prescription for
leuprolide. The nurse should explain to the client that leuprolide treats prostate cancer by
which of the following actions?
13. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has asthma and takes albuterol.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of albuterol?
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has a systemic fungal infection and is receiving IV
amphotericin B deoxycholate. During previous infusions, the client developed a fever and chills.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
15. A nurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and is receiving magnesium sulfate via
continuous IV infusion. Which of the followings should the nurse identify as the priority?
16. A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus.
The client takes lispro insulin and has a new prescription for pramlintide. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
17. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is confirmed positive for HIV and will begin
medication therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
18. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. Which of the
following prescriptions should the nurse anticipate form the provider?
19. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has erectile dysfunction and ahs a new
prescription for tadalafil. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
20. A nurse is assessing a group of clients. Which of the following findings is the priority to
report to the provider?
21. A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has myasthenia gravis and is asking
about starting neostigmine. The nurse should identify which of the following client conditions
as a potential contraindication for cholinesterase inhibitor therapy? [Show Less]