Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN 2023
A client is being discharged home, and the health care provider has prescribed spironolactone for the
... [Show More] client. The nurse reinforces instructions to the client about the medication. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse?
"I know I need to eat foods that are high in potassium because of the diuretic effect of the medication."
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A client with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who was prescribed an oral solution of ritonavir complains about the taste of the solution. Which response would the nurse give the client?
"Mix the oral solution with chocolate milk."4
The nurse is caring for a client prescribed an oral hypoglycemic agent who has just been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. The primary health care provider plans to treat the infection with sulfamethoxazole. The nurse would expect that because of medication interactions, the primary health care provider will adjust which prescription?
Lower dose of the oral hypoglycemic3
A client with a urinary tract infection with dysuria is given a prescription for phenazopyridine hydrochloride for symptom relief. Which would the nurse reinforce instructing the client about this medication?
Expect the urine to become reddish orange.4
A client is receiving a daily dose of oral fluphenazine. The nurse would reinforce instructions to the client to practice which intervention to minimize common side effects of this medication?
Use hard, sour candy or sugarless gum.4
A client with diabetes mellitus who has been controlled with daily insulin has been placed on atenolol for the control of angina pectoris. Because of the effects of atenolol, the nurse determines that which is the most reliable indicator of hypoglycemia?
Low blood glucose level
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The nurse reinforces instructions to a client who has been prescribed betaxolol eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma. The nurse instructs the client regarding the administration of the medication and about the importance of returning to the clinic for which assessment?
Blood pressure and apical pulse
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