1. A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for prednisone and takes 1500 mg per day of calcium carbonate to reduce the risk of osteoporosis
... [Show More] which of the following information should the nurse include?
drink 8 ounces of water with the calcium tablet, chew calcium tablets before swallowing them, take the drugs are one hour apart, divide the daily doses of calcium into three 500 mg doses
2. A nurse is teaching a client about calcitonin-salmon intranasal spray to treat osteoporosis. which of the following information should the nurse include?
Prime the pump before the first dose, report nasal irritation, hold the pump horizontally
3. A nurse should instruct your client who is taking Alendronate it to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
Jaw pain, blurred vision, muscle pain
4. A nurse is preparing to administer alendronate to a client who has osteoporosis and I should recognize which of the following as adverse affects of Alendronate?
Joint pain
5. alendronate it is contraindicated for the administration to client who have the which of the following conditions?
No ability to sit upright
6. A nurse is teaching a client who is taking etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis the nurse should instruct the client to monitor which of the following indications of an adverse reaction to drug ?
Skin rash
7. A nurse should identify that a client who has diabetes Mellitus is taking etanercept is at an increased risk for which of the following adverse effects?
Infection
8. Which of the following is a therapeutic action of raloxifene?
Mimics the effects of estrogen on bone tissue
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for etanercept. which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Administer a tuberculin skin test prior to starting the medication
10. A nurse is caring for a client who is currently taking methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis the nurse should identify that which of the following is an adverse effect of this medication?
Thrombocytopenia
11. A nurse is teaching a client about methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Avoid being near people who are sick with a communicable illness, periodic laboratory tests are required, record bruising or petechiae, avoid drinking alcohol
12. Nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for methotrexate which of the following would likely be prescribed in conjunction during the initial treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?
Ibuprofen
13. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for etanercept. The nurse should identify that etanercept treat rheumatoid arthritis by which of the following actions?
In activation of tumor necrosis factor
14. A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for calcitonin-salmon about manifestations of hypercalcemia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching? Vomiting
15. A nurse is caring for a client who was diagnosed with post-menopausal osteoporosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to the administration discretion of calcitonin-salmon to the client for the first time?
Use skin testing to check the client for allergies.
16. A Nurse is teaching a client about Methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching? I will take a birth control pill every day
17. A nurse is teaching about self-administering methotrexate to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Drink 2-3 litters of water per day to promote the drugs excretion.
18. Nurse is teaching a client about adverse effects of etanercept. which of the following statements by the client indicated understanding of the teaching?
I will need to get my blood drawn periodically while on this medication.
19. Nurse is teaching a client about raloxifene therapy to prevent osteoporosis. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following indications of an adverse reaction to this drug? Calf pain
20. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for etanercept. which of the following statements should the nurse make? You should report signs of infection to your provider immediately
21. A nurse is planning here for a client who has a new prescription for methotrexate. the nurse should plan to monitor the plan for which of the following adverse effects?
bone marrow depression
22. The nurse is teaching a client about methotrexate the nurse should inform the client to monitor for which of the following as an adverse effect of the drug? Black tarry stool’s
23. A nurse is teaching a client about raloxifene. which of the following information should the nurse include?
Increase physical activity by taking walks, use a contraceptive if there is a possibility of pregnancy, increase intake of calcium and vitamin D
24. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking alendronate to treat post-menopausal osteoporosis. The nurse should explain to the client that alendronate increases bone mass by which of the following actions? Decreases activity of osteoclasts
25. I nurse is caring for a client who is taking etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse should monitor the clients are which of the following indications of a serious adverse reaction to the drug? Shortness of breath [Show Less]