A nurse reviewing a client's medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough level of the
client's medication. Which of the following
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Obtain a blood specimen immediately prior to administering the next dose of medication.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is withdrawing from alcohol and has a new prescription
for propranolol. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Decreases cravings
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for clonidine to assist with maintenance of
abstinence from opioids. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following
adverse effects?
Dry mouth
A nurse is teaching a client who has tobacco use disorder about nicotine replacement therapy. Which of
the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?
"I should avoid eating right before I chew a piece of nicotine gum."
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is experiencing withdrawal from
opioid use and has a new prescription for clonidine. Which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
Obtain baseline vital signs.
A nurse in the post-anesthesia recovery unit is caring for a client who received a nondepolarizing
neuromuscular blocking agent and has muscle weakness. The nurse should expect a prescription for
which of the following medications?
Neostigmine
A nurse is providing information to a client who has early Parkinson's disease and a new prescription
for pramipexole. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse
effects of this medication?
Hallucinations
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for levodopa / carbidopa for Parkinson's disease.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Take this medication with food.
A nurse in the operating room is caring for a client who received a dose of succinylcholine. During the
operation, the client suddenly develops rigidity and a rise in body temperature. The nurse should expect
a prescription for which of the following medications?
Dantrolene
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A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who reports urinary incontinence and asks about a
prescription for oxybutynin. The nurse should recognize that oxybutynin is contraindicated in the
presence of which of the following conditions?
Glaucoma
A nurse is assessing a client who has a prescription for bethanechol to treat urinary retention. The nurse
should identify that which of the following findings is a manifestation of muscarinic stimulation?
Excessive perspiration
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving moderate sedation with diazepam IV. The client is over
sedated. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer to this client?
Flumazenil
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for ramelteon. The nurse should instruct the
client to avoid which of the following foods at the time of medication administration?
Fried chicken
A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo a surgical procedure. Which of the following
preexisting conditions can be a contraindication for the use of ketamine as an intravenous anesthetic?
Schizophrenia
A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a new prescription for zolpidem. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
"Notify the provider if you plan to become pregnant."
A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who asks about using propranolol to treat
hypertension. The nurse should recognize which of the following conditions is a contraindication for
taking propranolol?
Asthma
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for captopril for hypertension. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following as an adverse effect of this medication?
Neutropenia
A nurse is assessing a client who is taking digoxin to treat heart failure. Which of the following
findings is a manifestation of digoxin toxicity?
Report of anorexia
A nurse is preparing to administer propranolol to a client who has a dysrhythmia. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
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Assist the client when sitting up or standing after taking this medication. [Show Less]