1. The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for injury due to medication error.
Assess the client
2. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received medications 1 hr ago and reports having chest pain. The nurse should recognize that chest pain can be an ad...
1. The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for injury due
to medication error.
Assess the client
2. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received medications 1 hr
ago and reports having chest pain. The nurse should recognize that chest pain
can be an adverse effect of which of the following medication?
Albuterol
Furosemide
Digoxin
Atenolol
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for ranitidine
for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The nurse should explain to the
client that ranitidine treats ulcers through which of the following actions?
It decreases stomach motility
It reduces gastric acid production
It forms a protective barrier in the stomach lining.
It neutralizes gastric acid.
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new
prescription for acetazolamide. Prior to administering the first dose, the nurse
should ask the client if they have allergy to which of the following medication
classifications?
Nitrates
Sulfa-based medications
Antilipemic agents
Proton pump inhibitors
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and is starting therapy with ritonavir and
zidovudine. The client asks why they must take both medications. Which of the
following response should the nurse make?
If you take the two medications together, it will shorten the duration of you….
Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of them.
Taking the two medication together keeps you from developing toxicity from either of them
Zidovudine will help protect you from the possible adverse effects of ritonavir
6. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is
starting to take immediate release exenatide. Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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