PHARMACOLOGY HESIXAM WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1. B.
2. C.
3. D.
4. A.
A client who is taking an oral dose of tetracycline reports
gastrointestinal upset. Which snack should the nurse in-
struct the client to take with the tetracycline?
a. Fruit-flavored yogurt
b. Toasted wheat bread and jel...
1. B. A client who is taking an oral dose of tetracycline reports
gastrointestinal upset. Which snack should the nurse in-
struct the client to take with the tetracycline?
a. Fruit-flavored yogurt
b. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
c. Cold cereal with skim milk
d. Cheese and crackers
2. C. The nurse is assessing the eyes of a client who just
received mydriatic eye drops. Which physiological function
of the eye will not respond during the therapeutic period
after administration of eye drops?
a. Refraction
b. Eye convergence
c. Pupillary constriction
d. Accommodation
3. D. A older male client is being discharged after a myocardial
infacrtion (MI) and receives a new prescription for atenolol.
Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include
in her clients teaching plan?
a. Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages.
b. Avoid driving or operating machinery.
c. Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
d. Standing slowly when getting up from bed
4. A. The healthcare provider prescribes vancomycin 500 mg
IV every 12 hours for a client with methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Review of the client's lab-
oratory values shows that serum peak and trough levels
are within the desired therapeutic range and the serum
creatinine level is 4.5 mg/dL. Which action should the
nurse implement?
a. Withhold the next scheduled dose and contact the
healthcare provider. b. Monitor the laboratory values until
all prescribed doses have been given. c. Administer the
next dose and flag the results for the healthcare provider.
d. Insert a second IV catheter for the administration of
emergency IV fluids.
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5. C. After taking orlistat for one week, a female client tells the
home health nurse that she is experiencing increasingly
frequent oily stools and flatus. Which action should the
nurse take? a. Instruct the client to increase her intake
of saturated fats over the next week. b. Obtain a stool
specimen to evaluate for occult blood and fat content.
c. Ask the client to describe her dietary intake history for
the last several days. d. Advise the client to stop taking the
drug and contact her healthcare provider.
6. B. 6. A client receiving a heparin sodium infusion develops
hemoptysis. The nurse reviews the client's
laboratory values to include hemoglobin 8 g/dL and
platelet count of 50,000/mm3. Vital signs are: oxygen
saturation 92% on 50% venturi mask, heart rate 130
beats/minute, respiration 32 breaths/minute, and blood
pressure 76/50mmHg. Which intervention should the
nurse implement first?
a. Obtain consent for a blood transfusion.
b. Stop the heparin sodium infusion.
c. Titrate Venturi mask oxygen to 60%.
d. Administer protamine sulfate.
7. C, E The nurse is teaching a client with coronary artery disease
about a newly prescribed medication, atorvastatin. The
client plans to take the medication in the morning with
breakfast. Which food choices are best for the nurse to
recommend that the client should include with the meal?
(select all that apply)
a. Whole milk.
b. Low fat yogurt.
c. Oatmeal.
d. Sliced grapefruit.
e. Whole banana.
8. B. A client received succinylcholine, a depolarizing neuro-
muscular blocking agent during surgery. Which assess-
ment finding is most important for the nurse to report to
the surgeon? a. Observable skin flushing.
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