QUESTIONS FROM EVOLVE LABEL COMPERHENSIVE EXAM 1
□ Questions
□ 1. A client with asthma receives a prescription for high blood pressure during a clinic visit. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is least likely to exacerbate asthma?
Pindolol (Visken...
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QUESTIONS FROM EVOLVE LABEL
COMPERHENSIVE EXAM 1
□ Questions
□ 1.A client with asthma receives a prescription for
high blood pressure during a clinic visit. Which prescription
should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is least
likely to exacerbate asthma?
Pindolol (Visken).
Carteolol (Ocupress).
Metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor).
Propranolol hydrochloride (Inderal).
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□ 2.A male client who has been taking propranolol
(Inderal) for 18 months tells the nurse that the healthcare
provider discontinued the medication because his blood
pressure has been normal for the past three months. Which
instruction should the nurse provide?
Report any uncomfortable symptoms after stopping the
medication.
Stop the medication and keep an accurate record of blood
pressure.
Ask the healthcare provider about tapering the drug dose
over the next week.
Obtain another antihypertensive prescription to avoid
withdrawal symptoms.
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□ 3.A client who is taking clonidine (Catapres,
Duraclon) reports drowsiness. Which additional assessment
should the nurse make?
How long has the client been taking the
medication? Does the client use any tobacco
products?
Has the client experienced constipation recently?
Did the client miss any doses of the
medication?
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□ 4.The nurse is preparing to administer atropine, an
anticholinergic, to a client who is scheduled for a
cholecystectomy. The client asks the nurse to explain the
reason for the prescribed medication. What response is best
,for the nurse to provide?
Provide a more rapid induction of anesthesia.
, Decrease the risk of bradycardia during surgery.
Induce relaxation before induction of anesthesia.
Minimize the amount of analgesia needed postoperatively.
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□ 5.An 80-year-old client is given morphine sulphate
for postoperative pain. Which concomitant medication should
the nurse question that poses a potential development of
urinary retention in this geriatric client?
Insulin.
Antacids.
Tricyclic antidepressants.
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents.
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□ 6.A client with osteoarthritis is given a new
prescription for a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
(NSAID). The client asks the nurse, "How is this medication
different from the acetaminophen I have been taking?"
Which information about the therapeutic action of NSAIDs
should the nurse provide?
Are less expensive.
Provide antiinflammatory response.
Cause gastrointestinal bleeding.
Increase hepatotoxic side effects.
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□ 7.A client with cancer has a history of alcohol
abuse and is taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) for pain. Which
organ function is most important for the nurse to monitor?
Liver.
Kidney.
Sensory.
Cardiorespiratory.
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□ 8.The nurse obtains a heart rate of 92 and a blood
pressure of 110/76 prior to administering a scheduled dose
of verapamil (Calan) for a client with atrial flutter. Which
action should the nurse implement?
Administer the dose as prescribed.
Withhold the drug and notify the healthcare provider.
Give intravenous (IV) calcium gluconate.
, Recheck the vital signs in 30 minutes and then administer
the dose.
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□ 9.A client is admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and influenza. Which
categories of illness should the nurse develop goals for the
client's plan of care?
Two acute illnesses.
Two chronic illnesses.
One chronic and one acute illness.
One acute and one infectious illness.
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□ 10.Following an emergency Cesarean delivery, the
nurse encourages the new mother to breastfeed her
newborn. The client asks why she should breastfeed now.
Which information should the nurse provide?
Initiate the lactation process.
Prevent neonatal hypoglycemia.
Stimulate contraction of the uterus.
Facilitate maternal-infant bonding.
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□ 11.Which intervention should the nurse include in
the plan of care for a female client with severe postpartum
depression who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit?
Full rooming-in for the infant and mother.
Restrict visitors who irritate the client.
Supervised and guided visits with infant.
Daily visits with her significant other.
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□ 12.A 16-year-old male client is admitted to the
hospital after falling off a bike and sustaining a fractured
bone. The healthcare provider explains the surgery needed
to immobilize the fracture. Which action should be
implemented to obtain a valid informed consent?
Instruct the client sign the consent before giving
medications.
Obtain the permission of the custodial parent for the surgery.
Obtain the signature of the client’s stepfather for the
surgery.
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