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**2024**NCLEX REVIEW PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A++ GUARANTEED PASS Carbidopa-levodopa is prescribed for a client with Parkinson's disease. The nurse monitors the client for side and adverse effects of the medication. Which finding indicates that the client is...

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**2024**NCLEX REVIEW PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
+ GUARANTEED PASS

Carbidopa-levodopa is prescribed for a client with Parkinson's disease. The nurse
monitors the client for side and adverse effects of the medication. Which finding
indicates that the client is experiencing an adverse effect?
Impaired voluntary movements
The home health nurse visits a client who is taking phenytoin for control of
seizures. During the assessment, the nurse notes that the client is taking birth
control pills. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
There is the potential of decreased effectiveness of birth control pills while taking
phenytoin.


enhances rate of estrogen metabolism
The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who has been
diagnosed with Bell's palsy. The client has been taking acetaminophen, and
acetaminophen overdose is suspected. Which antidote should the nurse prepare
for administration if prescribed?
Acetylcysteine
Meperidine has been prescribed for a client to treat pain. Which side and adverse
effects should the nurse monitor for? Select all that apply.
Tremors
Drowsiness
Hypotension

, A client is taking the prescribed dose of phenytoin to control seizures. Results of
a phenytoin blood level study reveal a level of 35 mcg/mL (140 mcmo/L). Which
finding would be expected as a result of this laboratory result?
Slurred speech


The therapeutic phenytoin level is 10 to 20 mcg/mL (40 to 79 mcmol/L). At a level higher
than 20 mcg/mL, involuntary movements of the eyeballs (nystagmus) occur. At a level
higher than 30 mcg/mL (120 mcmol/L), ataxia and slurred speech occur.
The client arrives at the emergency department complaining of back spasms. The
client states, "I have been taking 2 to 3 aspirin every 4 hours for the last week,
and it hasn't helped my back." Since acetylsalicylic acid intoxication is
suspected, the nurse should assess the client for which manifestation?
Tinnitus
A client with trigeminal neuralgia is being treated with carbamazepine, 400 mg
orally daily. Which value indicates that the client is experiencing an adverse
effect to the medication?
White blood cell count, 3000 mm3 (3.0 × 109/L)


Adverse effects of carbamazepine appear as blood dyscrasias, and cardiovascular
disturbances.
The nurse is caring for a client with chronic back pain. Codeine has been
prescribed for the client. Specific to this medication, which intervention should
the nurse include in the plan of care while the client is taking this medication?
Monitor bowel activity
The nurse has given medication instructions to a client receiving phenytoin.
Which statement indicates that the client has an adequate understanding of the
instructions?
"Good oral hygiene is needed, including brushing and flossing."
A client with myasthenia gravis has become increasingly weaker. The health care
provider prepares to identify whether the client is reacting to an overdose of the
medication (cholinergic crisis) or an increasing severity of the disease

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