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CAPSTONE PHARMACOLOGY EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat angina pectoris, what instructions should she include? - ANSWER-apply a new patch every morning
(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last 14 hours)
a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for allopurinol to treat gout, what should the nurse include? - ANSWER-increase your fluid intake
a nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for alprazolam to treat an anxiety disorder, what should the nurse include? - ANSWER-avoid taking this med with GFJ
(take with food to reduce gastric distress) 1 / 3
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a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has hypertension and a new prescription for clonidine twice daily, the client understands when he says - ANSWER-i will stop drinking a glass of red wine at night
(avoid due to the additive CNS effects)
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic pain and a new prescription for amitriptyline once per day, what should the nurse include? - ANSWER-increase fluids while on this med
(urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)
a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1g IV intermittent infusion over 30min every 12 hours, what should the nurse take? - ANSWER-contact the provider for prescription clarification
(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--hypotension, flushing)
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a nurse is providing teaching to a male client who has a new prescription for folic acid, the client tells the nurse he heard that the medication is prescribed for women during pregnancy, what statements should the nurse make? - ANSWER-folic acid is important for the building of blood cells for adults and children
(tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)
a nurse is caring for a client who has HIV-1 and is starting therapy with ritonavir and zidovudine. the client asks why she has to take both medications, which explanation should the nurse provide? - ANSWER-taking the 2 meds together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of them
a nurse in the PACU is caring for a client who has received GA and has a manifestations of malignant hyperthermia, the nurse should expect to administer which of the following meds? - ANSWER-dantrolene
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for oxybutynin, what statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-i need to avoid jogging on warm days
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