NUR 2474 Pharmacology for Professional Nursing
Pharm Final Exam
Question:
The client is prescribed intravenous metoclopramide as needed. The client asks how the medication works. How should the nurse respond?
Answer:
it promotes gastric emptying and suppresses nausea center in the brain
Question:
The nurse is caring for a client with renal insufficiency and reflux issues.What would be the safest way to manage hypersensitivity in a client with renal failure?
Answer:
Calcium Carbonate
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Question:
When preparing to administer hydrochlorothiazide 25mg PO, the nurse discovers that the client's potassium level is 2.8. What should the nurse do next?
Answer:
Hold med, give client orange juice, consult the provider for the next steps
Question:
The nurse is reviewing laboratory data of a client on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. The client's INR 5.5 and the client reports prolonged nosebleeds.What action should the nurse take?
Answer:
contact the HCP and consider a prescription for Vitamin K
Question:
A client with stable angina is being discharged home with sublingual nitroglycerin. The nurse has completed discharge instructions regarding the medication. Which statement by the client indicates education has been effective?
Answer:
I can take up to 3 pills, 5 minutes apart if I experience chest pain
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Question:
The nurse is counseling a neighbor regarding OTC acidity reducing agents, what should the nurse advise?
Answer:
these meds can accentuate or inactivate the effects of other meds, so be sure to consult your provider if you are taking them with other meds
Question:
The lab calls to inform the nurse that a client's PTT level is 150 seconds. What antidote heparin should the nurse have available?
Answer:
protamine sulfate
Question:
A nurse is taking a client with peptic ulcer disease and is starting therapy with sucralfate. The nurse should include which instructions about the medication?
Answer:
take 1 hour before meals and at bedtime
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