NCLEX Pharmacology Review – Reproductive,
Endocrine & Obstetric Medications (EDAPT)|
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Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed tamsulosin. For each assessment finding, click
to specify if it is an expected or unexpected outcome of the medication.
Expected Outcome:
Reduction in urinary frequency
Reduction in nocturia
Decreased urinary dribbling
Unexpected Outcome:
Urinary incontinence
Reduced prostate size
The nurse is caring for a client who is requesting a prescription to treat erectile dysfunction.
Which of the client's prescribed medications should the nurse recognize as a potential cause of
erectile dysfunction?
Finasteride
For each client, click to indicate if the nurse should anticipate the healthcare provider will
prescribe a 5a-reductase inhibitor, alpha-blocker, or neither medication.
5a-Reductase Inhibitor:
Client has benign prostatic hyperplasia and is prescribed hypertension medication
Client has male pattern baldness
Alpha-Blocker:
Client has benign prostatic hyperplasia and erectile dysfunction
Neither:
Client has erectile dysfunction
The nurse is caring for a client who is requesting a prescription for sildenafil. The client has a
history of hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease with angina, and erectile dysfunction. The
, nurse should anticipate the healthcare provider __________ prescribe sildenafil because of the
client's history of __________.
Will not
Coronary artery disease
The nurse is caring for a client with pulmonary hypertension. The healthcare provider prescribes
sildenafil. Which information should the nurse include when educating the client about the new
prescription? Select all that apply.
Seek medical attention for a prolonged erection.
An anticipated outcome is relaxed blood vessels in the lungs.
Sildenafil should not be taken with nitrates.
Headache is a common side effect of sildenafil.
Monitor blood pressure for the first few days of taking the medication.
The nurse is caring for a 26-year-old with a new onset of seizures. The healthcare provider
prescribes phenobarbital. The nurse should notify the healthcare provider that the client also
takes __________.
Oral contraceptives
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate to treat
preeclampsia. Which assessment finding(s) should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?
Select all that apply.
Urine output 20 mL/hr
Respiratory rate 10 breaths per minute
The healthcare provider prescribes an oxytocin infusion to run at 1 milliunits/min for induction
of labor. The pharmacy delivered 20 units of oxytocin in 1,000 mL of D5LR. At what rate will the
nurse set the infusion?
3 mL/hour
The nurse is caring for a client with an infusion of oxytocin for augmentation of labor. The nurse
should discontinue the oxytocin if the client has consecutive __________.
Late decelerations
Endocrine & Obstetric Medications (EDAPT)|
Complete Verified Questions Provided with A+
Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed tamsulosin. For each assessment finding, click
to specify if it is an expected or unexpected outcome of the medication.
Expected Outcome:
Reduction in urinary frequency
Reduction in nocturia
Decreased urinary dribbling
Unexpected Outcome:
Urinary incontinence
Reduced prostate size
The nurse is caring for a client who is requesting a prescription to treat erectile dysfunction.
Which of the client's prescribed medications should the nurse recognize as a potential cause of
erectile dysfunction?
Finasteride
For each client, click to indicate if the nurse should anticipate the healthcare provider will
prescribe a 5a-reductase inhibitor, alpha-blocker, or neither medication.
5a-Reductase Inhibitor:
Client has benign prostatic hyperplasia and is prescribed hypertension medication
Client has male pattern baldness
Alpha-Blocker:
Client has benign prostatic hyperplasia and erectile dysfunction
Neither:
Client has erectile dysfunction
The nurse is caring for a client who is requesting a prescription for sildenafil. The client has a
history of hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease with angina, and erectile dysfunction. The
, nurse should anticipate the healthcare provider __________ prescribe sildenafil because of the
client's history of __________.
Will not
Coronary artery disease
The nurse is caring for a client with pulmonary hypertension. The healthcare provider prescribes
sildenafil. Which information should the nurse include when educating the client about the new
prescription? Select all that apply.
Seek medical attention for a prolonged erection.
An anticipated outcome is relaxed blood vessels in the lungs.
Sildenafil should not be taken with nitrates.
Headache is a common side effect of sildenafil.
Monitor blood pressure for the first few days of taking the medication.
The nurse is caring for a 26-year-old with a new onset of seizures. The healthcare provider
prescribes phenobarbital. The nurse should notify the healthcare provider that the client also
takes __________.
Oral contraceptives
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate to treat
preeclampsia. Which assessment finding(s) should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?
Select all that apply.
Urine output 20 mL/hr
Respiratory rate 10 breaths per minute
The healthcare provider prescribes an oxytocin infusion to run at 1 milliunits/min for induction
of labor. The pharmacy delivered 20 units of oxytocin in 1,000 mL of D5LR. At what rate will the
nurse set the infusion?
3 mL/hour
The nurse is caring for a client with an infusion of oxytocin for augmentation of labor. The nurse
should discontinue the oxytocin if the client has consecutive __________.
Late decelerations
