NUR2407 Pharmacology Module 8 Quiz

NUR2407 Pharmacology Module 8 QuizQuestion 1 0.25 out of 0.25 points A client has been taking digoxin 0.25 mg, and furosemide 40 mg, daily. Upon routine assessment by the nurse, the client states, “I see yellow halos around the lights.” Based on this assessment, the nurse should perform which of the following actions? Selected Answer: Consult the provider then request a digoxin and potassium level check. Answers: Consult the provider then request a digoxin and potassium level check. Withhold the next dose of furosemide. Continue to monitor the patient for heart failure. Document the findings and reassess in 1 hour.  Question 2 0.25 out of 0.25 points A client has had hypertension for approximately 7 years and now is interested in becoming pregnant. What is the safest antihypertensive for a women in the early stages of pregnancy? Selected Answer: Methyldop a Answers: Amlodipine Lisinopril Methyldop a Valsartan  Question 3 0.25 out of 0.25 points A client is being discharged to his home on enoxaparin (Lovenox) injections for treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following statements made by the client indicates a need for further discharge teaching by the nurse? Selected Answer: “I will go to the clinic every day to have my PTT drawn." Answers: “I will inject the enoxaparin into the fatty tissue of my abdomen.” “I hate needles, but I know enoxaparin doesn’t come in pill form.” “I will go to the clinic every day to have my PTT drawn." “I will call my physician if I pass black tarry stools or pink urine.”  Question 4 0.25 out of 0.25 points A client is brought to the emergency department for accidental warfarin (Coumadin) overdose. The nurse determines that the client has no apparent signs of bleeding. Which action should the nurse take next? Selected Answer: Draw a stat INR level per protocol. Answers: Obtain a stat PTT level. Administer protamine sulfate. Type and crossmatch the patient’s blood. Draw a stat INR level per protocol.  Question 5 0.25 out of 0.25 points A client is experiencing edema. Which overthecounter medication might be reducing the diuretic effects of her lisinopril? Selected Answer: Ibuprofen Answers: St John's Wort Glucosamine Vitamin C Ibuprofen  Question