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Quiz 6
1.) Potassium chloride 10 mEq intravenously has been ordered for a client
whose potassium is 2.9 following diuretics. How will the nurse administer
the potassium dose?
A) Dilute the dose in a 50 ml IV rider and infused over 1 hour
B) Push the dose as a rapid IV push because of the patient’s dangerously low potassium
level
C) Push the dose slowly over 10 minutes
D) Ask to give the dose in a large muscle since the intravenously route is too dangerous
2.) A client who has been taking Lisinopril (an ace inhibitor) for 2 weeks
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complains of a dry cough. How should the nurse respond to this complaint?
A) The cough will subside within 5 to 7 days when the body becomes accustomed to the
medicine.
B) The cough is a sign of impending angioedema. The client should stop the medicine
immediately.
C) The cough is a result of immune suppression. The client should stop the medicine
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immediately
D) The cough is a common side effect of prils. Sartans may be prescribed
instead if it becomes intolerable
3.) A client is experiencing edema. Which over-the-counter medication might be
reducing the diuretic effects of her lisinopril?
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A) St John’s Wort
B) Glucosamine
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,C) Vitamin C
D) Ibuprofen
4.) Aclient, who has been seeing multiple doctors, reports that she is taking
Lisinopril and another antihypertensive medication, the name of which she
can’t recall. What type of antihypertensive is contraindicated when people
are taking ACE inhibitors due to risk of compound effects?
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,A) Thiazide diuretics
B) Beta blockers
C) Potassium-sparing diuretics
D) Calcium channel blockers
5.) In preparing discharge education for a client who has just begun
hydrochlorothiazide therapy, a nurse reviews the client's lab results. Which finding
should the nurse be concerned about in relationship to the discharge
prescription?
A) blood sugar level of 80 mg/dL
B) potassium level of 3.1 mEq/L
C) hemoglobin of 15 g/dL
D) potassium level of 4.8 mEq/L.
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6.) Aclient has had hypertension for approximately 7 years and now is interested
in becoming pregnant. What is the safest anti-hypertensive for a woman in the
early stages of pregnancy?
A) Amlodipine
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B) Lisinopril
C) Methyldopa
D) Valsartan
7.) If
a client is taking carvedilol, a beta blocker, which adverse effect should the nurse
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watch for?
A) Hypoventilation
B) Sinus tachycardia
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, C) Hypergylcemia
D) Dizziness
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