NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client with many different
medications who is newly prescribed acetazolamide.
What medications can interact with acetazolamide?
a. Some medications that interact with this medication
are Digoxin, anticonvulsants such as phenytoin, drugs
that cause loss of potassium such as furosemide,
lithium, sodium bicarbonate, and tricyclic
antidepressants.
Dry mouth is an anticholinergic adverse effect. Name
three (3) other anticholinergic adverse effects to
inform a client about when taking this class of
medication.
a. Constipation
b. Urinary retention
c. Dilated pupils and blurred vision
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
,NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has a
prescription for digoxin. What are
manifestations for digoxin toxicity that the
nurse should monitor for before administering
this medication?
a. Manifestations of digoxin toxicity are confusion,
irregular pulse, loss of appetite, nausea/vomiting, and
visual changes such as a yellow halo or seeing spots. It
is important to monitor the patient heartrate prior to
administration because it is contraindicated in patients
with ventricular fibrillation.
A client has a new prescription for salmeterol. The
nurse is teaching the client about adverse effects of
the medication. What instructions should the nurse
include in this education?
a. Important side effects to look out for include:
headache, nasal congestion, hypertension,
edema, dizziness, sleep disturbance, contact
dermatitis, hyperglycemia, paresthesia,
bronchitis, rigidity, and flu-like symptoms.
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
,NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is administering gemfibrozil to a client with
elevated cholesterol. Identify two
(2) adverse effects related to this medication.
a. Two adverse effects of this medication are abdominal
pain/cramping with nausea and vomiting and dark
urine.
A nurse is administering a unit of packed red blood
cells (PRBCs) to a client. What symptoms would
indicate circulatory overload? Name three (3) clinical
manifestations of circulatory overload. What are three
(3) interventions the nurse can take action on if
overload occurs?
a. Clinical manifestations that occur during circulatory
overload are headache, hypertension, tachycardia,
cyanosis, chest tightness and cough. Three
interventions that can be done are first and foremost to
stop the transfusion, place the client in fowler’s position,
and administer oxygen therapy while monitoring vital
signs.
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
, NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new
prescription for raloxifene. What are
contraindications for this medication that the nurse
should discuss with the client?
a. This drug is highly contraindicated in lactating women or
women who may become pregnant as well as in women
with a history of thromboembolic events, DVT, or PE. It is
also contraindicated is there is a known hypersensitivity
to it.
A nurse is preparing to administer a topoisonmerase
inhibitor to a client with ovarian cancer. What are
adverse effects the nurse should monitor when
administering this medication?
a. The nurse should monitor for side effects such as loss of
appetite, nausea/vomiting, muscle cramps, diarrhea,
and constipation.
A nurse is preparing to educate a client with diabetes
who has a new prescription for metformin. What
should the nurse include in the client instructions?
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client with many different
medications who is newly prescribed acetazolamide.
What medications can interact with acetazolamide?
a. Some medications that interact with this medication
are Digoxin, anticonvulsants such as phenytoin, drugs
that cause loss of potassium such as furosemide,
lithium, sodium bicarbonate, and tricyclic
antidepressants.
Dry mouth is an anticholinergic adverse effect. Name
three (3) other anticholinergic adverse effects to
inform a client about when taking this class of
medication.
a. Constipation
b. Urinary retention
c. Dilated pupils and blurred vision
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
,NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has a
prescription for digoxin. What are
manifestations for digoxin toxicity that the
nurse should monitor for before administering
this medication?
a. Manifestations of digoxin toxicity are confusion,
irregular pulse, loss of appetite, nausea/vomiting, and
visual changes such as a yellow halo or seeing spots. It
is important to monitor the patient heartrate prior to
administration because it is contraindicated in patients
with ventricular fibrillation.
A client has a new prescription for salmeterol. The
nurse is teaching the client about adverse effects of
the medication. What instructions should the nurse
include in this education?
a. Important side effects to look out for include:
headache, nasal congestion, hypertension,
edema, dizziness, sleep disturbance, contact
dermatitis, hyperglycemia, paresthesia,
bronchitis, rigidity, and flu-like symptoms.
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
,NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is administering gemfibrozil to a client with
elevated cholesterol. Identify two
(2) adverse effects related to this medication.
a. Two adverse effects of this medication are abdominal
pain/cramping with nausea and vomiting and dark
urine.
A nurse is administering a unit of packed red blood
cells (PRBCs) to a client. What symptoms would
indicate circulatory overload? Name three (3) clinical
manifestations of circulatory overload. What are three
(3) interventions the nurse can take action on if
overload occurs?
a. Clinical manifestations that occur during circulatory
overload are headache, hypertension, tachycardia,
cyanosis, chest tightness and cough. Three
interventions that can be done are first and foremost to
stop the transfusion, place the client in fowler’s position,
and administer oxygen therapy while monitoring vital
signs.
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
, NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new
prescription for raloxifene. What are
contraindications for this medication that the nurse
should discuss with the client?
a. This drug is highly contraindicated in lactating women or
women who may become pregnant as well as in women
with a history of thromboembolic events, DVT, or PE. It is
also contraindicated is there is a known hypersensitivity
to it.
A nurse is preparing to administer a topoisonmerase
inhibitor to a client with ovarian cancer. What are
adverse effects the nurse should monitor when
administering this medication?
a. The nurse should monitor for side effects such as loss of
appetite, nausea/vomiting, muscle cramps, diarrhea,
and constipation.
A nurse is preparing to educate a client with diabetes
who has a new prescription for metformin. What
should the nurse include in the client instructions?
NURSING 450 pharm ati capstone QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
