Pharmacology 4.0
A nurse should identify that clopidogrel is contraindicated for clients who have which of
the following conditions? - Answer Peptic Ulcer Disease
A nurse is monitoring a client who is undergoing anticoagulant therapy with heparin.
Which of the following findings should nurse identify as a possible indication of
hemorrhage? - Answer Rapid Pulse
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking epoetin. An increase in which
of the following laboratory values should indicate to the nurse that the therapy is
effective? - Answer Hgb
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking clopidogrel to prevent stent restenosis. The
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse reactions? - Answer
Thrombocytopenia
A nurse is caring for a client who has hemophilia A and is about to begin taking
desmopressin to prevent bleeding. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following adverse reactions? - Answer Edema
A nurse is caring for a client who is about alteplase therapy to treat pulmonary
embolism. Which of the following drugs should the nurse have available in the event of
a severe adverse reaction? - Answer Vitamin K
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an outpatient surgical procedure and
reports taking aspirin 81 mg daily, including this morning. The nurse should identify that
this places the client at risk for which of the following complications? - Answer
Uncontrolled bleeding
A nurse is caring for a client who recently started alteplase therapy. The nurse should
monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - Answer Headache
A nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure and is receiving epoetin. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - Answer
Hypertension
A nurse is teaching a client about taking ferrous sulfate to treat iron-deficiency anemia.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answer -Eat iron-
enriched foods
-Spread the dosage across each day
-Take the drug on an empty stomach
-Increase dietary fiber