Chapter 33, Antihyperlipidemic Drugs TEST BANK INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 12TH EDITION By Susan M Ford

TEST BANK INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 12TH EDITION By Susan M Ford 1. The nurse is preparing to administer niacin to a client with hyperlipidemia. Which adverse reaction should the nurse prioritize on ongoing assessment? A) Tingling B) Constipation C) Diarrhea D) Cholelithiasis Answer: A Rationale: The nurse should monitor for tingling in the client as an adverse reaction to the drug niacin. Constipation, diarrhea, and cholelithiasis are adverse reactions to the drug fenofibrate. Question format: Multiple Choice Chapter: 33 Learning Objective: 3 Cognitive Level: Apply Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies Integrated Process: Clinical Problem-solving Process (Nursing Process) Reference: p. 421, Miscellaneous Antihyperlipidemic Drugs 2. The nurse is finishing a teaching session with a client who is prescribed gemfibrozil. The nurse determines the session is successful when the client correctly chooses which instruction? A) Take the drug along with meals. B) Observe caution while driving. C) Take a single dose once daily in the evening. D) Be alert for mild to severe facial flushing. Answer: B Rationale: When preparing a teaching plan for the client receiving the fibric acid derivative gemfibrozil, the nurse should instruct the client to observe caution while driving. Rosuvastatin calcium is taken as a single dose once daily in the evening. The nurse instructs a client prescribed nicotinic acid to take it along with meals; it may also cause mild to severe facial flushing. Question format: Multiple Choice Chapter: 33 Learning Objective: 6 Cognitive Level: Apply Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning Reference: p. 425, Fibric Acid Derivatives