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A nurse is monitoring a client who is to our postop and a prescription for opioid
analgesics. Which of the following actions provides the nurse with the priority
data to determine the clients need for analgesia?
Ask the client to rate their pain level
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a
new prescription for methotrexate. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching?
Increase fluid intake
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a prescription for
a metered dose inhaler. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
"Take a slow, deep breath lasting 3 to 5 seconds after releasing the medication."
A nurse is caring for a client who is having an acute asthma attack. Which of the
following medications should the nurse administer first?
Albuterol
This is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for vitamin B
12 internasal the tree malabsorption syndrome. Which of the following instruction
should the nurse include in the teaching?
"Massage your nose gently after medication administration."
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking lithium to treat bipolar
disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Slurred speech
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client who has a new prescription
for PHENELZINE. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the
teaching as an appropriate food choice?
, Yogurt
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking digoxin for one
month. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a
manifestation of digoxin toxicity?
Vomiting
Nurse is collecting data for a client who has angina and a new prescription for
sublingual in NITROGLYCERIN. Which of the following manifestations should the
nurse expect as an adverse effect of this medication?
Headache
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to start therapy with a
nitroglycerin transdermal patch. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"While using the patch, I will be careful when rising from a chair."
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for RISPERIDONE to
manage schizophrenia. Which of the following lab test should the nurse plan to
obtain prior to administering the first dose?
Fasting blood glucose level
A nurse is preparing to administer CEFAZOLIN 1 g in 100 mL 0.9% sodium
chloride to infuse over 30 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15
gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
50 gtt/min
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a client who has a
history of Stevens Johnson syndrome when taking SULFAMETHOXAZOLE -
TRAIMETHOPRIM. Which of the following medication should the nurse identify as
contraindicated for this patient?
Furosemide
Nurse is caring for a client who has kidney failure and has been taking epoetin.
Which of the following is a therapeutic effect of this medication?
Increased Hgb
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking Tobramycin. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?