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PHARMACOLOGY CONTENT MASTERY
REVIEW 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
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A client who is experiencing nausea related to chemotherapy is
being discharged with a prescription for ondansetron. The nurse
should include which of the following information when reinforcing
discharge teaching? - correct answer - "Avoid driving while taking
this medication."
Adverse effects of ondansetron include headache and dizziness.
The client should avoid driving or using heavy machinery.
A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has been receiving
long-term hydrochlorothiazide therapy for recurring episodes of
heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse
recognize as an adverse effect of this medication? - correct
answer - Hypokalemia
Hydrochlorothiazide can cause hypokalemia from excessive
potassium excretion.
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A nurse is monitoring a client who is 2 hr postoperative and just
received an opioid analgesic. Which of the following actions
should provide the nurse with the best data to determine the
client's need for analgesia? - correct answer - Ask the client to
rate her pain level.
Asking the client to rate her pain level will provide a verbal report
of pain, which is the best indicator of the need for pain
medication.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has
type 2 diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for metformin. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the
following adverse effects? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer
- Muscle pain is correct. A client who is taking metformin should
monitor for muscle pain, which could indicate lactic acidosis.
Agitation is correct. Agitation indicates a CNS adverse effect of
the medication.
Metallic taste is correct. Metformin can cause GI manifestations
such as a bitter or metallic taste.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about benzodiazepine withdrawal
with an older adult client who discontinued takeing lorazepam
after taking it for 3 months. Which of the following instructions
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should the nurse include? - correct answer - "Have someone
assist you with ADLs."
Lorazepam withdrawal causes tremors and dizziness, making
ADLs difficult to perform.
A nurse is reviewing the history of a client who is about to start
taking cefotetan to treat a bacterial infection. Which of the
following information from the client's medical record should the
nurse report to the provider before the client begins receiving this
medication? - correct answer - Penicillin allergy
Cefotetan is a cephalosporin, an antibiotic structurally similar to
penicillins. It is possible that a client who has a severe allergy to
penicillin could develop cross-reactivity and have an allergic
reaction to cephalosporins.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a 10-year history of alcohol
use disorder and is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawel. Which
of the following is the priority intervention for this client? - correct
answer - Implement seizure precautions.
The greatest risk to the client at this time is injury from seizures
and falls. Therefore, the nurse's priority is to implement seizure
precautions to prevent injury if the client develops seizure.
PHARMACOLOGY CONTENT MASTERY
REVIEW 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED
VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
A client who is experiencing nausea related to chemotherapy is
being discharged with a prescription for ondansetron. The nurse
should include which of the following information when reinforcing
discharge teaching? - correct answer - "Avoid driving while taking
this medication."
Adverse effects of ondansetron include headache and dizziness.
The client should avoid driving or using heavy machinery.
A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has been receiving
long-term hydrochlorothiazide therapy for recurring episodes of
heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse
recognize as an adverse effect of this medication? - correct
answer - Hypokalemia
Hydrochlorothiazide can cause hypokalemia from excessive
potassium excretion.
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A nurse is monitoring a client who is 2 hr postoperative and just
received an opioid analgesic. Which of the following actions
should provide the nurse with the best data to determine the
client's need for analgesia? - correct answer - Ask the client to
rate her pain level.
Asking the client to rate her pain level will provide a verbal report
of pain, which is the best indicator of the need for pain
medication.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has
type 2 diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for metformin. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the
following adverse effects? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer
- Muscle pain is correct. A client who is taking metformin should
monitor for muscle pain, which could indicate lactic acidosis.
Agitation is correct. Agitation indicates a CNS adverse effect of
the medication.
Metallic taste is correct. Metformin can cause GI manifestations
such as a bitter or metallic taste.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about benzodiazepine withdrawal
with an older adult client who discontinued takeing lorazepam
after taking it for 3 months. Which of the following instructions
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should the nurse include? - correct answer - "Have someone
assist you with ADLs."
Lorazepam withdrawal causes tremors and dizziness, making
ADLs difficult to perform.
A nurse is reviewing the history of a client who is about to start
taking cefotetan to treat a bacterial infection. Which of the
following information from the client's medical record should the
nurse report to the provider before the client begins receiving this
medication? - correct answer - Penicillin allergy
Cefotetan is a cephalosporin, an antibiotic structurally similar to
penicillins. It is possible that a client who has a severe allergy to
penicillin could develop cross-reactivity and have an allergic
reaction to cephalosporins.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a 10-year history of alcohol
use disorder and is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawel. Which
of the following is the priority intervention for this client? - correct
answer - Implement seizure precautions.
The greatest risk to the client at this time is injury from seizures
and falls. Therefore, the nurse's priority is to implement seizure
precautions to prevent injury if the client develops seizure.
