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A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is withdrawing from alcohol and has a new
prescription for Propranolol. Which of the following information should the nurse to include in
the teaching?
A. Increases the risk for seizure activity
B. Provides a form of aversion therapy
C. Decreases cravings
D. Results in mild hypertension
- ANSWERS-C. Decreases cravings
(Propranolol is an adjunct medication used during withdrawal to decrease the client's craving
for alcohol)
A charge nurse is planning a staff education session to discuss medications used during the care
of a client experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the
charge nurse include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.)
A. Lorazepam
B. Diazepam
C. Disulfiram
D. Naltrexone
E. Acamprosate
- ANSWERS-A. Lorazepam
,B. Diazepam
(A. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used during alcohol
withdrawal to decrease anxiety and reduce the risk for seizures.
B. Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used during alcohol
withdrawal to decrease anxiety and reduce the risk for seizure)
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for Clonidine to assist with
maintenance of abstinence from opioids. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for
which of the following adverse effects?
A. Diarrhea
B. Dry mouth
C. Insomnia
D. Hypertension
- ANSWERS-B. Dry mouth
(Dry mouth is a common adverse effect associated with clonidine use)
A nurse is teaching a female client who has tobacco use disorder about Nicotine replacement
therapy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the
teaching?
A. "I should avoid eating right before I chew a piece of nicotine gum."
B. "I will need to stop using the nicotine gum after 1 year."
C. "I know that nicotine gum is a safe alternative to smoking if I become pregnant."
D. "I must chew the nicotine gum quickly for about 15 minutes.
, - ANSWERS-A (The client should avoid eating or drinking 15 min prior to and while chewing the
nicotine gum)
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is experiencing withdrawal
from Opioid use and has a new prescription for Clonidine. Which of the following actions should
the nurse identify as the priority?
A. Administer the clonidine on the prescribed schedule.
B. Provide ice chips at the client's bedside.
C. Educate the client on the effects of clonidine.
D. Obtain baseline vital signs
- ANSWERS-D (Assessment is the initial step of the nursing process. Obtaining the client's
baseline vital signs is the priority nursing action)
A nurse in the post-anesthesia recovery unit is caring for a client who received a
nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent and has muscle weakness. The nurse should
anticipate a prescription for which of the following medications?
A. Neostigmine
B. Naloxone
C. Dantrolene
D. Vecuronium
- ANSWERS-A (Neostigmine is a cholinesterase inhibitor used to reverse the effects of
nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers)
A nurse is providing information to a client who has early Parkinson's disease and a new
prescription for pramipexole. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the
following adverse effects of this medication?
A. Hallucinations
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