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BSNlHESIl315lPharmacologylExaml(Newl
Update)lQuestionslandlVerifiedlAnswers|
100%lCorrect|lGradelA-lNightingale

QUESTION
Alclientlwithlnasallcongestionlreceiveslalprescriptionlforlphenylephrine
10lmglbylmouthleveryl4lhours.lWhichlclientlconditionlshouldlthelnurselreportlthelhealthcarelpr
oviderlbeforeladministeringlthelmedication?
a.lBronchitis.
b.lHypertension.lc.lDiarrhea.
d.lEdema.

Answer:
lHypertension.


QUESTION
Afterltakinglorlistatlforlonelweek,lalfemalelclientltellslthelhomelhealthlnurselthatlshelislexperie
ncinglincreasinglylfrequentloilylstoolslandlflatus.lWhichlactionlshouldlthelnurseltake?
a.lObtainlalstoollspecimenltolevaluatelforloccultlbloodlandlfatlcontent.
b.lAsklthelclientltoldescribelherldietarylintakelhistorylforlthellastlseveralldavslc.lInstructlthelcli
entltolincreaselherlintakeloflsaturatedlfatsloverlthelnextlweekld.lAdviselthelclientltolstopltakingl
theldruglandlcontactlherlhealthcarelprovider.

Answer:
lAsklthelclientltoldescribelherldietarylintakelhistorylforlthellastlseveralldays


QUESTION
Thelnurselisladministeringlthelmusclelrelaxantlbaclofenlbylmouthl(PO)ltolalclientldiagnosedlwi
thlmultiplelsclerosis.lWhichlinterventionlshouldlthelnurselimplement?
a.lEvaluatelmusclelstrengthleveryl4lhours.
b.lEnsurelthelclientlknowsltolstoplbaclofenlbeforelusinglotherlantispasmod-lics.
l
c.lAdviselthelclientltolmovelslowlylandlcautiouslylwhenlrisinglandlwalking.ld.lMonitorlintakela
ndloutputleveryl8lhours.

Answer:
lAdviselthelclientltolmovelslowlylandlcautiouslylwhenlrisinglandlwalking.

,QUESTION
Alclientlwholreceiveslmultiplelantihypertensivelmedicationslexperienceslsyncopeldueltolaldropl
inlbloodlpressureltol70/40lmmlHg.lWhichlislthelratio-
lnalelforlthelnurse'sldecisionltolholdlthelclient'slscheduledlantihypertensivelmedications?
a.lThelantagonisticlinteractionlamonglthelvariouslbloodlpressurelmedicationslhaslreducedltheirl
effectiveness.
b.lTheladditiveleffectloflmultiplelmedicationslhaslcausedlthelbloodlpressureltoldropltoollow.
c.lThelsynergisticleffectloflthelmultiplelmedicationslhaslresultedlinldrugltoxicitylandlresultinglh
ypotension.
d.lIncreasedlurinarylclearanceloflthelmultiplelmedicationslhaslproducedldiuresislandlloweredlth
elbloodlpressure.

Answer:
lThelsynergisticleffectloflthelmultiplelmedicationslhaslresultedlinldrugltoxicitylandlresultinglhy
potension.


QUESTION
Whenladministeringlmedicationsltolalgrouploflclients,lwhichlclientlshouldlthelnurselcloselylmo
nitorlforldevelopmentloflacutelkidneylinjuryl(AK)?
a.lVancomycin.lb.lLorazepam.lc.lDigoxin.
d.lSucralfate.

Answer:
lVancomycin.


QUESTION
Alclientlislreceivinglintravenousl(IV)lvancomycinlandlthelnurselplansltoldrawlbloodlforlalpeakl
andltroughltoldeterminelthelserumllevellofltheldrug.lWhichlcollectionltimeslprovidelthelbestldet
erminationloflthesellevels?
a.lImmediatelylafterlcompletionloflthelIVldoselandl30lminuteslbeforelthelnextladministrationlof
lthelmedication.
b.lOnelhourlafterlcompletionloflthelIVldoselandlonelhourlbeforelthelnextladministrationloflthel
medication.
c.lTwolhourslafterlcompletionloflthelIVldoselandltwolhourslbeforelthelnextladministrationloflth
elmedication.
d.lThirtylminuteslintoltheladministrationloflthelIVldoselandl30lminuteslbeforelthelnextladminist
rationloflthelmedication.

Answer:
lImmediatelylafterlcompletionloflthelIVldoselandl30lminuteslbeforelthelnextladministrationloflt
helmedication

,QUESTION
Alclientlhaslalnewlprescriptionlforlzolpidem,lalhypnotic.lThelclientltellslthelhomelhealthlnurselt
hatlhelplansltoltakelaldoseloflthelmedicationlduringltheldaylbecauselhelislexhaustedlandlneedslt
oltakelalshortlafternoonlnaplpriorltolanleveninglactivitylinlhislhome.lWhichlactionlshouldltheln
urseltake?
a.lExplainlthatlthelclientlneedsltolallowlforlsleepltimeloflatlleastltwolhours.
l
b.lAdviselthelclientltoltakelthelmedicationlwithlthelnoonlmeal.
c.lRemindlthelclientltoldrinklplentyloflfluidslwhenltakinglthelmedication.lEncouragelthelclientlt
olwaitluntillbedtimeltoltakelthelmedication

Answer:
lEncouragelthelclientltolwaitluntillbedtimeltoltakelthelmedication.


QUESTION
Alclientlwholisltakinglalbendazolelreportslexperiencinglfatigue,lnausea,landldarklurine.lThelnur
selobserveslalyellowingloflthelclient'slskinlandlsclera.lWhichllaboratorylresultlshouldlthelnursel
review?
a.lLiverlfunctionltest.
b.lThyroidlfunctionltest
c.lBasiclmetaboliclpanel.
d.lRenallfunctionlpanel.

Answer:
lLiverlfunctionltest.


QUESTION
Anlelderlylclientlwithlheartlfailurelcomesltolthelemergencylroomlbecauseloflnausea,lvomiting,l
andlanorexia.lBasedlonlthelclient'slsignslandlsymptoms,lwhichldatalfromlthelmedicallhistorylha
slthelmostlsignificancelwhenlplanninglthislclient'slcare?
a.lCoronarylarterylbypasslprocedurelwaslperformedlinl1995.lb.lDigoxinlandlfurosemideldailylsi
ncel1996.
c.lColonoscopylperformedlforlroutinelscreeninglsixlmonthslago.
d.lSufferedlwithldepressionlfollowingldeathloflspouselinl1999.

Answer:
lDigoxinlandlfurosemideldailylsincel1996.


QUESTION

, Whichlnursinglactionlhaslthelhighestlprioritylwhenladministeringlaldoseloflcodeinelwithlacetam
inophenltolalclient?
a.lAdviselthelclientlthatlthelmedicationlshouldlstartltolworklinlaboutl30lminutes.
b.lInstructlthelclientltolrequestlassistancelwhenlambulatingltolthelbathroom.lc.lAdministerlalsto
ollsoftener/laxativelatlthelsameltimelaslthelanalgesic.
d.lTelllthelclientltolnotifylthelnurseliflthelpainlislnotlrelieved.

Answer:
lInstructlthelclientltolrequestlassistancelwhenlambulatingltolthelbathroom.


QUESTION
Rivastigmine,lalcholinesteraselinhibitor,lislprescribedlforlalfemalelclientlwithlearllstagelAlzhei
mer'slDisease.lThelclient'sldaughterltellslthelnurselthatlshelplansltolstartladministeringltheldrugl
whenlherlmother'slsymptomslarelnollongerlmanageable,linlhopeslthatlherlmotherlwilllnotlhavelt
olgoltolalnursinglhome.lHowlshouldlthelnurselrespond?
a.lConfirmlthatltheldaughterlislawareloflthelprogressivelnaturelofltheldisease.lb.lAssesslthelclie
nt'slcurrentlmentallstatuslbeforeldecidingltolsupportltheldecision
c.lExplainlthatltheldruglshouldlbelusedlearlylinlthelcourselofltheldiseaselprocess.
l
d.lAffirmltheldecisionltoluselthelmedicationlwhenlthelsymptomslstartltolworsen

Answer:
lConfirmlthatltheldaughterlislawareloflthelprogressivelnaturelofltheldisease.


QUESTION
Alclientlwholreceivedlalrenalltransplantlthreelmonthslagolislreadmittedltolthelacutelcarelunitlwi
thlsignsloflgraftlrejection.lWhileltakinglthelclient'slhisto-
lry,lthelnurseldetermineslthatlthelclientlhaslbeenlself-
administeringlSt.lJohn'slWort,lanlherballpreparation.lonltheladviceloflalfriend.lWhichlinformati
onlislmostlsignificantlaboutlthislfinding?
a.lWortlcanldecreaselplasmalconcentrationsloflcyclosporine.lb.lIngestionloflWortlcanlreducelthe
lclient'slintakeloflsodium.lc.lThelclientlprobablylusedlthislherbltoltreatldepression.
Addinglthelherblcanldecreaselthelneedlforlcorticosteroids

Answer:
lWortlcanldecreaselplasmalconcentrationsloflcyclosporine.


QUESTION
Alclientlwithlanemialsecondaryltolchroniclkidneyldiseasel(CKD)lstartedlalprescriptionlforlepoet
inlalfaltwolmonthslago.lWhichlclientlfindinglbestlindicateslthatlthelmedicationlisleffective?lRef
erencelRange:lHemoglobinl(Hgb)l[ReferencelRange:lMale:l14ltol18lg/dLl(8.7ltol11.2lmmol/L)]

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