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Which drug is used to decrease the risk of myocardial infarction in
patients with unstable angina or previous myocardial infarction?
A. salsalate
B. aspirin
C. magnesium salicylate
D. diflunsial Correct Answer ✓✓ B. aspirin
How do NSAIDs work? Correct Answer ✓✓ inhibit prostaglandin
synthesis
The health care provider has ordered penicillin V for a client. What
should the nurse instruct the client to take with the medication?
A. tea
B. milk
C. water
D. orange juice Correct Answer ✓✓ C. water
Prior to administering fluoroquinolones, it is most important for the
nurse to assess for which finding or condition?
A. vital signs
B. hepatic function
C. respiratory function
,D. allergies Correct Answer ✓✓ D. allergies
The nurse has administered the first dose of a client's newly-prescribed
antibiotic. What assessment finding should the nurse interpret as adverse
effect that suggests a more serious concern?
A. rash on face and trunk
B. drowsiness
C. new onset of pain
D. decrease in BP from 128/77 preadministration to 119/70
postadministration Correct Answer ✓✓ A. rash on face and trunk
Which is the drug of choice for surgical prophylaxis associated with a
vaginal hysterectomy?
A. Cephradine
B. Cefazolin sodium
C. Cephalexin
D. Cefadroxil Correct Answer ✓✓ B. cefazolin sodium
A nurse is overseeing the care of a young man whose ulcerative colitis is
being treated with oral prednisone. Which action should the nurse take
in order to minimize the potential for risks associated with prednisone
treatment?
A. teach client strategies to deal w/ headaches
B. carefully assess for infections
C. advocate for IV, rather than oral, administration
, D. avoid OTC antacids during treatment Correct Answer ✓✓ B.
carefully assess for infections
When considering known adverse reactions to gentamicin therapy, the
nurse should focus assessment of what body structure?
a. lymph nodes
b. oral cavity
c. eyes
d. inner ears Correct Answer ✓✓ d. inner ears (ototoxicity)
what should the nurse tell a client if they wish to discontinue their
system corticosteroid treatment? Correct Answer ✓✓ "doses must be
tapered carefully according to physician guidelines."
An 11-year-old client is having a cavity filled in the left mandibular first
molar. The health care provider has prescribed aspirin for pain relief
after the procedure. The nurse discovers upon assessment that the child
is suffering from a flulike illness. The nurse contacts the health care
provider about the prescribed medication for pain. What is the risk if
aspirin is administered to this client? Correct Answer ✓✓ Reyes
syndrome
The nurse is caring for an 84-year-old client with diabetes who is
receiving hydrocortisone 40 mg daily PO for treatment of an arthritic
flare-up. When writing a plan of care for this client, which nursing
intervention would be most appropriate?
a. increasing fluids to 2000mL/day
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