The nurse prepares to administer a scheduled dose of labetalol by mouth to a client with HTN. The client's V/Signs are temp 99% (37.2*C) heart rate 48 beats/ minute RR 16 breaths/min and BP 150/90 mm/Hg. Which action should the nurse take?
(Ans- Withhold the scheduled dose and notify the healthca...
BSN 315 HESI Pharmacology Exam: Ques ons
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The nurse prepares to administer a scheduled dose of labetalol by
mouth to a client with HTN. The client's V/Signs are temp 99% (37.2*C)
heart rate 48 beats/ minute RR 16 breaths/min and BP 150/90 mm/Hg.
Which ac on should the nurse take?
(Ans- Withhold the scheduled dose and no fy the healthcare provider.
The nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client with DM who has a
new prescrip on for insulin glargine. Which ac on should the nurse
plan to include in the discharge teaching?
(Ans- Teach the client self-injec on skills for daily subcutaneous
administra on.
The nurse is caring for a client who takes methotrexate for rheumatoid
arthri s and is now prescribed adalimumab. Which instruc ons should
the nurse provide the client?
(Ans- Have a chest x ray prior to your first dose.
The nurse provides discharge instruc ons to a client who has been
prescribed gabapen n 300 mg by mouth three mes a day for post
herpe c neuralgia. Which symptoms should the nurse tell the client to
report to the healthcare provider?
(Ans- Gastric irrita on
, To evaluate the effec veness of a client's prescrip on for rosuvasta n
which ac on should the nurse implement?
(Ans- Obtain the client's HR, and BP.
A client receives a prescrip on for itraconazole. Which informa on
provided by the client requires addi onal instruc on by the nurse?
(Ans- Take the medica on with antacids.
The nurse is preparing a client with COPD and chronic produc ve cough
for discharged home. Which prescribed medica on should the nurse
review with the client to manage this symptom?
(Ans- Guaifenesin
When caring for a client with diabetes insipidus who is receiving an
an diure c hormone intranasally which serum lab test is most
important for the nurse to monitor?
(Ans- Osmolality
A client is receiving tamsulosin an alpha adrenergic - blocking agent for
the management of urinary reten on due to benign prosta c
hyperplasia (BPH). Which instruc on is most important for the nurse to
provide?
(Ans- Stand and sit up slowly.
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