Exam 2: NUR2474 NUR 2474

Exam 2: NUR2474 / NUR 2474

( Update 2025 / 2026) Pharmacology for Professional Nursing Questions & Answers - Rasmussen

Question:

A patient provider has recommended a bulk-forming laxative for occasional constipation. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching about this?

Answer:

I should take each dose with a full glass of water

Question:

What order would a nurse anticipate for a client who has taken warfarin for a year and begin taking carbamazepine?

Answer:

Increase the dose of warfarin

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Question:

What information should the nurse include in discharge teaching for a client prescribed antacid and cimetidine?

Answer:

Take the antacid one hour after the cimetidine

Question:

Which of the statement is correct regarding the function of nitroglycerine

Answer:

Promotes vasodilation, which reduces preload and oxygen demand

Question:

A nurse administers angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor to a client who is taking the drug for the first time. What must the nurse include in the client's education?

Answer:

Instruct the client not to get up without assistance (dizziness, lightheaded and faint feeling are strongest after first dose

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Question:

A client receiving warfarin has an INR of 2.7. What is the nurse's best action before giving the next dose of warfarin?

Answer:

Administer warfarin as ordered

Question:

A client has 2+ pitting edema of the lower extremities bilaterally. Osculation of the lungs reveals bibasilar crackles and a serum potassium level of 6mEq/L.Which diuretic agent would the burse clarify with the provider

Answer:

Spironolactone (this is a potassium sparing diuretic)

Question:

Which statement by a client indicates an understanding of the teaching regarding nitroglycerin?

Answer:

If I take nitroglycerin before exhaustion, I can reduce the chance of anginal attack

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