406 LATEST ASSESSMENT 1 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026- 2026 (22pages)

Assessment 1 1. The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for injury due to medication error. Assess the client 2. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received medications 1 hr ago and reports having chest pain. The nurse should recognize that chest pain can be an adverse effect of which of the following medication? Albuterol Furosemide Digoxin Atenolol 3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for ranitidine for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The nurse should explain to the client that ranitidine treats ulcers through which of the following actions? It decreases stomach motility It reduces gastric acid production It forms a protective barrier in the stomach lining. It neutralizes gastric acid. 4. A nurse is caring for a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new prescription for acetazolamide. Prior to administering the first dose, the nurse should ask the client if they have allergy to which of the following medication classifications? Nitrates Sulfa-based medications Antilipemic agents Proton pump inhibitors 5. A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and is starting therapy with ritonavir and zidovudine. The client asks why they must take both medications. Which of the following response should the nurse make? If you take the two medications together, it will shorten the duration of you…. Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of them. Taking the two medication together keeps you from developing toxicity from either of them