ATI Capstone Pharmacology assessment 1 Questions and Answers

ATI Capstone Pharmacology

assessment 1 Questions and Answers

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what assessment is priority ✔✔RR

a nurse is assessing a client who has been using beclomethasone for 2 weeks to manage her asthma,

what is the priority to report to the provider ✔✔bronchospasms

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for beclomethasone inhaler to

use with an albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance, what should the nurse instruct? ✔✔you

should gargle with water after each use of this inhaler

a nurse is planning a staff education session on AE of meds, what info should the nurse discuss

about anticholinergic adverse effects? ✔✔blurred vision

tachycardia

constipation

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for guaifenesin, what info

regarding the action of guaifenesin should the nurse include in the teaching? ✔✔guaifenesin

increases cough production

a nurse is preparing to administer verapamil to a client who is 2 days postmyocardial infarction.

the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following outcomes as therapeutic response to

the medication? ✔✔decreased anginal pain

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for levothyroxine, which

statement indicates understanding of the teaching? ✔✔"i might not realize the full effect of the

medication for several weeks"

take on empty stomach with glass of water, first thing in the morning 30-60min prior to breakfast

a nurse is assessing a client who has HF is taking digoxin. the nurse should monitor the client for

which of the following manifestations as an indication of digoxin toxicity to report to the provider?

✔✔vomiting

(n/v, anorexia, blurred vision)

a nurse is providing teaching for a pt with a prescription for oral metronidazole, what is the priority

teaching point? ✔✔you should report a rash to your provider

(fatal disorder Stevens-Johnson syndrome)