ATI RN Pharmacology

ATI RN Pharmacology

A client is receiving a second dose of IV cefazolin postoperatively. The nurse notes urticarial, dyspnea, anxiety, and hypotension. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate administering?

A)  Oral diphenhydramine

B)  Parenteral diazepam

C)  Parenteral epinephrine

D)  Oral hydroxyzine

C) Parenteral epinephrine

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is prescribed enalapril. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following?

A)  Bradycardia

B)  Hyperkalemia

C)  Blurred vision

D)  Hypoglycemia

B) Hyperkalemia

A nurse is planning to teach a client about taking methotrexate. For which of the following should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider?

A)  Tinnitus

B)  Palpitations

C)  Fever

D)  Insomnia

C) Fever

A nurse is caring for a client who recently began taking oral amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium and reports urticarial. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?

A)  Request a change in the type of antibiotic

B)  Ask for a change in the route of the administration

C)  Auscultate the client's heart sounds

D)  Check the client's WBC count

A) Request a change in the type of the antibiotic

A client is taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A)  Dry cough

B)  Involuntary wrist contraction

C)  Photosensitivity

D)  Vesicular, crusty rash

D) Vesicular, crusty rash

A nurse is administering donepezil to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following documented findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?

A)  Dyspepsia

B)  Diarrhea

C)  Dizziness

D)  Dyspnea

D) Dyspnea

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg PO to a school age child. Available is amoxicillin oral suspension 200mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

6.3 mL

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start therapy with digoxin. For which of the following should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report?

A)  Dry cough

B)  Pedal edema

C)  Bruising

D)  Yellow-tinged vision

D) Yellow-tinged vision- sign of digoxin toxicity

A client newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed levothyroxine 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment, the nurse determines that the medication was effective if the

A)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL

B)  total T4 level is 3mcg/dL

C)  total T3 level is 65 ng/dL

D)  thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) is 1.0 mg/dL

A) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL