L4 Drug Classification Nursing

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Question 1 of 47

Discharge planning for patients leaving the hospital should include instructions on the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Which comment by the patient would demonstrate a good understanding of OTC drugs?

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Question 2 of 47

A nurse in a clinic is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should contact the provider about a potential contraindication to a medication for which of the following clients?

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Question 3 of 47

A nurse has received an order to administer two drugs at the same time of the day. The nurse should first:

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Question 4 of 47

The nurse transcribes an order to administer Valium 10 mg IV stat. This order is correctly interpreted by the nurse to mean it should be provided how? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 5 of 47

The camp nurse asks the children preparing to swim in the lake if they have applied sunscreen. The nurse reminds the children that chemical sunscreens are most effective when applied:

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Question 6 of 47

Ototoxicity is more likely if aminoglycosides are administered with which of the following drug classes?

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Question 7 of 47

A 3 year old child has been admitted to hospital with suspicion of an atropine overdose. Which of the following symptoms could have led to the arrival of the diagnosis?

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Question 8 of 47

Which of the following is a primary benefit of the use of computerized provider order entry for patient medications?

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Question 9 of 47

Patients who are prescribed olanzapine (Zyprexa) should be monitored for:

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Question 10 of 47

Which of the following is natural mineralcorticoid:

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Question 11 of 47

Bisphosphonates treat or prevent osteoporosis by:

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Question 12 of 47

Which of the following is the most frequent cause of weight loss and decrease of apetite:

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Question 13 of 47

The nurse caring for a patient who has tuberculosis and who is taking isoniazid, rifampin, and streptomycin reviews the medical record and notes the patient's sputum cultures reveal resistance to streptomycin. The nurse will anticipate that the provider will take which action?

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Question 14 of 47

Adequate vitamin D is needed for:

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Question 15 of 47

In the presence of pentazocine, a higher concentration of morphine is required to elicit pain relief. Pentazocine by it self has a smaller analgesic effect than does morphine, even at the highest dose, Which of the following is correct regarding these medications?

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Question 16 of 47

When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities would the nurse have?

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Question 17 of 47

Methanol causes blindness due to its

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Question 18 of 47

Which of the following does albumin have the strongest affinity for?

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Question 19 of 47

A 57-year-old man was recently diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes mellitus and placed on a medication. He began having myalgias and feeling sick and later developed respiratory distress, so he went to the hospital. His pH was 7.2, and he had elevated blood lactate levels. Which drug is likely causing his problem?

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Question 20 of 47

All of the following are protein bound except:

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Question 21 of 47

The adverse event of thiazolidinedione's is:

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Question 22 of 47

After teaching a group of nursing students about pharmacokinetics, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a phase? (Select one that does not apply.)

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Question 23 of 47

Cough and cold medications that contain a sympathomimetic decongestant such as phenylephrine should be used cautiously in what population:

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Question 24 of 47

It is often necessary to obtain baseline data prior to initiating many forms of drug therapy. These baseline data include what? (Select one that does not apply.)

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Question 25 of 47

A nurse is assessing a client who is taking Amiodarone to treat Atrial Fibrillation. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of Amiodarone toxicity?

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Question 26 of 47

A pharmaceutical lab states that a drug causes negative side effects in 3 of every 100 patients. To confirm this affirmation, another laboratory chooses 5 people at random who have consumed the drug. What is the probability that at least two experience side effects?

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Question 27 of 47

A patient has recently moved from Vermont to Southern Florida. The patient presents to the clinic complaining of dizzy spells and weakness. While conducting the admission assessment, the patient tells the nurse that he have been on the same antihypertensive drug for 6 years and had stable blood pressures and no adverse effects. Since his move, he has been having problems and he feels that the drug is no longer effective. The clinic nurse knows that one possible reason for the change in the effectiveness of the drug could be what?

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Question 28 of 47

The therapeutic goals when prescribing include(s):

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Question 29 of 47

A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed drug. Which information about the drug would be most important for the nurse to know?

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Question 30 of 47

A patient is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an overdose of lorazepam (Ativan) several hours prior. The patient has a respiratory rate of 6 to 10 breaths per minute and is unconscious. The nurse will prepare to perform which action?

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Question 31 of 47

If the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) combined vaccine is ordered to be given as the first MMR and varicella dose to a child the CDC recommends:

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Question 32 of 47

Pentobarbitone is

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Question 33 of 47

The home health care nurse is visiting a client who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client is prescribed repaglinide (Prandin) and metformin (Glucophage) and asks the nurse to explain these medications. The nurse should reinforce which instructions to the client?(Select one that does not apply.).

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Question 34 of 47

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for Beclomethasone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

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Question 35 of 47

Josefina is a 2-year-old child with acute otitis media and an upper respiratory infection. Along with an antibiotic she receives a recommendation to treat the ear pain with ibuprofen. What education would her parent need regarding ibuprofen?

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Question 36 of 47

Scopolamine can be used to prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness. The patient is taught to:

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Question 37 of 47

A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor vehicle accident that required significant amounts of opioid medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for a __ adverse drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.

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Question 38 of 47

John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker, prescribed for his hypertension. He should:

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Question 39 of 47

Which of the following adverse effects of chronic high-dose prednisone administration represents a mineralocorticoid effect?

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Question 40 of 47

Which phenothiazine has the least extra pyramidal effect

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Question 41 of 47

Serum digoxin levels are monitored for potential toxicity. Monitoring should occur:

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Question 42 of 47

Before administering a prescription medication, what information does the nurse find on the drug label? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 43 of 47

The nurse would expect to see an adjusted dosage in what patients? (Select one that does not apply.)

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Question 44 of 47

A nurse is teaching an adolescent client who has a new prescription for Clomipramine for OCD. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include to minimize an adverse effect of his medication?

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Question 45 of 47

Which of the following drugs are mucolytics?

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Question 46 of 47

What needs to happen to the protein-drug complex for the drugs to reach the cells where the drug can act?

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Question 47 of 47

A nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin. Which lab value should be monitored closely?

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