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Question 1 of 47
As an antacid, sodium bicarbonate has the following disadvantages EXCEPT:
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Question 2 of 47
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for Clonidine to assist with maintenance of abstinence from opioids. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
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Question 3 of 47
Sarah, a 42-year-old female, requests a prescription for an anorexiant to treat her obesity. A trial of phentermine is prescribed. Prescribing precautions include:
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Question 4 of 47
Which name identifies a drug listed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
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Question 5 of 47
There is evidence that dietary supplementation or adequate intake of fish oils and omega-3 fatty acids have well-documented:
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Question 6 of 47
Nonselective beta blockers and alcohol create serious drug interactions with insulin because they:
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Question 7 of 47
Adherence to beta blocker therapy may be affected by their:
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Question 8 of 47
The average starting dose of warfarin is 5 mg daily. Higher doses of 7.5 mg daily should be considered in which patients?
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Question 9 of 47
A nurse in a provider's office is reviewing the medical record of a client who is pregnant and is at her first prenatal visit. Which of the following immunizations may the nurse administer safely to this client?
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Question 10 of 47
The patient, diagnosed with cancer, is receiving morphine sulfate (a potent narcotic pain reliever) to relieve cancer pain. Approximately every 7 days the medication is no longer effective in controlling the patient's pain and a larger dose is needed to have the same effect. How might the nurse explain why this is happening?
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Question 11 of 47
A 25-year-old woman comes to the clinic complaining of rapid heart rate and easy fatigability. Laboratory results reveal low hemoglobin levels and microcytic red blood cells. The most suitable therapy for her condition will be:
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Question 12 of 47
Which of the following combinations of drugs should be used in the treatment of a patient with organophosphate poisoning?
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Question 13 of 47
Up to 21% of Asians are ultra-rapid 2D6 metabolizers, requiring:
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Question 14 of 47
The nurse receives an order to administer an unfamiliar medication and obtains a nurses drug guide published four years earlier. What is the nurses most prudent action?
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Question 15 of 47
Identify poor metabolizers of tamoxifen
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Question 16 of 47
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking Gemfibrozil. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as an adverse reaction to the medication?
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Question 17 of 47
Which of the following statements is correct?
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Question 18 of 47
Art is a 55-year-old smoker who has been diagnosed with angina and placed on nitrates. He complains of headaches after using his nitrate. An appropriate reply might be:
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Question 19 of 47
A nurse is calculating a child's medication dose by using Clark's Rule. Which of the following calculations represents the application of Clark's Rule?
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Question 20 of 47
The Centers for Disease Control recommends all newborn infants receive prophylactic administration of ____ within 1 hour of birth.
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Question 21 of 47
Under new U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling, Pregnancy Categories will be:
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Question 22 of 47
A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a client. The nurse integrates knowledge of which of the following as a possible factor that could influence the drug response?
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Question 23 of 47
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil, Cervarix):
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Question 24 of 47
A patient tells the clinic nurse that he or she has been taking over-the-counter (OTC) Pepcid to relieve acid indigestion for several years. This is the first time the patient has ever reported this issue to a health care provider. As part of the teaching plan for this patient, the nurse explains what risk associated with not sharing OTC drug use with the provider?
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Question 25 of 47
Which mode of action has insulin in muscles?
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Question 26 of 47
One major drug used to treat bipolar disease is lithium. Because lithium has a narrow therapeutic range, it is important to recognize symptoms of toxicity, such as:
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Question 27 of 47
What is the advantage of sublingual route of administration of drugs
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Question 28 of 47
What would be the best source of drug information for a nurse?
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Question 29 of 47
When using a bar-code point-of-care medication system, the nurse would scan which of the following prior to drug administration?(Select one that does not apply.)
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Question 30 of 47
Which of the following is a representative of sulfonylurea?
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Question 31 of 47
The use of information technology for quality improvement in pharmacotherapeutics includes:
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Question 32 of 47
Which of the following drugs used for gout decreases net renal tubular reabsorption of uric acid?
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Question 33 of 47
You are to infuse 1,200 mL of IV fluid over 6 hours using a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in drops per minute?
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Question 34 of 47
Which of these beta-blockers is a Class III antiarrhythmic agent?
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Question 35 of 47
A nurse is teaching the family of a child who has Cystic Fibrosis and a new prescription for Acetylcysteine. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the instructions?
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Question 36 of 47
A nurse is caring for a patient who is supposed to receive two drugs at the same time. What is the nurses priority action?
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Question 37 of 47
An important concept taught by the nurse when providing medication teaching is the need to provide a complete list of medications taken to health care providers to avoid what?
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Question 38 of 47
The mean weight of 500 college students is 70 kg and the standard deviation is 3 kg. Assuming that the weight is normally distributed, determine how many students weigh 64 kg or less.
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Question 39 of 47
A 73-year-old male patient is being discharged home today. The discharge order reads: Take 10 mL of guaifenesin (Robitussin) PO q4h. This over-the-counter pharmaceutical comes in bottles with plastic measuring caps. How much should the nurse teach the patient to take at home?
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Question 40 of 47
During what phase of the nursing process would the nurse be required to consider the efficacy of nursing interventions related to drug therapy?
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Question 41 of 47
The clinic nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client. The nurse notes that the client is taking azelaic acid (Azelex). Because of the medication prescription, the nurse would suspect that the client is being treated for:
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Question 42 of 47
Which statement is not correct regarding acarbose:
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Question 43 of 47
Not an antidepressant
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Question 44 of 47
A drug which does not produce any action by itself but decreases the slope of the log dose-response curve and suppresses the maximal response to another drug is a...
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Question 45 of 47
A 35-year-old woman has Graves' disease, a small goiter, and symptoms that are deemed 'mild-to-moderate.' Propylthiouracil is prescribed. Which of the following is the most serious adverse response to this drug, for which close monitoring is required?
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Question 46 of 47
Insuline:
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Question 47 of 47
A patient will begin taking streptomycin as part of the medication regimen to treat tuberculosis. Before administering this medication, the nurse will review which laboratory values in the patient's medical record?
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