Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Test 1

The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old woman admitted for a cerebral vascular accident who has dysphasia with orders to follow a diet of pureed foods. The patient takes Xanax (alprazolam) 0.5 mg TID. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

The nurse is taking a medication history over the phone for a patient scheduled for knee replacement in 3 days. Which of the following medications, if reported by the patient, should be reported to the surgeon?

A patient undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer tells the nurse, "I feel so tired I can barely do anything. Even getting out of bed makes me dizzy." After laboratory results are obtained, which of the following medications would most likely help relieve these symptoms?

How is Abilify (aripiprazole) prescribed?

The nurse is passing medications for a patient whose medication administration record reads, "Neurontin (gabapentin) 300 mg po TID." Gabapentin is provided by the pharmacy in 600 mg scored tablets. The nurse should provide ____________________ tablets with each dose.

A nurse providing hypertension screening and education recognizes which of the following medications as an ACE inhibitor? Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for a patient taking hydrochlorothiazide and Lanoxin (digoxin) instructs the patient to notify the physician with which of the following symptoms? Select all that apply.

The nurse prepares to provide Colcrys (colchicine) to a patient. The nurse should assess which of the following prior to administration of the medication?

Prior to the administration of Humira (adalimumab) the nurse should assess which of the following laboratory values?

A nurse working in hospice is providing care for a patient recently started on a transdermal fentanyl patch. Which of the following statements, made by the patient's caretaker, indicates further teaching is required?

What is the proper action to prepare for the administration of Pulmicort Respules?

The nurse is providing care for a 59-year-old patient with a long-term history of asthma for an acute exacerbation. The client is started on an infusion of aminophylline. Which of the following orders would the nurse expect to be written?

The nurse is caring for a patient being treated for tuberculosis who is taking INH (isoniazid). Which of the following statements indicates the need for further teaching?

The nurse is providing care for a patient who is to take Tagamet (cimetidine) 400 mg BID upon discharge. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the patient's teaching? Select all that apply.

Mrs. Lawson, a 2nd-grade teacher, tells the school nurse that she has started taking echinacea so that she will not get sick this school year. What is the nurse's best response?

Which of the following should be communicated to a patient who is being prescribed Advair Diskus (fluticasone and salmeterol)?

A patient was started on Fragmin (dalteparin). Which of the following assessment findings should cause concern?

The nurse is assisting in the care of a 28-year-old woman who has been seen by a psychologist for depression. The woman is interested in starting treatment with Wellbutrin XR (bupropion). Which of the following factors would indicate this plan should be questioned?

While providing care for a patient who takes Januvia (sitagliptin), the nurse should be most concerned by which of the following findings?

The nurse recognizes that which of the following medications ordered for a patient may help reduce skeletal muscle spasms?