Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Test 1

A nurse working in a physician's office is collecting history information from a patient who reports experiencing erectile dysfunction and is seeking treatment with Levitra (vardenafil). This medication would be contraindicated if the patient is currently taking which of the following?

A 62-year-old male is started on Revatio (sildenafil) for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. What is a side effect of this medication?

The nurse receives a call from a client who recently started taking Paxil (paroxetine). The parent reports the child has lost 6 pounds in the past 10 days. Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

The student nurse is participating in discharge teaching for the parents of a 2-year-old patient diagnosed with impetigo who have been given a prescription for Bactroban (mupirocin). The student understands that this medication is provided in which of the following forms?

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with diarrhea for the past 3 days. Stool cultures are negative, and the physician orders Lomotil, two tablets orally now and one tablet after each loose stool OR every 3-4 hr as needed. Which of the following parameters would the nurse expect to accompany the order?

A nurse in an outpatient clinic receives a call from a patient who reports having had symptoms of the flu for the past 4 days. The patient is seeking an appointment with the physician and wants, "the medication that treats the flu [Tamiflu (oseltamivir)]." Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

A nurse working in the chemotherapy outpatient department is providing antiemetic therapy using Zofran (ondansetron). The ordered dose is 32 mg. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to optimize the efficacy of the medication?

While planning care for a patient who takes Requip (ropinirole), the nurse would develop which of the following nursing diagnoses? Select all that apply.

The nurse on the hospice unit receives an order to administer fentanyl via a transmucosal route. Which of the following actions will the nurse take?

A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient who is receiving Marcaine (bupivicaine) epidural anesthesia. Which of the following symptoms would be recognized as indicative of systemic toxicity?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to receive 1 mg of Ativan (lorazepam) intravenously as conscious sedation prior to a bedside procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is counseling the parent of a 14-year-old patient with asthma who is to initiate maintenance therapy with Singulair (montelukast). Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse is preparing to provide medications for a patient newly admitted with a cerebral vascular accident who reportedly had difficulty swallowing pills during the previous shift. The nurse plans to crush the patient's medications and provide them in applesauce. Which of the following medications will require an alternative form of administration?

A woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis is starting Simponi (golimumab). Which of the following tests should be performed prior to starting this medication?

Match the instructions for using an inhaler in the following section with the number they should occur in. -Step 3

The nurse is preparing to infuse Keflex (cephalexin) 1 g in 50 mL over 30 min. To infuse 50 mL of fluid over 30 min, the pump should be set at __________________mL/hr (= hourly rate).

Ciprofloxacin, Levaquin, and Avelox fall under which drug classification?

When starting a patient on Synthroid (levothyroxine), which of the following requires close monitoring?

Which of the following medications can be used to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting? Select all that apply.

Place the following steps in the correct order for the nurse to provide Prevacid (lansoprazole) 15 mg capsule qd through an NG tube.