Exam 6: Drug Interactions

A patient is taking drug X and receives a new prescription for drug Y,which is listed as an inducing agent. The nurse caring for this patient understands that this patient may require ____ doses of drug ____.

A child ingests a parent's aspirin tablets,and the prescriber orders sodium bicarbonate to block the toxic effects of the aspirin. The nurse caring for this patient knows that sodium bicarbonate is effective against the aspirin because it:

The nurse is teaching a patient about taking warfarin and asks if the patient takes aspirin. This assessment by the nurse reflects a knowledge of which type of drug interaction?

The nurse is providing multiple medications to a patient whose spouse brings grapefruit juice every morning. The nurse will be concerned about which classes of drugs? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is administering morning medications. The nurse gives a patient multiple medications,two of which compete for plasma albumin receptor sites. As a result of this concurrent administration,the nurse can anticipate that what might occur? (Select all that apply.)

A young adult postoperative patient is receiving morphine 2 to 4 mg IV every 2 hours PRN pain. The last dose was 3 mg given 2 hours ago. The patient is asleep,and the nurse notes a heart rate of 86 beats per minute and a respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute. Which PRN medication will the nurse give this patient?

A nurse is teaching a patient about a prescription for a monoamine oxidase (MAO)inhibitor for depression. What will the nurse teach the patient to avoid while taking this drug?

Which statement about food and drug interactions is true?

A nurse is teaching a patient about a drug that induces P-glycoprotein. The nurse will explain that this drug may cause which effect on other drugs?

The prescriber has ordered an antibiotic for a patient with a bacterial infection. The nurse provides patient education at discharge and instructs the patient to take the drug on an empty stomach. When should the patient take the drug? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking multiple medications. To help ensure that adverse drug reactions are prevented or minimized,the nurse will do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A patient taking oral contraceptives thinks she may be pregnant. As part of this patient's history,what will the nurse ask the patient?

In a discussion of drug-drug interactions,which would be the best example of a beneficial inhibitory interaction?