Exam Review: NUR100 / NUR 100
(Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis
Question:
The nurse is caring for a client who is taking oral benztropine mesylate daily.What is the priority nursing assessment for the client?
Answer:
Intake and output
Question:
The nurse teaches the spouse of a client who is receiving levodopa/carbidopa to avoid pyridoxine medications. Which statement by the wife indicates an understanding of the instructions?
Answer:
"Vitamin B6 reverses the effectiveness of the medication, meaning a higher dose is needed."
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Question:
A client with schizophrenia has been started on medication therapy with clozapine. The nurse would assess the results of which laboratory study in order to monitor for adverse effects from this medication?
Answer:
WBC count
Question:
The nurse would provide instructions concerning which side effect to a client prescribed chlorpromazine?
Answer:
dry mouth
Question:
To determine whether the client is experiencing akathisia as an adverse effect of the medication haloperidol, what would the nurse observe the client for?
Answer:
Restlessness or constant generalized movement
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Question:
Continuous restlessness, inability to sit still. Constant moving foot tapping hand movements may be seen.
Answer:
Akathisia
Question:
A client is prescribed imipramine once daily. The nurse determines that additional teaching is needed on the basis of which statement by the client?
Answer:
"I'll take the medication in the morning before breakfast."
Question:
Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant. The client should be instructed to take a single daily dose of the medication when?
Answer:
bedtime
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