NUR203 Chp 32 33 51 52

A client is taking rivastigmine for Alzheimer disease. The nurse will evaluate the client regularly for:

• weight gain.

• weight loss.

• increased blood pressure.

• decreased blood pressure.

The client has been diagnosed with urinary retention. The nurse expects the client to receive which medication for this condition?

• Ambenonium

• Bethanechol

• Benadryl

• Guanidine

A client with hypertension is to receive an anticholinergic agent. The nurse would be especially alert for:

• bladder obstruction.

• paralytic ileus.

• increased intraocular pressure.

• increased blood pressure.

What disease process would cause a nurse to question a client’s new prescription for benztropine?

• Diabetes mellitus

• Myocardial infarction

• Narrow-angle glaucoma

• Hyperparathyroidism

The pharmacology instructor is discussing the adverse effects of anticholinergic drugs. What drug would the instructor indicate is administered to counteract the effects of atropine poisoning?

• Bethanechol

• Neostigmine

• Edrophonium

• Physostigmine

A female client is diagnosed with hyponatremia. What type of diuretic would most likely cause this symptom?

• Osmotic

• Thiazide

• Potassium sparing

• Loop

The nurse is caring for a 68-year-old female client with type 1 diabetes mellitus whose health care provider has ordered hydrochlorothiazide. As a consequence of taking the diuretic, the client may need to:

• increase her insulin dose.

• decrease her insulin dose.

• decrease her consumption of potassium-rich foods.

• increase her consumption of sodium-rich foods.

Which statement by a client taking phenazopyridine (Pyridium) and amoxicillin (Amoxil) for a bladder infection indicates a need for further instruction?

• “I will take the Pyridium until I stop having bladder spasms.”

• “I should take the Amoxil until it is all gone.”

• “I will call the doctor if my urine turns reddish orange.”

• “I may take these drugs with food or milk if I have stomach upset.”

A nurse is assessing a patient who is taking oxybutynin (Ditropan). What would be the priority nursing assessment for this patient?

• Skin condition

• Cardiac arrhythmia

• Vision changes

• Mental status

The nurse would inform the client about what possible side effect when dutasteride is given?

• Hypertension

• Bradycardia

• Increased libido

• Impotence