T/F: Examples of Schedule I medications include morphine and secobarbital.

T/F: An elderly client is more sensitive to the active substance in a transdermal patch than a younger adult.

Lactated Ringer's (LR) solution is a hypotonic fluid.

T/F: Clients increase their risk of adverse effects if they use herbal supplements along with prescription medications.

T/F: The nurse can crush the oral medication disopyramide CR and mix it with applesauce.

T/F: Hypovolemia is a risk for the client receiving whole blood products.

Acceptable site for IM injection: (Select all that apply)

T/F: Naloxone is used to counteract the respiratory depression associated with barbiturate overdose.

T/F: Extended-release oral potassium chloride (KCl) should be taken with meals and a full 8-ounce (236 mL) glass of water.

T/F: The nurse should check the international normalization ratio (INR) lab results prior to hanging intravenous heparin.

T/F: The client should take levothyroxine immediately after breakfast.

T/F: The nurse should instruct the client to take no more than 2 extra-strength acetaminophen 500 mg tablets 4 times a day.

T/F: Clients receiving organ transplants are often started on cyclosporine after surgery.

The client taking chlorpromazine should avoid saunas and temperature extremes.

To help reduce stomach upset, a client can take an antacid at the same time as almost any other oral medication.

The client should use a dry-powder inhaler as rescue therapy during acute asthma attacks.

Regular insulin intravenous infusions are mixed in 5% dextrose in water.

Calcium channel blockers can cause severe constipation in older adults.

For clients at risk for cardiovascular disease, the usual oral daily dose of aspirin is 2 tablets (650 mg total).

Ondansetron is given to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy.

Spironolactone and furosemide are both potassium-sparing diuretic.

The order is for ibuprofen oral drops 10 mg/kg of body weight. The client weighs 62 lbs. Motrin oral drops are supplied in bottles containing 40 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? (Report to the nearest whole number.)

A nurse is reinforcing how to use the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to a client newly diagnosed with asthma. The client asks, “How will I know the canister is empty?” What is the best response by the nurse?

A postoperative client has a prescription for acetaminophen with codeine. A nurse should recognize that a primary effect of this combination is what action?

A client has a new prescription for a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Which information would prompt the nurse to contact the health care provider after reviewing the client's admission history and physical?

A nurse administers cimetidine to a 75 year-old client diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Which function may be affected by this medication and should be closely monitored by the nurse?

A client diagnosed with tuberculosis is to begin taking rifampin and isoniazid. Which statement by a nurse is most appropriate to include when reinforcing information about these medications?

A client is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism and takes levothyroxine 50 mcg/day by mouth. What information should the nurse understand about this medication?

The client is prescribed digoxin as a treatment for heart failure. What side effect can occur if the client develops hypokalemia when taking digoxin?

A terminally ill client is receiving high doses of an opioid analgesic to manage pain. As death approaches and the client becomes unresponsive to verbal stimuli, what approach to pain management should the nurse now anticipate?

A client at risk for developing a deep vein thrombosis is being discharged home on enoxaparin. Which information would be appropriate for the nurse to reinforce before the client leaves the hospital?

A nurse is talking to a client diagnosed with chronic renal failure about medications. The client questions the purpose of aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel) in the medication regimen. What is the best explanation for the nurse to give the client for the use of this medication?

A clinic nurse assists with a toddler who is diagnosed with a first episode of otitis media. Which reinforcement of information should the nurse include in instructions to the child's parents?

An antibiotic is ordered to be given intramuscularly (IM) to a toddler. The total volume of the injection equals 2 mL. What is the correct nursing intervention?

The provider ordered 500 mg erythromycin oral suspension every six hours for a client diagnosed with pneumonia. The client has a gastrostomy tube. The pharmacy sends up the medication in a liquid suspension of 250 mg/5 mL.

A client has been given a prescription for alendronate. Which of the following statements indicate the client understands how to safely take this medication? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is discussing medication with a client. Which information should be reinforced by the nurse about captopril (Capoten)?

The nurse observes a family member administering a rectal suppository. With the client lying on the left side, the family member pushes the suppository in the rectum, up to the second knuckle. After 10 minutes, the family member helps the client turn to the right side. What is the appropriate comment for the nurse to make?

The client is discharged from the hospital with a new prescription for furosemide. One week later, during a follow-up visit with the health care provider, the client reports experiencing the following findings. Which finding is most important to report to the health care provider?

The home care nurse is admitting a new client with a diagnosis of COPD, atrial fibrillation and gout. After reviewing the client's medication list, the nurse would arrange for periodic monitoring of blood drug levels for which of the following medications? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is discussing with a client some of the necessary precautions when taking warfarin. The nurse should remind the client to avoid which over-the-counter (OTC) medication?

What is the drug classification for: benazepril

What is the drug classification for:

What is the drug classification for: Lorazepam

What is the drug classification for: Furosemide

What is the drug classification for: Ephinephrine

What is the drug classification for: temazepam

What is the drug classification for: Pantoprazole

What is the drug classification for: Verapamil