A nurse is caring for a client who has a UTI and a history of recurrence of this type of infection. The client asks why the provider has not yet prescribed an antibiotic. The nurse should explain that the provider has to wait for the results of which of the following lab tests to identify which antibiotic to prescribe? (Select all that apply)

Which assessment is of greatest priority for the nurse to complete before administering penicillin?

Your patient is starting Carbamazepine. What will you teach your patient before they are discharged?

What are adverse effects of Vancomycin? (SATA)

A nurse is infusing IV amphotericin B to a client who has a systemic fungal infection. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this medication?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has increased intraocular pressure. The provider has ordered a cholinergic agonist. The nurse will perform a thorough health history to make sure the patient does not have a history of which condition?

Patients prescribed sildenafil (Viagra) should be instructed regarding the potential

life-threatening drug interaction with which medication?

What common side effect would the nurse include in the discharge teaching for a patient

receiving finasteride (Proscar)?

The nurse is teaching patients with glaucoma to self-administer their medications. Which

patient teaching should the nurse provide?

The nurse is providing education to a patient and the patient's caregiver, who is pregnant, on the medication finasteride for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What important teaching would the nurse provide to the patient and the patient's caregiver about this medication?

What kind of extrapyramidal symptoms might a patient experience when taking haloperidol for an extended period of time?

A patient tells the nurse they have an allergy to penicillin. Which of the following drug classes would raise concern if ordered for this patient?

A patient is taking a tetracycline antibiotic. Which statement by the patient would indicate that further teaching is needed?

The nurse is giving instructions to a client receiving phenytoin (Dilantin). The nurse concludes that the client has a sufficient knowledge if the client states that:

Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is prescribed to an 8-year-old child for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse will most likely monitor which of the following during the medication therapy?

Which should you avoid while taking MAOIs? (SATA)

A patient is taking a newly prescribed anti-epileptic drug. What statement by the patient would require prompt educating and correcting by the nurse?

A client is prescribed with carbamazepine (Tegretol) for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Which of the following laboratory results indicates that the client is experiencing a side effect of this medication?

A female client who has a history of seizures went to a healthcare facility to ask the nurse regarding the use of birth control pills while on phenytoin therapy. The nurse correctly states to the client that:

A nurse provides instructions to a client taking fluoxetine (Prozac) a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. The nurse tells the client to take the medication:

Quinolones are a class of antibiotics known for several significant complications. Which are possible adverse effects with these drugs? (Select all that apply.)

When providing instructions to clients on use of antibiotics, which instructions would the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

What is a common side effect of Phenytoin?

The patient has been prescribed amitriptyline as an adjunct to therapy for depression. What information will the nurse include in the health teaching regarding this medication?

A pregnant client is receiving magnesium sulfate for the management of preeclampsia. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing toxicity from the medication if which finding is noted on assessment?

A client in preterm labor (31 weeks) who is dilated to 4 cm has been started on magnesium sulfate and contractions have stopped. If the client's labor can be inhibited for the next 48 hrs, the nurse anticipates a prescription for which medication?

Methylergonovine is prescribed for a woman to treat postpartum hemorrhage. Before administration of methylergonovine, what is the priority nursing assessment?

A nurse is instructing a client regarding carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The nurse tells the client which of the following indicates an overdose of the medication?

How do you feel about this exam?

When someone is STATUS EPILEPETICUS! What will we administer?

A nurse is infusing IV amphotericin B to a client who has a systemic fungal infection. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this medication?

A patient tells the nurse that they are sexually active and on oral contraceptives, which medication in the patients health history probes the nurse to ask about the use of a 2nd form of contraception?

A patient comes to the emergency department exhibiting signs of an overdose. The patients wife tells the nurse that he usually takes Phenobarbital for seizures. The patient is barely breathing and not responsive to stimuli. What should be the nurses first action of the following?

What is the first thing we do when giving an antibiotic through IV infusion and we notice that the patient is presenting with signs of an allergic reaction?

What order do we collect lab work when a patient has an infection? Of the following: blood culture, antibiotic dose, urine culture?

What is our main concern when a patient that has been taking antibiotics for 2 weeks and complains of watery diarrhea for two days with a temp of 102?

Select all that apply. When assessing for adverse effects of cholinergic-blocking drug therapy, the nurse knows that the patient may experience which drug effect?

The nurse would be concerned about the increased possibility of an allergic reaction when administering which antibiotics if the patient’s allergy record includes penicillin allergy?

The nurse is teaching a client who is beginning a course of metronidazole to treat an infection. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client as a priority to stop taking metronidazole and notify the provider?

A patient is taking lithium. The nurse should be aware of the importance of which nursing intervention(s)? (Select all that apply.)

Phenytoin has been prescribed for a patient with seizures. The nurse should include which appropriate nursing intervention in the plan of care?

Changes in visual acuity and color perception are associated with treatment by which of the following agents?

Which of the following groups of anti-tubercular agents includes first-line agents?

Alice is using antiviral creams for her genital herpes. Which of the following is a potential side effect of the medication?

A nurse is providing instructions to a client receiving baclofen (Lioresal). Which of the following would be included in the teaching plan?

A nurse is analyzing the laboratory studies on a client receiving dantrolene sodium (Dantrium). Which of the following laboratory tests would identify an adverse effect associated with the use of the medication

Which of the following laboratory tests must be monitored for pregnant patients receiving betamethosone?

Which group of drugs mimics parasympathetic activity?

Cholinergic agents are used to:

Cholinergics are contraindicated in:

Adrenergic blockers are contraindicated in:

A side effect of cholinergic administration is:

What preanesthetic medication does the nurse recognize as being administered primarily to reduce anxiety?