Keiser University, Sarasota

NURSING 1211C

Quiz 6

1)A nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking gemfibrozil. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as an adverse reaction to the medication?

2. The nurse teaches the patient that intake of potassium-rich foods should not be increased during therapy with which of the following medications?
3. A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving furosemide IV for peripheral edema. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
4. The client is receiving an intravenous infusion of heparin. The bag hanging has 20,000 units of heparin in 500 mL of D5W at 22 mL per hour via an intravenous pump. How many units of heparin is the client receiving every hour? Do not include the unit of measure in your response; only the number.

5. Drugs that lower blood lipid levels are intended to reduce the likelihood of which of the following?
6. True or False:

A potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L is considered within normal limits.

7. The nurse understands that bile acid sequestrants produce their therapeutic effects by doing which of the following?

8. A 20-year old man is admitted to the psychiatric unit for treatment of acute schizophrenia and is started on risperidone (Risperdal). Which client effects should the nurse assess to determine whether the drug is having therapeutic effects?
9. A client is treated for psychosis with fluphenazine (Prolixin). What drug will the nurse anticipate may be given to prevent the development of acute dystonia?
10. The nurse is preparing to administer an oral solution of an NSAID that contains

12.5 mg per 5 mL. The order calls for 30 mg. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? Do not include the unit of measure in your response; only the number.

11. Match the term with its definition. Answers will be used only once. All responses must be correct to receive credit for this question.
12. The client admitted to the psychiatric unit diagnosed with schizophrenia is prescribed clozapine (Clozaril), an atypical antipsychotic. Which laboratory data should the nurse evaluate?
13. A nurse is tecahing a client who has schizophrenia strategies to cope with anticholinergic effects of fluphenazine (Prolixin). Which of the following should the nurse suggest to the client to minimize anticholinergic effects?
14. A nurse is assessing a male client who recently began taking haloperidol (Haldol). Which of the following findings is the highest priority to report to the provider?
15. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most important when caring for a client with renal disease who has an order for furosemide (Lasix)?
16. Which of the following should the nurse monitor carefully during the first few months of therapy with statins?