Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Test 1

While reviewing medications to be provided by a student nurse, the instructor notes a patient is scheduled to take famciclovir 500 mg orally every 8 hr. The instructor suspects the patient most likely has which of the following diagnoses?

Which cranial nerve needs to be routinely evaluated while a person is receiving Vancomycin?

While providing care for a patient who receives Lasix (furosemide) 20 mg IV push twice daily, the nurse would include which of the following in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

While reviewing medications for a patient with multiple sclerosis, the student nurse recognizes that Lioresal (baclofen) is given for which the following symptoms?

A nurse working with a patient who started taking Bentyl (dicyclomine) recognizes that patient further teaching is necessary by which of the following statements?

A neighbor reports giving her 3-year-old daughter Pepto Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) for diarrhea stools for the past 2 days. Which of the following statements by the nurse is the highest priority?

The nurse immediately notifies the doctor of a reaction to Lyrica (pregabalin) based on which of the following assessments?

The nurse is caring for a patient who just received parenteral Valium (diazepam). Which of the following nursing actions is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with suspected overdose with Codeine. Which of the following medications would the nurse anticipate being ordered?

The nurse is caring for an 82-year-old woman with superior vena cava syndrome due to a clot formed around the patient's implanted port. The patient is on a heparin drip at 12 units/hr. Which of the following laboratory values will be used to titrate the infusion rate?

The nurse is caring for a patient with bronchitis and prepares to provide Tessalon pearls (benzonatate) as ordered. The patient states, "I don't think I've had this before. What is it for?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

The nurse is counseling a patient who will begin taking buspirone). Which of the following statements indicates further teaching is required?

The nurse is providing a follow-up phone call to a patient who recently started taking Allegra (fexofenadine). Which of the following statements by the patient would indicate the medication has been effective?

The nurse is counseling a patient who is newly prescribed Lyrica (pregabalin). Which of the following statements should be included in the patient's teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse contacts a patient whose physician has ordered Feosol (carbonyl iron) 60 mg BID after routine lab work revealed mild iron-deficiency anemia. Which of the following statements would be included in the patient teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient who needs emergency surgery. The patient's history includes daily use of Coumadin (warfarin). Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate being ordered?

The nurse receives orders to begin Cardura (doxazosin) 1 mg daily with the first dose to start today. Which of the following assessments is the highest priority within the first 2 to 4 hr after provision?

Which of the following lab values must be monitored during therapy with Tegretol CR (carbamazepine)? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypocalcaemia related to cancer. Which of the following medications would the nurse anticipate being ordered?

A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has been instructed on administration of insulin, human inhalation (Afrezza). Which of the following statements should be included in the patient teaching? Select all that apply.