Exam 2: Detecting and Managing Adverse Drug Reactions

The nurse is providing care for a patient in hospice who has been converted to a continuous infusion of morphine for pain control via the use of a patient-controlled analgesia pump.The nurse recognizes that break-through pain should be handled in which of the following ways?

While caring for a patient who uses oral birth control pills and is taking PO (procaine penicillin G),which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the client teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient with tuberculosis who is on a diet with honey-thick liquids.Which action should the nurse take to administer the dose of Rifadin (rifampin)?

The nurse is providing care for a 92-year-old patient who has a standing order for Ambien (zolpidem)prn for insomnia.When providing the medication for the patient as requested,which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

A client taking vitamin B₆ (pyridoxine)calls the nurse at 3 p.m.to report she is at work and didn't take the pill at breakfast.Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a known history of narcotic abuse.The patient is started on methadone 30 mg po daily during detoxification.Which of the following assessments would indicate the patient's dose may need to be decreased?