Chapter 3

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The student nurse is preparing to provide medications to a client scheduled to receive lisinopril (Zestril) 10 mg PO daily and ofloxacin (Floxin) 2 drops o.s. three times daily. Which of the following actions by the student is best?

Provide the lisinopril orally and the ofloxacin into the left eye.

When providing medications from floor stock to a client on the Alzheimer’s unit of a long-term-care facility, the nurse demonstrates the principle of right drug by which of the following?

Checks the label before taking the medication out of the cabinet, checks the label before pouring the medication, checks the label before placing the bottle back in the cabinet

The nurse is preparing to discharge a client originally admitted for community-acquired pneumonia who has a discharge prescription for cefditoren (Spectracef). Which of the following instructions would the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

“Taking the medication at set time intervals will help blood levels stay constant.”

While working in an urgent care center, the nurse assists in the care of a client with allergic rhinitis who has been given a prescription for beclomethasone nasal spray (Beconase), 2 sprays in each nostril 2 to 4 times daily. The nurse would provide further instruction to which of the following client statements?

“I should spray this in each nostril whenever my nose starts to drip.”

The nurse is conducting a home visit for a 43-year-old client. The client, who has three children under the age of 12, is 3 days post-mastectomy. The nurse would be most concerned by which of the following?

The client keeps her medications in a daily pill box that sits on the kitchen windowsill.

The nurse is providing medications to a client with a gastrostomy tube. Diclofenac (Cambia) has been ordered. Prior to administration, the nurse should take which of the following actions?

Ensure that the medication comes as a liquid preparation.

A nurse on the pediatric unit is preparing to pass medications for a 10-year-old client with exacerbation of asthma. Amphetamine (Adderall) and fluticasone (Advair) are scheduled. The nurse must be aware of which of the following?

Adderall and Advair each have look-alike/sound-alike medications.

A nurse working in the GI clinic is performing pre-op phone calls. The nurse calls a client who is scheduled for a colonoscopy to inform the client of the following orders, “Begin clear liquid diet 24 hours prior to the exam; take magnesium citrate (Citroma) 1 bottle PO 12 hours prior to the exam and another 8 hours prior to the exam; remain NPO for 6 hours prior to the study.” The test is scheduled the next day at 2 p.m. The nurse would instruct the patient to:

“Start a clear liquid diet today at 2 p.m. Drink a bottle of prep at 2 a.m. and another at 6 a.m., and then don’t eat or drink anything after 8 a.m.”

While working in a surgical clinic, the nurse notes orders that read, “.25 mg digoxin (Lanoxin) IV now.” Which action by the nurse is best?

Contact the physician for clarification of the order.

A client being seen in the outpatient clinic has been given a new prescription for tetracycline (Doxycycline) orally each day. The client reported current medications include a multivitamin with calcium, St. John’s Wort, and omeprazole (Prilosec). The nurse would provide additional teaching for which client statement?

“I can take this medication with my other morning meds.”

The nurse receives a phone call from an elderly woman who states that her husband has recently started taking atorvastatin (Lipitor) and is complaining of having sore muscles. Which response by the nurse is best?

“Your husband should be seen in the clinic today for some tests.”

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