ATI Pharmacology
1. An immunizing agent that confers active immunity protects by:
2. Antacids should be given one hour apart from most other drugs. Which is the rationale?
3. Vancomycin should not be used to treat minor infections because it:
4. The antagonist for a client who has overdosed on morphine is:
5. The most serious adverse reaction to oral contraceptives is:
6. When a client develops tolerance to a drug, the nurse would expect:
7. Antihyperglycemic agents are prescribed for clients with:
8. The nurse assesses a client shortly after an intravenous infusion of the osmotic diuretic mannitol is started. Which finding represents an early adverse effect of mannitol?
9. Compared to other beta adrenergic blockers, cardioselective beta adrenergic blockers:
10. A client who experiences motion sickness during airplane flights obtains a prescription for meclizine (Antivert). When is the best time to take the drug? One hour before the flight
11. Before prescribing a cephalosporin, the nurse practitioner asks if the client is allergic to penicillin. Why is this important to assess?
12. The use of which class of antibiotics should be avoided in children?
13. In a walk-in clinic, clients are often given intramuscular injections. Which drug should be readily available in case a client has an anaphylactic reaction?
14. Thiazide and loop (high ceiling) diuretics are similar in that both:
15. Which of the statements by the nurse most accurately describes the effects of declined plasma albumin levels in older adults?
16. To prevent oral fungal infections, the nurse should instruct the client who uses a beclomethasone inhaler to take which action?
17. A client takes ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate (Ortho Tri-Cyclen) birth control pills. She calls the clinic and relates that she missed her medication yesterday. Which instructions will the nurse give?
18. The nurse may administer acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) inhalation to:
19. Development of a chronic cough is an adverse effect associated with which class of anti-hypertensive drugs?
20. The nurse may administer baclofen (Lioresal) for the treatment of which condition?