NUR 233 Phamocology Proctored Exam

A patient is administered cyclosporine. The nurse understands that which off the following are major adverse effects of cyclosporine? (Select all that apply).

What best response does the nurse provide for a patient who is asking how their new prescription for norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol works in preventing pregnancy?

Which of the following Parkinson's medications does the nurse know is used cautiously in patients with peripheral vascular disease?

A nurse is caring for a new patient admitted after having 3 seizures at home. The provider has ordered phenytoin (Dilantin), 100 mg, IV infusion, over 30 minutes, every eight hours Why will the nurse

The nurse is administering beta interferon to a patient. Which common adverse effect will the nurse be sure to educate the patient about?

The nurse is teaching a nursing student about tocolytics. Which statement by the student indicates teaching was effective?

The nurse is administering medications to a patient with Crohn's disease. The nurse recognizes that which medication has a black box warning for fatal tuberculosis infection?

The nurse is educating a pregnant client about the purpose of RhoGAM administration. The nurse determines that the client understands the instruction when the client states that RhoGAM will protect he

When monitoring a patient who is on immunosuppressant therapy with azathioprine, the nurse will monitor which laboratory results?

A patient is asking a nurse about taking conjugated equine estrogens for hot flashes. The nurse informs the patient that she should not take this medication because it is contraindicated due to the pa

The nurse is monitoring a patient who is receiving mycophenolate after an organ transplant. Which adverse effect is possible with mycophenolate therapy?

A nurse is preparing to give a lung surfactant to a 32 weeks old newborn with respiratory distress syndrome. Which of the following does the nurse understand is the correct route of administration?

A nurse is reviewing the health history of a 38-year-old woman seeing her provider to request a prescription for an oral contraceptive. Which information in this patient's history is most concerning a

A patient with a history of epilepsy has been ordered nothing by mouth prior to a surgical procedure scheduled for 1000. The patient is due for phenytoin 100 mg PO at 0900. Which action is most approp

The nurse is caring for a neonate born at 38 weeks gestation and weighs 3625 grams. The provider orders a septic workup and the administration of Ampicillin 75mg/kg/day every 8 hours. What dose in mil

Which statement should the nurse include when discussing estradiol cream with a patient experiencing post-menopausal vaginitis?

At 6 weeks' gestation a client is found to have gonorrhea. For which medication would the nurse anticipate preparing a teaching plan?

The nurse receives an order for 1000mLs normal saline to be infused at 75 mLs per hour for a client recently admitted to the unit. The IV drip factor is 10gtts/mL. To deliver the IV fluids as ordered,

The nurse is administering the medication pramipexole to a patient with Parkinson's disease. Which statement is inaccurate about this medication?

When a patient is receiving vasopressin, the nurse will monitor for which expected response?

When a patient is taking benztropine (Copentin) as part of the treatment for Parkinson's disease, the nurse should include which information in the teaching plan?

A client at 28 weeks' gestation is admitted with preterm labor. The nurse understands that in addition to tocolytics, the client will receive which of the following medications?

Which medication does the nurse anticipate being ordered to reduce cerebral edema in a patient who is experiencing severe increased intracranial pressure?

A patient has been admitted to the emergency department in a persistent tonic-clinic seizure. Diazepam is administered intravenously. The nurse anticipates that the effects of this medication will

A nursing student asks the nurse about the purpose of Vitamin K administration. What would the appropriate response by the nurse?