ATI Week 11 Flashcards
(46 cards)
Which lab tests should you monitor for a client who is taking interferon beta-1b to treat multiple sclerosis?
- Thyroid hormones
- Liver function
- CBC
While obtaining a clients medical history, you find that the client is taking levodopa/ carbidopa for Parkinson’s disease. Which information in the clients health history alerts you to take further action?
Glaucoma
A visit to the providers office, an older adult clients partner reports that the client has nausea, diarrhea, and a loss of appetite. He has a history of Alzheimer’s disease and is taking donepezil. Which information should be provided by the nurse?
Take the drug with food
You are instructing a client who has multiple sclerosis about how dantrolene will help control spasticity. Which mechanism is this drug effective in treating this manifestation?
Alters intracellular calcium exchange at the muscles
You are caring for a client who is preoperative and is NPO. The client takes carbamazepine, 200 mg PO BID for a seizure d/o. Which action should the nurse take?
Give the oral dose of carbamazepine with a sip of water
You are instructing a school-age child and his parent about the use of amphetamine-dextroamphetamine to manage the child’s attention deficit/ hyperactivity d/o. Which clinical manifestations should the nurse instruct the parent to report?
- Weight loss
- Insomnia
- Hallucinations
Therapeutic use of: Hydantoin
Controls seizures
Therapeutic use of: Immunomodulator
Reduces symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Therapeutic use of: Dopamine receptor agonist
Reduces the effects of Parkinson’s disease
Therapeutic use of: Cholinesterase inhibitor
Helps minimize symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
A PCP prescribes sumatriptan to treat a clients migraine headaches. Which instructions should the nurse include when telling the client how to take sumatriptan?
- Take the drug after onset of the migraine
2. Repeat the dose once if the headache returns
A client rx spinal anesthesia with lidocaine and epinephrine. You explain that epinephrine is used with lidocaine for which of the following reasons?
Prolongs the anesthetic effects
Therapeutic use of: Baclofen
Muscle spasms
Therapeutic use of: Amphetamine/ dextroamphetamine sulfate
Attention-deficit / hyperactivity d/o
Therapeutic use of: Dantrolene
Malignant hyperthermia
Therapeutic use of: Fentanyl
Anesthesia or cancer pain managment
Which of the following assessments of this client is most important immediately following the administration of IV diazepam?
Respiratory Rate
The health care professional is about to administer a loading dose of phenytoin IV. Which of the following is essential for the health care professional to do before administering phenytoin IV?
Infuse phenytoin slowly
The health care professional is now assessing the client. Which of the following findings can an early indication of phenytoin toxicity?
Nystagmus
The HCP is talking with the client, who is soon to be discharged to home, about the A/E of phenytoin. Which of the following instructions may help minimize the A/E of phenytoin?
Use of good oral hygiene
The client is taking oral contraceptives for birth control. Which of the following instructions should the health care professional include?
Additional birth control methods may be needed
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for amphetamine sulfate. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Tachycardia
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking selegiline to treat Parkinson’s disease. The provider is considering the use of analgesics for the client but should be aware that a drug interaction between selegiline and meperidine can result in which of the following?
Muscle rigidity
A nurse is preparing to administer sumatriptan to a client for the first time. The nurse should instruct the client that sumatriptan is indicated for which of the following conditions?
Presence of a migraine headache
