A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for brimonidine to treat open-angle glaucoma

Assessment 1

1.The first action the nurse should take is to assess the client for injury due

to medication error.

Assess the client

2.A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received medications 1 hr

ago and reports having chest pain. The nurse should recognize that chest pain

can be an adverse effect of which of the following medication?

Albuterol

Furosemide

Digoxin

Atenolol

3.A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for ranitidine

for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The nurse should explain to the

client that ranitidine treats ulcers through which of the following actions?

It decreases stomach motility

It reduces gastric acid production

It forms a protective barrier in the stomach lining.

It neutralizes gastric acid.

4.A nurse is caring for a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new prescription

for acetazolamide. Prior to administering the first dose, the nurse should ask the

client if they have allergy to which of the following medication classifications?

Nitrates

Sulfa-based medications

Antilipemic agents

Proton pump inhibitors

5.A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV and is starting therapy with ritonavir and

zidovudine. The client asks why they must take both medications. Which of the

following response should the nurse make?

If you take the two medications together, it will shorten the duration of you….

Taking the two medications together keeps you from becoming resistant to either of them.

Taking the two medication together keeps you from developing toxicity from either of them

Zidovudine will help protect you from the possible adverse effects of ritonavir

6.A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and is

starting to take immediate release exenatide. Which of the following client

statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?