Intro to Pharmacology ATI 4.0
a nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client. In which of the following sections
of a drug handbook should the nurse look to determine if the drug has more than one
use? - correct answers Indications
A nurse is reviewing a drug handbook prior to administering a drug to a client who has
kidney disease. The handbook states that the drug can be administered but identifies
certain risks. Which of the following terms describes these risks? - correct answers
precautions
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking diphenhydramine for insomnia and reports
drowsiness. The nurse should identify that drowsiness indicates which of the
following? - correct answers therapeutic effect
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a drug with a
high potential for toxicity. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
- correct answers - periodic laboratory tests are essential to measure serum drug
levels is correct
- monitoring for indications of toxicity is important to correct
- taking the smallest effective dose is crucial
A nurse is providing teaching to a pregnant client who is taking captopril, an ACE
inhibitor, to treat hypertension. The nurse informs the client that captopril is a
teratogenic drug. The nurse should explain that teratogenic drugs can cause which of
the following? - correct answers fetal malformation
when reviewing a list of drugs in a drug handbook, a nurse can identify the generic
name for a drug in which of the following ways? - correct answers begins with a
lower-case letter
