Maternity Pharmacology CH51 Respiratory

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Maternity Pharmacology: Respiratory Quiz

Test your knowledge on maternity pharmacology, specifically focusing on respiratory medications. This quiz will challenge your understanding of various drugs, their uses, and the implications for patients during maternity. Enhance your learning experience with carefully crafted questions and scenarios!

Multiple-choice questions
Focused on essential pharmacology
Aim for better patient care

17 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CaringNurse42

A client has a prescription to take guaifenesin. The nurse determines that the client understands the proper administration of this medication if the client states that she or he will perform which action?

Take an extra dose if fever develops

Take the medication with meals only

Take the tablet with a full glass of water

Decrease the amount of daily fluid intake

The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of naloxone intravenously to a client with an opioid overdose. Which support of medical equipment should the nurse plan to have at the client's bedside?

Nasogastric tube

Paracentesis tray

Resuscitation equipment

Central line tray

Nurse teaches a client about the effects of diphenhydramine, which has been prescribed as a cough suppressant. The nurse determines that the client needs further instruction if the client makes which statement?

�I will take the medication on an empty stomach “

�I won't drink alcohol while taking this medication “

�I Want You activities that require mental alertness while taking this medication “

�I will use sugarless gum, candy, oral rinse has to decrease dryness in my mouth”

A cromolyn Inhaler is prescribed for a client with allergic asthma. The nurse provides instructions regarding the adverse effects of this medication and should tell the client that which undesirable effect is associated with this medication?

Insomnia

Constipation

Hypotension

Bronchospasm

Terbutaline is prescribed for a client with bronchitis. Which disorder in the client's medical history requires caution by the nurse?

Osteoarthritis

Hypothyroidism

Diabetes mellitus

Polycystic disease

Zafirlukast is prescribed for a client with bronchial asthma. Which laboratory test does the nurse expect to be prescribed before the administration of this medication?

Platelet count

Neutrophil count

Liver function tests

Complete blood count

A client has been taking Isoniazid for 2 months. The client complains to the nurse about numbness, paresthesias, and tingling in the extremities. The nurse interprets that the client is experiencing which problem?

Hypercalcemia

Peripheral neuritis

Small blood vessel spasm

Impaired peripheral circulation

A client is to begin a 6-month course of therapy with Isoniazid. The nurse should plan to teach the client to take which action?

Use alcohol in small amounts only

Report yellow eyes or skin immediately

Increase intake of Swiss or aged cheese

Avoid vitamin supplements during therapy

A client has been started on long-term therapy with Rifampin. The nurse should provide which information to the client about the medication?

Should always be taken with food or antacids

Should be doubled-dosed if 1 dose is forgotten

Causes orange discoloration of sweat, tears, urine, and feces

May be discontinued independently if symptoms are gone in 3 months

A nurse has been given a client taking ethambutol information about the medication. The nurse determines that the client understands instructions that the client states that they will immediately report which finding?

Impaired sense of hearing

Gastrointestinal side effects

Orange-red discoloration of body secretions

Difficulty in discriminating the color red from green

A client with tuberculosis is starting anti-tuberculosis therapy with Isoniazid. Before giving the client the first dose, the nurse should ensure that baseline study has been completed in which lab values?

Electrolyte levels

Coagulation times

Liver enzyme levels

Serum creatinine level

The nurse has a prescription to give a client Salmeterol, 2 puffs, and Beclomethasone Dipropionate, 2 puffs by metered-dose inhaler. The nurse should administer the medication using which procedure?

Beclomethasone first and then salmeterol

Salmeterol first and then beclomethasone

Alternating a single puff of each, beginning with the salmeterol

Alternating a single puff of each, beginning with the Beclomethasone

Rifabutin is prescribed for a client with active Mycobacterium Avium complex (MAC) disease and tuberculosis. The nurse should monitor for which side and adverse effects of Rifabutin? Select all that apply

A claim against therapy with Theophylline. The nurse plans to teach the client to limit the intake of which items while taking this medication?

Coffee, tea, and chocolate

Oysters, lobster, and shrimp

Melons, oranges, and pineapple

Cottage cheese, cream cheese, adn dairy creamers

Other sisters administer the first dose of omalizumab to a client. Which statement by the client alerts the nurse of a life-threatening effect?

�I have a severe headache “

�My feet are quite swollen “

�I am nauseated and may vomit“

�My lips and tongue are swollen”

The nurse is teaching a client who is beginning antiviral therapy for influenza. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of instructions?

�I must take the medication exactly as prescribed “

�Once I start the medication, I will no longer be contagious “

�I will not get any colder that turns all taking this medication “

�This medication has minimal side effects and I can return to normal activities “

The nurse is caring for a client receiving an Albuterol/Ipratropium nebulizer breathing treatment. Which report from the client should the nurse note as an expected side effect of this combination medication?

�I feel like my heart is racing “

�I feel more bloated than usual “

�My eyes have been watering lately “

�I haven't had a bowel movement in 4 days “

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