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HESI RN Pharmacology  106a

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Question 1:
A client reports confusion and blurred vision after receiving a dose of glipizide. Which action should the nurse implement?
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Question 2:
The nurse is administering SUBQ enoxaparin to a client following knee replacement surgery to prevent a deep vein thrombosis. Which laboratory result requires immediate action by the nurse?
Reference Range:
Hematocrit [42% to 52% (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]
Platelets [150,000 to 400,000/mm³ (150 to 400 x 10⁹/L)]
Creatinine [0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL (44 to 97 umol/L)]
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) [10 to 20 mg/dL (3.6 to 7.1 mmol/L)]
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Question 3:
What are the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism?
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Question 4:
Levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it indicates that the client is taking too much levothyroxine sodium?
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Question 5:
A client with narcolepsy receives a new prescription for methylphenidate. Prior to administration of the medication, the nurse should review the medical record for which condition?
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A client is receiving tamsulosin for the management of urinary retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide?
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Question 7:
A female client with mild depression reports to the nurse recently starting St. John's wort. Which information provided by the client requires further instruction?
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Question 8:
When the nurse discontinues a 24-hour postoperative client's patient-controlled analgesia (PC
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Question 9:
The nurse discontinues the client's patient-controlled analgesia (PC
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Question 10:
A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client calls the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night. Which explanation should the nurse provide?
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