Nurs Misc Advanced Practice Test Bank

Silvestri: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 5 th EditionPharmacologyTest BankMULTIPLE CHOICE1. The nurse is caring for a client in labor. The nurse reviews the physicians prescriptions and notes that the client has a prescription for butorphanol tartrate (Stadol). The nurse understands that this medication is prescribed for:1. Pain relief2. Increasing uterine contractions3. Decreasing uterine contractions4. Promoting fetal lung maturityANS: 1Rationale: The client in labor may be given parenteral analgesia during the first stage of labor, up to 2 to3 hours before the anticipated delivery. Butorphanol tartrate is a medication that may be prescribed for pain relief. Increasing uterine contractions, decreasing uterine contractions, and promoting fetal lung maturity are not actions of this medication.Test-Taking Strategy: Knowledge of the action of butorphanol tartrate is required to answer this question. Remember that this medication is used for pain relief. Review the action of this medication if you had difficulty with this question and are unfamiliar with this medication.PTS: 1DIF: Level of Cognitive Ability: UnderstandingREF: Lehne, R. (2010). Pharmacology for nursing care (7th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.OBJ: Client Needs: Physiological IntegrityTOP: Content Area: PharmacologyMSC: Integrated Process: Nursing ProcessPlanning2. The postpartum nurse is caring for a client with an epidural catheter in place