Ati Capstone Pharmacology Assessment 1| 60 Complete Questions And Answers

a nurse is caring for a pt who has a prescription for HCTZ for the initial tx of hypertension, what should the nurse recognize as the action of this med? {Ans: HCTZ decreases the reabsorption of sodium and water in the distal renal tubule}a nurse is caring for a client who has HF and a prescription for acetazolamide. prior to administration of the first dose, the nurse should ask the client if she has allergy to what meds? {Ans: sulfa-based meds}a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received his medications 1 hour ago, the pt reports chest pain, this can be an AE of what med? {Ans: albuterol (beta2agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors, chest pain, tachycardia, dysrhythmias)}a nurse is caring for a client who has an infection and is starting to take gentamicin, what lab test should the nurse monitor to detect an AE of the med? {Ans: creatinine (Cr, BUN, U.O.)}a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a pt who has a prescription for omeprazole for the tx of GERD, what statement by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? {Ans: the med reduces stomach acid (suppressing