30.6: Review Questions
A nurse is instructing a client being discharged with a prescription for diphenoxylate with atropine. Which of the following instructions should be given to the client?
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Keep some throat lozenges handy as dry mouth is a common side effect of this medication.
A nurse is preparing to administer a bisacodyl suppository to a client. Which of the following interventions is appropriate to ensure safe and effective administration?
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Have the client lie on their left side with their right knee raised to their chest.
The nurse is assessing a client with a new prescription for chlorpromazine. The nurse recognizes the client is having an adverse effect when the client complains of:
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Dry mouth
A client is admitted to the hospital with Stage III chronic kidney disease and constipation. Which of the following laxatives is contraindicated for this client?
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Magnesium citrate
An ED nurse is triaging a client who was recently started on ondansetron for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). The nurse recognizes the following symptom as a side effect of ondansetron:
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Headache
The nurse is discharging a client home with a new prescription for docusate sodium. What information should the nurse include in discharge teaching?
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Take the medication with a full glass of water.
When assessing a client who has just started taking loperamide after experiencing diarrhea for a week, which of the following findings would be most concerning?
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Decreased blood pressure
The nurse is administering linaclotide for a client. For which of the following conditions is this laxative contraindicated?
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Bowel obstruction
The nurse is treating a client with nausea, vomiting, and dizziness secondary to inner-ear problems. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed?
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Meclizine
The nurse is teaching a client how to use a scopolamine patch. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the need for further instruction?
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“I need to put this on as soon as I start to feel nauseated.”