A nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse about metoclopramide.

The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the following conditions is

a contraindication to this medication?

1. Hyperthyroidism

2. Intestinal obstruction

3. Glaucoma

4. Low blood pressure

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about contraindications to

ceftriaxone. The nurse should include a severe allergy to which of the following

medications is a contraindication to ceftriaxone?

1. Gentamicin

2. Clindamycin

3. Piperacillin

4. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of oral candidiasis after

taking tetracycline for 7 days. The nurse should recognize that candidiasis is a

manifestation of which of the following adverse effects?

1. Allergic response

2. Superinfection

3. Renal toxicity

4. Hepatotoxicity

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client who is receiving a

continuous IV heparin infusion and has an aPTT of 90 seconds. Which of the

following actions should the nurse prepare to take?

1. Administer vitamin K

2. Reduce the infusion rate

3. Give the client a low-dose aspirin

4. Request an INR

Final practice

a nurse is planning to administer diltiazem via IV bolus to a client who has atrial

fibrillation. When assessing the client, the nurse should recognize that which of

the following findings is a contraindication to administration of diltiazem?

hypotension

tachycardia

decreased level of consciousness