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 cons