Attempt Score 92 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 2 hours, 27 minutes out of 2 hours and 30 minutes Instructions Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Exam. Results Displayed Submitted Answers The NP is teaching a patient about TMP/SMX before prescribing it to treat a UTI. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? Selected Answer: "I will take this medication with food " Mr. CW has his routine appointment today in your clinic. He has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past six months. He should be assessed for Selected Answer: Osteoporo sis A 21-year-old has been placed on risperidone. Monitoring for risperidone includes Selected Answer: Bradykinesia, akathisia and agitation What schedule class of drug is Hydrocodone? Selected II Answer: A 16-year-old boy is prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal allergy. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the drug, which of the following will the nurse include in instructions to the patient? Selected Answer: • Question 1 • Question 2 • Question 3 • Question 4 • Question 6 • Question 5 T a ke the drug for one full week before coming in contactwith allergens A Nurse Practitioner is instructing a 19-year-old female patient on the use of fluconazole for candida vaginitis. A teaching priority will be to Selected Answer: use an alternative form of birth control, if taking an oral contraceptive. Ms. LW is on hyrdroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) for rheumatoid arthritis. Certain tests are recommended before a patient starts this medication. Which of the following is NOT recommended before starting Hydroxychoroquine (Plaquenil)? Selected Answer: 24 hour urine The NP has just placed Mr. Johnson on a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. What symptoms should be reviewed with the patient who is newly prescribed this class of medication? Selected Answer: they could feel a bit of nausea, but this will resolve in about a week or so A patient is receiving radiotherapy for an overactive thyroid gland and asks whether her milk is safe for her baby. If her treatment cannot be discontinued, what should the nurse recommend? Selected Answer: Advise her to discard her breast milk in a biohazard container, as it is unsafe for the baby. A 46-year-old man is receiving a quinupristin/dalfopristin IV infusion for a life-threatening infection. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to monitor? Selected Answer: Infiltration, edema, or phlebitis at the infusion site The anticoagulant drug that acts as a vitamin K antagonist is: Selected Answer: coumad in Trazadone is commonly used off-label for which of the following? Selected Answer: insomni a A 43-year-old man has been diagnosed with active TB. He is prescribed a multiple drug therapy, including INH and rifampin. A priority assessment by the nurse will be to monitor which combination of laboratory test results? • Question 7 • Question 8 • Question 9 • Question 10 • Question 11 • Question 12 • Question 13 Selected Answer: Serum alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and bilirubin