Question

102 Final Exam 1.) A physician has written an order for ranitidine (Zantac) once daily. The nurse schedules the medications for which of the following times? a.) At bedtime b.) After lunch c.) with supper d.) Before breakfast 2.) A client has been taking Prilosec (omeprazole) for 4 weeks. The nurse determines that the client is receiving the optimal intended effect of the medication if the client reports the absence of which of the following symptoms? a.) Diarrhea b.) Heartburn c.) Flatulence d.) Constipation 3.) A physician prescribes Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) for a client in preparation for a diagnostic test and wants the client to achieve rapid effect from the medication. The nurse then tells the client to take the medication: a.) With a large meal b.) On an empty stomach C.) At bedtime with a snack d.) With two glasses of juice 4.) A client has a prn order for loperamide (Imodium) The nurse should plan to administer the mediation if the patient has: a.) Constipation b.) Abdominal pain c.) Episode of diarrhea d.) Hematest positive NG tube drainage 5.) A client is taking docusate sodium (Colace) the nurse monitors for which of the following to determine which of the following to determine whether the client is having a therapeutic effect from this medication? a.) Abdominal pain b.) Reduction in steatorrhea c.) Hematest negative stools

Answer 1

Ans:- 1,

A ( at bedtime),

The nurse will scheduled the medication at bedtime because ranitidine is a H2 blocker , and shows good effect on noctural acid.

2.

B ( heartburn),

Omeprazol works by decreasing the amount of acid and relieves from the heart burn.

3.

B ( on an empty stomach)

For the rapid effect of the dulcolax nurse will tell the client to take the medication on an empty stomach because dulcolax is a stool softener.

4.

C ( episode of diarrhoea)

The nurse should plan to administer imodium after an episode of diarrhoea because it is an antidiarrhieal drug.