NUR2407:PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1||2025-2026|| QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS. A+ GRADED.
RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY
What nursing intervention is appropriate for a 70-year-old female patient receiving
lithium?
- Monitor Fluid and Sodium Intake
A nurse is caring fora patient who is taking lithium for mania. The nurse’s
assessment includes a notation of a lithium serum level of 2.4 mEq/L. The nurse
anticipates seeing what?
- clonic movements
•serum levels of 2-2.5 mEq/L may produce ataxia, clonic movements,
possible seizures and hypotension*
The nurse administers chlorpromazine intramuscularly to the preoperative
patient who is extremely anxious about surgery in the morning. What priority
teaching point will the nurse provide this patient?
- remain recumbent for at least 30 minutes after the injection
*decreases the risk of injury if orthostatic hypotension occurs.
The nurse is presenting an in-service at a children’s unit on hyperactivity. The
nurse is told that a 6-year-old on the unit is being treated with methylphenidate
(Ritalin), an amphetamine. The presenting nurse talks about discharge teaching
for this patient and the importance of monitoring what?
- weight and complete blood count
*drug is associated with weight loss, bone marrow suppression,
and cardiac arrhythmias
The nurse is caring for a patient taking an oral neuroleptic medication, haloperidol.
What is the
nurse’s priority assessment to monitor for?
