ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED FINAL EXAM 2021
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1.A nurse is caring for a client has difficulty swallowing medications and is prescribed an enteric coated medication PO daily. The client asked the medication can be crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses is appropriate?
Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomachache or indigestion
2.A nurse is teaching the family of a client who has Alzheimer's disease about donepezil. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Syncope episodes may occur when taking the medication
3.A nurse is caring for a client who required a medication that is packaged in a single dose glass ampule vial. Which of the following techniques should the nurse take when opening the ampule?
Tap the top of the ampule, place a sterile gauze pad around the neck, and break off the top by bending it towards the body.