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The nurse has finished teaching a client about the medication glipizide (Glucotrol). Which statement by the client would indicate to the nurse, that the patient understood the teaching? 

The nurse is reading the following nurses note in the electronic health record :  Client admitted to the unit with complaints of  sweating, nervousness, history of weight loss, BP 160/96 mm Hg, Apical rate 122 , RR 24,  elevated T3, T4, low TSH reported by the laboratory.   The nurse would expect this client to have which medication prescribed for their medical condition? 

Which statement by a client would indicate to the nurse that the pharmacotherapeutic effect of levidopa/carbidopa (Sinemet) has been achieved?

 Which statement best describes the mechanism of action of glucagon (Glucagen)?

Which of the following , if noted on a client’s chart, would indicate that the patient may be experiencing an adverse effect of hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef)?

 A client who has been diagnosed with Addison’s Disease is being treated with hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef). Which of the following best describes the pharmacotherapeutic action of this medication for this patient?

Which statement by a student nurse should be included in the discharge teaching plan for the caregiver of a client, who has been prescribed donepezil (Aricept)?

The client asks the nurse :  “What essential information should I know about this medication, pregabalin (Lyrica) that my physician just prescribed for me?” Which statement by the nurse is correct? 

At 3 pm, a  nurse has been assigned to care for 4 clients that have diabetes.  Which client should the nurse assess first for hypoglycemia, due to the mechanism of action of the various medications that these clients are receiving? 

Which of the following is a “newer” antiepileptic drug that is used for myoclonic, partial onset and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures?