The nurse would question an order for a selective serotonin agonist as treatment for a migraine headache for a client with which condition? Select all that apply.
- A. Diabetes
- B. Uncontrolled hypertension
- C. Angina
- D. Hyperlipidemia
- E. Transient ischemic attacks
Correct Answer: B,C,E
Rationale: 5-HT agonists should not be used in patients with ischemic heart disease (such as angina or myocardial infarction), transient ischemic attacks (TIA), uncontrolled hypertension, or those patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressants.
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A nurse is performing discharge teaching for a client who is prescribed ibuprofen. After teaching the client about the possible cardiovascular effects of the drug, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the client states which of the following?
- A. My blood pressure may increase.
- B. My blood pressure won't change.
- C. I could develop congestive heart failure.
- D. I could experience a heart attack.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The client should be counseled that NSAIDs including ibuprofen may result in the following cardiovascular effects: increased or decreased blood pressure, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction.
When describing the properties of ibuprofen to a group of individuals attending a community health promotion presentation, the nurse would integrate knowledge of which of the following? Select all that apply.
- A. Anti-inflammatory
- B. Analgesic
- C. Antipruritic
- D. Antipyretic
- E. Antibacterial
Correct Answer: A,B,D
Rationale: Like the salicylates, the NSAIDS have anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects. They do not exert antipruritic or antibacterial properties.
A nurse is providing care to a client who is receiving NSAIDs. The nurse would be especially alert for which of the following? Select all that apply.
- A. Oliguria
- B. Dysuria
- C. Hematuria
- D. Glucosuria
- E. Polyuria
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Clients receiving NSAIDs should be monitored for the following renal adverse effects: polyuria, dysuria, oliguria, hematuria, eystitis, elevated BUN, and acute renal failure.
A nurse would expect to administer prescribed NSAIDs as part of the treatment plan for clients with which conditions? Select all that apply.
- A. Osteoarthritis
- B. Fever
- C. Rheumatoid arthritis
- D. Severe postoperative pain
- E. Primary dysmenorrhea
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: NSAIDs are used to treat fever and the mild to moderate pain that may be associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and primary dysmenorrhea. Severe postoperative pain would most likely require an opioid analgesic.
A nurse is describing the actions of NSAIDs to a client. Which of the following would the nurse integrate into the description as a mechanism by which NSAIDs elicit their effects? Select all that apply.
- A. Inhibition of prostaglandins
- B. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1
- C. Synthesis of cyclooxygenase-2
- D. Synthesis of cyclooxygenase-3
- E. Inhibition of platelet aggregation
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: NSAIDs exert their effects by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis via inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2.
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