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Practice Question

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for rifampin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

Answer Choices:

Correct Answer:

This medication can cause your urine to turn orange."

Rationale:

🟠Rifampin commonly causes harmless orange-red discoloration of urine, tears, and other body fluids, which patients should anticipate.

🕶️The color change can stain contact lenses and clothing, so preventive counseling prevents alarm and inconvenience.

🍽️Rifampin is best taken on an empty stomach for optimal absorption; advising with food may reduce absorption.

🌙Insomnia is not typical, and routine stool softeners are unnecessary unless other factors cause constipation.

📌Core Message

Key rifampin teaching includes the orange discoloration of body fluids, which is benign but important for anticipatory guidance.

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This question is from RN ATI Pharmacology 2019 Exam-1 which contains 41 questions.

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A nurse accidently removes celecoxib from an automated medication dispensing system (AMDS) instead of citalopram and almost administers the wrong medication to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Answer Choices:

A. Report the incident to the nurse manager.
B. Document that the pharmacy sent the incorrect medication.
C. Contact the provider to change the clients prescription.
D. Place the unwrapped celecoxib back into the AMDS
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RN ATI Pharmacology 2019 Exam-1

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Question Details
  • Category: RN Nursing Exams
  • Subcategory: ATI Exams (RN)
  • Domain: PHARMACOLOGY (RN ati)
  • Answer Choices: 4
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