This medication will lower blood pressure and heart rate.
What is a beta-blocker?
100
The nurse should teach patients who are prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) to eat consistently amounts of which foods?
What is Green, leafy vegetables?
100
A patient who has been a heavy drinker for 30 years is admitted with constant, severe mid epigastric pain. What lab test a priority for this patient?
A.Amylase
B.BNP
C.Bilirubin
D. Protein
What is Amylase?
Related to pancreatitis.
100
1 tsp= ? mL
What is 5 mL?
200
What is the action site of Biguanides?
What is the liver?
-It decreases hepatic glucose production
200
What is the lowest dose of Aspirin you would give to prevent stroke?
What is 81mg?
200
What is the greatest teaching priority for a patient who has been prescribed Chantix?
What is reporting thoughts of self harm?
200
An order for Percocet is placed for your patient. Your patient is allergic to Ibuprofen. What is your next step?
What is administering the medication?
300
What diabetic oral agent can you not give after a CT scan with contrast or if serum creatinine is > 1.5 mg/dL?
What is Biguanides? (Glucophage, Riomet, Fortamet)
300
This classification of antihypertensives is known for causing a dry cough.
What are ACE inhibitors?
300
What greatest risk for patients prescribed warfarin (Coumadin)?
What is intracranial hemorrhage?
300
What assessment is important in alcoholic patients?
What is CIWA scale?
300
Order: Tagamet 200 mg IV push now
Available: Tagamet 300 mg per 2 mL
How many mL will you give?
What is 1.3 mL?
400
A patient becomes unresponsive and has a blood sugar of 35. What medication should you be prepared to give?
What is D5W (dextrose)?
400
This class of antihypertensive reduces preload and after load.
What is a Nitrate?
400
A patient is scheduled for a below-knee amputation at 1000 AM. Heparin is ordered at 2100 the evening prior to surgery and 0900 the morning of the surgery. What action by the nurse is appropriate?
What is administer both doses of the medication as ordered.
400
What is the priority concern when caring for an opioid addict who is experiencing withdrawal syndrome?
A. CNS depression
B. Preventing respiratory arrest
C. Relapse to opioid use
What is relapse to opioid use?
400
Identify the components and percentage strength of:
D5W 10 mEq KCL
What is 5% dextrose in water with 10 mEq potassium chloride?
500
What oral agent is contraindicated in patients with decreased renal function and in elderly?
What is sulfonylureas? Due to greater risk for hypoglycemia due to long 10 hour half-life and renal clearance dependency.
500
Calcium channel blockers reduce BP by dilating or constricting arterioles?
What is dilating?
500
What is the INR range recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation?
What is an INR of 2-3?
500
Alcoholic patients are at risk of dying from this _______ during withdrawal.
What is a seizure?
500
Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.
2,000 mL D5W in 24 hours by infusion pump
What is 83 mL/hr?
2,000ml/24hr=83 ml/hr (total mL ordered/total hours ordered)