Anticoagulants
CARDIAC MEDICATIONS
NEURO & PSYCH MEDS
MEDICATION SAFETY
EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS
100

What Lab monitors warfarin? 

 INR

100

Digoxin increases what?

 Contractility

100

Alprazolam increases the effects of what neurotransmitter?

 GABA

100

A rapid-acting insulin should be given:

 When the meal tray arrives

100

Opioid overdose antidote?

 Naloxone

200

Therapeutic INR Range

2.0-3.0

200

Before propranolol, what two assessments are most important?

Heart rate and blood pressure

200

Which condition is a contraindication for alprazolam?

Narrow-angle glaucoma

200

Medication reconciliation means:

Verify home medications

200

Two signs naloxone may be needed:

 Slow breathing and inability to arouse

300

What lab monitors heparin?

 aPTT

300

A client taking hydrochlorothiazide has: K+ = 3.0

The nurse suspects?

Hypokalemia

300

Phenytoin causes _______ hyperplasia.

 Gingival

300

A client develops hives after an antibiotic.

The nurse suspects?

 Allergic reaction

300

After giving naloxone, what should happen next?

Call 911/emergency response

400

What complications does Enoxaparin prevent? 

 DVT/PE

400

What teaching is important for a client taking captopril?

 Change positions slowly

400

Which lab value is most concerning with carbamazepine?

 WBC 2,800

400

An opioid should be questioned if:

Respiratory depression is present

400

Oseltamivir works by:

 Reducing viral replication

500

What should you do?

A provider orders: Metoprolol

BP 90/56

 Question the order/hold medication

500

What serious adverse effect causes the WBC concern?

Bone marrow suppression

500

Select ALL unsafe orders:

  • Warfarin INR 4.2
  • Morphine RR 10
  • Furosemide K+ 3.1
  • Metoprolol BP 90/56

ALL

500

A client receives morphine and now has:

  • RR 8
  • O₂ Sat 89%
  • Difficult to arouse

What is the priority action?

 Administer prescribed opioid antagonist