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Autonomic/CNS
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Cardiovascular
HF/Respiratory
100
Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for physical and psychological dependency. Under which classification does this drug fall?
What is schedule II
100
Why are beta blockers used cautiously in patients with respiratory conditions?
What is they may produce bronchoconstriction
100
What instruction is most important for the nurse to teach the patient who has recently been prescribed alprazolam (Xanax)? A. “The medication needs to be taken on an empty stomach.” B. “You may feel dizzy or unsteady when rising to a standing position.” C. “Smoking will require a reduction in dosage of the medication.” D. “Over the counter medications are safe to take while on this medication.”
What is B
100
Why are statins, or HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, administered at bedtime?
What is cholesterol production is at its peak.
100
Which drug will be administered to a patient being admitted with severe digoxin intoxication?
What is digoxin immune Fab (Digibind)
200
Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur?
What is an alteration of the effect of one drug by another drug.
200
Before the initiation of anticholinergic medications, it is important for the nurse to screen patients for which condition?
What is closed angle glaucoma
200
What occurs with mania associated with bipolar disorder?
What is distinct episodes of elation
200
Which class of antihypertensive agents should be avoided by patients with asthma?
What is beta adrenergic blocking agents
200
Which nursing assessment is most important to determine fluid status for a patient with heart failure? A. Auscultation of lungs B. Daily weights C. Intake and output D. Measurement of abdominal girth
What is B.
300
Which age-related change would affect transdermal drug absorption in geriatric patients the most?
What is altered circulatory status
300
A patient receiving diazepam (Valium) is complaining of nausea and vomiting and is becoming jaundiced. Which type of blood work will be performed?
What is liver function tests
300
A patient who is taking an MAOI to treat depression admits to eating pickled herring and cheese and drinking red wine. Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to a potential complication?
What is neck stiffness, occipital headache, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and sharp elevated BP. All common prodromal symptoms of hypertensive crisis.
300
The nurse is providing instruction to a patient who was recently prescribed an ACE inhibitor for hypertension. Which is an adverse effect of this medication?
What is chronic cough (very common)
300
When teaching a patient who is taking thiazide diuretics, the nurse will encourage the patient to increase the intake of which electrolyte?
What is potassium
400

What is a nursing diagnoses?

Nursing diagnoses describe patient problems that nurses treat

400
Which cholinergic symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are reduced with anticholinergic drugs?
What is tremors and drooling
400
What is the most common cause of nonadherence to antipsychotic pharmacologic treatment?
What is extrapyramidal effects
400
A patient who has just begun taking an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor calls the nurse and reports feeling very dizzy when standing up, and asks if the medication should be discontinued. What is the nurse’s best response?
What is “Rise to a sitting or standing position slowly.”
400
Which is a serious adverse effect of decongestants?
What is hypertension
500
A teaching plan has been developed by the nurse to educate the mother of a pre term infant on prescribed medications. Before initiating this teaching plan, the nurse should:
What is recognize the individual’s health beliefs
500
Which medication is used to control seizures or prevent migraine headaches?
What is Topiramate (Topamax)
500
Which action will the nurse take when a patient receiving morphine sulfate via percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCA) has a shallow, irregular respiratory rate of 6 breaths/min?
What is notify the health care provider and prepare to administer naloxone (Narcan).
500
A trauma patient arrives in the emergency department via EMS. He is bleeding profusely. A medical alert bracelet indicates that he is on heparin therapy. The nurse will most likely administer which medication that counteracts the action of heparin?
What is protamine sulfate
500
A patient allergic to penicillin is being evaluated for a gram-negative infection. Which antimicrobial drug class would the health care provider be cautious in prescribing because of a possible cross sensitivity and/or allergic reaction?
What is Cephalosporins