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NSG 124 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2024
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The nurse is preparing a new prescription Quinidine. What do they need to check?
- EGK
- Liver function
- Blood pressure
- Call the provider before administering the medicine to the patient.
- Check the heart rate. It should be 60 or above.
- Nitropress (it will decrease the blood pressure rapidly)
- Hydralazine causes reflex tachycardia and Beta blockers decrease the effect.
- Asthma
The nurse is preparing to administer Digoxin to a patient and the serum digoxin level is 2.5 which means the serum level is too high. What is correct of the nurse?
Digoxin, which assessment best describes a therapeutic rate?
A patient has been brought to ER experiencing HYPERtensive crisis. The nurse anticipates which medicine will be given?
Why would the nurse administer client apresoline (Hydralazine- generic ) and beta androgenic blocker propanaol (Inderal LA or Inderal XL- generic name)?
The nurse is screening patient with new beta blocker prescription (long acting) What will they screen for?
A patient Type 1 diabetes's and they are taking propranolol but is acting confused, weakness, and shaking? What should the nurse do? 1 / 4
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- Monitor blood glucose levels
- Swallow the medication whole; no not chew or crush
- Increase contractility
- Medicine should not be stopped abruptly.
- Amiodarone (only drug for it)
- last result medication.
- persistent cough
- excreted through the kidneys
- Kidney function
- Check for BUN and creatine (lab values that needs checking prior to
- Check blood pressure taken when laying, sitting, and standing up.
- If it drops, then they have orthostatic pressure.
- Aproslin
- Lopressor 2 / 4
A patient has a medical prescription for Adalat XL. What should the nurse tell the patient?
Digoxin has which of the following?
A client is being discharged with propanol (LA) which should be included in discharge levels?
A client that has been diagnosed with life threatening defibrillation and VFib and didn't respond to that or medicine. What is the next prescribed medication?
A client with a new prescription of Captopril (Capotinen) ACE inhibitor. The nurse should educate patients about (side effects).
Captopril (Capoten) ACE. What is the Priory nurse assessment?
administering Captopril.A nurse wants to educate the patient about orthostatic pressure. What would you check?
You are giving a patient medicine for orthostatic HYPERtension. What medicine would you give?
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- Inspira
- to avoid drinking grapefruit juice.
- can lead to blood levels higher than normal level (8 to 12 times higher)
- Edema
- Bradycardia
- Lidocaine drops for acute life threatening ventricular arrythmias (acute episode)
- Lovastatin (Altoprev- generic name)
- - take it at least four hours after medications-
- given daily once daily or bid with meals-
- given with liquids
- Take at night and avoid grapefruit juice
*All are correct except for Lipitor* What should a patient on Calcium channel blocker avoid and why?
A patient is taking calcium channel blocker Verapamil. What adverse effect would the nurse monitor closely?
Patient is admitted for ventricular arrythmias (medicine for IV infusion). Which medicine will be given?
The nurse is teaching hyperlipidemia - high cholesterol. What medication therapy is given?
The nurse is preparing Welchol (Colesevelam-generic name). What will she include in medication teaching?
The nurse is preparing for discharge with medication lovastatin (Altoprev -generic name)? What from the client demonstrates knowledge?
The patient receives a prescription for Zetia (Ezetimibe - generic name). What should the nurse monitor?
- Liver function test: hepatic disease can occur
- Evaluate for baseline**MEDICATION IS FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL
LEVELS**
A patient with coronary artery disease and a recent myocardial infarction is being discharged with Nitroglycerin SL? What should you tell them? 3 / 4
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- Correct administration and repeat every five minutes for up to 3 tablets under the
- When the third tablet is being taken, call 911.
- Keep in a dark container
- Take every 5 minutes uber the tongue
- Sublingual (under the tongue)
- Sitting up and taking or lying- Replace medication with the expiration date is up.
- No angina attacks during medication.
- Given SUBQ
- To reduce blood clots
- Give 40 mg before surgery
- Start on heparin
- Monitory PTT (heparin)
- Avoid IM injections
- Monitor signs and symptoms of bleeding
- 0.3-0.7 normal range (PTT)
- Protamine sulfate (discontinue infusion and administer that - administer slow IV
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Which of the following will the nurse include for the medication nitroglycerin (Nitrostat - generic name)
What is the therapeutic effect of nitroglycerin dermal patch?
A nurse must administer lovonax (Enoxaparin- brand name) before hip replacement surgery. The nurse is correct to education is what?
Which nursing intervention in the plan of care continuous heparin? IV and oral
.- PTT and I&R ratio Heparin (blood thinner***) therapeutic range is 1.5-2 above the baseline.
Which of the following antidote to heparin (blood thinner ***)?
injection) The nurse is preparing discard instructions for coumadin? What are some things they need to tell the patient?