PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024

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PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024

ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 360 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

A patient with a tracheostomy has difficulty removing excessive, thick mucus from the respiratory tract. The nurse anticipates that which drug will be ordered to aid in the removal of mucus?Choose one answer.

• guaifenesin (Mucinex)
• benzonatate (Tessalon Perles)
• codeine
• dextromethorphan - ANSWER- a. guaifenesin (Mucinex)

A patient is taking intravenous aminophylline for a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which finding would the nurse expect when evaluating for a therapeutic response to the medication?Choose one answer.

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• Increased heart rate
• Increased respiratory rate
• Increased ease of breathing - ANSWER- d. Increased ease of

breathing

Antihypertensive drug therapy for a newly diagnosed, stage 1 hypertensive African American patient would most likely include which drug or drug classes?Choose one answer.

• Vasodilators alone
• ACE inhibitors alone
• Calcium channel blockers with thiazide diuretic
• Beta-blockers with thiazide diuretic - ANSWER- c. Calcium

channel blockers with thiazide diuretic

A patient has been taking digoxin at home but has taken an accidental overdose and has developed toxicity. He has been admitted to the telemetry unit where the physician has ordered digoxin immune Fab (Digibind). The patient asks the nurse why the medication is ordered. What is the nurse's best response?Choose one answer.

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• "It works faster than digoxin."
• "It is safer than digoxin and can be taken orally."
• "It helps to convert the irregular heart rhythm to a more

normal rhythm."

• "This drug is an antidote to digoxin and will help to lower the

blood levels." - ANSWER- d. "This drug is an antidote to digoxin and will help to lower the blood levels."

What action is recommended to help reduce the tolerance to transdermal nitroglycerin therapy that commonly develops?Choose one answer.

• Omit a dose once a week.
• Leave the patch on for 2 days at a time.
• Cut the patch in half for a week until the tolerance subsides.
• Remove the patch at bedtime, then apply a new one in the

morning. - ANSWER- d. Remove the patch at bedtime, then apply a new one in the morning.

A 53-year-old man has been admitted for evaluation of chest pain. He has been diagnosed with angina and will be given a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. When teaching the patient how to use sublingual nitroglycerin, what instruction should the nurse include? 3 / 4

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Choose one answer.

• Take up to five doses at 15-minute intervals for an angina

attack.

• If the tablet does not dissolve quickly, chew the tablet for

maximal effect.

• If the chest pain is not relieved after one tablet, call 911

immediately to activate emergency medical services.

• Wait 1 minute between doses of sublingual tablets, up to three

doses. - ANSWER- c. If the chest pain is not relieved after one tablet, call 911 immediately to activate emergency medical services.

When starting a patient on antidysrhythmic therapy, the nurse should remember that which problem is a potential adverse effect of any antidysrhythmic drug?Choose one answer.

• Deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins
• Hyperkalemia
• Heart failure
• Dysrhythmias - ANSWER- d. Dysrhythmias
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