RN Prophecy Pharmacology | Updated 2022 |
Questions and Answers (Solved) Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine?
{{ANS}}phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next?
{{ANS}}Hold digoxin and call the provider
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a blood transfusion
because:
{{ANS}}Normal Saline is an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you administer?
{{ANS}}400mg
Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of 3.0. This level may:
{{ANS}}Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has ordered cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to the patient?
{{ANS}}Increase daily water intake
Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with D5NS?
{{ANS}}phenytoin (Dilantin)
Which of the following medications should be questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea and vomiting? 1 / 2
{{ANS}}famotidine (Pepcid)
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST?
{{ANS}}Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia provider
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent acute adrenal insufficiency?
{{ANS}}prednisone (Deltasone)
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide (Lasix), you emphasize that it
should be given over two minutes to avoid:
{{ANS}}tinnitus
A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the patient?
{{ANS}}calcintonin (Miacalcin)
A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin (Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse determines that the patient understands the MOST effective use of the medication if the patient states
that he or she will:
{{ANS}}take the medication with a full glass of water
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the following pharmacological effects?
{{ANS}}Anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet aggregation
Your patient is to receive 2 G vancomycin over 2 hours. The medication comes in from the pharmacy as
- G Vancomycin in 250ml normal saline. At what rate will the IV medication run?
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