Nursing 3100 Exam #2 questions well
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking epoetin alfa (Epogen).
Which of the following laboratory values should increase with effective therapy?
a) PT
b) WBC
c) Hgb
d) Platelets - correct answer ✔✔c) Hgb
A patient who is taking ferrous sulfate (Feosol) to treat iron-deficiency anemia develops severe nausea
and vomiting due to iron toxicity. Which of the following drugs should the health care professional use to
treat this complication?
A patient who is taking warfarin (Coumadin) arrives at the emergency department and reports rectal
bleeding. Which of the following drugs should the health care professional have available?
a) Filgrastim (Neupogen)
b) Deferoxamine (Desferal)
c) Protamine
d) Vitamin K - correct answer ✔✔d) Vitamin K
A health care professional should assess a patient who has megaloblastic anemia for indications of which
of the following vitamin deficiencies?
,a) Vitamin B12
b) Vitamin K
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D - correct answer ✔✔a) Vitamin B12
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking clopidogrel (Plavix) to
prevent thrombus formation. The health care professional should question the use of clopidogrel by a
patient who has which of the following?
A health care professional administers epoetin alfa (Epogen) subcutaneously to a patient who has renal
failure. The health care professional should monitor the patient for which of the following adverse
effects?
a) Hypertension
b) Muscle pain
c) Edema
d) Dry mouth - correct answer ✔✔a) Hypertension
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about ot begin taking folic acid to treat
megaloblastic anemia. The health care professional should monitor which of the following laboratory
values?
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin factor III (Advate) therapy to treat
hemophilia A. When administering factor VIII, which of the following actions should the health care
professional take?
a) Have emergency equipment ready
b) Premedicate with aspirin (Ecotrin)
c) Administer via rapid IV bolus
d) Administer the powdered form orally - correct answer ✔✔a) Have emergency equipment ready
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking filgrastim (Neupogen) to
treat neutropenia. The health care professional should assess the patient for which of the following
adverse effects?
A health care professional is caring for patient who has mild hemophilia A and is about to begin taking
desmopressin (DDAVP) to prevent bleeding. The health care professional should monitor for which of the
following adverse reactions?
a) Weight loss
b) Edema
c) Polyuria
d) Tachycardia - correct answer ✔✔b) Edema
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about ot begin alteplase (Activase) therapy to
treat pulmonary embolism. Which of the following drugs should the health care professional have
available in the event of a severe adverse reaction?
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking asprin (Ecotrin) to reduce
the risk of a cardiovascular event. The health care professional should understand that the drug inhibits
platelet aggregation by which of the following mechanisms?
a) Activating thromboxane A2
b) Blocking adenosine diphosphate receptor agonists
c) Supressing specific clotting factors
d) Inhibiting cyclooxygenase action in platelets - correct answer ✔✔d) Inhibiting cyclooxygenase action
in platelets
A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking ferrous sulfate (Feosol) to
treat iron-deficiency anemia. When talking with the patient about the drug, the health care professional
should include which of the following instructions? (Select all that apply)
A patient is about to begin therapy with recombinant factor IX (BeneFix) to treat hemophilia B. The
patient asks the health care professional about the risk of disease transmission with recombinant factor
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