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NUR1141 FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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NUR1141 FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECTANSWERS
· Teaching re: ibuprofen (Motrin) and how to take - ANSWER- Take ibuprofen (Motrin)
WITH FOOD to prevent GI upset or irritation.
· Glaucoma eye drops normal side effects - ANSWER- Burning, String, and eye
discomfrot
· Classification of Alcon (pilocarpine) - ANSWER- Cholinergic
· Medication used to decrease uric acid levels for gout - ANSWER- Allopurinol
Rights of Medication Administration - ANSWER- Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
Right to refuse
· Otic antibiotics treat what - ANSWER- Ear infection
· Use of suncscreen for prophylaxis of what - ANSWER- Skin Cancer
Definition of half-life - ANSWER- time taken to eliminate one half of the original
antibiotic dose in serum
· Definition of an adverse effect - ANSWER- An UNEXPECTED unpleasant or
unwanted effect while taking a MED
· Definition of drug tolerance - ANSWER- A person is diminished response to a drug,
which occurs when the drug is used repeatly, and the body adapts to the constant
present.
major organs of drug elimination - ANSWER- Liver and kidney
· Why follow the rights of medication administration - ANSWER- To prevent medical
error
Most severe side effect of opioids - ANSWER- Respiratory depression and vomiting
, Use of Narcan - ANSWER- reverses the effects of an opioid almost immediately and
put's them into withdrawal
Class of Ativan - ANSWER- Benzodiazepine
· Sympathetic nervous system receptor drug class - ANSWER- Beta Blocker
· Parasympathomimetics purpose - ANSWER- drugs that mimic the effects of
acetylcholine. these drugs stimulate cholinergic receptor either directly or indirectly
· High peak levels indicate what when monitoring - ANSWER- highest blood level. If the
blood peak level is too high, drug toxicity may occur
Infection that a patient acquired during the course of treatment from a health care
facility. - ANSWER- · Nosocomial infections (Health care associate infection)
· Drug class of gentamicin (Garamycin) - ANSWER- Aminoglycoside
· Amoxicillin is used to treat what - ANSWER- Gram positive bacteria such as,
strepococcus, enterococcus,& staphylococcus
Dextromethorphan (Delsym) acts as what - ANSWER- Anti- tussive
medication( reduces coughing by inhibiting neural activity in the cough
Drug classification of Benadryl - ANSWER- Antihistamine
· Guaifenesin (Mucinex) is used to treat what - ANSWER- Is an expectorant (use to
provide relief for a cough by thinning the mucus in the respiratory tract.
· Vital sign to be monitored while pt is on diltiazem (Cartia) - ANSWER- Blood Pressure
Purpose of diuretics - ANSWER- -Decrease stroke volume
-Increase urinary output to achieve: lowered blood pressure, decreased peripheral
edema, and decreased pulmonary congestion in heart failure
Know which diuretics are potassium-sparing - ANSWER- Aldactone ( Spironolactone) is
a potassium sparing drug because it leaves the potassium
This MED puts the patient at risk for hyperkalemia
· Lab level of electrolyte to be monitored with diuretic therapy - ANSWER- Potassium
level
· Mechanism of action of an angiotensin-converting enzyme - ANSWER- ACE inhibitor
produce vasodilation by inhibiting angiotensin II
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