NURSING 213 FINAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
What are some special considerations for patients on warfarin?
-important when it comes to trauma because it can increase serious hemorrhage
risks and intracranial hemorrhage so VERY important with TBI
-avoid foods high in vitamin K as they can interfere with its effectiveness
-Patient may be on Lovenox or heparin injections until the Coumadin therapy is
effective as it takes 3-5 days to be therapeutic
Warfarin (Coumadin): Serious side effects and their symptoms
hemorrhage, transient thrombocytopenia- symptoms are easy bruising,
hematuria, bleeding gums, prolonged bleeding times and increased PT/INR
What is Warfarin's antidote?
Vitamin K
Used as the main treatment for Torsade's de Pointes?
Magnesium Sulfate: as it is caused by low magnesium levels
Used as the main treatment for SYMPTOMATIC bradycardia?
Atropine Sulfate:
When should NSAIDs be avoided?
Avoid in use with clients that have liver failure due to inability to clot effectively
and in long-term use for chronic kidney disease because it damages the kidneys
,Preferred treatment for when a patient first convert to AFIB/AFLUTTER?
synchronized defibrillated cardioversion
Used as a second option for cardioversion when patients first convert to
AFIB/AFLUTTER-
Risks?
Adenosine: can cause dysrhythmias and stop the heart-
Metronidazole: Serious side effects:
Seizures
Leukopenia (infection, low white blood cell counts) Peripheral neuropathy
(numbness and tingling in the hands and feet)
Naloxone is used for what?
-Treat respiratory depression and other emergency side effects for narcotics like
oxycodone, morphine, and dilaudid
-Unintentional injury like poisoning with these substances nurses would prepare
to administer this to save their clients life-
What is one of the most serous side effects of Naloxone?
seizures
Methylprednisone: Serious side effects
Peptic ulcer (gnawing stomach pain especially between meals)
Hypocalcemia (muscle cramping)
Osteoporosis (easy bones breaking)
, Muscle loss (muscle pain, weakness, and wasting)
Infection, (fever)
Piperacillin-Tazobactam: Serious side effects:
Angioedema (facial swelling especially around eyes and cough)
Circulatory collapse (severe hypotension followed by cardiac arrest)
Cardiac arrest (pulselessness, death)
Nephrotoxicity (oliguria and leg swelling)
What is used to help with chest pain in AMI as it opens the coronary arteries
Nitroglycerin:
What is a consideration for nitroglycerin?
- cannot be given to men that take ED drugs
What is used in AMI when nitroglycerin is either ineffective or unable to be given
Morphine
What can be given to a patient suspected of having an AMI onset to help thin
blood for easier flow through blockage and prevention of enlarging the blockage
Aspirin
Aspirin is given within --?-- minutes of AMI onset to help thin blood for easier
flow through blockage and prevention of enlarging the blockage
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Interferon Alpha 2A: Serious side effects:
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