NURS 6521 WEEK 5 QUIZ

Course NURS-6521N-37,Advanced Pharmacology.2018 Summer Qtr 05/29-08/19-PT27 Test Week 5 - Quiz Started 7/1/18 5:54 PM Submitted 7/1/18 7:08 PM Due Date 7/2/18 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 29 out of 30 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 14 minutes out of 1 hour and 15 minutes Instructions Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Quiz. Results Displayed Feedback A nurse who provides care on an acute medicine unit has frequently recommended the use of nicotine replacement gum for patients who express a willingness to quit smoking during their admission or following their discharge. For which of the following patients would nicotine gum be contraindicated? Response Feedback: Nicotine in any dosage form should not be used in patients immediately after myocardial infarction, or in those with life- threatening arrhythmias or severe or worsening angina pectoris. Antibiotics, anticoagulants, and renal failure are not contraindications for the use of nicotine as an aid to smoking cessation. A 64-year-old-patient has been prescribed lorazepam (Ativan) because of increasing periods of anxiety. The nurse should be careful to assess for Response Feedback: The patient who has history of alcohol or substance abuse may be a poor candidate for lorazepam because the patient is more likely to develop dependence on the drug. Alcohol will also have an additive effect with lorazepam. A diet high in fat and carbohydrates or nicotine use should not affect the use of lorazepam. A patient has a history of tonic-clonic seizures that have been successfully treated with phenytoin (Dilantin) for several years. Phenytoin achieves a therapeutic effect by Response Feedback: Phenytoin reversibly binds to sodium channels while they are in the inactive state. This binding delays the return of the channel to an active state. Because sodium can enter the cell to initiate an action potential only when the channels are active, the time between action