NSG 124 - Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

NSG 124 - Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions benztropine side effects - Answer-dry mouth; constipation; weakness; tardive dyskinesia /.Cholinesterase inhibitors - Answer-Pt can take as long as they tolerate SE /.Grapefruit juice should be avoided with which kinds of medications? - Answer--Calcium channel blockers -Statins -H1 antagonist 2nd generation /.Heparin therapeutic range - Answer-0.3-0.7 /.How does docusate sodium work? - Answer-Replaces water in intestine, and works against stool to soften it. /.How is regular insulin administered? - Answer-IV /.How should aminoglycosides be administered? - Answer-Slowly over 60 minutes /.How should levothyroxine be taken? - Answer-On an empty stomach in AM, 2 hrs before any other medication. /.How should metformin be taken? - Answer-Given w/Food bc GI upset, twice a day /.How should phenytoin be administered? - Answer-With meals at the *same time each day* /.How should the nitroglycerin be administered? - Answer-if sublingual, given 3 times, 5 minutes apart if not resolved it is an emergency /.How would you know if a patient is allergic to a medication? - Answer-Rash, fever, SOB, itchy /.Hypertension medication: Pt teaching - Answer-- orthostatic Hypotension - monitor BP - Don't stop abruptly : rebound hypertension /.Hypoglycemia symptoms - Answer-hunger, fatigue, weakness, sweating, headache, dizziness, low bp, cold or clammy skin /.Interferon beta side effects? - Answer-flu like symptoms /.Levodopa/Carbidopa use - Answer-Parkinson's disease , won't cure just helps improve ADLs /.Memantine side effects: - Answer-Dizziness, confusion, hallucinations. /.Most important pt teaching about antibiotics? - Answer-Finish the whole course , take probiotics /.Nitroglycerin side effects - Answer-Headache, dizziness, burning under tongue, hypotension, tachycardia /.phenytoin therapeutic level - Answer-10-20 mcg/mL /.Pt teaching about nitroglycerin - Answer-Burns under the tongue /.True or false: Seizure meds should be stopped abruptly? - Answer-False : never stop them abruptly /.What antibiotic is used for UTIs - Answer-Bactrim /.What are PPIs used for? - Answer-Reduce stomach acid, Stomach ulcers /.What are some items pts should use when taking Warfarin? - Answer-Soft toothbrush, electric razor /.What are the therapeutic effects of Bactrim? - Answer-Decrease UTI Symptoms: Frequency, Pain w/urination /.What can benzodiazepines (CNS Depressant) cause? - Answer-Falls - due to sedation effects /.What class is omeprazole? - Answer-proton pump inhibitor (PPI) /.What class is ondansetron, and it's MOA? - Answer-Antiemetic, blocks serotonin peripherally, centrally, and in the small intestine. /.What do calcium channel blockers do? - Answer-Open up blood vessels : lowers BP & HR /.What do you do before giving a specific antibiotic to a pt who is presenting with a fever? - Answer-Get culture, Give broad spectrum antibiotic until culture comes back /.What does red man syndrome cause and what do you do? - Answer-Slow down the medication/infusion, run it over 60 minutes /.What is a AE of Vancomycin? - Answer-Red man syndrome