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Nursing 3100 Exam Question and answers already passed Nursing 3100 Exam #2 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) Plate...

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Nursing 3100 Exam #2
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) Flumazenil (Mazicon)
b) Acetylcysteine (Acetadote)
c) Naloxone
d) Deferoxamine (Desferal) - correct answer ✔d) Deferoxamine (Desferal)


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) Myocardial infarction
b) Peptic ulcer disease
c) Pancreatitis
d) Myasthenia gravis - correct answer ✔b) Peptic ulcer disease


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) Amylase level
b) Reticulocyte count
c) C-reactive protein
d) Creatinine clearance - correct answer ✔b) Reticulocyte count


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) Dusky nails bed
b) Petechiae
c) Enlarged spleen
d) Swollen calf - correct answer ✔c) Enlarged spleen

, 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) Vitamin K
b) Aminocaproic acid (Amicar)
c) Protamine
d) Deferoxamine (Deseferal) - correct answer ✔b) Aminocaproic acid
(Amicar)


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

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