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12024 NURS222 EXAM 2 NCLEX QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
A patient is given epinephrine (Adrenalin), an adrenergic agonist (sympathomimetic).
The nurse should monitor the patient for which condition?
a. Decreased pulse
b. Pupil constriction )
c. Bronchial constriction
d. Increased blood pressure - Correct Answer - Increased blood pressure
A patient who is taking epinephrine is also taking several other medications. The nurse
should realize that there is a possible drug interaction with which drugs? (Select all that
apply.)
a. albuterol (Proventil)
b. metoprolol (Lopressor)
c. propranolol (Inderal)
d. digoxin (Lanoxin)
e. methyldopa (Aldomet) - Correct Answer - -Metaprolol (oppressor)
-Propranolol (infernal)
-Digoxin (lanoxin)
A patient is prescribed metoprolol (Lopressor) to treat hypertension. It is important for
the nurse to monitor the patient for which condition? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bradycardia
b. Hypotension
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c. Ankle edema
d. Decreased respirations
e. Increased respirations - Correct Answer - bradycardia and hypotension
what category of drugs is most likely to cause an interaction with beta blockers? -
Correct Answer - NSAIDS, and anticholinergics
A patient is taking rivastigmine (Exelon). The nurse should teach the patient and family
which information about rivastigmine?
a. That hepatotoxicity may occur
b. That the initial dose is 6 mg t.i.d.
c. That GI distress is a common side effect
d. That weight gain may be a side effect - Correct Answer - GI distress if a common side
effect
Which is a nursing intervention for a patient taking carbidopa-levodopa for
parkinsonism?
a. Encourage the patient to adhere to a high-protein diet.
b. Inform the patient that perspiration may be dark and stain clothing.
c. Advise the patient that glucose levels should be checked with urine testing.
d. Warn the patient that it may take 4 to 5 days before symptoms are controlled. -
Correct Answer - b. Inform the patient that perspiration may be dark and stain clothing.
What would the nurse teach a patient who is taking anticholinergic therapy for
parkinsonism? (Select all that apply.)
a. Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine.
b. Relieve dry mouth with hard candy or ice chips.
c. Use sunglasses to reduce photophobia.
d. Urinate 2 hours after taking the drug.
e. Receive routine eye examinations. - Correct Answer - a. Avoid alcohol, cigarettes,
and caffeine.
b. Relieve dry mouth with hard candy or ice chips.
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c. Use sunglasses to reduce photophobia.
e. Receive routine eye examinations.
A patient is taking rivastigmine (Exelon) to improve cognitive function. What should the
nurse teach the patient/family member to do? (Select all that apply.)
a. Rise slowly to avoid dizziness.
b. Remove obstacles from pathways to avoid injury.
c. Closely follow the drug dosing schedule.
d. Have frequent checks for hypertension.
e. Receive regular liver function tests. - Correct Answer - a. Rise slowly to avoid
dizziness.
b. Remove obstacles from pathways to avoid injury.
c. Closely follow the drug dosing schedule.
When the nurse explains the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis to a patient, which is
the best explanation?
a. Degeneration of cholinergic neurons and a deficit in acetylcholine lead to neuritic
plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.
b. Decreased amount of acetylcholine to cholinergic receptors produces weak muscles
and reduced nerve impulses.
c. Myelin sheaths of nerve fibers in brain and spinal cord develop lesions or plaques.
d. Imbalance of dopamine and acetylcholine leads to degeneration of neurons in
midbrain and extrapyramidal motor tracts. - Correct Answer - Decreased amounts of
acetylcholine to cholinergic receptors produces weak muscles and reduced nerve
impulses
The nurse is teaching a patient recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) about
the disease. Which statement is correct concerning multiple sclerosis?
a. The disease has periods of exacerbations and remissions.
b. Goals of treatment are to decrease the inflammation in the nervous system.
c. Patients with MS should avoid calcium channel blockers.
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