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"Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may make you dizzy." - ANSWER ____ 1. A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2...

Which is the correct action when the nurse is administering sucralfate? (select all that apply) A. Giving the drug with meals B. Giving the drug on an empty stomach C. Instructing patient to restrict fluids D. Waiting 30 minutes before administering other drugs E. Giving other drugs 2 hours before giving the sucralfate - ANSWER B, E In reviewing the various types of anti-nausea medications, the nurse recognizes that prokinetic drugs are also used for which condition(s)? (select all th...

The government agency that develops and approves drugs: - ANSWER FDA A horse weighs 1100 lbs and needs an injection of Penicillin G. The dose is 40,000 unit/kg and the concentration is 300,000 unit/ml. How many mls would be given to the horse? - ANSWER 67 ml The LD50/ED50 is the mathematical expression of what value? - ANSWER margin of safety series of tests performed on laboratory animals to determine safety and effectiveness of the drug - ANSWER preclinical studies If a dose of a d...

The nurse is managing care for a patient with cirrhosis of the liver. The nurse teaches the patient about how to avoid injury that may result in bleeding. The patient asks the nurse why he is at risk to start bleeding. What is the best response by the nurse? - ANSWER "Because your liver is injured and cannot make clotting factors. The patient is taking warfarin (Coumadin). The nurse notes that the patient's morning international normalized ratio (INR) is 7.0. What are the priority nursing i...

What is required for a generic substitution? - ANSWER The doctor's permission Where can official information about drugs be found? - ANSWER USPNF Which classes of drugs can be aerosolized? - ANSWER -Adrenergic -Anticholinergic -Mucoactive -Corticosteroids -Antiasthmatic -Antiinfectives -Surfactants Phases of IND approval - ANSWER -ANIMAL studies -Small #, HEALTHY subjects -Small #, subjects with the DISEASE -Large, MULTICENTER studies Drug abbreviations- Q4 vs QID - ANSWE...

Which of these is NOT a dosage form of topical medication? a. Lotion b. Powder c. Cream d. Implant - ANSWER d. Implant How much an be given IM at one site for a cat? a. 1 cc b. 2cc c. 3 cc d. 0.5 cc - ANSWER a. 1 cc List two veins that can be used for IV drug administration to a dog. - ANSWER Cephallic, Lateral Saphaneous, Jugular, Femoral How often should an indwelling IV catheter be flushed if not being used continuously? - ANSWER Every 8 hours A Solvent is: a. the dissolv...

What is the name under which drug is listed by U.S Food Drug administration FDA? - ANSWER Official What is the source contains info. specitic to nutritional supplements? - ANSWER United States Pharmacopoeia /National formulany NSP NF mesperidine (Demerol) is Narcotic w/a high Potential tor physical phychological dependeny. Under which classificoation does this drug fall? - ANSWER Class II What would the FDA do to expedite drug development & approval for an outbreak of smallpox for which...

Your patient is doing a breathing test, the pt got albuterol, a bronchodilator, which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse monitor for therapeutic effects? - ANSWER -Improve breath sounds fewer crackles -Return to normal resp rate -Increase activity tolerance Desnipseia Which of the following are true regarding kids and medication - ANSWER -Always use cm not inches -Use mg per kg of body weight -Can't use house hold measurement Ear drops administered - ANSWER up an...

The study of drugs derived from herbal sources is known as - ANSWER Pharmacognosy Which of the following organizations is a part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services? - ANSWER FDA Pharmacology deals with all the drugs used in society today, including prescription, legal, OTC, and _____ drugs. - ANSWER illegal Which of the following four phases of drug approval includes review of the New Drug Application (NDA)? - ANSWER Phase ||| A "medicine" refers to a drug...

Which of the following make up the nervous system? - ANSWER Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, Ganglia Walking and talking are: - ANSWER voluntary actions Breathing, heartbeat, and blood vessel contractions are: - ANSWER sympathetic actions Which of the following structures are part of the central nervous system? - ANSWER Brain and Spinal Cord Which of the following are the primary functional units of the nervous system? - ANSWER neurons Which of the following is NOT part of a nerve cell...