NUR 240 Exam 2 Drug Cards LATEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 100- GUARANTEED PASS.

NUR 240 Exam 2 Drug Cards
LATEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS



Considerations: do not give to pt with bradycardia, GI or urinary obstruction, or asthma



finasteride (Proscar) - CORRECT ANSWER-Class: 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor

Uses: treat BPH

SE:

Considerations/implications:



phenazopyridine (Pyridium) - CORRECT ANSWER-*class*: nonopioid analgesics

*Indication*: urological pain

*Action*: provides analgesia to the urinary tract mucosa

*Nursing Considerations*:

- will turn urine red or orange

- may cause headache, vertigo, hepatic toxicity

- monitor renal function



trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim), - CORRECT ANSWER-Class: Antibiotic,
Miscellaneous; Antibiotic, Sulfonamide

, Considerations: do not give to someone with sulfa allergy



nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) - CORRECT ANSWER-Multigenerational antibiotic.

Use: UTI. Precautions: broad-spectrum,

contraindicated in renal dysfunction

urine will have brown discoloration.



ciprofloxacin (Cipro) - CORRECT ANSWER-*class*: (Fluoro)quinolone, anti-infectives

*Indication*: urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, respiratory tract infections, bronchitis,
pneumonia, skin and bone infections, infectious diarrhea, abdominal infections

*Action*: inhibits bacterial DNA synthesis

*Nursing Considerations*:

- contraindicated in allergies

- may cause QT prolongation, avoid use with other drugs that can cause QT prolongation

- can cause seizures, arrythmias, pseudomembranous colitis, anaphalaxis, Stevens Johnson

syndrome

- may decreased of phenytoin

- monitor renal panel

- assess for infection, obtain cultures prior to therapy

- monitor liver function tests



cefepime (Maxipime) - CORRECT ANSWER-class: cephalosporin

use: antibiotic, UTI

considerations: only given via IV



diphenhydramine - CORRECT ANSWER-Trade Name: Benadryl