NUR 378 Exam 2 LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
Describemthemmechanismmofmactionmformprotonmpumpminhibitors.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
inhibitmH+/K+mATPasemenzymemsystemminmparietalmcellsmofmstomach
-suppressesmgastricmacidmproduction
Explainmthempropermwaymtomdiscontinuemglucocorticoids.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
graduallymtapermoffmmedicationmtomminimizemeffectsmofmadrenalminsufficiency
-alternate-daymtherapym&mglucocorticoidmwithdrawal
Identifymmedicationsmtomtreatmacutemasthmamandmtheirmsidemeffects.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
shortmactingmbeta2magonistsm(SABAs)
>albuterolm
*thinkmAlbuterolmismformAcutemAsthmamAttacks
-anticholinergics
>ipratropium
>tiotropriumm
-glucocorticoidsm
SIDEmEFFECTS:
,SABAs
-
tachycardia,mpalpitation,mcardiacmarrhythmias,mHTN,mnervousness/anxiety,minsomnia/restlessnes
s,mtremors
anticholinergics
-can'tmsee=blurredmvision,mdrymeyes
-can'tmspit=drymmouth,mnomsweat
-can'tmpee=urinarymretention
-can'tmpoop=constipation
glucocorticoids
-adrenalminsufficiency
-osteoporosis
-infection
-hyperglycemia
-myopathy
-fluid/electrolytemdisturbance
-growthmdelay
-psychologicalmdisturbances
-cataracts/glaucoma
-pepticmulcermdisease
-Iatrogenicmcushingmsyndrome
Describemthemclassmofmexpectorantsmandmtheirmactionsmandmsidemeffects.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMOA:
-stimulatesmflowmofmrespiratorymtractmsecretions
, -
thinsmoutmmucusmmakingmitmeasiermtomcoughmoutmofmlungsmandmdrainmoutmnose/sinusesm(mucolyti
c)
SIDEmEFFECTS:
-nausea/vomiting
-headache
-drowsiness
-rash
Whatmaremthemlongmtermmeffectsmofmsteroidmusemrelatedmtomasthma?m(8S's)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmS-sugarm(hyperglycemia)
S-softmbonesm(osteoporosis)
S-sickm(↓mimmunity/sepsis)
S-sadm(depression)
S-saltm(waterm&msaltmretention-HTN)
S-swollenm(watermgain=weightmgain)
S-sightm(riskmformcataracts)
S-sexm(↓mlibido)
Explainmthemsidemeffectsmofmanticholinergicmmedications.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcan'tmsee=blurredmvision,mdrymeyes
can'tmspit=drymmouth,mnomsweat
can'tmpee=urinarymretention
can'tmpoop=constipation
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
Describemthemmechanismmofmactionmformprotonmpumpminhibitors.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
inhibitmH+/K+mATPasemenzymemsystemminmparietalmcellsmofmstomach
-suppressesmgastricmacidmproduction
Explainmthempropermwaymtomdiscontinuemglucocorticoids.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
graduallymtapermoffmmedicationmtomminimizemeffectsmofmadrenalminsufficiency
-alternate-daymtherapym&mglucocorticoidmwithdrawal
Identifymmedicationsmtomtreatmacutemasthmamandmtheirmsidemeffects.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
shortmactingmbeta2magonistsm(SABAs)
>albuterolm
*thinkmAlbuterolmismformAcutemAsthmamAttacks
-anticholinergics
>ipratropium
>tiotropriumm
-glucocorticoidsm
SIDEmEFFECTS:
,SABAs
-
tachycardia,mpalpitation,mcardiacmarrhythmias,mHTN,mnervousness/anxiety,minsomnia/restlessnes
s,mtremors
anticholinergics
-can'tmsee=blurredmvision,mdrymeyes
-can'tmspit=drymmouth,mnomsweat
-can'tmpee=urinarymretention
-can'tmpoop=constipation
glucocorticoids
-adrenalminsufficiency
-osteoporosis
-infection
-hyperglycemia
-myopathy
-fluid/electrolytemdisturbance
-growthmdelay
-psychologicalmdisturbances
-cataracts/glaucoma
-pepticmulcermdisease
-Iatrogenicmcushingmsyndrome
Describemthemclassmofmexpectorantsmandmtheirmactionsmandmsidemeffects.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMOA:
-stimulatesmflowmofmrespiratorymtractmsecretions
, -
thinsmoutmmucusmmakingmitmeasiermtomcoughmoutmofmlungsmandmdrainmoutmnose/sinusesm(mucolyti
c)
SIDEmEFFECTS:
-nausea/vomiting
-headache
-drowsiness
-rash
Whatmaremthemlongmtermmeffectsmofmsteroidmusemrelatedmtomasthma?m(8S's)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmS-sugarm(hyperglycemia)
S-softmbonesm(osteoporosis)
S-sickm(↓mimmunity/sepsis)
S-sadm(depression)
S-saltm(waterm&msaltmretention-HTN)
S-swollenm(watermgain=weightmgain)
S-sightm(riskmformcataracts)
S-sexm(↓mlibido)
Explainmthemsidemeffectsmofmanticholinergicmmedications.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcan'tmsee=blurredmvision,mdrymeyes
can'tmspit=drymmouth,mnomsweat
can'tmpee=urinarymretention
can'tmpoop=constipation