RNSG 1301 UPDATED EXAMINERS SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) - ✔✔muscle rigidity, high
fever, autonomic instability and cognitive changes (delirium)
✔✔Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease - ✔✔lack of activity, akinesia, muscular tremors,
drooling, changes in gait, rigidity, extreme restlessness, jitters & spasms
✔✔symptoms of anaphylactic shock - ✔✔hives, rash, difficulty breathing, increased BP,
dilated pupils, diaphoresis, increased HR & respiratory arrest
✔✔How to choose the correct antibiotic - ✔✔by administering a culture report
✔✔Adverse effects and drug interactions of aminoglycosides - ✔✔drug interactions:
penicillin or
cephalosporins
adverse effects: ototoxicity, renal toxicity, GI effects, cardiac effects, bone marrow
depression
✔✔Adverse effects of tetracyclines - ✔✔Irritation of the GI tract, hepatoxicity, damage to
teeth & bones, photosensitivity & superinfections
, ✔✔Patient teaching & adverse effects of antimycobacterials - ✔✔Adverse effects: CNS,
irritates the GI tract, hypersensitivity, and QTc intervals may increase. Rifampih causes
discoloration of bodily fluids
Patient teach: drink a lot of fluids, use barrier contraceptives, report difficulty breathing,
hallucinations, numbness & tingling, fever or chills, or change in color of urine or stool
✔✔How do we check patient ID? - ✔✔
✔✔Patient teaching for cephalosporins - ✔✔drink lots of fluids and maintain nutrition,
report difficulty breathing, severe headaches, severe diarrhea, dizziness or weakness, &
avoid drinking alcohol while taking and for 72 hours after completion
✔✔Indications & nurse implications for quinolones - ✔✔Indications: treats infections
caused by susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria. Includes urinary track,
respiratory track & skin
nfections
Implications:assess known allergy to any quinolones, history of renal disease, current
pregnancy or lactation status
✔✔When a pt comes in with S/S of infection, what to do first? - ✔✔check culture first,
then give ordered antibiotic or give broad spectrum drug if infection is not identifiable or
pt is too sick and can't wait
✔✔Hyperkalemia - ✔✔excessive potassium in the blood
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔deficient potassium in the blood
✔✔Adverse effects of penicillin - ✔✔nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue,
hypersensitivity, superinfections, anaphylaxis, seizure & coma
✔✔Be able to recognize names of drugs that are carbapenems - ✔✔1. doripenem
2. ertapenem
3. imipenem-cilastatin
4. meropenem
✔✔Elements of a medication order - ✔✔Name of drug, dosage, frequency
✔✔S/S of different types of allergic reactions - ✔✔Anaphylic - hives, rash, difficulty
breathing, increased HR & BP, dilated pupils, diaphroesis & panic feeling
Cytotoxic - decrease HCT, WBC, platelets & increased LFTs, BUN & creatinine.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) - ✔✔muscle rigidity, high
fever, autonomic instability and cognitive changes (delirium)
✔✔Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease - ✔✔lack of activity, akinesia, muscular tremors,
drooling, changes in gait, rigidity, extreme restlessness, jitters & spasms
✔✔symptoms of anaphylactic shock - ✔✔hives, rash, difficulty breathing, increased BP,
dilated pupils, diaphoresis, increased HR & respiratory arrest
✔✔How to choose the correct antibiotic - ✔✔by administering a culture report
✔✔Adverse effects and drug interactions of aminoglycosides - ✔✔drug interactions:
penicillin or
cephalosporins
adverse effects: ototoxicity, renal toxicity, GI effects, cardiac effects, bone marrow
depression
✔✔Adverse effects of tetracyclines - ✔✔Irritation of the GI tract, hepatoxicity, damage to
teeth & bones, photosensitivity & superinfections
, ✔✔Patient teaching & adverse effects of antimycobacterials - ✔✔Adverse effects: CNS,
irritates the GI tract, hypersensitivity, and QTc intervals may increase. Rifampih causes
discoloration of bodily fluids
Patient teach: drink a lot of fluids, use barrier contraceptives, report difficulty breathing,
hallucinations, numbness & tingling, fever or chills, or change in color of urine or stool
✔✔How do we check patient ID? - ✔✔
✔✔Patient teaching for cephalosporins - ✔✔drink lots of fluids and maintain nutrition,
report difficulty breathing, severe headaches, severe diarrhea, dizziness or weakness, &
avoid drinking alcohol while taking and for 72 hours after completion
✔✔Indications & nurse implications for quinolones - ✔✔Indications: treats infections
caused by susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria. Includes urinary track,
respiratory track & skin
nfections
Implications:assess known allergy to any quinolones, history of renal disease, current
pregnancy or lactation status
✔✔When a pt comes in with S/S of infection, what to do first? - ✔✔check culture first,
then give ordered antibiotic or give broad spectrum drug if infection is not identifiable or
pt is too sick and can't wait
✔✔Hyperkalemia - ✔✔excessive potassium in the blood
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔deficient potassium in the blood
✔✔Adverse effects of penicillin - ✔✔nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue,
hypersensitivity, superinfections, anaphylaxis, seizure & coma
✔✔Be able to recognize names of drugs that are carbapenems - ✔✔1. doripenem
2. ertapenem
3. imipenem-cilastatin
4. meropenem
✔✔Elements of a medication order - ✔✔Name of drug, dosage, frequency
✔✔S/S of different types of allergic reactions - ✔✔Anaphylic - hives, rash, difficulty
breathing, increased HR & BP, dilated pupils, diaphroesis & panic feeling
Cytotoxic - decrease HCT, WBC, platelets & increased LFTs, BUN & creatinine.
