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NURS COMP 1-3 MEDS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 100+ Pharmacology Q&A with Drug Classifications & Nursing Interventions | Galen College of Nursing

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truggling to remember all those drug names, side effects, and nursing interventions? This pharmacology Q&A guide is your SHORTCUT to mastering medications for NURS COMP 1-3! Pharmacology is one of the HEAVIEST tested subjects on nursing exams, and memorizing hundreds of drugs can feel impossible. But what if you had 100+ medication questions with VERIFIED ANSWERS organized exactly the way you'll be tested? NOW YOU DO! What's Inside This Pharmacology Power Pack: Cardiovascular Medications: ACE Inhibitors (Lisinopril) - Angioedema, Cough! Digoxin - Toxicity signs, Apical pulse 60 HOLD! Heparin - aPTT monitoring, Protamine sulfate antidote! Warfarin - INR 2-3, Vitamin K antidote! Lasix (Furosemide) - Loop diuretic, Ototoxicity risk! Nitroglycerin - Replace every 3 months! Statins & Thiazides Calcium Channel Blockers Psychiatric Medications: Lithium - Therapeutic range 0.5-1.5, Toxicity signs! Clozapine - REPORT infection signs IMMEDIATELY! Fluphenazine - Antipsychotic! Carbamazepine - Grapefruit juice interaction! Anti-Anxiolytics (Lorazepam, Diazepam) Phenytoin (Dilantin) - Gingival hyperplasia! Endocrine Medications: Insulin - Mixing (Clear before Cloudy!), Rotation sites! Long-acting insulin (Lantus, Levemir) Metformin & Hypoglycemia treatment Thyroid Medications (Levothyroxine) Desmopressin - Diabetes Insipidus treatment! GI & Respiratory Medications: PPI's (Omeprazole) & H2 Antagonists (Ranitidine) Beclomethasone - RINSE MOUTH after use! Lactulose - Decreases ammonia levels! Kayexalate - Treats hyperkalemia! Antibiotics & Antivirals: Ciprofloxacin - Tendon rupture risk! Ceftriaxone - PCN allergy alternative! Gentamicin - Peak & Trough timing! Sulfonamides - Steven Johnson Syndrome! MDROs (MRSA, VRE, ESBL) treatments! Antivirals (Acyclovir) Other Critical Meds: TPN - 2 RNs MUST verify, temp 100.8°F requires follow-up! Magnesium Sulfate - Toxicity signs & Calcium Gluconate antidote! Thrombolytics (Alteplase) - Must give within 3 hours of stroke! IVIG, Epoetin Alfa, Filgrastim Reversal Agents (Naloxone, Flumazenil, Protamine, Vitamin K) Transdermal Patches - FLUSH down toilet, don't trash! Warfarin & Grapefruit juice interaction!

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NURS COMP 1-3 MEDS QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
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Ace Inhibitors
- answer-End in pril - Lisinopril
S/E angioedema, cough

Allopurinol:
- answer-treats Gout; patient teaching: you should increase fluid
intake;alsoigvenintumorlysissyndrome

Alteplase:
- answer-treats AMI (acute myocardial infarction), Stroke (MUST BE GIVEN
WITHIN 3 HOURS of last known well), chest pain at rest (unstable angina), blood
clots in the lungs (pulmonary thrombosis or embolism), ALSO used for clearing of
blood clots from blocked venous catheters
SIDE EFFECTS: BLEEDING; Intracranial hemorrhage; nausea and vomiting,
pulmonary embolism, arrhythmias, allergic reactions, DVT, angioedema

Ampicillin is in the Penicillin family:
- answer-Cephalosporins (sulfa drugs) are closely related to penicillin may have an
allergic reaction if they are allergic to penicillin, Clarify order if the patient is
allergic to sulfa and has an order for Ampicillin.

Anti-anxiolytics
- answer-End in pam
Lorazepam-Ativan
Diazepam-Valium

Beclomethasone:
- answer-to treat asthma attack (wheezing, SOB) patient teaching; RINSE MOUTH
after use.

BP meds ((lisinopril, metoprolol, valsartan, etc)
- answer-DANGLE patient on the side of the bed before rising and to change
positions slowly to prevent orthostatic hypotension!

Calcium channel blockers
- answer-End in pine

, Nifedipine

Carbamazepine
- answer-Seizure Medication
Use other forms of birth control

Carbamazepine:
- answer-treatment of seizures, trigeminal neuralgia and bipolar disorder report
sore throat, mouth sores, infections, high temperature this could indicate a serious
blood problem drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS);
DO NOT take with grapefruit juice it may increase the effects of this medicine

Ceftriaxone - Rocephin
- answer-(becareful if severe PCN allergy)

Cipro:
- answer-broad-spectrum antibiotic; monitor deep tendon reflexes for rupture! Take
on an empty stomach, can take with juice for better absorption.

Clozapine:
- answer-antipsychotic; treats schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
MONITOR FOR: (fever, myalgia, dizziness or faintness, chest pain, tachycardia or
other signs and symptoms of heart failure look for myocarditis/INFECTION.
REPORT signs of infection IMMEDIATELY

Desmopressin Acetate
- answer-Uses: Diabetes Insipidus
Promotes reabsorption of water with the kidneys. Monitor: Urine output, urine
specific gravity, blood pressure
Prevent hyponatremia due to water intoxication
Contraindicated in clients with chronic nephritis or high risk for MI.

Desmopressin for DI/diabetes insipidus, expected outcome with medication would
be
- answer-decreased UO from 500ml/hr down to 125 ml/hr

Digoxin
- answer-Take apical HR x 1 full minute
Withhold digoxin if the apical pulse is less than 100 bpm in infants, 70 bpm in
older children, 60 in adults.

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