NUR 138 CH 18 & 19 EXAM #2 REVIEW #2
Sympathomimetic drug - Answers - What is another name for an adrenergic drug?
Tachycardia - Answers - The nurse is administering an adrenergic drug and will monitor
for which possible side effect?
Asthma; Open-angle glaucoma; Nasal congestion - Answers - The nurse is aware that
adrenergic drugs may be used to treat which conditions?
Epinephrine - Answers - A woman who is allergic to bees has just been stung while out
in her garden. She reaches for her bee-sting kit, which would most likely contain which
drug?
"This inhaler is for prevention of asthma attacks, not for an acute asthma attack." -
Answers - A 13 yo girl was diagnosed with asthma 2 years ago. Today her physician
wants to start her on salmeterol administered via inhaler. The nurse needs to remember
to include which statement when teaching the girl and her family about the drug?
Rinse mouth after use - Answers - Which instruction should the nurse provide to the
patient taking salmeterol by inhaler?
Tricyclic antidepressants; Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs); Antihistamines -
Answers - The nurse is reviewing the medication orders of a newly admitted patient who
has an infusion of the adrenergic drug dopamine. Which of the drugs or drug classes, if
also given to the patient, may cause an interaction?
Blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg; Decrease in heart rate to 100 bpm; Increase in urine
output to 30 mL/hr - Answers - The nurse is administering dopamine to the patient in
cardiogenic shock after a motor vehicle accident. Which assessment finding indicates
the dopamine is achieving its desired effect?
The interrupt premature labor contractions - Answers - During pharmacology class, a
nursing student asks about the use of beta2 agonists in pregnancy. The most
appropriate response by the nursing faculty member would be which of the following?
Vasodilation; Decreased blood pressure; Constriction of the pupil - Answers -
Adrenergic blockade at the alpha-adrenergic receptors leads to which effects?
Phentolamine - Answers - The nurse discovers that the IV infusion of a patient who has
been receiving an IV vasopressor has infiltrated. The nurse will expect which drug to be
used to reverse the effects of the vasopressor in the infiltrated area?
Sympathomimetic drug - Answers - What is another name for an adrenergic drug?
Tachycardia - Answers - The nurse is administering an adrenergic drug and will monitor
for which possible side effect?
Asthma; Open-angle glaucoma; Nasal congestion - Answers - The nurse is aware that
adrenergic drugs may be used to treat which conditions?
Epinephrine - Answers - A woman who is allergic to bees has just been stung while out
in her garden. She reaches for her bee-sting kit, which would most likely contain which
drug?
"This inhaler is for prevention of asthma attacks, not for an acute asthma attack." -
Answers - A 13 yo girl was diagnosed with asthma 2 years ago. Today her physician
wants to start her on salmeterol administered via inhaler. The nurse needs to remember
to include which statement when teaching the girl and her family about the drug?
Rinse mouth after use - Answers - Which instruction should the nurse provide to the
patient taking salmeterol by inhaler?
Tricyclic antidepressants; Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs); Antihistamines -
Answers - The nurse is reviewing the medication orders of a newly admitted patient who
has an infusion of the adrenergic drug dopamine. Which of the drugs or drug classes, if
also given to the patient, may cause an interaction?
Blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg; Decrease in heart rate to 100 bpm; Increase in urine
output to 30 mL/hr - Answers - The nurse is administering dopamine to the patient in
cardiogenic shock after a motor vehicle accident. Which assessment finding indicates
the dopamine is achieving its desired effect?
The interrupt premature labor contractions - Answers - During pharmacology class, a
nursing student asks about the use of beta2 agonists in pregnancy. The most
appropriate response by the nursing faculty member would be which of the following?
Vasodilation; Decreased blood pressure; Constriction of the pupil - Answers -
Adrenergic blockade at the alpha-adrenergic receptors leads to which effects?
Phentolamine - Answers - The nurse discovers that the IV infusion of a patient who has
been receiving an IV vasopressor has infiltrated. The nurse will expect which drug to be
used to reverse the effects of the vasopressor in the infiltrated area?
