RNSG 1301 Exam 2 – Questions & Accurate Answers
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Terms in this set (88)
An 18-month-old patient has been Therapeutic response - Drug therapy must be adjusted
started on chemotherapy. Which means based on therapeutic response to chemotherapy.
are used to adjust the drug dosages?
Plasma drug concentrations - Drug therapy must be
Therapeutic response adjusted based on plasma drug concentrations.
Drug dosage calculator
Plasma drug concentrations
Body surface area calculation
Extrapolated from adult dosage
,Which family-centered education Have parent soothe the 12-month-old patient - The
techniques would the nurse use when parent should maintain safe and secure positioning of
teaching the parents of a 12-month-old the infant (e.g., holding, rocking, cuddling, soothing).
infant how to administer oral antibiotics?
Use an oral syringe to administer the drug - The parents
Administer the drug all at once should use a calibrated dropper or an oral syringe.
Have parent soothe the 12-month-old
patient Allow the 12-month-old patient to suck on a pacifier -
Disguise the drug taste with grape juice The parents should allow self-comforting measures as
Use an oral syringe to administer the age-appropriate (e.g., use of pacifier or sucking on
drug fingers).
Allow the 12-month-old patient to suck
on a pacifier
Which factors increase the incidence of Polypharmacy - Polypharmacy contributes to the
older adults experiencing adverse drug increased incidence of ADEs experienced by older
effects (ADEs) from drug therapy? adults.
Polypharmacy Cognitive impairment - Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairment contributes to the increased incidence of ADEs
Use of drugs with wide therapeutic index experienced by older adults.
Kidney dysfunction
Intact hepatic function Kidney dysfunction - Altered pharmacokinetics (e.g.,
decreased kidney function) contributes to the increased
incidence of ADEs experienced by older adults.
,Match the drug or drug class requiring Bladder flow obstruction - Anticholinergics
special monitoring to the condition.
Clotting disorders - Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs)
Hypertension - Over-the-counter cold products
Falls - Opioids
To reduce the incidence of Side effects of their drugs - Older adults should be
polypharmacy, on which factors would educated on the name, appearance, therapeutic effects,
the nurse educate an older adult? and side effects of each drug.
Side effects of their drugs Interactions of each drug - Older adults should be
Interactions of each drug educated on potential adverse effects and interactions
The name and appearance of their of each drug.
drugs
Therapeutic effects of their drugs The name and appearance of their drugs - Older adults
Altering drug therapy based on should be educated about the name and appearance of
symptoms their drugs.
Therapeutic effects of their drugs - Older adults should
be educated on the name, appearance, therapeutic
effects, and side effects of each drug.
Which considerations would the nurse Recommend simple drug regimens - The nurse would
use to promote drug adherence in older recommend the health care provider simplify the drug
adults? regimen for the older adult (i.e., use combination drugs
to reduce the number of pills the patient takes or use
Recommend simple drug regimens long-acting formulations to reduce the number of doses
Speak in a sharp tone of voice per day).
Use a font with sanserif, or "no feet and
tails Recommend keeping a drug list in purse or wallet - The
Recommend keeping a drug list in purse nurse would instruct the patient to keep a list of all
or wallet drugs and bring it to all health appointments; the nurse
Ask the pharmacy to provide containers would also advise the older adult to keep a copy of the
that are easy to open list in their wallet or purse.
Ask the pharmacy to provide containers that are easy to
open - The nurse would ask the pharmacist to label
drug containers using a large print size and provide
containers that are easy to open by patients with
impaired strength and dexterity (e.g., those with arthritis).
, Which statement accurately describes Cortisol, which impacts carbohydrate metabolism -
the glucocorticoid that is secreted from Cortisol is a glucocorticoid that is secreted from the
the adrenal cortex along with its effect adrenal cortex. It affects carbohydrate, fat, and protein
in the body? metabolism.
Cortisol, which impacts carbohydrate
metabolism
Aldosterone, which impacts
carbohydrate metabolism
Cortisol, which maintains sodium levels
and blood pressure
Aldosterone, which maintains sodium
levels and blood pressure
Which statements accurately describe Stimulation of erythroid cells - Glucocorticoids are able
the actions glucocorticoids exert in the to stimulate the erythroid cells that eventually become
inflammatory process? red blood cells.
Stimulation of erythroid cells Reduction of interleukin-1 release from white blood cells
Maintenance of sodium levels in the - Glucocorticoids modulate the inflammatory response
blood by reducing interleukin-1 release from white cells to
Reduction of interleukin-1 release from decrease fever.
white blood cells
Promotion of protein metabolism, Promotion of protein metabolism, glycogen production,
glycogen production, and fat and fat redistribution - They promote protein
redistribution metabolism, glycogen production, and fat redistribution
Stabilization of lysosomal cell from peripheral to central areas of the body.
membranes to reduce capillary
permeability and leukocyte migration Stabilization of lysosomal cell membranes to reduce
capillary permeability and leukocyte migration -
Glucocorticoids stabilize the cell membranes of
lysosomes to reduce capillary permeability and cell
migration.
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Match Blocks Charms NEW
Terms in this set (88)
An 18-month-old patient has been Therapeutic response - Drug therapy must be adjusted
started on chemotherapy. Which means based on therapeutic response to chemotherapy.
are used to adjust the drug dosages?
Plasma drug concentrations - Drug therapy must be
Therapeutic response adjusted based on plasma drug concentrations.
Drug dosage calculator
Plasma drug concentrations
Body surface area calculation
Extrapolated from adult dosage
,Which family-centered education Have parent soothe the 12-month-old patient - The
techniques would the nurse use when parent should maintain safe and secure positioning of
teaching the parents of a 12-month-old the infant (e.g., holding, rocking, cuddling, soothing).
infant how to administer oral antibiotics?
Use an oral syringe to administer the drug - The parents
Administer the drug all at once should use a calibrated dropper or an oral syringe.
Have parent soothe the 12-month-old
patient Allow the 12-month-old patient to suck on a pacifier -
Disguise the drug taste with grape juice The parents should allow self-comforting measures as
Use an oral syringe to administer the age-appropriate (e.g., use of pacifier or sucking on
drug fingers).
Allow the 12-month-old patient to suck
on a pacifier
Which factors increase the incidence of Polypharmacy - Polypharmacy contributes to the
older adults experiencing adverse drug increased incidence of ADEs experienced by older
effects (ADEs) from drug therapy? adults.
Polypharmacy Cognitive impairment - Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairment contributes to the increased incidence of ADEs
Use of drugs with wide therapeutic index experienced by older adults.
Kidney dysfunction
Intact hepatic function Kidney dysfunction - Altered pharmacokinetics (e.g.,
decreased kidney function) contributes to the increased
incidence of ADEs experienced by older adults.
,Match the drug or drug class requiring Bladder flow obstruction - Anticholinergics
special monitoring to the condition.
Clotting disorders - Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs)
Hypertension - Over-the-counter cold products
Falls - Opioids
To reduce the incidence of Side effects of their drugs - Older adults should be
polypharmacy, on which factors would educated on the name, appearance, therapeutic effects,
the nurse educate an older adult? and side effects of each drug.
Side effects of their drugs Interactions of each drug - Older adults should be
Interactions of each drug educated on potential adverse effects and interactions
The name and appearance of their of each drug.
drugs
Therapeutic effects of their drugs The name and appearance of their drugs - Older adults
Altering drug therapy based on should be educated about the name and appearance of
symptoms their drugs.
Therapeutic effects of their drugs - Older adults should
be educated on the name, appearance, therapeutic
effects, and side effects of each drug.
Which considerations would the nurse Recommend simple drug regimens - The nurse would
use to promote drug adherence in older recommend the health care provider simplify the drug
adults? regimen for the older adult (i.e., use combination drugs
to reduce the number of pills the patient takes or use
Recommend simple drug regimens long-acting formulations to reduce the number of doses
Speak in a sharp tone of voice per day).
Use a font with sanserif, or "no feet and
tails Recommend keeping a drug list in purse or wallet - The
Recommend keeping a drug list in purse nurse would instruct the patient to keep a list of all
or wallet drugs and bring it to all health appointments; the nurse
Ask the pharmacy to provide containers would also advise the older adult to keep a copy of the
that are easy to open list in their wallet or purse.
Ask the pharmacy to provide containers that are easy to
open - The nurse would ask the pharmacist to label
drug containers using a large print size and provide
containers that are easy to open by patients with
impaired strength and dexterity (e.g., those with arthritis).
, Which statement accurately describes Cortisol, which impacts carbohydrate metabolism -
the glucocorticoid that is secreted from Cortisol is a glucocorticoid that is secreted from the
the adrenal cortex along with its effect adrenal cortex. It affects carbohydrate, fat, and protein
in the body? metabolism.
Cortisol, which impacts carbohydrate
metabolism
Aldosterone, which impacts
carbohydrate metabolism
Cortisol, which maintains sodium levels
and blood pressure
Aldosterone, which maintains sodium
levels and blood pressure
Which statements accurately describe Stimulation of erythroid cells - Glucocorticoids are able
the actions glucocorticoids exert in the to stimulate the erythroid cells that eventually become
inflammatory process? red blood cells.
Stimulation of erythroid cells Reduction of interleukin-1 release from white blood cells
Maintenance of sodium levels in the - Glucocorticoids modulate the inflammatory response
blood by reducing interleukin-1 release from white cells to
Reduction of interleukin-1 release from decrease fever.
white blood cells
Promotion of protein metabolism, Promotion of protein metabolism, glycogen production,
glycogen production, and fat and fat redistribution - They promote protein
redistribution metabolism, glycogen production, and fat redistribution
Stabilization of lysosomal cell from peripheral to central areas of the body.
membranes to reduce capillary
permeability and leukocyte migration Stabilization of lysosomal cell membranes to reduce
capillary permeability and leukocyte migration -
Glucocorticoids stabilize the cell membranes of
lysosomes to reduce capillary permeability and cell
migration.
