NUR 185 - Exam 2.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
Zolpidem
Ambien: sedative
Uses: short term treatment of insomnia, head trauma
Side effects: headache, lethargy, drowsiness, sedation, dizziness
Silver Sulfadiazine
Flamazine: topical anti-infective (ATB)
Uses: skin infections, minor burns, wounds, skin graft, 2nd degree burns
Side effects: rash, urticaria, scaling, redness
- Painless and soothing
Mafenide
Sulfamylon: bacteriostatic
- Can cause metabolic acidosis
- May cause local discomfort and burning with application
- Can be alternated with silver sulfadiazine
Tetanus
TDAP: vaccine
Uses: tetanus (lock jaw), diphtheria (thick coating on back of throat),
pertussis (whooping cough)
- Given to burn victims to protect against above diseases
- Booster every 10 years
,NUR 185 - Exam 2.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
Dilaudid
Hydromorphone HCl: opioid
Route: PO, IV, IM, SQ
Uses: moderate to severe pain, migraines, dental pain
Side effects: dizziness, confusion, headache, tinnitus, diplopia, respiratory
depression
Propranolol
Inderal: antihypertensive
Route: IV, PO
Uses: chronic stable angina, HTN, acute MI, migraine, dysrhythmia
Side effects: coughing, fatigue, hypotension, dizziness, bradycardia, N/V,
thrombocytopenia
Labs: ALT, AST
Contraindicated: COPD, asthma
Monitor: BP, HR
- Take BP before administration
- Do not stop taking abruptly
- No herbs or alcohol
- May mask signs of hypoglycemia (can affect Accu-Chek)
Hydrocodone
, NUR 185 - Exam 2.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
Apap, Vicodin, Lorcet: opioid
Uses: mild to moderate pain
Side effects: palpitations, tachy/bradycardia, tinnitus, diplopia,
drowsiness, dizziness, headache
- No acetaminophen because it already has some in it
- No Benadryl due to possibly lowering respirations
Oxycodone
Oxycontin: opioid
Uses: moderate to severe pain
Side effects: drowsiness, dizziness, palpitations, increased urinary output,
urinary retention, bradycardia, respiratory depression
Morphine
MS Contin: opioid analgesic
Route: PO, IV, IM, SQ
Uses: moderate to severe pain
Side effects: seizures, shock, cardiac arrest, tachy/bradycardia,
respiratory depression, apnea
Antidote: Narcan (Naloxone)
Tramadol
2026\2027.
Zolpidem
Ambien: sedative
Uses: short term treatment of insomnia, head trauma
Side effects: headache, lethargy, drowsiness, sedation, dizziness
Silver Sulfadiazine
Flamazine: topical anti-infective (ATB)
Uses: skin infections, minor burns, wounds, skin graft, 2nd degree burns
Side effects: rash, urticaria, scaling, redness
- Painless and soothing
Mafenide
Sulfamylon: bacteriostatic
- Can cause metabolic acidosis
- May cause local discomfort and burning with application
- Can be alternated with silver sulfadiazine
Tetanus
TDAP: vaccine
Uses: tetanus (lock jaw), diphtheria (thick coating on back of throat),
pertussis (whooping cough)
- Given to burn victims to protect against above diseases
- Booster every 10 years
,NUR 185 - Exam 2.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
Dilaudid
Hydromorphone HCl: opioid
Route: PO, IV, IM, SQ
Uses: moderate to severe pain, migraines, dental pain
Side effects: dizziness, confusion, headache, tinnitus, diplopia, respiratory
depression
Propranolol
Inderal: antihypertensive
Route: IV, PO
Uses: chronic stable angina, HTN, acute MI, migraine, dysrhythmia
Side effects: coughing, fatigue, hypotension, dizziness, bradycardia, N/V,
thrombocytopenia
Labs: ALT, AST
Contraindicated: COPD, asthma
Monitor: BP, HR
- Take BP before administration
- Do not stop taking abruptly
- No herbs or alcohol
- May mask signs of hypoglycemia (can affect Accu-Chek)
Hydrocodone
, NUR 185 - Exam 2.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
Apap, Vicodin, Lorcet: opioid
Uses: mild to moderate pain
Side effects: palpitations, tachy/bradycardia, tinnitus, diplopia,
drowsiness, dizziness, headache
- No acetaminophen because it already has some in it
- No Benadryl due to possibly lowering respirations
Oxycodone
Oxycontin: opioid
Uses: moderate to severe pain
Side effects: drowsiness, dizziness, palpitations, increased urinary output,
urinary retention, bradycardia, respiratory depression
Morphine
MS Contin: opioid analgesic
Route: PO, IV, IM, SQ
Uses: moderate to severe pain
Side effects: seizures, shock, cardiac arrest, tachy/bradycardia,
respiratory depression, apnea
Antidote: Narcan (Naloxone)
Tramadol
