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NURS180/ NURS 180 M IDTERM EXAM: (NEW 2024/
2025 UPDATE) PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW WITH QS & AS|
GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
The nurse would questions the administration of ______ and _____ because the
combination can increase the risk for bleeding. - ANS ✓Aspirin and
Coumadin
Enteric Coated tablets (should/should not) be crushed - ANS ✓should not
How to waste a narcotic (like morphine) - ANS ✓have another nurse witness
and observe the wasting
Side effect of morphine - ANS ✓drop in RR
Who should avoid Tylenol? - ANS ✓Patients with liver damage or who drink
alcohol
Biphosphonates (like Fosamax) can be used to treat - ANS ✓osteoporosis and
Paget's disease to prevent loss of bone
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**Does not heal fractures.
If a patient has been using glucocorticoids for prolonged time the nurse
should assess for - ANS ✓possibility of GI bleed.
If a patient verbalizes that they take herbal meds the nurse should - ANS
✓ask the pt to bring the herbal meds to the hospital
Functional unit of the kidney - ANS ✓nephron
If a patients urine sample shows protein and glucose, it is a sign that the
patient might have _____ _________. - ANS ✓renal impairment
Potassium IVP will most likely lead to - ANS ✓cardiac arrest
**Do not administer K+ IVP ever
The ________ are the primary organs for regulating fluid and electrolyte
balance, potassium, they secrete renin (which helps regulate BP) - ANS
✓kidneys
Does not affect serum O2 levels. Do not have any impact on bacterial
infections.
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