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WGU
WGU D116 UNIT 3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CO
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RRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTE
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ED PASS (LATEST UPDATE) C C C
You have ordered pilocarpine. You understand that the drug stimulates mus
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carinic receptors. c
Which action would you expect the drug to have? -
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ANS ✓Lowering of intraocular pressure in pts with glaucoma
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Also used to treat dry mouth because it increases salivary glands "Rest and d
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igest"
Muscarinic agents are related to parasympathetic response
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You are teaching a nursing student about the two classes of adrenergic agoni
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st drugs.
c
Which statement by the nursing student indicates understanding of the teac
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hing? - ANS ✓Catecholamines often require continuous infusion to be effective
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Catecholamines undergo rapid degradtion by monoamine oxidase MAO and
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COMT. Brief duration of action and continuous IV to be effective
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They DO NOT cross the BBB, noncatecholamines do
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Noncatecholamines can be given orally but catehcholamines can not c c c c c c c c
WGU D116c
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Because they cause vasoconstriction, alpha1-c c c c
adrenergic agonists are especially useful for __________. - c c c c c c c
ANS ✓causing hemostasis in skin and mucous membranes
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Example is epinephrine c c c
These agents can increase BP but are not the primary drug used except in em
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ergency situations c
A nursing student asks you why epinephrine, and no other adrenergic agoni
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sts, is used to treat anaphylactic shock.
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What will you tell the student? -
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ANS ✓Epinephrine has the ability to activate multiple types of adrenergic recepto
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rs c
Beta 1 receptors increase CO and BP
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Beta 2 receptors increase bronchodilation
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Alpha 1 receptors causes vasoconstriction and increases HR and BP
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Dopamine is administered to a patient who has been experiencing hypotensi
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ve episodes. c
Other than an increase in blood pressure, which indicator would the nurse u
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se to evaluate a successful response? -
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ANS ✓Increase in urine output because of the increase in cardiac output which wa
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s a result of the increase in BP
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A patient is taking a beta-
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adrenergic antagonist medication for angina pectoris and asks the nurse ho
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w the drug works to relieve the discomfort associated with this condition.
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WGU D116 c
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Which statement by the patient after the nurse's teaching indicates understa
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nding of the drug's effects? - ANS ✓Helps reduce the heart's oxygen needs
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Blocking beta 1 receptors in the heart reduces cardiac work by reducing HR,
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force of contraction, and the velocity of impulse through the AV node
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Beta blockers results in bronchoconstriction
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CO decreasedc
A male patient is being treated for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and h
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as stopped taking his alpha-
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adrenergic antagonist medication because of ejaculatory difficulties.
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Which medication should you prescribe? - ANS ✓Alfuzosin
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Does not interfere with ejaculation
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What is true about phentolamine? -
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ANS ✓Acts on both alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors
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Blocks both epi and norepi mediated vasoconstriction
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Alpha-Adrenergic antagonist! c
Used to prevent tissue necrosis
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Side effects are tachycardia and hypotension
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WGU D116 c
WGU
WGU D116 UNIT 3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CO
C C C C C C C
RRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTE
C C C C
ED PASS (LATEST UPDATE) C C C
You have ordered pilocarpine. You understand that the drug stimulates mus
c c c c c c c c c c
carinic receptors. c
Which action would you expect the drug to have? -
c c c c c c c c c
ANS ✓Lowering of intraocular pressure in pts with glaucoma
c c c c c c c c c
Also used to treat dry mouth because it increases salivary glands "Rest and d
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
igest"
Muscarinic agents are related to parasympathetic response
c c c c c c
You are teaching a nursing student about the two classes of adrenergic agoni
c c c c c c c c c c c c
st drugs.
c
Which statement by the nursing student indicates understanding of the teac
c c c c c c c c c c
hing? - ANS ✓Catecholamines often require continuous infusion to be effective
c c c c c c c c c c c
Catecholamines undergo rapid degradtion by monoamine oxidase MAO and
c c c c c c c c c
COMT. Brief duration of action and continuous IV to be effective
c c c c c c c c c c c
They DO NOT cross the BBB, noncatecholamines do
c c c c c c c
Noncatecholamines can be given orally but catehcholamines can not c c c c c c c c
WGU D116c
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Because they cause vasoconstriction, alpha1-c c c c
adrenergic agonists are especially useful for __________. - c c c c c c c
ANS ✓causing hemostasis in skin and mucous membranes
c c c c c c c c c
Example is epinephrine c c c
These agents can increase BP but are not the primary drug used except in em
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
ergency situations c
A nursing student asks you why epinephrine, and no other adrenergic agoni
c c c c c c c c c c c
sts, is used to treat anaphylactic shock.
c c c c c c
What will you tell the student? -
c c c c c c
ANS ✓Epinephrine has the ability to activate multiple types of adrenergic recepto
c c c c c c c c c c c c
rs c
Beta 1 receptors increase CO and BP
c c c c c c c
Beta 2 receptors increase bronchodilation
c c c c
Alpha 1 receptors causes vasoconstriction and increases HR and BP
c c c c c c c c c
Dopamine is administered to a patient who has been experiencing hypotensi
c c c c c c c c c c
ve episodes. c
Other than an increase in blood pressure, which indicator would the nurse u
c c c c c c c c c c c c
se to evaluate a successful response? -
c c c c c c
ANS ✓Increase in urine output because of the increase in cardiac output which wa
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
s a result of the increase in BP
c c c c c c c
A patient is taking a beta-
c c c c c
adrenergic antagonist medication for angina pectoris and asks the nurse ho
c c c c c c c c c c
w the drug works to relieve the discomfort associated with this condition.
c c c c c c c c c c c
WGU D116 c
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Which statement by the patient after the nurse's teaching indicates understa
c c c c c c c c c c
nding of the drug's effects? - ANS ✓Helps reduce the heart's oxygen needs
c c c c c c c c c c c c
Blocking beta 1 receptors in the heart reduces cardiac work by reducing HR,
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
force of contraction, and the velocity of impulse through the AV node
c c c c c c c c c c c
Beta blockers results in bronchoconstriction
c c c c c
CO decreasedc
A male patient is being treated for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and h
c c c c c c c c c c c c
as stopped taking his alpha-
c c c c
adrenergic antagonist medication because of ejaculatory difficulties.
c c c c c c
Which medication should you prescribe? - ANS ✓Alfuzosin
c c c c c c c
Does not interfere with ejaculation
c c c c
What is true about phentolamine? -
c c c c c
ANS ✓Acts on both alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors
c c c c c c c c c c
Blocks both epi and norepi mediated vasoconstriction
c c c c c c
Alpha-Adrenergic antagonist! c
Used to prevent tissue necrosis
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Side effects are tachycardia and hypotension
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WGU D116 c
