WGU D116 Unit 3 Questions And
Answers
A mpatient masks mhis mprovider mto mexplain mwhat mdrug mtolerance mmeans.
The mprovider mresponds mby mtelling mthe mpatient mthat mwhen mtolerance moccurs, mit mmeans mthe
mpatient m__________. m- mAnswer m- mmay mneed mincreased mamounts mof mthe mdrug mover mtime m
When mtolerance mdevelops, ma mdose mincrease mmay mbe mneeded mbecause ma mdecreased mresponse
mmay moccur mwith mprolonged muse
A mgroup mof mnursing mstudents masks ma mnurse mto mexplain mthe mblood-brain mbarrier.
The mnurse mwould mbe mcorrect mto msay mthat mthe mblood-brain mbarrier m__________. m- mAnswer m-
mPrevents msome mpotentially mtoxic msubstances mfrom mcrossing minto mthe mcentral mnervous
msystem m
Infants mare mmore msensitive mto mCNS mdrugs mand mrequire mlower mdoses
Prevents mhighly mionized mand mprotein-bound mdrugs mfrom mentering m
Allows mlipid-soluble mdrugs mdrugs mand mdrugs mthat muse mspecific mtransport msystems mto menter
A mpregnant mpatient mis min mpremature mlabor.
Which mclass mof mdrug mwill mshe mbe mgiven? m- mAnswer m- mBeta m2 magonist m(helper)
Part mof mthe mperipheral madrenergic mreceptor msubtypes m(epi/norepi)
Beta2 magonists mcause mrelaxation mof mthe muterine mmuscles, mslowing mor mstopping mthe
mcontractions mthat mprecipitate mlabor
,*Beta2 mANTagonist mwould mincrease mconstriction mof mthe muterine mmuscles*
What mtype mof mdrug mclass mhas meffects mon mthe mheart mand marterioles? m- mAnswer m- mAlpha1
magonist
Anticcholinergic mdrugs mare mgiven mfor mwhat meffects? m- mAnswer m- mUrinary mand mGI mtracts
They mdo mnot maffect mthe murine mmuscles
A mnurse mis mexplaining mthe mactivation mof mbeta-2 mreceptors mto mnursing mstudents mduring ma
mclinical mrotation mat mthe mhospital.
Which mstatement mby ma mstudent mdemonstrates ma mneed mfor mfurther mteaching? m- mAnswer m-
m"Beta2 mactivation mresults min mcontraction mof mthe muterine mmuscles"
*Beta2 mactivation mDOES mresult min mvasodilation mof mskeletal mmuscles, mbronchodilation, mand
mglycogenolysis, mand mRELAXATION mof muterine mmuscles*
A mprovider mis mteaching ma mpatient mabout ma mmedication mthat malters mthe msympathetic mnervous
msystem mfunctions. mTo mevaluate munderstanding, mthe mprovider masks mthe mpatient mto mdescribe
mwhich mfunctions mthe msympathetic mnervous msystem mregulates.
Which manswer mindicates mthe mneed mfor mfurther mteaching? m- mAnswer m- m"The mdigestive
mfunctions mof mthe mbody" m
All mapart mof mthe msympathetic mnervous msystem:
1. mfight mor mflight
2. mcardiovascular msystem
3. mbody mtemperature
A mpatient mis mexperiencing mtoxic mside meffects mfrom matropine, mincluding mdelirium mand
mhallucinations.
, Which mmedication mwill mthe mprovider mask mthe mnurse mto madminister? m- mAnswer m-
mPhysostigmine m(Mestinon, mRegonol)
Drug mof mchoice mfor mtreating mpoisoning mfrom matropine mand mother mdrugs mthat mcause
mmuscarinic mblockage mie: matropine m(Muscarinic mAntagonist)
What mdrug mis mused mto mtreat mAlzheimer's mDisease? m- mAnswer m- mDonepezil
A mpatient mwho mhas mmyasthenia mgravis mwill mbe mtaking mneostigmine.
What mshould mthe mnurse memphasize mwhen mteaching mthis mpatient mabout mthe mmedication? m-
mAnswer m- mTake ma msupplementary mdose mbefore mexercise
You mhave mordered mpilocarpine. mYou munderstand mthat mthe mdrug mstimulates mmuscarinic
mreceptors.
Which maction mwould myou mexpect mthe mdrug mto mhave? m- mAnswer m- mLowering mof mintraocular
mpressure min mpts mwith mglaucoma
Also mused mto mtreat mdry mmouth mbecause mit mincreases msalivary mglands m"Rest mand mdigest"
Muscarinic magents mare mrelated mto mparasympathetic mresponse
You mare mteaching ma mnursing mstudent mabout mthe mtwo mclasses mof madrenergic magonist mdrugs.
Which mstatement mby mthe mnursing mstudent mindicates munderstanding mof mthe mteaching? m-
mAnswer m- mCatecholamines moften mrequire mcontinuous minfusion mto mbe meffective m
Catecholamines mundergo mrapid mdegradtion mby mmonoamine moxidase mMAO mand mCOMT. mBrief
mduration mof maction mand mcontinuous mIV mto mbe meffective m
They mDO mNOT mcross mthe mBBB, mnoncatecholamines mdo
Noncatecholamines mcan mbe mgiven morally mbut mcatehcholamines mcan mnot
Answers
A mpatient masks mhis mprovider mto mexplain mwhat mdrug mtolerance mmeans.
The mprovider mresponds mby mtelling mthe mpatient mthat mwhen mtolerance moccurs, mit mmeans mthe
mpatient m__________. m- mAnswer m- mmay mneed mincreased mamounts mof mthe mdrug mover mtime m
When mtolerance mdevelops, ma mdose mincrease mmay mbe mneeded mbecause ma mdecreased mresponse
mmay moccur mwith mprolonged muse
A mgroup mof mnursing mstudents masks ma mnurse mto mexplain mthe mblood-brain mbarrier.
The mnurse mwould mbe mcorrect mto msay mthat mthe mblood-brain mbarrier m__________. m- mAnswer m-
mPrevents msome mpotentially mtoxic msubstances mfrom mcrossing minto mthe mcentral mnervous
msystem m
Infants mare mmore msensitive mto mCNS mdrugs mand mrequire mlower mdoses
Prevents mhighly mionized mand mprotein-bound mdrugs mfrom mentering m
Allows mlipid-soluble mdrugs mdrugs mand mdrugs mthat muse mspecific mtransport msystems mto menter
A mpregnant mpatient mis min mpremature mlabor.
Which mclass mof mdrug mwill mshe mbe mgiven? m- mAnswer m- mBeta m2 magonist m(helper)
Part mof mthe mperipheral madrenergic mreceptor msubtypes m(epi/norepi)
Beta2 magonists mcause mrelaxation mof mthe muterine mmuscles, mslowing mor mstopping mthe
mcontractions mthat mprecipitate mlabor
,*Beta2 mANTagonist mwould mincrease mconstriction mof mthe muterine mmuscles*
What mtype mof mdrug mclass mhas meffects mon mthe mheart mand marterioles? m- mAnswer m- mAlpha1
magonist
Anticcholinergic mdrugs mare mgiven mfor mwhat meffects? m- mAnswer m- mUrinary mand mGI mtracts
They mdo mnot maffect mthe murine mmuscles
A mnurse mis mexplaining mthe mactivation mof mbeta-2 mreceptors mto mnursing mstudents mduring ma
mclinical mrotation mat mthe mhospital.
Which mstatement mby ma mstudent mdemonstrates ma mneed mfor mfurther mteaching? m- mAnswer m-
m"Beta2 mactivation mresults min mcontraction mof mthe muterine mmuscles"
*Beta2 mactivation mDOES mresult min mvasodilation mof mskeletal mmuscles, mbronchodilation, mand
mglycogenolysis, mand mRELAXATION mof muterine mmuscles*
A mprovider mis mteaching ma mpatient mabout ma mmedication mthat malters mthe msympathetic mnervous
msystem mfunctions. mTo mevaluate munderstanding, mthe mprovider masks mthe mpatient mto mdescribe
mwhich mfunctions mthe msympathetic mnervous msystem mregulates.
Which manswer mindicates mthe mneed mfor mfurther mteaching? m- mAnswer m- m"The mdigestive
mfunctions mof mthe mbody" m
All mapart mof mthe msympathetic mnervous msystem:
1. mfight mor mflight
2. mcardiovascular msystem
3. mbody mtemperature
A mpatient mis mexperiencing mtoxic mside meffects mfrom matropine, mincluding mdelirium mand
mhallucinations.
, Which mmedication mwill mthe mprovider mask mthe mnurse mto madminister? m- mAnswer m-
mPhysostigmine m(Mestinon, mRegonol)
Drug mof mchoice mfor mtreating mpoisoning mfrom matropine mand mother mdrugs mthat mcause
mmuscarinic mblockage mie: matropine m(Muscarinic mAntagonist)
What mdrug mis mused mto mtreat mAlzheimer's mDisease? m- mAnswer m- mDonepezil
A mpatient mwho mhas mmyasthenia mgravis mwill mbe mtaking mneostigmine.
What mshould mthe mnurse memphasize mwhen mteaching mthis mpatient mabout mthe mmedication? m-
mAnswer m- mTake ma msupplementary mdose mbefore mexercise
You mhave mordered mpilocarpine. mYou munderstand mthat mthe mdrug mstimulates mmuscarinic
mreceptors.
Which maction mwould myou mexpect mthe mdrug mto mhave? m- mAnswer m- mLowering mof mintraocular
mpressure min mpts mwith mglaucoma
Also mused mto mtreat mdry mmouth mbecause mit mincreases msalivary mglands m"Rest mand mdigest"
Muscarinic magents mare mrelated mto mparasympathetic mresponse
You mare mteaching ma mnursing mstudent mabout mthe mtwo mclasses mof madrenergic magonist mdrugs.
Which mstatement mby mthe mnursing mstudent mindicates munderstanding mof mthe mteaching? m-
mAnswer m- mCatecholamines moften mrequire mcontinuous minfusion mto mbe meffective m
Catecholamines mundergo mrapid mdegradtion mby mmonoamine moxidase mMAO mand mCOMT. mBrief
mduration mof maction mand mcontinuous mIV mto mbe meffective m
They mDO mNOT mcross mthe mBBB, mnoncatecholamines mdo
Noncatecholamines mcan mbe mgiven morally mbut mcatehcholamines mcan mnot
