NURS 180 final Exam Verified Questions AND Correct Answers
A nurse should question adminsitering Heparin to a pt whose
PTT is 110 seconds because normal range is what - ✔✔25-
35/1.5 - 2.5 times normal range = 45-100 is therapeutic.
If pts level is 110 it would not be good for the nurse to do the
heparin drip
Absence Seizures aka petit mal - ✔✔last a few seconds
seen often in children
Ethosuximide (Zarontin) is a drug of choice for this type of
disorder
ACEI are used to ? - ✔✔control HTN
decrease mortality from M.I.
delay the progression of diabetic neuropathy
first line therapy for HF
,ACEI can cause what - ✔✔postural hypotension, mainly on the
first dose
Addisons disease - ✔✔a small amount of adrenal hormones
characterized by syncope, darkening of the skin, weakness,
fatigue
Adverse effect of diflucan - ✔✔hepatotoxicity.
if pt states their skin is turning yellow they should stop the
med and call a MD
adverse reaction from glucocorticoids - ✔✔bleeding ulcers
After ABCs and safety what is the next priority? - ✔✔pain
Aggrenox is an ____________ - ✔✔antiplatelet
not part of the NOAC group
,Albuterol inhaler teaching - ✔✔the client exhales and then
squeezes the canister as the next inspiration occurs
Allopurinol MOA - ✔✔xanthene oxidase inhibitor that reduces
uric acid synthetis.
Used prophylactically
Anatacids are used to - ✔✔neutralize gastric pH
Antidote for acetaminophen overdose - ✔✔n-acetylcystine
(mucomyst)
Antidote for Coumadin - ✔✔Vitamin K
Antidote for Opioid overdose - ✔✔Narcan (Naloxone)
administer ASAP if suspected, especially if the RR is
decreasing.
, Antihistamines - ✔✔anicholinergic drugs that block the
Parasympathetic nervous system
rest and giest
Antihistamines can cause - ✔✔drownsiness
Antiplatelets are not thrombolytic - ✔✔
asthma can be treated as long term therapy with what -
✔✔prednisone (an oral form of glucocoricoid)
BB are contraindicatetd for asthma patients because - ✔✔its
ability to block B2 receptors
Blood level most correlated to CAD - ✔✔elevated levels oof
LDL
centrally acting antitussives like __________ are used in cases
of secere cough - ✔✔codeine
Ceophalosporins - ✔✔carry a cross sensitivity with PCN
A nurse should question adminsitering Heparin to a pt whose
PTT is 110 seconds because normal range is what - ✔✔25-
35/1.5 - 2.5 times normal range = 45-100 is therapeutic.
If pts level is 110 it would not be good for the nurse to do the
heparin drip
Absence Seizures aka petit mal - ✔✔last a few seconds
seen often in children
Ethosuximide (Zarontin) is a drug of choice for this type of
disorder
ACEI are used to ? - ✔✔control HTN
decrease mortality from M.I.
delay the progression of diabetic neuropathy
first line therapy for HF
,ACEI can cause what - ✔✔postural hypotension, mainly on the
first dose
Addisons disease - ✔✔a small amount of adrenal hormones
characterized by syncope, darkening of the skin, weakness,
fatigue
Adverse effect of diflucan - ✔✔hepatotoxicity.
if pt states their skin is turning yellow they should stop the
med and call a MD
adverse reaction from glucocorticoids - ✔✔bleeding ulcers
After ABCs and safety what is the next priority? - ✔✔pain
Aggrenox is an ____________ - ✔✔antiplatelet
not part of the NOAC group
,Albuterol inhaler teaching - ✔✔the client exhales and then
squeezes the canister as the next inspiration occurs
Allopurinol MOA - ✔✔xanthene oxidase inhibitor that reduces
uric acid synthetis.
Used prophylactically
Anatacids are used to - ✔✔neutralize gastric pH
Antidote for acetaminophen overdose - ✔✔n-acetylcystine
(mucomyst)
Antidote for Coumadin - ✔✔Vitamin K
Antidote for Opioid overdose - ✔✔Narcan (Naloxone)
administer ASAP if suspected, especially if the RR is
decreasing.
, Antihistamines - ✔✔anicholinergic drugs that block the
Parasympathetic nervous system
rest and giest
Antihistamines can cause - ✔✔drownsiness
Antiplatelets are not thrombolytic - ✔✔
asthma can be treated as long term therapy with what -
✔✔prednisone (an oral form of glucocoricoid)
BB are contraindicatetd for asthma patients because - ✔✔its
ability to block B2 receptors
Blood level most correlated to CAD - ✔✔elevated levels oof
LDL
centrally acting antitussives like __________ are used in cases
of secere cough - ✔✔codeine
Ceophalosporins - ✔✔carry a cross sensitivity with PCN
