NUR2474 | NUR 2474 PHARMACOLOGY
FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE | RASMUSSEN
Signs of overdose - Correct Answer - Slow breathing, blue lips and finger
tips, cold damp skin, shaking, vomiting and gurgling noises
education with anti-effectives (antibiotic, antifungal) - Correct Answer -
make sure patient goes through whole course of treatment, go beyond
"feeling better", still continue taking at least a week to get it all out
Antibiotics and C. diff - Correct Answer - c-diff often happens after
another infection. New onset diarrhea.
Theophylline - Correct Answer - a bronchodilator used to treat asthma
and bronchitis and emphysema
Theophylline AE - Correct Answer - Cardiac arrhythmias, tachycardia
and seizures, vomiting
Theophylline SE - Correct Answer - upset stomach, stomach pain,
diarrhea, headache, restlessness, difficulty falling asleep or
, staying asleep, irritability
Ginkgo biloba - Correct Answer - if you have bleeding disorder or
preggo, DO NOT take. this should not be given with blood thinners,
cause risk of bleeding
bleeding with anticoagulant therapy - Correct Answer - blood in pee and
poop, severe bruising, prolonged nosebleeds, bleeding gums, vomiting
blood, difficulty breathing/chest pain
warfarin and green leafy vegetables - Correct Answer - DO NOT TAKE.
green leafy veggies are high in vitamin K which is warfarin antidote.
testosterone hormone replacement therapy in males - Correct Answer -
through skin for tx of low testoterone levels, rub gel into upper arms and
shoulders, DO NOT give to women and children the gel
Ibuprofen SE - Correct Answer - gastric distress, tinnitus, dizziness,
confusion, edema, blood dyscrasias, dysrhythmias, nephrotoxicity
Ibuprofen indications - Correct Answer - Mild pain or fever, headache,
muscle aches
FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE | RASMUSSEN
Signs of overdose - Correct Answer - Slow breathing, blue lips and finger
tips, cold damp skin, shaking, vomiting and gurgling noises
education with anti-effectives (antibiotic, antifungal) - Correct Answer -
make sure patient goes through whole course of treatment, go beyond
"feeling better", still continue taking at least a week to get it all out
Antibiotics and C. diff - Correct Answer - c-diff often happens after
another infection. New onset diarrhea.
Theophylline - Correct Answer - a bronchodilator used to treat asthma
and bronchitis and emphysema
Theophylline AE - Correct Answer - Cardiac arrhythmias, tachycardia
and seizures, vomiting
Theophylline SE - Correct Answer - upset stomach, stomach pain,
diarrhea, headache, restlessness, difficulty falling asleep or
, staying asleep, irritability
Ginkgo biloba - Correct Answer - if you have bleeding disorder or
preggo, DO NOT take. this should not be given with blood thinners,
cause risk of bleeding
bleeding with anticoagulant therapy - Correct Answer - blood in pee and
poop, severe bruising, prolonged nosebleeds, bleeding gums, vomiting
blood, difficulty breathing/chest pain
warfarin and green leafy vegetables - Correct Answer - DO NOT TAKE.
green leafy veggies are high in vitamin K which is warfarin antidote.
testosterone hormone replacement therapy in males - Correct Answer -
through skin for tx of low testoterone levels, rub gel into upper arms and
shoulders, DO NOT give to women and children the gel
Ibuprofen SE - Correct Answer - gastric distress, tinnitus, dizziness,
confusion, edema, blood dyscrasias, dysrhythmias, nephrotoxicity
Ibuprofen indications - Correct Answer - Mild pain or fever, headache,
muscle aches
