Week 1 Quiz: NURS180 / NURS 180
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Pharmacology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
WCU
Question:
What is digoxin used for?
Answer:
treats irregular heart beats
Question:
What should the pt. do if adverse effects occur for digoxin?
Answer:
contact your provider
,Question:
Herbal remedy interactions usually interfere with?
Answer:
blood glucose levels (sugar)
Question:
Do labs play a role in medication safety?
Answer:
YES
Question:
Do nursing standards set forth by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
allow you to prepare medications for multiple patients?
Answer:
NO
Question:
When do we document medication administration to a patient?
Answer:
RIGHT AWAY
,Question:
When do we re-evaluate the patient after giving medications?
PO?
IM?
IV?
Answer:
- PO - 1 hour
- IM - 30 minutes
- IV - 10 minutes
Question:
What do drugs do that have a receptor agonist effect?
Answer:
increases the effects of normal cellular functions
Question:
Grapefruit with medication puts pt. at risk for?
Answer:
drug toxicity
, Question:
A client with a history of renal insufficiency and is taking Lithium should be
monitored for?
Answer:
drug toxicity
Drug toxicity develops when the amount of a drug that is taken is greater than
its rate of excretion, and it results in the drug accumulating in the body. A
client who has renal insufficiency might have delayed or impaired excretion of
the drug. The drug dosage should be reduced if toxicity occurs.
Question:
Nurses should review the precautions section of a drug handbook for which
of the following reasons?
Answer:
To determine if dosage modification is needed
The precautions section includes diseases or clinical situations in which drug
use involves particular risks or dosage modification might be necessary, such
as the presence of a client condition or restrictions due to the client's age.
(Latest Update )
Pharmacology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
WCU
Question:
What is digoxin used for?
Answer:
treats irregular heart beats
Question:
What should the pt. do if adverse effects occur for digoxin?
Answer:
contact your provider
,Question:
Herbal remedy interactions usually interfere with?
Answer:
blood glucose levels (sugar)
Question:
Do labs play a role in medication safety?
Answer:
YES
Question:
Do nursing standards set forth by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
allow you to prepare medications for multiple patients?
Answer:
NO
Question:
When do we document medication administration to a patient?
Answer:
RIGHT AWAY
,Question:
When do we re-evaluate the patient after giving medications?
PO?
IM?
IV?
Answer:
- PO - 1 hour
- IM - 30 minutes
- IV - 10 minutes
Question:
What do drugs do that have a receptor agonist effect?
Answer:
increases the effects of normal cellular functions
Question:
Grapefruit with medication puts pt. at risk for?
Answer:
drug toxicity
, Question:
A client with a history of renal insufficiency and is taking Lithium should be
monitored for?
Answer:
drug toxicity
Drug toxicity develops when the amount of a drug that is taken is greater than
its rate of excretion, and it results in the drug accumulating in the body. A
client who has renal insufficiency might have delayed or impaired excretion of
the drug. The drug dosage should be reduced if toxicity occurs.
Question:
Nurses should review the precautions section of a drug handbook for which
of the following reasons?
Answer:
To determine if dosage modification is needed
The precautions section includes diseases or clinical situations in which drug
use involves particular risks or dosage modification might be necessary, such
as the presence of a client condition or restrictions due to the client's age.
