NR 293 - FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
WhatsissasnormalsaPTTstimesforssomeonesonscontinuoussheparinsinfusion?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
60-100sseconds
Whatsaresseriousssideseffectssofspropranolols(Inderal)?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Hypotension
Bradycardia
Hypoglycemia
Expiratoryswheezing
Shortnesssofsbreath
WhatsfoodssshouldsbeslimitedswithsSpironolactones(Aldactone)stherapy?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
Foodsshighsinspotassium
WhatsmedicationsscansbesusedsforsC.sdiffsrelatedsdiarrhea?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Fidaxomicin
Florastor
Vancomycyn
PatientsstakingscholesterolsmedicationsssuchsassAtorvastatins(Lipitor)sshouldsgetswhichslabsfrequen
tlyschecked?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Livesenzymes/liverstests.
Canscauseshepatotoxicity.
Patientssonsdiureticsstherapysshouldsreport...?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
Signssandssymptomssofsdehydrations(dizziness,sweakness,setc),sweightsgain,sdifficultysbreathing,scr
ackles,setc.s
, Patientsscansexhibitssymptomssofsdehydrationsbutsalsossymptomssofsfluidsoverloadsifsdiureticsisn'ts
working.
Whatsaressomesthingssthatsdecreasespatientsscomplianceswithsmedicationsinsgeneral?s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Lacksofseducation
Sideseffects
Large/difficultstosswallowspills
Longsduration/coursesofsmedication
ACEsinhibitorsssuchsassLisinoprilsandscaptoprilsaressafesforsliversdysfunctionspatients,sbutsothersACEs
inhibitorssaresnot.sWhy?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
Lisinoprilsandscaptoprilsaresnotsprosdrugsandsaresnotsmetabolizedsbysthesliver..
Whatsdosyousneedstosknowsaboutssublingualsnitroglycerin?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Usedsforsangina.
Youscanstakesupstosthreesdoses,sfivesminutessapart.sIfschestspainspersists,sgostostheshospital
CansnotsbestakenswithsViagra.
Frequentlyscausessheadaches.
Whatsdrugsissusedsassthesfirstslinestreatmentsforsasnewlysdiagnosedsdiabeticstypes2spatient?s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Metformin
WhichsfoodssshouldspatientssonsWarfarins(coumadin)savoid?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
FoodsshighsinsVitaminsK.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
WhatsissasnormalsaPTTstimesforssomeonesonscontinuoussheparinsinfusion?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
60-100sseconds
Whatsaresseriousssideseffectssofspropranolols(Inderal)?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Hypotension
Bradycardia
Hypoglycemia
Expiratoryswheezing
Shortnesssofsbreath
WhatsfoodssshouldsbeslimitedswithsSpironolactones(Aldactone)stherapy?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
Foodsshighsinspotassium
WhatsmedicationsscansbesusedsforsC.sdiffsrelatedsdiarrhea?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Fidaxomicin
Florastor
Vancomycyn
PatientsstakingscholesterolsmedicationsssuchsassAtorvastatins(Lipitor)sshouldsgetswhichslabsfrequen
tlyschecked?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Livesenzymes/liverstests.
Canscauseshepatotoxicity.
Patientssonsdiureticsstherapysshouldsreport...?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
Signssandssymptomssofsdehydrations(dizziness,sweakness,setc),sweightsgain,sdifficultysbreathing,scr
ackles,setc.s
, Patientsscansexhibitssymptomssofsdehydrationsbutsalsossymptomssofsfluidsoverloadsifsdiureticsisn'ts
working.
Whatsaressomesthingssthatsdecreasespatientsscomplianceswithsmedicationsinsgeneral?s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Lacksofseducation
Sideseffects
Large/difficultstosswallowspills
Longsduration/coursesofsmedication
ACEsinhibitorsssuchsassLisinoprilsandscaptoprilsaressafesforsliversdysfunctionspatients,sbutsothersACEs
inhibitorssaresnot.sWhy?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
Lisinoprilsandscaptoprilsaresnotsprosdrugsandsaresnotsmetabolizedsbysthesliver..
Whatsdosyousneedstosknowsaboutssublingualsnitroglycerin?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Usedsforsangina.
Youscanstakesupstosthreesdoses,sfivesminutessapart.sIfschestspainspersists,sgostostheshospital
CansnotsbestakenswithsViagra.
Frequentlyscausessheadaches.
Whatsdrugsissusedsassthesfirstslinestreatmentsforsasnewlysdiagnosedsdiabeticstypes2spatient?s-
sCORRECTsANSWERSs-Metformin
WhichsfoodssshouldspatientssonsWarfarins(coumadin)savoid?s-sCORRECTsANSWERSs-
FoodsshighsinsVitaminsK.