NSG 6430 FINAL PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS PACKAGE

NSG 6430 FINAL PAPER PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
PACKAGE

●● Ondansetron (zofran)
Answer: Antiemetic


●● Compazine (prochlorperazine)
Answer: Antiemetic


●● Metoclpramide (reglan)
Answer: GI stimulant -- calms the GI tract


●● Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
Answer: Antineoplastics - nitrogen mustards


Breast/ovarian cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, Leukemia, Retinoblastoma,
malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, mycosis fungoides


●● Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Answer: Antineoplastics - antibiotic

,Bladder, breast, lung, ovarian, stomach, and thyroid cancers


●● Paclitaxel (Taxol)
Answer: Antineoplastics - AIDS related Kaposi sarcoma and advanced
ovarian/breast cancers


●● 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
Answer: Antineoplastics - colon and rectal adenocarcinoma, breast,
gastric, pancreatic adenocarcinoma


●● Sodium
Answer: 135-145 mEq/L


#1 electrolyte in the ECF


Regulates blood pressure, blood volume, and pH


●● Hypernatremia (excess Na+ or loss of H2O)
Answer: *N:* Neurologic impairment: restlessness, confusion, weak,
delusions


*S:* Swollen, dry tongue

,>145 mEq/L


●● Hyponatremia (excess H2O or low Na+)
Answer: *C:* confusion
*H:* hypotension
*E:* edema (cerebral = seizures)
*M:* muscle cramps/weakness
*S:* seizures


<135 mEq/L


●● Calcium
Answer: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL


#1 electrolyte in the body


Bones (composition), beats (muscle/neuro), blood (coagulation)


●● Hypercalcemia
Answer: *B:* bone pain
*A:* arrhythmias
*C:* cardiac arrest

, *K:* kidney stones
*M:* muscle cramps/weak --> seizures
*E:* excessive urination + polydipsia


> 10.2 mg/dL


●● Hypocalcemia
Answer: *C:* convulsions


*A:* arrhythmias


*T:* tetany


*S:* stridor, spasms, seizures


<8.6 mg/dL


●● Potassium
Answer: 3.5-4.5 mEq/L


# 1 electrolyte in ICF