Portage Learning NURS 251
Midterm Exam Pharmacology
2022
, Portage Learning NURS 251 Midterm Exam Pharmacology 2022
Question 1
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A frail, elderly woman has arrived at the emergency department with a broken hip and in acute
respiratory distress. Succinylcholine will be used because of the need for rapid endotracheal
intubation, and then the woman will be sent to surgery. Due to the woman's frail condition, she
isat risk for skin breakdown. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most
appropriate?
Select one:
a. Impaired Physical Mobility
b. Fear
c. Disturbed Sensory Perception
d. Impaired Cognition
Question 2
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A nurse is educating a patient who has Parkinson disease and her husband about the possible
adverse effects of carbidopa-levodopa. The nurse should emphasize the need for the patient
and her husband to monitor for any sudden increase in
Select one:
a. perspiration.
b. appetite or thirst.
c. involuntary movements.
c. mobility.
Question 3
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Which part of the body would you not administer lidocaine with epinephrine by injection?
Select one:
a. the abdomen
b. the pinna of the ear
c. the lateral thigh
d. the anterior food
, Question 4
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Which of these antidepressants is FDA approved for major depressive disorder, generalized
anxiety disorder, and chronic muskuloskeletal pain?
Select one:
a. buproprion
b. sertraline
c. duloxetine
c. fluoxetine
Question 5
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Which of the following drugs used to treat anxiety would be appropriate for a patient who is
aschool teacher and is concerned about feeling sedated at work?
Select one:
a. Lorazepam (Ativan)
b. Alprazolam (Xanax)
c. Diazepam (Valium)
d. Buspirone (BuSpar)
Question 6
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Your patient will receive ketamine via IV to a patient for procedural sedation. You recall that
thisanesthetic/analgesic causes sedation without impacting:
Select one:
a. respiratory function
b. wakefulness
c. heart rate
d. pupil function
Midterm Exam Pharmacology
2022
, Portage Learning NURS 251 Midterm Exam Pharmacology 2022
Question 1
Correct
Points out of 1.00
Flag question
Question text
A frail, elderly woman has arrived at the emergency department with a broken hip and in acute
respiratory distress. Succinylcholine will be used because of the need for rapid endotracheal
intubation, and then the woman will be sent to surgery. Due to the woman's frail condition, she
isat risk for skin breakdown. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most
appropriate?
Select one:
a. Impaired Physical Mobility
b. Fear
c. Disturbed Sensory Perception
d. Impaired Cognition
Question 2
Correct
Points out of 1.00
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Question text
A nurse is educating a patient who has Parkinson disease and her husband about the possible
adverse effects of carbidopa-levodopa. The nurse should emphasize the need for the patient
and her husband to monitor for any sudden increase in
Select one:
a. perspiration.
b. appetite or thirst.
c. involuntary movements.
c. mobility.
Question 3
Correct
Points out of 1.00
Flag question
Question text
Which part of the body would you not administer lidocaine with epinephrine by injection?
Select one:
a. the abdomen
b. the pinna of the ear
c. the lateral thigh
d. the anterior food
, Question 4
Correct
Points out of 1.00
Flag question
Question text
Which of these antidepressants is FDA approved for major depressive disorder, generalized
anxiety disorder, and chronic muskuloskeletal pain?
Select one:
a. buproprion
b. sertraline
c. duloxetine
c. fluoxetine
Question 5
Correct
Points out of 1.00
Flag question
Question text
Which of the following drugs used to treat anxiety would be appropriate for a patient who is
aschool teacher and is concerned about feeling sedated at work?
Select one:
a. Lorazepam (Ativan)
b. Alprazolam (Xanax)
c. Diazepam (Valium)
d. Buspirone (BuSpar)
Question 6
Correct
Question text
Your patient will receive ketamine via IV to a patient for procedural sedation. You recall that
thisanesthetic/analgesic causes sedation without impacting:
Select one:
a. respiratory function
b. wakefulness
c. heart rate
d. pupil function
