NURS 185 Final Exam Questions and Answers

Rapid acting insulin - Humalog, Novolog O- 15 min P- 1 hour D- 3 hours Short acting insulin - Regular (Humulin R, Novolin R) O- 1 hour P- 2 hours D- hours Intermediate insulin - NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N) O- 4 hours P- 8 hours D- 12 hours Long acting insulin - glargine (Lantus) detemir (Levemir) O- slow P- none D- 24 hours Medications that are anti-platelets - Aspiring and clopidogrel What is a side effect of overuse of ASA? - Tinnitus- ringing in the ears overdose of ASA - metabolic acidosis what patients will receive clopidogrel? - recent stroke, MI, PVD What medication is used to keep heart stents open? - plavix- clopidogrel what are side effect of clopidogrel? - URI, headache, chest pain What is carbidopa-levodopa used for? - Parkinson's disease what are signs and symptoms of parkinsons disease? - mask-like appearance to the face shuffling gait bradykinesia drooling tremors pill rolling What are the toxicities of garamycin? - Oto neuro nephro what INR is normal for a patient taking warfarin? - 2-3 What should be done if INR is higher than 3? - Check for bleeding give vitamin K hold next dose What patients are likely to be on warfarin? - atrial fibrillation what are antineoplastic meds used for? - chemotherapy what should be checked for with patients on antineoplastic medications? - check immunizations Beta Blockers - -lols Who should not receive beta blockers? - COPD patients ( asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis) what should be assessed before administering beta blockers? - Blood pressure and heart rate, check with MD if they are low what is furosemide? - Lasix- loop diuretic will waste potassium and decrease sodium levels what medication is used to treat urticaria? hives/ itching - benadryl- diphenhydramine Heparin drip - check ptt (25-35) check for bleeding give protamine sulf