RN Pharmacology A QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.

RN PHARMACOLOGY A QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS




Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine? - Correct
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Answer - phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
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You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure
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130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? - Correct
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Answer - Hold digoxin and call the provider
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Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a
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blood transfusion because: - Correct Answer - Normal Saline is an isotonic solution and
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prevents cell hemolysis
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Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you
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administer? - Correct Answer - 400mg
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Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of 3.0. This level may: -
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Correct Answer - Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
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The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has ordered
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cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to the patient? - Correct
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Answer - Increase daily water intake
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Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with D5NS? - Correct
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Answer - phenytoin (Dilantin)
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Which of the following medications should be questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the
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provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea and vomiting? - Correct Answer -
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famotidine (Pepcid)
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Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
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continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your shift was 92/58 with a
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heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood pressures have been around 130/70. What
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should you do FIRST? - Correct Answer - Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify
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anesthesia provider
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The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent acute adrenal
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insufficiency? - Correct Answer - prednisone (Deltasone)
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When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide (Lasix), you
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emphasize that it should be given over two minutes to avoid: - Correct Answer - tinnitus
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A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's serum
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calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as
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prescribed to the patient? - Correct Answer - calcintonin (Miacalcin)
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A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin (Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed. The
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nurse determines that the patient understands the MOST effective use of the medication if
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the patient states that he or she will: - Correct Answer - take the medication with a full glass
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of water
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Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the following pharmacological effects? - Correct t t t t t t t t t t t t


Answer - Anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet aggregation
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