NSG 124 Pharmacology Exam 3 |
Questions and Answers Graded A+ |
2024/2025 Guide | Herzing
Patient suffers from anxiety before flying. What medicine would
you give?
- Correct Answer -
- Xanax: Benzodiazepine used for acute anxiety attacks.
Nurse assesses blood levels for a person on lithium and Lithoid?
- Correct Answer -
- Bipolar patients.
- Therapeutic lithium levels (0.5-1.5); anything over that is said to
be toxic
The nurse is discharging a patient with first generation
antipsychotic medication (Thorazine). What will you educate the
patients on what they expect to see?
- Correct Answer -
,- Muscle spasms in the face
- Tremors-
-rigidity
- Restless leg syndrome
The nurse is caring for a patient for hiccups for over two weeks.
The nurse plans to treat for antipsychotic agent with what
medication?
- Correct Answer -
- Thorazine (Chlorpromazine - generic name)
A patient has prescription for Clozapine (Clozaril). What lab
values to look at?
- Correct Answer -
- white blood cell count. (WBC's)
Side effects of Clozaril (Clozapine)-used to treat depression but
can cause agranulocytosis.
- Correct Answer -
- Dizziness
, Hospitalized client difficult falling asleep short-term insomnia?
What medicine?
- Correct Answer -
- Ambien: no more than 10 days and it has rapid onset.
A patient wants to quit smoking. What medicine to use?
- Correct Answer -
- Chantix
Side effects of Chantix?
- Correct Answer -
- Headache
- Nausea
A patient comes in with alcohol withdrawal - which of the following
anticipate order? Patient also has seizures, tremors, delirium,
unstable vital signs.
- Correct Answer -
- valium (medicine for side effects)
Questions and Answers Graded A+ |
2024/2025 Guide | Herzing
Patient suffers from anxiety before flying. What medicine would
you give?
- Correct Answer -
- Xanax: Benzodiazepine used for acute anxiety attacks.
Nurse assesses blood levels for a person on lithium and Lithoid?
- Correct Answer -
- Bipolar patients.
- Therapeutic lithium levels (0.5-1.5); anything over that is said to
be toxic
The nurse is discharging a patient with first generation
antipsychotic medication (Thorazine). What will you educate the
patients on what they expect to see?
- Correct Answer -
,- Muscle spasms in the face
- Tremors-
-rigidity
- Restless leg syndrome
The nurse is caring for a patient for hiccups for over two weeks.
The nurse plans to treat for antipsychotic agent with what
medication?
- Correct Answer -
- Thorazine (Chlorpromazine - generic name)
A patient has prescription for Clozapine (Clozaril). What lab
values to look at?
- Correct Answer -
- white blood cell count. (WBC's)
Side effects of Clozaril (Clozapine)-used to treat depression but
can cause agranulocytosis.
- Correct Answer -
- Dizziness
, Hospitalized client difficult falling asleep short-term insomnia?
What medicine?
- Correct Answer -
- Ambien: no more than 10 days and it has rapid onset.
A patient wants to quit smoking. What medicine to use?
- Correct Answer -
- Chantix
Side effects of Chantix?
- Correct Answer -
- Headache
- Nausea
A patient comes in with alcohol withdrawal - which of the following
anticipate order? Patient also has seizures, tremors, delirium,
unstable vital signs.
- Correct Answer -
- valium (medicine for side effects)
