FOCUS NURSING PHARMACOLOGY CHAPTER 32. THE
LATEST EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) (2024 UPDATE)
When describing the contraindications associated with direct-acting cholinergic agents to a group
of students, which of the following would an instructor include? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-
• Bradycardia
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Bladder obstruction
• Asthma
What statement is true concerning the administration of cholinergic agonists? - ANSWER- The
parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated by these medications.
A nurse should alert a client to which of the following adverse effects of pyridostigmine
(Mestinon)? Select all that apply - ANSWER- • Nausea
• Skin flushing
A nurse administers bethanechol (Urecholine). What assessment finding is attributable to the effect
of this medication? - ANSWER- Increased urinary output
The nurse is instructing the family members of an Alzheimer's patient on the side effects of
Cognex. She informs them of the adverse effects including anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. What
, more serious side effect does she tell them to report immediately? - ANSWER- Yellow color
to skin or eyes
Which of the following is the substance responsible for transmission of nerve impulses across the
parasympathetic nervous system? (Choose one) - ANSWER- Acetylcholine
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an indirect-acting cholinergic medication and
knows it is indicated as a treatment for myasthenia gravis as well as which other condition? -
ANSWER- Alzheimer's disease.
A client asks a nurse to explain how the drug bethanechol works to help him void. What would be
a correct response from the nurse? - ANSWER- "Bethanechol is a direct-acting cholinergic
drug that causes contraction of the smooth muscles of the bladder and passage of urine."
A patient is being admitted to an Alzheimer's unit. The family tells the nurse that they can no longer
care for the patient at home now that he is incontinent of urine and needs help with bathing and
feeding. This patient is in which stage of Alzheimer's? - ANSWER- Late stage.
After teaching a group of students about indirect acting cholinergic agonists used to treat
myasthenia gravis, the instructor determines that the teaching was effective when the students
identify which agent? - ANSWER- Neostigmine.
A nursing student correctly identifies which of the following herbs to be the "king of herbs,"
especially because of its abilities to improve energy and mental performance - ANSWER-
ginseng.
LATEST EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) (2024 UPDATE)
When describing the contraindications associated with direct-acting cholinergic agents to a group
of students, which of the following would an instructor include? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-
• Bradycardia
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Bladder obstruction
• Asthma
What statement is true concerning the administration of cholinergic agonists? - ANSWER- The
parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated by these medications.
A nurse should alert a client to which of the following adverse effects of pyridostigmine
(Mestinon)? Select all that apply - ANSWER- • Nausea
• Skin flushing
A nurse administers bethanechol (Urecholine). What assessment finding is attributable to the effect
of this medication? - ANSWER- Increased urinary output
The nurse is instructing the family members of an Alzheimer's patient on the side effects of
Cognex. She informs them of the adverse effects including anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. What
, more serious side effect does she tell them to report immediately? - ANSWER- Yellow color
to skin or eyes
Which of the following is the substance responsible for transmission of nerve impulses across the
parasympathetic nervous system? (Choose one) - ANSWER- Acetylcholine
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an indirect-acting cholinergic medication and
knows it is indicated as a treatment for myasthenia gravis as well as which other condition? -
ANSWER- Alzheimer's disease.
A client asks a nurse to explain how the drug bethanechol works to help him void. What would be
a correct response from the nurse? - ANSWER- "Bethanechol is a direct-acting cholinergic
drug that causes contraction of the smooth muscles of the bladder and passage of urine."
A patient is being admitted to an Alzheimer's unit. The family tells the nurse that they can no longer
care for the patient at home now that he is incontinent of urine and needs help with bathing and
feeding. This patient is in which stage of Alzheimer's? - ANSWER- Late stage.
After teaching a group of students about indirect acting cholinergic agonists used to treat
myasthenia gravis, the instructor determines that the teaching was effective when the students
identify which agent? - ANSWER- Neostigmine.
A nursing student correctly identifies which of the following herbs to be the "king of herbs,"
especially because of its abilities to improve energy and mental performance - ANSWER-
ginseng.
