NURSING 180 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT

NURSING 180 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT

Clonazepam - ANSWER (benzo) Antianxiety
- Take PRN
- May cause Rhinitis (runny nose) (not a medical emergency), drowsiness.
- check w/ dr for over the counter medication
- No alcohol


How should you discontinue clonazepam? - ANSWER Gradually to prevent
seizures


What do you take before giving clonazepam? - ANSWER Liver function test
(LFT)


Alprazolam - ANSWER (Benzo, antianxiety, anxielytic )


Take PRN


Side effects:
purpra (spot of blood under skin)


Jaundice - liver function

, Report these immediately


lorazepam (Ativan) What is it given for - ANSWER (antianxiety)
Taken PRN
given to alcohol addicted pt to prevent seizures that occur form withdrawals.
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Thiamine - B (what is it given for) - ANSWER Can be given PO IV and IM


Prevents alcoholics from getting these two:


Wernicke encephalopathy (acute and reversible)
Korasoff syndrome - chronic


Buspirone - ANSWER Non benzo


Usually given for anxiety before benzo


Taken daily


Takes 4 weeks for improvement


Usually taken short term