NURS 6015 - Exam 4 Questions With Complete Solutions
a patient taking nitroglycerin should ____________ ________
of alcohol. Correct Answers limit use
for lasix (diuretic), what do you teach patient to monitor at home
to make sure diuretic is working? Correct Answers monitor
daily weight and report significant changes to provider
for what three drugs does the patient need continuous heart
monitoring? Correct Answers milrinone, lidocaine, amiodarone
how do you identify if morphine is working? (2 steps) Correct
Answers perform baseline pain assessment, repeat pain
assessment 15-30 minutes after administration
how does captopril (ACE inhibitor) affect renal function? (3)
what would this warrant and what is it called? Correct Answers
decrease UO, increase BUN, increase creatinine, change in dose,
renal dosing
how is ezetimibe different from statins? (2) Correct Answers
milder GI effects (diarrhea, mild ab pain), doesn't work as well
to lower cholesterol
if a patient is on heparin drip, what should be avoided? how
should additional medications be administered? (2) Correct
Answers don't give injectable drugs, oral or IV
if an individual's Hgb is greater than 11, what does this indicate?
(2) Correct Answers clotting, hemoconcentration
, in patient taking milrinone, what should nurse monitor for?
Correct Answers hypotension
individuals with what four conditions would be considered NOT
GOOD candidates for captopril (ACE inhibitor)? Correct
Answers HF, hypovolemia, decreased sodium levels,
professions with excessive sweating
mannitol (diuretic) makes the tubule highly permeable to water.
in what types of situation is this used? what will happen to the
BP? what is common to give after? Correct Answers
emergency situations, BP bottoms out, fluid bolus
patients taking losartan (angiotensin II receptor blocker) can
have symptoms that mimic what? what are three common
symptoms? what should patient do? Correct Answers upper
respiratory infection, cough fever stuffy nose, report to provider
the bile acid sequestrant cholestyramine affects what vitamin?
what does this affect production of? what is there an increased
risk of? Correct Answers K, clotting factors, bleeding and
bruising
the loop diuretic furosemide affects which three ions? Correct
Answers sodium, potassium, calcium
the loop diuretic furosemide most affects which ion? how?
Correct Answers potassium, levels fall
a patient taking nitroglycerin should ____________ ________
of alcohol. Correct Answers limit use
for lasix (diuretic), what do you teach patient to monitor at home
to make sure diuretic is working? Correct Answers monitor
daily weight and report significant changes to provider
for what three drugs does the patient need continuous heart
monitoring? Correct Answers milrinone, lidocaine, amiodarone
how do you identify if morphine is working? (2 steps) Correct
Answers perform baseline pain assessment, repeat pain
assessment 15-30 minutes after administration
how does captopril (ACE inhibitor) affect renal function? (3)
what would this warrant and what is it called? Correct Answers
decrease UO, increase BUN, increase creatinine, change in dose,
renal dosing
how is ezetimibe different from statins? (2) Correct Answers
milder GI effects (diarrhea, mild ab pain), doesn't work as well
to lower cholesterol
if a patient is on heparin drip, what should be avoided? how
should additional medications be administered? (2) Correct
Answers don't give injectable drugs, oral or IV
if an individual's Hgb is greater than 11, what does this indicate?
(2) Correct Answers clotting, hemoconcentration
, in patient taking milrinone, what should nurse monitor for?
Correct Answers hypotension
individuals with what four conditions would be considered NOT
GOOD candidates for captopril (ACE inhibitor)? Correct
Answers HF, hypovolemia, decreased sodium levels,
professions with excessive sweating
mannitol (diuretic) makes the tubule highly permeable to water.
in what types of situation is this used? what will happen to the
BP? what is common to give after? Correct Answers
emergency situations, BP bottoms out, fluid bolus
patients taking losartan (angiotensin II receptor blocker) can
have symptoms that mimic what? what are three common
symptoms? what should patient do? Correct Answers upper
respiratory infection, cough fever stuffy nose, report to provider
the bile acid sequestrant cholestyramine affects what vitamin?
what does this affect production of? what is there an increased
risk of? Correct Answers K, clotting factors, bleeding and
bruising
the loop diuretic furosemide affects which three ions? Correct
Answers sodium, potassium, calcium
the loop diuretic furosemide most affects which ion? how?
Correct Answers potassium, levels fall
