HONDROS 160 EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔advair side effects - ✔✔upper respiratory infects., throat irritations, voice changes,
thrush, cough, HA, N/V
✔✔nurse considerations advair - ✔✔Rinse Mouth after USE!
✔✔prednisone class - ✔✔corticosteroid
✔✔prednisone use - ✔✔decrease inflammation
✔✔prednisone side effects - ✔✔HYPERGLYCEMIA, mental status changes,
osteoporosis, inc. risk for infections, moon face, buffalo hump, weight gain
✔✔prednisone nursing considerations - ✔✔must taper off to discontinue, don't use with
fungal infections
✔✔Senna/Ducosate Na+ class - ✔✔laxative
✔✔senna/ducosate uses - ✔✔constipation or facilitate defecation without
stress/straining/pain.
✔✔nursing considerations senna/ducosate - ✔✔ambulate, inc. fiber intake, inc. fluids,
do NOT take daily
✔✔heparin class - ✔✔anticoagulant
✔✔heparin use - ✔✔increase bleeding time, prevent DVT or pulmonary embolism
✔✔heparin side effects - ✔✔hemorrhage, petechiae, bleeding from open wounds,
thrombocytopenia
✔✔heparin nursing interventions - ✔✔Heparin/Coumadin may overlap, reversal agent
Potassium Sulfate (vit. K)
✔✔labs for heparin - ✔✔PTT=time takes blood to clot
✔✔Ca++ supplements with vit. D uses - ✔✔hypocalcemia, spastic muscle contractions,
tetany and osteoporosis
✔✔side effects of Ca++ supplements - ✔✔hypercalcemia-thirst, polyuria, bone pain, if
given in IV watch for hypotension, bradycardia, dysrhythmias and cardiac arrest
, ✔✔Zofran class - ✔✔serotonin antagonist
✔✔Zofran uses - ✔✔treat of chemo/radiation induced vomiting, prevent N/V
✔✔Zofran side effects - ✔✔diarrhea, constipation, dizzy, HA, fatigue, sleepy, nervous,
muscle cramps
✔✔potassium supplements uses - ✔✔needed for heart/kidneys/other organs
✔✔foods rich in K+ - ✔✔bananas, avocados, nuts, citrus fruit, leafy green vegetables,
milk, potatoes, apple juice
✔✔K+ decrease can cause - ✔✔heart disease, stroke, cancer, digestive disorders,
infertility, hypertension
✔✔K+ deficiency common in people - ✔✔on diuretics, physically demanding jobs,
athletes, crohn's disease, eating disorders, smokers, drug/alcohol abuse
✔✔K+ supplement side effects - ✔✔GI upset, N/V, diarrhea, intestinal gas, weakness,
paralysis, dizzy, confusion, hypotension, irreg. heart rhythm and death
✔✔atrovent class - ✔✔anti cholinergic, bronchodilator
✔✔atrovent MOA - ✔✔dilates bronchi with bronchospasm from COPD
✔✔atrovent side effects - ✔✔anxiety, dizzy, cough, worsening symptoms,
bronchospasm
✔✔atrovent Nurse consideration - ✔✔evaluate respiratory status
✔✔oxygen uses - ✔✔COPD, chronic lung disorders, sleep disorders, heart disease,
kidney disease, SOB
✔✔oxygen nursing considerations - ✔✔6 rights of medication administration,
equipment, skin integrity, monitoring
✔✔Phenergan class - ✔✔phenothiazine/antihistamine
✔✔Phenergan uses - ✔✔allergy symptoms, motion sickness, N/V, pain, sedative, sleep
aid
✔✔side effects Phenergan - ✔✔drowsy, ringing in ear, double vision, nervousness, dry
mouth
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔advair side effects - ✔✔upper respiratory infects., throat irritations, voice changes,
thrush, cough, HA, N/V
✔✔nurse considerations advair - ✔✔Rinse Mouth after USE!
✔✔prednisone class - ✔✔corticosteroid
✔✔prednisone use - ✔✔decrease inflammation
✔✔prednisone side effects - ✔✔HYPERGLYCEMIA, mental status changes,
osteoporosis, inc. risk for infections, moon face, buffalo hump, weight gain
✔✔prednisone nursing considerations - ✔✔must taper off to discontinue, don't use with
fungal infections
✔✔Senna/Ducosate Na+ class - ✔✔laxative
✔✔senna/ducosate uses - ✔✔constipation or facilitate defecation without
stress/straining/pain.
✔✔nursing considerations senna/ducosate - ✔✔ambulate, inc. fiber intake, inc. fluids,
do NOT take daily
✔✔heparin class - ✔✔anticoagulant
✔✔heparin use - ✔✔increase bleeding time, prevent DVT or pulmonary embolism
✔✔heparin side effects - ✔✔hemorrhage, petechiae, bleeding from open wounds,
thrombocytopenia
✔✔heparin nursing interventions - ✔✔Heparin/Coumadin may overlap, reversal agent
Potassium Sulfate (vit. K)
✔✔labs for heparin - ✔✔PTT=time takes blood to clot
✔✔Ca++ supplements with vit. D uses - ✔✔hypocalcemia, spastic muscle contractions,
tetany and osteoporosis
✔✔side effects of Ca++ supplements - ✔✔hypercalcemia-thirst, polyuria, bone pain, if
given in IV watch for hypotension, bradycardia, dysrhythmias and cardiac arrest
, ✔✔Zofran class - ✔✔serotonin antagonist
✔✔Zofran uses - ✔✔treat of chemo/radiation induced vomiting, prevent N/V
✔✔Zofran side effects - ✔✔diarrhea, constipation, dizzy, HA, fatigue, sleepy, nervous,
muscle cramps
✔✔potassium supplements uses - ✔✔needed for heart/kidneys/other organs
✔✔foods rich in K+ - ✔✔bananas, avocados, nuts, citrus fruit, leafy green vegetables,
milk, potatoes, apple juice
✔✔K+ decrease can cause - ✔✔heart disease, stroke, cancer, digestive disorders,
infertility, hypertension
✔✔K+ deficiency common in people - ✔✔on diuretics, physically demanding jobs,
athletes, crohn's disease, eating disorders, smokers, drug/alcohol abuse
✔✔K+ supplement side effects - ✔✔GI upset, N/V, diarrhea, intestinal gas, weakness,
paralysis, dizzy, confusion, hypotension, irreg. heart rhythm and death
✔✔atrovent class - ✔✔anti cholinergic, bronchodilator
✔✔atrovent MOA - ✔✔dilates bronchi with bronchospasm from COPD
✔✔atrovent side effects - ✔✔anxiety, dizzy, cough, worsening symptoms,
bronchospasm
✔✔atrovent Nurse consideration - ✔✔evaluate respiratory status
✔✔oxygen uses - ✔✔COPD, chronic lung disorders, sleep disorders, heart disease,
kidney disease, SOB
✔✔oxygen nursing considerations - ✔✔6 rights of medication administration,
equipment, skin integrity, monitoring
✔✔Phenergan class - ✔✔phenothiazine/antihistamine
✔✔Phenergan uses - ✔✔allergy symptoms, motion sickness, N/V, pain, sedative, sleep
aid
✔✔side effects Phenergan - ✔✔drowsy, ringing in ear, double vision, nervousness, dry
mouth
