NUR 2474|NUR 2474 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM|LATEST UPDATE

NUR 2474|NUR 2474
PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
EXAM|LATEST UPDATE

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,1. The nurse a. The NPO patient with a blood
working on a glucose level of 80 mg/dL who just
high-acuity received 20 units of 70/30 Novolin
medical-surgical insulin.
unit is
prioritizing care *low/normal BGL and insulin will
for four patients continue to drop glucose level. At
who were just risk for hypoglycemia.
admitted. Which
patient should
the nurse assess
first?


a. The NPO
patient with a
blood glucose
level of 80
mg/dL who just
received 20 units
of 70/30 Novolin
insulin.
b. The patient
with a pulse of
58 beats per
minute who is
about to receive

,digoxin
(Lanoxin)
c. The patient
with a blood
pressure of
136/92 mm Hg
who complains
of having a
headache
d. The patient
with an allergy
to penicillin who
is receiving an
infusion of
vancomycin
(Vancocin)

, 2. A patient with d. Lispro (Humalog)
type 1 diabetes is
eating breakfast *high blood sugar needs rapid
at 7:30 AM. acting insulin.
Blood sugars are
on a sliding
scale and are
ordered before
a meal and at
bedtime. The
patient's blood
sugar level is 317
mg/dL. Which
formulation of
insulin should
the nurse
prepare to
administer?


a. No insulin
should be
administered.
b. NPH
c. 70/30 mix
d. Lispro
(Humalog)