PHARMACOLOGY AND EKG TEST
HCA NEW HIRE FOR NURSES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWER LATEST GUIDE 2025 .
, 1. • Morphine CORRECT ANSWER Opioid agonist CORRECT ANSWER binds to the opioid mu-1
and mu-2 and kappa receptors in the CNS and alters pain perception and response
Side effects CORRECT ANSWER confusion, sedation, constipation, hypotension, respiratory depression Antidote=
naloxene
2. • Demerol CORRECT ANSWER Opioid agonist mu-1 and mu-2 and kappa receptors.
side effects CORRECT ANSWER
-Nausea
- Vomiting
- Euphoria
- Dysphoria
- Respiratory Depression Adverse
effect CORRECT ANSWER
seizures Antidote= naloxene
3. • Ativan
• CORRECT ANSWER Potentiates action of GABA, resulting in increased neuronal inhibition and CNS
depression,
Side effects CORRECT ANSWER
CNS CORRECT ANSWER dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy, hangover, headache, ataxia, slurred speech, forgetfulness,
confusion, mental depression,
4. Dilantin CORRECT ANSWER 1. Anticonvulsant CORRECT ANSWER stabilizes neuronal membranes
and limits seizure activity by either increasing efflux or decreasing influx of sodium ions across cell membranes in
the motor cortex during generation of nerve impulses.
2. Antiarrhythmic CORRECT ANSWER normalizes sodium influx to Purkinje's fibers in patients with induced
dysrhythmias.
HCA NEW HIRE FOR NURSES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWER LATEST GUIDE 2025 .
, 1. • Morphine CORRECT ANSWER Opioid agonist CORRECT ANSWER binds to the opioid mu-1
and mu-2 and kappa receptors in the CNS and alters pain perception and response
Side effects CORRECT ANSWER confusion, sedation, constipation, hypotension, respiratory depression Antidote=
naloxene
2. • Demerol CORRECT ANSWER Opioid agonist mu-1 and mu-2 and kappa receptors.
side effects CORRECT ANSWER
-Nausea
- Vomiting
- Euphoria
- Dysphoria
- Respiratory Depression Adverse
effect CORRECT ANSWER
seizures Antidote= naloxene
3. • Ativan
• CORRECT ANSWER Potentiates action of GABA, resulting in increased neuronal inhibition and CNS
depression,
Side effects CORRECT ANSWER
CNS CORRECT ANSWER dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy, hangover, headache, ataxia, slurred speech, forgetfulness,
confusion, mental depression,
4. Dilantin CORRECT ANSWER 1. Anticonvulsant CORRECT ANSWER stabilizes neuronal membranes
and limits seizure activity by either increasing efflux or decreasing influx of sodium ions across cell membranes in
the motor cortex during generation of nerve impulses.
2. Antiarrhythmic CORRECT ANSWER normalizes sodium influx to Purkinje's fibers in patients with induced
dysrhythmias.
