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Pharmacology Week 3 quiz exam with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answers |||\\\
1. During a marathon, a runner had to drop out after 16 miles because of severe muscle
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spasms. Which type of pain is the runner experiencing? - correct answer✔✔Somatic pain
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A young man has been taken to the emergency department because of a suspected overdose
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of morphine tablets. The nurse prepares to administer which drug? - correct
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answer✔✔Naloxone (Narcan) |||\\\
3. An anticonvulsant drug has been ordered as part of a patient's pain management program.
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The nurse explains to the patient that the purpose of the anti- convulsant is to - correct
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answer✔✔Relieve neuropathic pain |||\\\ |||\\\
4. Moderate to severe pain is best treated with which of these medications? - correct
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answer✔✔Fentanyl (Duragesic) |||\\\
The nurse is preparing to administer an opioid analgesic. Which factors should be assessed
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before the dose is given? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer✔✔The level of pain rated on
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a scale, prior analgesic use, and allergies
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6. When evaluating the patient's drug history, the nurse notes the patient is taking an opioid
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twice a day for pain. Which additional drug, taken concurrently would concern the nurse the
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most? - correct answer✔✔A monoamine oxidase inhibitor |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
7. Acetaminophen is similar to nonsteroidal antiinflam- matory drugs with the exception that it
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
lacks which effect(s)? (Select all that apply:) - correct answer✔✔Antiinflammatory,
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antiplatelet, gi irritation |||\\\ |||\\\
, |||\\\
Which drug classes are used as adjunctive drugs with anesthesia? (Select all that apply.) -
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correct answer✔✔Sedative-hypnotics, Anticholinergics, Opioid analgesics
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While assisting with a procedure in the emergency department, the nurse prepares lidocaine
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(Xylocaine) for use with which type of anesthesia? - correct answer✔✔Infiltration |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse monitoring a patient after surgery keeps in mind that the primary concern with use
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of a neu- romuscular blocking drug is which adverse effect? - correct answer✔✔Respiratory
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arrest
To decrease the possibility of a headache after spinal anesthesia, the nurse will provide which
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instruction to the patient? - correct answer✔✔Maintain strict bedrest. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is reviewing a policy for local anesthesia. Local anesthesia is indicated for which
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
procedure(s)? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer✔✔Suturing a skin laceration, Diagnostic |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
procedures, Dental procedures |||\\\ |||\\\
A patient who has just returned from surgery has suddenly developed a severe elevation in
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body temperature. The nurse recognizes that this change indicate which condition? - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Malignant hyperthermia |||\\\
During a procedure, the nurse is monitoring a patient who has received dexmedetomidine
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(Precedex) for moderate sedation. The nurse will observe for which potential adverse effect? - |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answer✔✔Hypotension |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is an identified advantage for the use of nitrous oxide? - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔It has good analgesic properties |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Pharmacology Week 3 quiz exam with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answers |||\\\
1. During a marathon, a runner had to drop out after 16 miles because of severe muscle
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
spasms. Which type of pain is the runner experiencing? - correct answer✔✔Somatic pain
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A young man has been taken to the emergency department because of a suspected overdose
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
of morphine tablets. The nurse prepares to administer which drug? - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Naloxone (Narcan) |||\\\
3. An anticonvulsant drug has been ordered as part of a patient's pain management program.
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse explains to the patient that the purpose of the anti- convulsant is to - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Relieve neuropathic pain |||\\\ |||\\\
4. Moderate to severe pain is best treated with which of these medications? - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Fentanyl (Duragesic) |||\\\
The nurse is preparing to administer an opioid analgesic. Which factors should be assessed
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
before the dose is given? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer✔✔The level of pain rated on
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a scale, prior analgesic use, and allergies
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6. When evaluating the patient's drug history, the nurse notes the patient is taking an opioid
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twice a day for pain. Which additional drug, taken concurrently would concern the nurse the
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
most? - correct answer✔✔A monoamine oxidase inhibitor |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
7. Acetaminophen is similar to nonsteroidal antiinflam- matory drugs with the exception that it
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
lacks which effect(s)? (Select all that apply:) - correct answer✔✔Antiinflammatory,
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
antiplatelet, gi irritation |||\\\ |||\\\
, |||\\\
Which drug classes are used as adjunctive drugs with anesthesia? (Select all that apply.) -
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answer✔✔Sedative-hypnotics, Anticholinergics, Opioid analgesics
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While assisting with a procedure in the emergency department, the nurse prepares lidocaine
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
(Xylocaine) for use with which type of anesthesia? - correct answer✔✔Infiltration |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse monitoring a patient after surgery keeps in mind that the primary concern with use
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
of a neu- romuscular blocking drug is which adverse effect? - correct answer✔✔Respiratory
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
arrest
To decrease the possibility of a headache after spinal anesthesia, the nurse will provide which
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
instruction to the patient? - correct answer✔✔Maintain strict bedrest. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is reviewing a policy for local anesthesia. Local anesthesia is indicated for which
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
procedure(s)? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer✔✔Suturing a skin laceration, Diagnostic |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
procedures, Dental procedures |||\\\ |||\\\
A patient who has just returned from surgery has suddenly developed a severe elevation in
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
body temperature. The nurse recognizes that this change indicate which condition? - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Malignant hyperthermia |||\\\
During a procedure, the nurse is monitoring a patient who has received dexmedetomidine
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
(Precedex) for moderate sedation. The nurse will observe for which potential adverse effect? - |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answer✔✔Hypotension |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is an identified advantage for the use of nitrous oxide? - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔It has good analgesic properties |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
