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ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new p...

Final Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Final Exam Review | Complete Guide Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Updated!! – Chamberlain Q: BPD I Answer: manic mood dominates characterized by mood swings from extremely high (mania) to extremely low (depression) Q: BPD II Answer: the presence or history of an MDD and at least one hypomanic episode. Symptoms last for at least 4 days but no longer than 7. ...

Exam 1: NSG533 / NSG 533 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Pharmacology Exam| Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: In order to determine how much T4 replacement a patient needs to re-establish a euthyroid state, the NP considers: 1. the TSH value 2. the patient's T4 3. the patient's body weight 4. the patient's gender Answer: 3. the patient's body weight Replacement is based on body weight and is usually calculated in kg. The patients weight ...

Final Exam: PRN1178/ PRN 1178 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care II Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Rasmussen Q: constipation *Hard, slow stools that are difficult to eliminate Q: causes of constipation Answer: *diet ↓ in fiber *↓ fluid intake *physical inactivity *ignoring the gastrocolic reflex *stress *some neurologic disorders affecting the nerves in intestinal tract *opioid medications Q: S/S of constipation Answ...

Exam 2: PRN 1381/ PRN1381 Principles of Pharmacology Exam Review| Guide with Verified Answers (2023/2024 Update) | Rasmussen Question: suffix of proton pump inhibitors Answer: -prazole Question: omeprazole (Prilosec) action client education Answer: inhibit acid secretion at the H+K+ (ATP pump) -reduces gastric acid client education: -take with full glass of water 30-60 minutes before meals -may take several days to experience relief Question: Psyllium (Metamuci...

Midterm Exam: FNP652/ FNP 6552: Family Primary Care I Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) - GCU Q: A 30 year old female patient presents with complaints of cramping abdominal pain with frequent diarrhea for the past year. She has had no weight loss or blood in her stool. She frequently feels bloated and as though she cannot go out with friends, because she needs to use the restroom so frequently. What diagnosis do you suspect? Answer: ...

Exam 1: NSG 124/ NSG124 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing Q: 4 drugs used to treat spasticity Answer: Baclofen (Lioresal) Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium) Tizanidine (Zanaflex) Q: Drug class: pure opioid agonist Specific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone Answer: - name drug class and specific drug example - medication given IV - patients should not drive, operat...

A client has a new prescription for spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse recognize as a reason to withhold the morning dose of the medication and notify the provider? a. Serum sodium 138 mEq/L b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L c. Serum creatinine 1.2 mEq/L d. Serum chloride 106 mEq/L b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed daily doses of both digoxin (Lanoxin) and furosemide (Lasix). The client's potassiu...

An assistive personnel (AP) and a nurse are turning a client onto the right side. Which of the following actions by the AP requires the nurse to intervene? - Places a pillow under the client's right arm 6-month-old infant diet - introduce new foods one at a time over 5 to 7 days MRSA precautions - contact Boggy uterus with heavy lochia - massage the uterus to expel clots Car seat safety - secure the retainer clip at the level of your baby's armpits New colostomy - community base...

NUR 265 Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Complex Elimination Renal: Acute Kidney Injury- Abrupt loss of kidney function. It can happen in hours to days, Pathophysiology: Fluid and electrolyte imbalances occur. Labs and Diagnostics: GFR decreases. (90-120ml/min) Creatinine increase. (0.5-1.2mg/dl) protein breakdown. BUN increase. (10-20mg/dl) Hemoglobin- 12-18 Hematocrit- 37- 52 3 Types: Pre-Renal Causes: (Hypotension) The issue is before the kidney. (Impaired renal perfusion) Blood...

What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...