NR 293 PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A patient asks the nurse why a second drug is given
with his drugs for Parkinson's disease. The nurse
notes that this drug, an anticholinergic, is given to
control or minimize which symptoms? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Drooling
b. Constipation
c. Muscle rigidity
d. Bradykinesia
e. Dry mouth - ✔✔a. Drooling
c. Muscle rigidity
✔✔Carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) is prescribed for a
patient with Parkinson's disease. The nurse will inform
the patient of which possible adverse effects?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Palpitations
b. Insomnia
c. Hypotension
d. Urinary frequency
e. GI distress - ✔✔a. Palpitations
c. Hypotension
e. GI distress
✔✔The nurse is administering the antipsychotic drug
clozapine (Clozaril) and should monitor the patient
for what long-term problem(s) associated with this
drug? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mood swings
b. Agranulocytosis
, c. Weight gain
d. Photosensitivity
e. Increased appetite - ✔✔b. Agranulocytosis
c. Weight gain
e. Increased appetite
✔✔When administering certain antipsychotic drugs, the
nurse monitors for extrapyramidal effects such as:
(Select all that apply.)
a. tremors.
b. elation and a sense of well-being.
c. painful muscle spasms.
d. motor restlessness.
e. bradycardia. - ✔✔a. tremors.
c. painful muscle spasms.
d. motor restlessness.
✔✔The nurse instructs a patient who is undergoing therapy
with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
to avoid tyramine-containing foods. What medical
emergency may occur if the patient eats these foods
while taking MAOIs?
a. Gastric hemorrhage
b. Toxic shock
c. Cardiac arrest
d. Hypertensive crisis - ✔✔d. Hypertensive crisis
✔✔A patient has been taking antipsychotic medication
for years, and his wife has noticed that he has had
some new physical symptoms. She describes him
as having odd facial movements, sticking out his
tongue, and having movements of his arms that he
cannot seem to control. The nurse suspects that the
patient is exhibiting signs of which condition?
a. Hypomania
b. Serotonin syndrome
c. Tardive dyskinesia
d. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - ✔✔c. Tardive dyskinesia
✔✔What is another name for an adrenergic drug?
a. Anticholinergic drug
b. Parasympathetic drug
c. Central nervous system drug
d. Sympathomimetic drug - ✔✔d. Sympathomimetic drug
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A patient asks the nurse why a second drug is given
with his drugs for Parkinson's disease. The nurse
notes that this drug, an anticholinergic, is given to
control or minimize which symptoms? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Drooling
b. Constipation
c. Muscle rigidity
d. Bradykinesia
e. Dry mouth - ✔✔a. Drooling
c. Muscle rigidity
✔✔Carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) is prescribed for a
patient with Parkinson's disease. The nurse will inform
the patient of which possible adverse effects?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Palpitations
b. Insomnia
c. Hypotension
d. Urinary frequency
e. GI distress - ✔✔a. Palpitations
c. Hypotension
e. GI distress
✔✔The nurse is administering the antipsychotic drug
clozapine (Clozaril) and should monitor the patient
for what long-term problem(s) associated with this
drug? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mood swings
b. Agranulocytosis
, c. Weight gain
d. Photosensitivity
e. Increased appetite - ✔✔b. Agranulocytosis
c. Weight gain
e. Increased appetite
✔✔When administering certain antipsychotic drugs, the
nurse monitors for extrapyramidal effects such as:
(Select all that apply.)
a. tremors.
b. elation and a sense of well-being.
c. painful muscle spasms.
d. motor restlessness.
e. bradycardia. - ✔✔a. tremors.
c. painful muscle spasms.
d. motor restlessness.
✔✔The nurse instructs a patient who is undergoing therapy
with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
to avoid tyramine-containing foods. What medical
emergency may occur if the patient eats these foods
while taking MAOIs?
a. Gastric hemorrhage
b. Toxic shock
c. Cardiac arrest
d. Hypertensive crisis - ✔✔d. Hypertensive crisis
✔✔A patient has been taking antipsychotic medication
for years, and his wife has noticed that he has had
some new physical symptoms. She describes him
as having odd facial movements, sticking out his
tongue, and having movements of his arms that he
cannot seem to control. The nurse suspects that the
patient is exhibiting signs of which condition?
a. Hypomania
b. Serotonin syndrome
c. Tardive dyskinesia
d. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - ✔✔c. Tardive dyskinesia
✔✔What is another name for an adrenergic drug?
a. Anticholinergic drug
b. Parasympathetic drug
c. Central nervous system drug
d. Sympathomimetic drug - ✔✔d. Sympathomimetic drug
