NR293 Final Exam Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Benzodiazepines:
Indications
A/E
Indications:
-Anxiety; panic disorder PTSD
-Seizure disorders
-Insomnia
-Muscle spasm
-Alcohol withdrawal
-amnesia prior to procedure
A/E:
-CNS depression
-cardiopulmonary arrest
-Dependency/Addiction
Benzodiazepines
Admin guidelines:
What are appropriate actions to prevent withdrawal?
Admin guidelines:
-Avoid activities that require alertness
,-Avoid alcohol and other anti-anxiety medications
-Take with food, at bedtime
-Avoid grapefruit juice
What are appropriate actions to prevent withdrawal?
-FLUMAZENIL
Phenytoin:
Indications
A/E
Teaching
Indications:
-Control seizure activity
A/E:
-Nystagmus
-Bradycardia
-hypotension
-GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
Teaching:
-Maintain good oral care
Valproic acid:
Indications
A/E
, Indications:
-Control seizure activity
A/E:
-Hepatotoxicity
-Pancreatitis
-Thrombocytopenia
What is the expected length of treatment with anti-seizure drugs?
-They may take them their entire life
-Do not stop taking abruptly
What would a nurse expect to see in a patient whose serum levels of anti-seizure drugs
are too low or too high?
What are appropriate nursing interventions and questions to ask the patient?
What would a nurse expect to see in a patient whose serum levels of anti-seizure drugs
are too low or too high?
-Bradycardia
-GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
-Hepatotoxicity
-Pancreatitis
What are appropriate nursing interventions and questions to ask the patient?
Monitor:
-Therapeutic serum levels of medications
Correct Answers
Benzodiazepines:
Indications
A/E
Indications:
-Anxiety; panic disorder PTSD
-Seizure disorders
-Insomnia
-Muscle spasm
-Alcohol withdrawal
-amnesia prior to procedure
A/E:
-CNS depression
-cardiopulmonary arrest
-Dependency/Addiction
Benzodiazepines
Admin guidelines:
What are appropriate actions to prevent withdrawal?
Admin guidelines:
-Avoid activities that require alertness
,-Avoid alcohol and other anti-anxiety medications
-Take with food, at bedtime
-Avoid grapefruit juice
What are appropriate actions to prevent withdrawal?
-FLUMAZENIL
Phenytoin:
Indications
A/E
Teaching
Indications:
-Control seizure activity
A/E:
-Nystagmus
-Bradycardia
-hypotension
-GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
Teaching:
-Maintain good oral care
Valproic acid:
Indications
A/E
, Indications:
-Control seizure activity
A/E:
-Hepatotoxicity
-Pancreatitis
-Thrombocytopenia
What is the expected length of treatment with anti-seizure drugs?
-They may take them their entire life
-Do not stop taking abruptly
What would a nurse expect to see in a patient whose serum levels of anti-seizure drugs
are too low or too high?
What are appropriate nursing interventions and questions to ask the patient?
What would a nurse expect to see in a patient whose serum levels of anti-seizure drugs
are too low or too high?
-Bradycardia
-GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
-Hepatotoxicity
-Pancreatitis
What are appropriate nursing interventions and questions to ask the patient?
Monitor:
-Therapeutic serum levels of medications
