PHARMACOLOGY CMS 90
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Nursing intervention to do when removing nitroglycerin ointment: remove prior dose
before applying the new one
2. After measuring nitroglycerin ointment dose with the applicator paper, how many inch
should you spread it over the paper: 2.5-3.5 inches
3. What should you avoid doing when apply nitroglycerin ointment: avoid touching the
ointment with your hands
4. Where should you apply the nitroglycerin ointment: clean, hairless area over the body,
then cover w/ a clear plastic wrap
5. How do you administer enteric-coated medication: swallowed whole, never crush it!
6. What is rifampin for?: antibiotic to treat tb given in combination with another
antituberculosis med to help prevent antibiotic resistance
7. What are complications of rifampin?: -orange color of the urine, saliva, sweat, or tears
-jaundice, fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort (anorexia)
8. How should you administer rifampin?: 1 hour before or 2 hours after meal with a full
glass of water
9. Contraindications for rifampin?: -pregnancy/lactation
-liver dysfunction
10. What should be monitored when taking rifampin?: -liver function
-pt/inr
, .
11. Patient education when taking rifampin?: -avoid alcohol
-monitor for anorexia fatigue and malaise
-when taken with food it decreases the absorption of the medication
12. What happens when rifampin interacts with an hiv medication?: the hiv medication dose
increases
13. How will you know rifampin was effective?: -clear breath sounds
-no night sweats
-increased appetite, decreased temp
-3 negative cultures for tb
14 how will you administer multiple medications through an enteral feeding tube:
administer each medication separately, do not mix the medications with enteral feeding
15. How to crush medications through an enteral feeding tube: dissolve crushed medications
in 15 to 30 ml of sterile water priority tp administration via enteral feeding tube
16. How to prevent clogging with an enteral feeding tube: flush the tube before/after each
medication with 15 to 30 ml of warm sterile water
17. What to do after administering all medications through enteral feeding tube: flush with
another 30 ml of warm sterile water
18. What is enoxaparin: an anticoagulant, used to treat/prevent dvt and pulmonary embolism
19. What should you not do when drawing enoxaparin in a syringe: do not expel the air
bubbles unless dose adjustment needs to be made
20. If enoxaparin prefilled syringe is not available, what size gauge should you use to
withdraw the medication?: 20-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Nursing intervention to do when removing nitroglycerin ointment: remove prior dose
before applying the new one
2. After measuring nitroglycerin ointment dose with the applicator paper, how many inch
should you spread it over the paper: 2.5-3.5 inches
3. What should you avoid doing when apply nitroglycerin ointment: avoid touching the
ointment with your hands
4. Where should you apply the nitroglycerin ointment: clean, hairless area over the body,
then cover w/ a clear plastic wrap
5. How do you administer enteric-coated medication: swallowed whole, never crush it!
6. What is rifampin for?: antibiotic to treat tb given in combination with another
antituberculosis med to help prevent antibiotic resistance
7. What are complications of rifampin?: -orange color of the urine, saliva, sweat, or tears
-jaundice, fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort (anorexia)
8. How should you administer rifampin?: 1 hour before or 2 hours after meal with a full
glass of water
9. Contraindications for rifampin?: -pregnancy/lactation
-liver dysfunction
10. What should be monitored when taking rifampin?: -liver function
-pt/inr
, .
11. Patient education when taking rifampin?: -avoid alcohol
-monitor for anorexia fatigue and malaise
-when taken with food it decreases the absorption of the medication
12. What happens when rifampin interacts with an hiv medication?: the hiv medication dose
increases
13. How will you know rifampin was effective?: -clear breath sounds
-no night sweats
-increased appetite, decreased temp
-3 negative cultures for tb
14 how will you administer multiple medications through an enteral feeding tube:
administer each medication separately, do not mix the medications with enteral feeding
15. How to crush medications through an enteral feeding tube: dissolve crushed medications
in 15 to 30 ml of sterile water priority tp administration via enteral feeding tube
16. How to prevent clogging with an enteral feeding tube: flush the tube before/after each
medication with 15 to 30 ml of warm sterile water
17. What to do after administering all medications through enteral feeding tube: flush with
another 30 ml of warm sterile water
18. What is enoxaparin: an anticoagulant, used to treat/prevent dvt and pulmonary embolism
19. What should you not do when drawing enoxaparin in a syringe: do not expel the air
bubbles unless dose adjustment needs to be made
20. If enoxaparin prefilled syringe is not available, what size gauge should you use to
withdraw the medication?: 20-22
