NUR 465 Meds to Know Exam 1 questions with
accurate answers
Albuterol Ans✓✓✓ Med class: Bronchodilator/B2 adrenergic agonist
(SABA)
MOA: B2 activation
Uses: Symptomatic relief of asthma/COPD, first-line
Side/Adverse effects: tremor (B2 also present in skeletal muscle),
tachycardia/angina (if excessive dose)
Patient education and NM: sx/sy of worsening disease, when to seek
medical attention
Additional info: most effective drug for acute bronchospasm, inhaled
contraindication: dysrhythmia
Atropine Ans✓✓✓ Anticholinergic/muscarinic antagonist
Blocks receptor activation by acetylcholine
Uses: eye surgery, treat bradycardia
Effects: increase HR, pupil dilation, interferes with voiding, decrease
secretions/lung/salivary glands, slow down GI tract, decrease sweating
(dry you out/can't see, pee, spit, shit)
Nursing management: help with sx
Cetirizine Ans✓✓✓ Med class: 2nd generation antihistamine
MOA: blocks binding of histamine
Uses: allergy, motion sickness
, Side/adverse effects: GI
Patient education and NM: identify allergen and avoid
Additional Info: do not relieve nasal congestion
Codeine Ans✓✓✓ Med class: opioid antitussives
MOA: increase cough threshold in brain
Uses: for cough
Side/adverse effects: respiratory depression at high doses
Patient ed/NM:
Additional info: do not use for productive cough as pt needs to get
phlegm out, controlled substance
Cromolyn Ans✓✓✓ Med class: mast cell stabilizer
MOA: suppress bronchial inflammation, prevents release of histamine
Uses: used for prophylaxis (prevention) for asthma, not for quick relief,
alternative to glucocorticoid (less effective thought)
Side/Adverse effects: not many
Patient education and NM: sx/sy of worsening disease, when to seek
medical attention
Additional info: inhalation by neb
Dextromethophan Ans✓✓✓ Med class: nonopiod antitussives
MOA: suppress cough center in brain
Uses: for cough
accurate answers
Albuterol Ans✓✓✓ Med class: Bronchodilator/B2 adrenergic agonist
(SABA)
MOA: B2 activation
Uses: Symptomatic relief of asthma/COPD, first-line
Side/Adverse effects: tremor (B2 also present in skeletal muscle),
tachycardia/angina (if excessive dose)
Patient education and NM: sx/sy of worsening disease, when to seek
medical attention
Additional info: most effective drug for acute bronchospasm, inhaled
contraindication: dysrhythmia
Atropine Ans✓✓✓ Anticholinergic/muscarinic antagonist
Blocks receptor activation by acetylcholine
Uses: eye surgery, treat bradycardia
Effects: increase HR, pupil dilation, interferes with voiding, decrease
secretions/lung/salivary glands, slow down GI tract, decrease sweating
(dry you out/can't see, pee, spit, shit)
Nursing management: help with sx
Cetirizine Ans✓✓✓ Med class: 2nd generation antihistamine
MOA: blocks binding of histamine
Uses: allergy, motion sickness
, Side/adverse effects: GI
Patient education and NM: identify allergen and avoid
Additional Info: do not relieve nasal congestion
Codeine Ans✓✓✓ Med class: opioid antitussives
MOA: increase cough threshold in brain
Uses: for cough
Side/adverse effects: respiratory depression at high doses
Patient ed/NM:
Additional info: do not use for productive cough as pt needs to get
phlegm out, controlled substance
Cromolyn Ans✓✓✓ Med class: mast cell stabilizer
MOA: suppress bronchial inflammation, prevents release of histamine
Uses: used for prophylaxis (prevention) for asthma, not for quick relief,
alternative to glucocorticoid (less effective thought)
Side/Adverse effects: not many
Patient education and NM: sx/sy of worsening disease, when to seek
medical attention
Additional info: inhalation by neb
Dextromethophan Ans✓✓✓ Med class: nonopiod antitussives
MOA: suppress cough center in brain
Uses: for cough
