Midterm Exam: NR567 / NR 567
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Advanced Pharmacology for the
AGACNP | Questions and Answers
| Grade A | 100% Correct –
Chamberlain
Question:
The patient appears awake but is unconscious and has no response to painful
stimuli. What medication does the nurse suspect this patient has received?
Answer:
Ketamine
Question:
Which nonbarbiturate anesthetic when used with halothane (Fluothane) can
cause severe cardiac depression?
Answer:
Ketamine
,Question:
The operating room nurse is developing the care plan for a 10year-old child
with asthma who is scheduled for a tonsillectomy and who will receive
halothane as the anesthetic agent. Why is this an appropriate drug for this
patient?
Answer:
Halothane dilates the bronchi
Question:
How can the nurse assess the degree of neuromuscular blockage the patient is
experiencing?
Answer:
peripheral nerve stimulator
Question:
Why will the nurse administer a small dose of nondepolarizing
neuromuscular junction (NMJ) blocker before administering succinylcholine?
Answer:
To reduce discomfort of depolarization of muscles
, Question:
The nurse administers a sedative followed by a neuromuscular junction (NMJ)
blocker after which the neonatologist attempts to intubate the patient
without success. While waiting for the anesthesiologist to come to the unit to
establish an artificial airway, what is the nurse's priority of care?
Answer:
Use a bag-valve mask to ventilate the patient
Question:
The nurse is caring for the ICU patient who is mechanically ventilated and
receiving a NMJ blocker, a sedative, and an analgesic. What are priorities of
nursing care for the patient?
Answer:
- Reposition patient frequently
- Ensure care of the patient's eyes
- Monitor temperature
Question:
The nurse is caring for an older patient who is taking 25mg per day of
hydrochlorothiazide. The nurse will closely monitor which lab value in this
patient?
Answer:
serum potassium
(Latest Update )
Advanced Pharmacology for the
AGACNP | Questions and Answers
| Grade A | 100% Correct –
Chamberlain
Question:
The patient appears awake but is unconscious and has no response to painful
stimuli. What medication does the nurse suspect this patient has received?
Answer:
Ketamine
Question:
Which nonbarbiturate anesthetic when used with halothane (Fluothane) can
cause severe cardiac depression?
Answer:
Ketamine
,Question:
The operating room nurse is developing the care plan for a 10year-old child
with asthma who is scheduled for a tonsillectomy and who will receive
halothane as the anesthetic agent. Why is this an appropriate drug for this
patient?
Answer:
Halothane dilates the bronchi
Question:
How can the nurse assess the degree of neuromuscular blockage the patient is
experiencing?
Answer:
peripheral nerve stimulator
Question:
Why will the nurse administer a small dose of nondepolarizing
neuromuscular junction (NMJ) blocker before administering succinylcholine?
Answer:
To reduce discomfort of depolarization of muscles
, Question:
The nurse administers a sedative followed by a neuromuscular junction (NMJ)
blocker after which the neonatologist attempts to intubate the patient
without success. While waiting for the anesthesiologist to come to the unit to
establish an artificial airway, what is the nurse's priority of care?
Answer:
Use a bag-valve mask to ventilate the patient
Question:
The nurse is caring for the ICU patient who is mechanically ventilated and
receiving a NMJ blocker, a sedative, and an analgesic. What are priorities of
nursing care for the patient?
Answer:
- Reposition patient frequently
- Ensure care of the patient's eyes
- Monitor temperature
Question:
The nurse is caring for an older patient who is taking 25mg per day of
hydrochlorothiazide. The nurse will closely monitor which lab value in this
patient?
Answer:
serum potassium
