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NSG 318 EXAM 3 PHARMACOLOGY Exam ALL 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR NEW!!
QUESTION: what is the function of an anticoagulant?
a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
b. Prevent platelet aggregation
c. Clot Busters - ANSWER-a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
QUESTION: what is the function of an Antiplatelet?
a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
b. Prevent platelet aggregation
c. Clot Busters - ANSWER-b. Prevent platelet aggregation
QUESTION: what is the function of a Thrombolytic?
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a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
b. Prevent platelet aggregation
c. Clot Busters - ANSWER-c. Clot Busters
QUESTION: which statement made by the nursing student needs correction?
a. anticoagulants are used prophylactically to prevent new clots from forming
b. Used in clients with venous and arterial disorders: (DVT) & (PE)
c. anticoagulants dissolve clots
d. they can be used for: Coronary thrombosis & Myocardial infarction - ANSWER-c.
anticoagulants dissolve clots
they DO NOT dissolve clots
if a patient takes nitroglycerin and experiences hypotension what is the nurses initial
intervention?
a. call the provider
b. lay them supine with their feet elevated
c. elevated the head of the bed
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d. administer the antidote - ANSWER-b. lay them supine with their feet elevated
QUESTION: which is an anticoagulant? SATA
a. heparin
b. warfarin
c. clopidrogel
d. alteplase
e. atorvastatin - ANSWER-a. heparin
b. warfarin
QUESTION: which route would be used to give heparin for an acute thrombosis?
a. orally
b. IV
c. liquid suspension
d. buccal - ANSWER-b. IV
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QUESTION: what is the mode of action of heparin?
a. Inhibits thrombin, which prevents conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
b. Depresses hepatic synthesis of vitamin K clotting factors
c. Inhibits platelet aggregation and prevent ADP (adenosine diphosphate) from binding with the
ADP platelet receptors
d. clot buster - ANSWER-a. Inhibits thrombin, which prevents conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
QUESTION: would the nurse give a pt heparin if they had a bleeding disorder?
yes or no - ANSWER-no it is a contraindication
QUESTION: which drugs would increase the effects of heparin? SATA
a. aspirin
b. Acetaminophen
c. NSAIDS
d. antibiotics
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NSG 318 EXAM 3 PHARMACOLOGY Exam ALL 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR NEW!!
QUESTION: what is the function of an anticoagulant?
a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
b. Prevent platelet aggregation
c. Clot Busters - ANSWER-a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
QUESTION: what is the function of an Antiplatelet?
a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
b. Prevent platelet aggregation
c. Clot Busters - ANSWER-b. Prevent platelet aggregation
QUESTION: what is the function of a Thrombolytic?
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a.Prevent the formation of clots that inhibit the circulation
b. Prevent platelet aggregation
c. Clot Busters - ANSWER-c. Clot Busters
QUESTION: which statement made by the nursing student needs correction?
a. anticoagulants are used prophylactically to prevent new clots from forming
b. Used in clients with venous and arterial disorders: (DVT) & (PE)
c. anticoagulants dissolve clots
d. they can be used for: Coronary thrombosis & Myocardial infarction - ANSWER-c.
anticoagulants dissolve clots
they DO NOT dissolve clots
if a patient takes nitroglycerin and experiences hypotension what is the nurses initial
intervention?
a. call the provider
b. lay them supine with their feet elevated
c. elevated the head of the bed
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d. administer the antidote - ANSWER-b. lay them supine with their feet elevated
QUESTION: which is an anticoagulant? SATA
a. heparin
b. warfarin
c. clopidrogel
d. alteplase
e. atorvastatin - ANSWER-a. heparin
b. warfarin
QUESTION: which route would be used to give heparin for an acute thrombosis?
a. orally
b. IV
c. liquid suspension
d. buccal - ANSWER-b. IV
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QUESTION: what is the mode of action of heparin?
a. Inhibits thrombin, which prevents conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
b. Depresses hepatic synthesis of vitamin K clotting factors
c. Inhibits platelet aggregation and prevent ADP (adenosine diphosphate) from binding with the
ADP platelet receptors
d. clot buster - ANSWER-a. Inhibits thrombin, which prevents conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
QUESTION: would the nurse give a pt heparin if they had a bleeding disorder?
yes or no - ANSWER-no it is a contraindication
QUESTION: which drugs would increase the effects of heparin? SATA
a. aspirin
b. Acetaminophen
c. NSAIDS
d. antibiotics
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