ATI pharmacology

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMS SECRETS: A ROADMAP TO A+ A nurse is assessing a client during transfusion of a unit of whole blood. The client develops a cough, shortness of breath, elevated blood pressure, and distended neck veins. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following medications? A. Epinephrine B. Lorazepam C. Furosemide D. Diphenhydramine C (Furosemide, a loop diuretic, may be prescribed to relieve manifestations of circulatory overload) A nurse is...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMS SECRETS: A ROADMAP TO A+ A nurse is teaching an adolescent client who has a new prescription for Clomipramine for OCD. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include to minimize an adverse effect of his medication? A. Wear sunglasses when outdoors. B. Check your temperature daily. C. Take this medication in the morning. D. Add extra calories to your die A. Wear sunglasses when outdoors. (Wearing sunglasses when outdoors will decrease ph...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMS SECRETS: A ROADMAP TO A+ what is atropine anticholinergic drug Diaphoretic Characterized by profuse sweating. Bromocriptine dopamine agonist Dantrolene -Mechanism: prevents release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle. -Use: malignant hyperthermia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome (a toxicity of antipsychotic drugs). NMS treatment Dantrolene: MUSCLE RELAXTION D2 agonists (e.g., bromocriptine). For NMS, think FEVER: Fever ...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMS SECRETS: A ROADMAP TO A+ Medication that treats hyperkalemia? sodium polystyrene sulfonate Treatment for hyponatremia? Hypertonic solution- IV (Improves cognition) St. John's wort interactors? SSRIs, SNRIs, S/E: Ace Inhibitors ("prils")/ARBs ("sartans") HYPOTENSION, DRY COUGH, ANGIOEDEMA. S/E: Beta blockers ("olols") BRADYCARDIA, Nasal congestion, AV block, REBOUND EXCITATION (if stopped), Bronchospasms. S/E: Vasodilators...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMS SECRETS: A ROADMAP TO A+ A nurse is caring for a client who requests information on the use of Feverfew. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A. "It is used to treat skin infections." B. "It can decrease the frequency of migraine headaches." C. "It can lessen the nasal congestion in the common cold." D. "It can relieve nausea of morning sickness during pregnancy." B (Feverfew is used to decrease the frequency o...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAMS SECRETS: A ROADMAP TO A+ A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four A. One (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.) A staff educ...

UNLOCKING ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM: KEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR A+ SUCCESS A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication? One (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.) A staff educator is revi...

UNLOCKING ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM: KEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR A+ SUCCESS A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four A. One (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication ...

UNLOCKING ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM REVIEW: KEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR A+ SUCCESS IV Drop Rate Calculated as 31 gtt/min for 1,500 mL IV. Medication Reconciliation Clarify discrepancies with the prescribing provider. Fentanyl Transdermal System Document skin integrity and respiratory rate. Nitroglycerin Administration Sublingual tablets every 5 minutes for angina. Diazepam Clarification Check compatibility with continuous IV infusions. Theophylline Dietary Instruction Avoid...

UNLOCKING ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM: KEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR A+ SUCCESS Anticholinergic effects dry mouth constipation photophobia blurred vision Tachycardia Fluphenazine (what is it, how does it work) high potency typical antipsychotic Block dopamine (D2), acetylcholine, histamine, and norepinephrine receptors in the brain and periphery. Inhibition of psychotic manifestations, believed to be a result of D2 blockade in the brain. A nurse is providing teaching with a cl...