Final Exam NUR 350 Study Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 350
Institution
NUR 350
The nurse is educating a patient on foods to avoid because the foods cause an undesired high effect of the medication. The nurse understands that the patient is correct with which of the following medications: Grapefruit juice and statins MAOIs and tyramine Fiber and digoxin Milk and tetracyclines
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Final Exam NUR 350 Study Questions
and Correct Answers
The nurse is educating a patient on foods to avoid because the foods cause an
undesired high effect of the medication. The nurse understands that the patient is
correct with which of the following medications: ✅Grapefruit juice and statins
MAOIs and tyramine
Fiber and digoxin
Milk and tetracyclines
"Off-label" means that a drug: ✅Th effect of the drug is not its primary use
The nursing student understands that the biggest difference between children 1-12 and
adults is which of the following ✅Children have a faster metabolism
Nurses need to teach clients when each medication is to be taken in relation to meals
because food may: ✅Food may reduce rate or extent of drug absorption
The nurse is taking a health history on a patient who has been prescribed a drug with
anticholinergic properties. While collecting the health history, what should the nurse
specifically assess for? ✅Glaucoma
Discharge planning for patients leaving the hospital should include instructions on the
use of over the counter (OTC) drugs. Which comment by the patient would demonstrate
a good understanding of OTC drugs? ✅OTC medications can cause serious harm if
not taken according to directions
The nurse is assessing a patient who comes to the emergency department with swelling
of face/neck, difficulty breathing, and palpitations following a bee sting. The nurse
prepares to administer which of the following drugs? ✅Epinephrine
The nurse caring for a patient receiving a vasodilator drug notes that his pulse has
increased to 110 beats per minute. Which of the following drugs might be added to
counteract this acceleration in pulse? ✅Beta blockers, propranolol
A nurse is teaching parents how to use an Epi-Pen for their child. Which statement by
the parents indicates understanding of the of the teaching? ✅Go to the ER after use
A client is receiving a drug that is an alpha-and-beta adrenergic receptor agonist. The
nurse should assess the client for what possible side effects to this medication?
✅Hypertension
, While studying for the test, the nursing student encounters the following drug:
papaverine (Pavabid). What does the nursing student identify the name papaverine as?
✅Generic name
A client is brought to the emergency department having ingested some wild
mushrooms. The nurse notes the client is salivating profusely and has a blood pressure
of 70/40 and a pulse of 48 bpm. What drug will the nurse expect to administer?
✅Atropine
A breast-feeding patient has been given a prescription medication. The physician
assures her that the drug is safe. The mother is concerned but wants to continue
breast-feeding. The nurse should instruct the patient to: ✅Take the medication right
after breast-feeding
The nurse understands that the effect between morphine and naloxone is considered
which of the following interactions: ✅Beneficial inhibitory interaction
The nurse is reviewing medication that the 32-week pregnant mother is taking which
medication would be most concerning for the nurse? ✅Category X drugs
Heroin is a drug with the greatest potential for abuse and no recognized medical use in
the US. Under what category would heroin be classified? ✅Level 1
The nurse is educating new nurses on the ways to decrease medication errors. Which
of the following if said by the new nurse would require further education? ✅TIPS: use a
computerized order entry system, bar-codes that match pts armband, medication
reconciliation, avoid error prone abbreviations, Encourage pts and families to be active
members of the healthcare team
The nurse administers albuterol to a patient who has asthma. The albuterol acts by
stimulating beta2-adrenergic receptors to cause bronchodilation. The nurse
understands that albuterol is beta-adrenergic: ✅Agonist
Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with activation of muscarinic
(cholinergic) receptors? ✅Acetylcholine
What conditions may be treated using alpha blockers? ✅Hypertension
Prostate problems in men
A drug that elicits only those responses for which it is given is considered to be
✅Selective
What is the most important property of an ideal drug? ✅Effectiveness
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