NU 308 Exam 2 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
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NU 308 Exam 2 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
What is a good thing to say to a pt if they are hesitant about taking Tamsulosin bc they think it will not help their BPH symptoms? ANS It will relax the prostate, making it easier for you to pass urine.
Pt edu for ED drug Sildenafil?...
NU 308 Exam 2 Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions
What is a good thing to say to a pt if they are hesitant about taking Tamsulosin bc they think it will
not help their BPH symptoms? ANS It will relax the prostate, making it easier for you to pass
urine.
Pt edu for ED drug Sildenafil? ANS -Take 1 to 2 hrs before you need it to work
-Foreplay to stimulate
-If erection lasts longer than 4 hrs, ER
-Food: avoid all nitrates, no grapefruit juice
-Drug: nitrates- vasodilators
-Dc if pt begins to have hearing loss
-DO NOT TAKE W/NITROGLYCERIN (fatal hypotension)
What pts is sildenafil contraindicated? ANS Pts on vasodilators, or pts with any known heart
disease
5mL=____tsp ANS 1 teaspoon
Estrogen contraindications ANS breast cancer, family history of heart disease, prepubital
children, clotting disorders
*women who are over 35 who smoke*
*if experiencing undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, do not admin until this is figured out*
What is terbutaline? ANS B2 agonist for to SLOW not stop preterm contractions
*typically not given after 37 week mark*
What drug is given to pregnant women to mature the babies lungs? ANS Dexamethasone
, What does folic acid do? ANS prevents fetal neural tube defects (spina bifida) and functions in
RBC production
In what patients are antihistamines contraindicated? ANS Prostate, glaucoma, bowel obstruction
Pt edu for OTC antihistamines? ANS -increase fluid intake
-makes you drowsy, take at night, dont drive
*this is important especially in older clients, bc they reach a therapeutic level with less medication*
Beclomethazone inhaler pt edu ANS -take 5 mins after you take albuterol in an asthma attack
-rinse mouth out to avoid thrush
-makes your throat hurt
What does Montelukast do? ANS -blocks release of leukotriene affects (reducing inflammation,
thins out secretions so body can clear them)
What is an allergy? ANS *sensitivity to an allergen*
you will not have an anaphylactic reaction the first time you are exposed to said allergen, your body
must first recognize it is foreign and then a histamine response will occur
What is codeine? ANS -antitussive opioid used for mild pain and is sometime in cough meds
-Take at night, so you dont wake up coughing
Codeine pt edu ANS -RUSH (respiratory depression, urinary retention, sedation, HypoTN)
-tox triad (coma, pinpoint pupils, resp depression)
Who cannot take nasal decongestants such as pseudophedrine sprays? ANS people with HTN bc
it increases BP
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