HERZING UNIVERSITY HESIPHARM II FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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HERZING UNIVERSITY HESIPHARM II FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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HERZING UNIVERSITY HESIPHARM II FINAL EXAM
2024/2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse is discussing the use of alprazolam (Xanax) with a 68-year-old
patient. What statement indicates that the patient has an understanding of
the drug?
- This drug will calm me down in about 30 minutes after I take it.
What anxiolytic drugs would be given to a premenopausal patient who is
a registered nurse planning to return to work at the hospital after anxiety
is controlled?
- buspirone
A patient is brought to the emergency department in the midst of an
active clonic-tonic seizure. What is the most appropriate antiseizure drug
for the nurse to administer intravenously to terminate acute convulsive
seizures?
- Diazepam (Valium)
A psychotic patient is admitted through the emergency department. The
physician has ordered chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 25 mg
intramuscularly. After administration of the medication, what is the
nurse’s priority to evaluate?
- A decrease in psychotic symptoms
A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking lithium for mania. The
nurse’s assessment includes a notation of a lithium serum level of 2.4
mEq/L. The nurse anticipates seeing what?
- Clonic movements
A patient arrives at the emergency room after attempting suicide by
taking an entire bottle of diazepam. What antidote will the nurse most
likely administer?
- Flumazenil (Romazicon)
The patient reports pain caused by muscle spasms in his back. The
,nurse assesses the patient as being very anxious and notes how the
anxiety results in tensing of muscles. What medication would be most
effective in treating this patient?
- Diazepam (Valium)
A psychotic patient is admitted through the emergency department. The
physician has ordered chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 25 mg
intramuscularly. After administration of the medication, what is the
nurse’s priority to evaluate?
- A decrease in psychotic symptoms
,A patient on chlorpromazine is feeling better and decides they no
longer need their medication. The nurse teaches the patient that
abrupt withdrawal of a typical antipsychotic medication can result in
what?
- Insomnia
The pharmacology instructor is explaining to their class the difference
between the typical and the atypical groups of antipsychotic drugs.
What medication would the instructor explain to the students has
fewer extrapyramidal effects and greater effectiveness than older
antipsychotic drugs in relieving negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
- Clozapine (Clozaril)
A patient develops intractable hiccoughs after surgery. The nurse
anticipates that the physician will order which drug?
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
A patient comes to the mental health clinic for a regular appointment.
The patient tells the nurse he has been taking oral fluoxetine (Prozac) 20
mg daily for the past 3 weeks and that he has lost 3 pounds during that
time due to a loss of appetite. What action should the nurse take?
- Reassuring the patient that a decrease in weight is a
common adverse effect with this medication
A patient has been taking Prozac (fluoxetine) for the past 3 years for
depression. She is seeing her gynecologist for premenopausal
symptoms and during the interview with the nurse she says that she
would like to try Sarafem because her friend is taking it and she says it
works great. The nurse’s best response is what?
- Sarafem and Prozac are different brand names for the same generic
medication.
The nurse is working on the telemetry unit and has noted that many
postmyocardial-infarction (MI) patients experience depression. What
medication would the nurse question if ordered for one of these patients?
- Amitriptyline
, The pharmacology instructor is discussing drugs used for the
treatment of partial seizures. What accurately describes the
physiological action of carbamazepine?
- Increases gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) activity and blocks
sodium and calcium channels to stop action potentials
The drug of choice for the treatment of partial seizures is what?
- Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
A patient has a new order for carbamazepine (Tegretol). What does the
nurse know is a contraindication to administration of carbamazepine?
- Bone marrow depression
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