RN PROPHECY PHARMACOLOGY A / PHOPHECY RN PHARMACOLOGY NEWEST EXAM DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADE.
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RN PROPHECY PHARMACOLOGY A / PHOPHECY RN PHARMACOLOGY NEWEST EXAM DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADE.
A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer...
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure
130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? -
Hold digoxin and call the provider
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a
blood transfusion because: - Normal Saline is an isotonic solution and prevents cell
hemolysis
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you
administer? - 400mg
Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of 3.0. This level may:
- Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has ordered
cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to the patient? -
Increase daily water intake
Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with D5NS? - phenytoin
(Dilantin)
Which of the following medications should be questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the
provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea and vomiting? - famotidine (Pepcid)
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your shift was 92/58 with
a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood pressures have been around 130/70.
What should you do FIRST? - Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify
anesthesia provider
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent acute adrenal
insufficiency? - prednisone (Deltasone)
,When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide (Lasix), you
emphasize that it should be given over two minutes to avoid: - tinnitus
Your patient is to receive 2 G vancomycin over 2 hours. The medication comes in from
the pharmacy as 2 G Vancomycin in 250ml normal saline. At what rate will the IV
medication run? - 125ml/hr
Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with erectile dysfunction. A nurse
reviews the patient's medical record and would question the prescription if which of the
following is noted in the history? - Use of nitroglycerin
While delivering the lunch tray of a patient who is taking warfarin (Coumadin), the nurse
notices diversity of food items. Which of the following foods would be a concern? -
Spinach
Your patient is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin) 500mg IV every 12 hours. As a nurse,
you understand that the PRIMARY rationale for monitoring serum levels of vancomycin
is that: - It can cause nephrotoxicity
Convert 1.2 milligrams to micrograms - 1200 mcg
You are caring for a patient with diabetes. Humalog insulin is ordered via sliding scale
AC and HS. When is the best time to administer Humalog insulin? - 15 minutes before
meal arrives
A provider orders one liter of NS to be infused over four hours. At what rate would you
set the IV pump? - 250ml/hr
*WRONG* Which medication is used to treat iron toxicity? - A) digoxin immune fab
(Digibind)
B) Naloxone (Narcan)
C) Mephyton (Vitamin K)
D) *WRONG* deferoxamine (Digibind)
, Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which diuretic do you
anticipate being ordered by the provider? - bumetanide (Bumex)
Your patient is on a Morphine PCA after a recent exploratory surgery. While doing your
rounds, you notice that your patient is slumped over, unresponsive, with delayed and
slow respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. Which reversal medication would you
administer? - naloxone (Narcan)
A patient's capillary blood glucose reading is 33mg/dl. Which of the following
medications will the nurse administer if the patient is unable to tolerate PO? - Dextrose
50% IV push
When a patient has pernicious anemia, the nurse would expect to give them: - Vitamin
B12
*WRONG* Which of the following anticoagulant is MOST commonly administered for
DVT prophylaxis in a patient who has undergone a hip replacement? - A)*WRONG*
heparin
B) enoxaparin
C) aspirin
D) warfarin
Which of the following is considered an antiplatelet medication? - clopidogrel (Plavix)
Sildenaphil(viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with erectile dysfuction. A nurse
reviews the patient's medical record and would question the prescription of which of the
following is noted in the history? - Use of Nitroglycerin
Which of the following medications should be held today considering that your patient
received IV contract two hours ago fir a CT scan? - Metformin (Glucophage)
The patient is diagnosed with multiple Myeloma. The physician has ordered
cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to the patient? -
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