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PTCB EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST WITH RATIONALE Multiple choice What is the route of administration for a prescription with the following directions: "i supp pr q 6 hr prn"? A. Orally B. Rectally C. Urethrally D. Vaginall {{Correct Ans- B. Rectally Rationale: "pr" means per rectum. What is the meaning of PDA? A. Personal digital aid B. Personal digital assistant C. Physician digital assistant D. Pharmaceutical data assistant {{Correct Ans- B. Personal digital...

ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new ...

WGU D441 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical Dosage Calculations and Pharmacology |Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) Q: Which anxiolytic drug promotes antagonistic activity at both the serotonin and dopamine receptors? 1. Buspirone 2. Alprazolam 3. Lorazepam 4. Amitriptyline Answer: 1. Buspirone is an anxiolytic drug, which has agonist activity at both the serotonin and dopamine receptors to exert its antianxiety effect. Alprazolam is a benzodiazepine that is comm...

2 basic classifications - therapeutic pharmacologic therapeutic - based on their usefulness in treating a specific disease describes what is being treated by the drug anticoagulant - influences blood clotting antihyperlipidemics - lowers blood cholesterol antihypertensives - lowers blood pressure antidysrhythmics - restore normal cardiac rhythm antianginal - treat angina pharmacologic - how the drug acts how the drug produces its effect in the body other criteria for selection of drug...

WGU D441 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM || Questions & Answers (Rated A+) WGU D441 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM || Questions & Answers (Rated A+) Midazolam (Versed) Indications - ANSWER - -mainly used for moderate sedation -helps for amnesia /sedation -helps to reduce anxiety Route: IV Temaxepam (Restoril) - ANSWER - -intermediate acting Benzo (induces sleep within 30 mins) -take 1 hr before bed because it has a long onset of action Eszopiclone (Lunesta) NON-BENZODIAZAPINE/MISC Hypnotic - ANSWER - -lon...

401k plan - income-tax deductible, investment income accumulates tax free, distributions taxed upon withdrawal, and any employer match that is received does not count towards contribution limit additional insureds - person or party added to the policy by an endorsement (lenders and mortgagors) advantages of group insurance - may be less expensive, tax benefits to employees (costs are usually pre tax), employer may pay all/part of premium, no evidence of insurability-no physical exam, and m...

Davis’s DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES® Sixteenth edition HOW TO USE DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES............................ 1 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS: Implications for Nurses ....................................................... 6 PHARMACOGENOMICS......................................................... 9 MEDICATION ERRORS: Improving Practices and Patient Safety............ 12 DETECTING AND MANAGING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS ................. 18 OV...

PHARMACOLOGY NURS 251 MODULE 9 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS PORTAGE LEARNING 2023/2024 GRADED A+. 2 / 4 1. Initial medication for RA before special: DMARD (Disease modifying an-tirheumatic drug) not always effective 2. Recent hepatitis C treatment time: 3 months; 96% cure rate 3. HIV/AIDS virus destroys cells/immune system while pt asymptomatic: - CD4/T cells 4. Recombinant DNA technology: joining 2 DNA molecules & inserting into a hostorganism and generates products from human...

What do alkylating chemotherapy drugs do? Chemotherapy drugs that are cell cycle nonspecific, so they exert their effects in all phases of the cell cycle. They directly damage DNA to prevent cancer cells from reproducing. They cause breaks in the DNA or cross-linking in a process called alkylation, which causes the drug to interfere with DNA replication. neoadjuvant therapy a cancer treatment that precedes other primary treatment, such as administering chemotherapy or radiation therapy ...

HESI Pharmacology Review Questions and Answers Cardiac Drugs/Diuretics • Digoxin (Lanoxin) – positive inotrope (increases force of contraction); negative chronotrope (decreases heart rate). How do you assess for this? (Always take AP for a full minute!) • Client with long hx of daily digoxin and furosemide (Lasix) use; creates a high risk for dig toxicity (Lasix can cause hypokalemia, which can lead to dig toxicity) • Digoxin taken with dronedarone (Multaq), which is another antid...