Exam 4: NSG318 / NSG 318 (Latest
Update 2024 / 2025) Introduction to Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU
Question:
Ketorolac (Toradol)
Answer:
nonopioid analgesics
Indication: short term pain management (5 days or less)
Action: Pain relief due to prostaglandin inhibition
Nursing Considerations:
-may cause GI bleeding, GI Distress anaphylaxis, drowsiness
- should not exceed 5 days of therapy
- bleeding risk increased with garlic, ginger, and ginkgo
- may decrease effectiveness of hypertensive medications and diuretics
elevated hepatic levels
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Question:
Tramadol (Ultram)
Answer:
Non-opiate analgesic;
Indication: For moderate to severe pain
Contraindications: Severe alcoholism; use of opioids or CNS depressants
side effects:
GI effects, headache, CNS effects with anxiety, agitation
Question:
Opioid Analgesics
Answer:
Use: Moderate and severe pain
Action site: Acts on CNS
-suppresses pain impulses -suppresses respiration and coughing by action on respiratory and cough centers in the medulla
Contraindication: Head injury, respiratory disorder, and hypotension
must have a prescriber order risk for addiction, withdrawal, and dependence
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Question:
Morphine Sulfate
Answer:
Side effects/adverse reactions:
CNS effects and euphoria, depression GI distress and constipation Orthostatic hypotension Urinary retention Dependence Respiratory depression
Question:
Fentanyl
Answer:
Routes: IM, IV, patch
Use: For moderate to severe pain, anesthesia induction and maintenance
-More potent than morphine by 100 times -Longer duration of action than morphine
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