Palm Beach State College NUR 1141 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ Latest Update Question : The antidote for Magnesium Sulfate is: a. Vitamin
- b. Warfarin (Coumadin) c. Protamine Sulfate d. Calcium
Gluconate
CORRECT ANSWER : d. Calcium Gluconate
Question : Which of the following baseline laboratory data
should be collected before a client is started on tissue plasminogen activator or alteplase recombinant (Activase)?Select all that apply. a. Potassium level b. Lee-White clotting time c. Hemoglobin level and hematocrit level d. Blood glucose level e. Platelet count.
CORRECT ANSWER : a. Potassium level
C: hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
E: Platelet Count
Question : A client is receiving Lanoxin (Digoxin). His pulse
range is normally 70-78 beats per min. After assessing the apical pulse for one full minute, the nurse finds the pulse to be
60 beats per min. The nurse should initially: a. Call the doctor
- Withhold the digoxin c. Administer the digoxin d. Notify
the family to question if the pt. has been having any side effects CORRECT ANSWER : B: withhold the digoxin
Question : The nurse monitors the serum electrolyte levels of
a client who is receiving Digoxin. Which of the following electrolyte disturbances is a common cause of digoxin toxicity? a. Hyponatremia b. Hypernatremia c. Hypocalcemia
- Hypokalemia
CORRECT ANSWER : D: hypokalemia
Question : Digoxin (Lanoxin) is representative of a group of
drugs called: a. Cardiac glycosides b. Antiarrhythmics c.
Vasoconstrictors d. Antihypertensives
CORRECT ANSWER : a. Cardiac glycosides
Question : The single most important organ that detoxifies
drugs is the: a. Lung b. Liver c. Kidney d. Stomach e. Bone
marrow
CORRECT ANSWER: b. Liver
Question : The nurse should be aware that the principal action
of vasoconstrictors is to: a. Increase the diameter of the blood
vessels b. Increase pulse and respiratory rate c. Slow and strengthen the heart d. Narrow the blood vessels
CORRECT ANSWER : d. Narrow the blood vessels
Question : A patient is on warfarin sodium (Coumadin).
Before administering the next dose, the nurse should check which lab result. a. Platelet & Hematocrit levels b. BUN, Creatinine c. PTT & INR (Partial Thromboplastin Time & International Normalized Ratio) d. PT & INR (Prothrombin time & International Normalized Ratio)
CORRECT ANSWER : PT & INR (Prothrombin time &
International Normalized Ratio)
Question : A physician orders enoxaparin (Lovenox) on a
post-operative patient. The nurse should teach the patient that
the therapeutic action of this medication to: a. Promote wound
tissue healing b. ,Decrease postoperative bleeding c. Reduce
the formation of postoperative thrombi d. Potentiate the effects of the opioid analgesic
CORRECT ANSWER : b. Decrease postoperative bleeding
Question : An expectorant drug is given to: a. Relax and dilate the bronchial wall b. Shrink the nasal mucous membranes c. Coat & protect the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract d. Promote removal of mucus secretions from the respiratory tract
CORRECT ANSWER : D. Promote removal of mucus
secretions from the respiratory tract
Question : An insulin-dependent diabetic is admitted to the
unit. The nurse recalls that Insulin a. is classified as a (n): b.
Anti-inflammatory agent c. Anti-infective agent d. Hormone receptor antagonist e. Mineralocorticosteroid f. Hypoglycemic agent
CORRECT ANSWER : f. Hypoglycemic agent
Question : Which of the following is an example of a non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drug? Select all that apply.