Deck 2

Question 1

What is your priority assessment of a patient with a new prescription for amoxicillin?

Answer 1

Lung sounds - wheezing (priority because of ABCs)

Question 2

What should you tell a client who is taking extended-release opioids and says “These pain meds aren’t working”

Answer 2

Extended release/Long-acting opioids can take up to 3 days to work

Question 3

What is the action of an inotropic medication?

Answer 3

It increases the force of contractions (think of the heart)

Question 4

What medication would you expect to be ordered for a child with impetigo?

Answer 4

Mupirocin (Bactroban)

Question 5

Name an early sign of hypokalemia

Answer 5

Muscle weakness

Question 6

Your 8-year-old client with pituitary dwarfism is taking somatropin (hGH), what would be a therapeutic outcome?

Answer 6

Increased growth

Question 7

What drug classes are considered first-line treatment for heart failure? (SATA)

Answer 7

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitors (associated with dry cough side effect)
• Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB)
• Beta Blockers

Question 8

What alarming side effect of rifampin is considered normal?

Answer 8

Red orange colored body secretions

Question 9

What can rifampin be used to treat?

Answer 9

Active pulmonary TB

Question 10

You come into your patient’s room to find them unconscious, with a pulse, and they have a medical alert bracelet for diabetes type 1, what will the patient likely receive?

Answer 10

Glucagon

Question 11

If an insulin-dependent diabetic must take glucocorticoids to treat osteoarthritis symptoms, what should you do with their insulin dose?

Answer 11

Increase insulin dose.
• Glucocorticoids 1 sugar so you need to 1 insulin

Question 12

How do you prevent bradycardia when administering timolol (Timoptic) for glaucoma?

Answer 12

Apply pressure to inner canthus for at least 1 minute

Question 13

Your patient was in a motor vehicle accident and has a head trauma. The patient manifests excessive output (diabetes insipidus) due to deficiency in ADH (anti-diuretic hormone).
What medication will this patient receive?

Answer 13

Vasopressin (Pitressin)

Question 14

Instruct the parent on how to administer the new prescription ointment to their toddler with bacterial conjunctivitis

Answer 14

Apply the ointment in a thin line into the conjunctival sac

Question 15

What is used as an earwax emulsifier?

Answer 15

Carbamide peroxide (Debrox)

Question 16

What is likely to be prescribed to a two-year-old with a middle ear infection?

Answer 16

Amoxicillin

Question 17

You have a patient receiving pain medication via epidural catheter, and an order comes in for enoxaparin. What is your priority?

Answer 17

Contact provider
• Giving low molecular weight heparin is associated with epidural hematoma → CONTRAINDICATED

Question 18

What are some foods and drinks that should be avoided when taking warfarin?

Answer 18

Garlic

Question 19

Education for client with new prescription of a statin.

Answer 19

Can take 6-8 weeks to see change in cholesterol levels

Question 20

What precautions should an elder on a diuretic for hypertension take?

Answer 20

Move positions slowly → orthostatic hypotension
• Risk for falls

Question 21

Your patient taking Digoxin reports that “everything looks yellow”. What will you have the patient do?

Answer 21

Withold medication until provider is spoken with