Study quiz 2

Question 1

what should the nurse be aware of when administering an intravenous infusion of amiodarone?

Answer 1

The possible developement of serious cardiac arrythmias

Question 2

What nursing assessment will the nurse perform to determine the hemodynamic effect of the patient’s arrhythmia?

Answer 2

Assess the patient’s blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate.

Question 3

The nurse cautions the patient taking nadolol (Corgard) for angina that they may experience what adverse effect?

Answer 3

Decreased exercise tolerance

Question 4

The nurse, caring for a patient taking a beta-blocker and a nitrate to treat angina, recognizes the need for careful monitoring as the result of what secondary diagnosis?

Answer 4

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 5

nursing administration of sublingual nitroglycerin for angina

Answer 5

place one tablet under the patient’s tongue and repeat every 5 minutes for a total of three tablets until pain is relieved. If pain is not relieved after three sublingual tablets, the health care provider should be notified

Question 6

A 49-year-old patient is admitted with uncontrolled chest pain. He is currently taking nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). His physician orders nifedipine (Adalat) added to his regimen. The nurse should observe the patient for what adverse effects?

Answer 6

Hypotension

-Both nitroglycerin and nifedipine have hypotension as a potential adverse effect

Question 7

When the nurse administers a beta-adrenergic blocker to the patient with angina, the nurse expects the drug will help to control angina, but it also has what other effect?

Answer 7

Decreased strength of heart muscle

Question 8

what do alpha adrenergic blockers in end?

Answer 8

• azosin

Question 9

The use of alcohol with nitrates may result in?

Answer 9

Severe hypotension

Question 10

adverse effects of nitrates?

Answer 10

Headache
Hypotension
Flushing

Question 11

the nurse is administering sublingual nitroglycerin to a patient. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse informs the patient that immediately after administration, the patient may experience what?

Answer 11

Throbbing headache or dizziness

Question 12

cholesterol absorption inhibitor drug

Answer 12

ezetimibe

Question 13

bile acid sequestrant drug

Answer 13

colesevelem

Question 14

fibrates (drug names)

Answer 14

gemfibrozil

fenofibrate

Question 15

adverse effects of statins

Answer 15

increase in liver enzymes
myopathy
peripheral neuropathy