ATI NURS 620 Pharmocology Proctored Exam 2

A patient is given nitrous oxide, along with another inhalation anesthetic. The nurse knows that the benefits of nitrous oxide include what? (Select all that apply, one, some or all)

A patient, newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism, has received a prescription for thyroid replacement therapy. The nurse will instruct the patient to take this medication at which time of day?

Patient is prescribed a gliptin for his type 2 diabetes. You are to educate this patient on what class this medication is and what it does. All of the following are correct except:

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.275 mg PO daily to a client. The amount available is levothyroxine 137 mcg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to

The nurse sprays the area with a medication to desensitize the area. The nurse is administering which type of anesthesia?

What is the most reliable measure for assessing diabetes control over the preceding 3-month period?

All of the following for the use of cocaine as a local anesthetic are true except: (Select all that apply, one, some, or all)

Which of the following laboratory results would alert the nurse that a client who has diabetes is experiencing diabetic nephropathy?

You are teaching a patient who will begin taking methimazole (Tapazole) for Graves' disease about the medication. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?

A patient with type 1 diabetes reports mixing NPH and regular insulin to allow for 1 injection. What should the nurse tell the patient?

A patient in the post-anesthesia recovery unit received ketamine (Ketalar) for right open reduction internal fixation surgery. What drug would be beneficial as a premedication to help minimize adverse

A patient who has type 2 diabetes will begin taking glipizide (Glucotrol). Which statement by a patient is concerning to you?

Which of the following local anesthetics pose a greater risk for allergic reactions? (Select all that apply, one, some or all)

You are working on a high-acuity medical surgical unit and just came on shift. You are prioritizing care for four patients who were just admitted. Which patient should you assess first?

A patient is admitted to the hospital and will begin taking levothyroxine (Synthroid). You learn that the patient also takes warfarin (Coumadin). You will notify the provider to discuss ________ the _

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed Ds lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion for 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV

Which of the following medications (local anesthetics) are Ester-linked (Select All that Apply.)

Post-anesthetic medications such as opioids, proethazine, ondansetron, promethazine, droperidol, bethanechol. Why would bethanechol be used post surgery?

A nurse is caring for a client who has developed agranulocytosis as a result of taking propylthiouracil to treat hyperthyroidism. The nurse should understand that this client is at increased risk for

You are counseling a patient with diabetes who is starting therapy with an alpha-flucosidase inhibitor. The patient should be educated about the potential for which adverse reactions. (Select all that

Ms. Georgia is a 58-year-old African American female. She works full time as a high school math teacher. She is currently working on a specialist degree. taking night classes at one of the local colle

Liver disease is a relative contraindication to which local anesthetic agent? (Select All that Apply.)

A nurse is caring for a patient in the immediate postoperative period after surgery in which a spinal anesthetic was used. The patient has not voided, and complains of headache. The patient has a puls

A nurse is preparing to administer 10 units of regular insulin and 20 units of NPH insulin to a client. What is the sequence of events the nurse should follow?

Local anesthetics suppress pain by: