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PBSC Nur 1141 Final Review questions with verified
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solutions
The antidote for Magnesium Sulfate is:
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a. Vitamin K.
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b. Warfarin (Coumadin)
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c. Protamine Sulfate
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d. Calcium Gluconate
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d. Calcium Gluconate
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1. Which of the following baseline laboratory data should be collected before a client is
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started on tissue plasminogen activator or alteplase recombinant (Activase)? Select all that
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apply.
a. Potassium level
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b. Lee-White clotting time
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c. Hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
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d. Blood glucose level
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e. Platelet count.
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a. Potassium level
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C: hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
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E: Platelet Count
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1. A client is receiving Lanoxin (Digoxin). His pulse range is normally 70-78 beats per min.
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After assessing the apical pulse for one full minute, the nurse finds the pulse to be 60 beats
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per min. The nurse should initially:
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a. Call the doctor
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b. Withhold the digoxin
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c. Administer the digoxin
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d. Notify the family to question if the pt. has been having any side effects
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B: withhold the digoxin
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The nurse monitors the serum electrolyte levels of a client who is receiving Digoxin. Which
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of the following electrolyte disturbances is a common cause of digoxin toxicity?
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a. Hyponatremia
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b. Hypernatremia
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c. Hypocalcemia
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d. Hypokalemia
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D: hypokalemia
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1. Digoxin (Lanoxin) is representative of a group of drugs called:
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a. Cardiac glycosides
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b. Antiarrhythmics
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c. Vasoconstrictors
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d. Antihypertensives
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a. Cardiac glycosides
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1. The single most important organ that detoxifies drugs is the:
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a. Lung
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b. Liver
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c. Kidney
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d. Stomach
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e. Bone marrow
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b. Liver
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1. The nurse should be aware that the principal action of vasoconstrictors is to:
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a. Increase the diameter of the blood vessels
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b. Increase pulse and respiratory rate
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c. Slow and strengthen the heart
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d. Narrow the blood vessels
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d. Narrow the blood vessels
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8) A patient is on warfarin sodium (Coumadin). Before administering the next dose, the
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nurse should check which lab result.
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a. Platelet & Hematocrit levels
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b. BUN, Creatinine
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c. PTT & INR (Partial Thromboplastin Time & International Normalized Ratio)
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d. PT & INR (Prothrombin time & International Normalized Ratio)
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PT & INR (Prothrombin time & International Normalized Ratio)
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PBSC Nur 1141 Final Review questions with verified
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solutions
The antidote for Magnesium Sulfate is:
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a. Vitamin K.
|| ||
b. Warfarin (Coumadin)
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c. Protamine Sulfate
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d. Calcium Gluconate
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d. Calcium Gluconate
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1. 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
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b. Lee-White clotting time
|| || ||
c. Hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
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d. Blood glucose level
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e. Platelet count.
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a. Potassium level
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C: hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
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E: Platelet Count
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1. A client is receiving Lanoxin (Digoxin). His pulse range is normally 70-78 beats per min.
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After assessing the apical pulse for one full minute, the nurse finds the pulse to be 60 beats
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per min. The nurse should initially:
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a. Call the doctor
|| || ||
b. Withhold the digoxin
|| || ||
c. Administer the digoxin
|| || ||
d. Notify the family to question if the pt. has been having any side effects
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B: withhold the digoxin
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The nurse monitors the serum electrolyte levels of a client who is receiving Digoxin. Which
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of the following electrolyte disturbances is a common cause of digoxin toxicity?
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a. Hyponatremia
||
b. Hypernatremia
||
c. Hypocalcemia
||
d. Hypokalemia
||
D: hypokalemia
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1. Digoxin (Lanoxin) is representative of a group of drugs called:
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a. Cardiac glycosides
|| ||
b. Antiarrhythmics
||
c. Vasoconstrictors
||
d. Antihypertensives
||
a. Cardiac glycosides
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, 2
1. The single most important organ that detoxifies drugs is the:
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a. Lung
||
b. Liver
||
c. Kidney
||
d. Stomach
||
e. Bone marrow
|| ||
b. Liver
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1. The nurse should be aware that the principal action of vasoconstrictors is to:
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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
|| || || ||
d. Narrow the blood vessels
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8) A patient is on warfarin sodium (Coumadin). Before administering the next dose, the
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nurse should check which lab result.
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a. Platelet & Hematocrit levels
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b. BUN, Creatinine
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c. PTT & INR (Partial Thromboplastin Time & International Normalized Ratio)
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d. PT & INR (Prothrombin time & International Normalized Ratio)
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PT & INR (Prothrombin time & International Normalized Ratio)
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