PathoPharm EXAM 2 Review Questions
With Correct Answers
Which |intervention |is |a |priority |after |a |suspected |overdose |of |barbiturates
a. |Administration |furosemide
b. |Administration |of |IV |fluids
c. |Maintenance |of |adequate |airway
d. |Administration |of |activated |charcoal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Maintenance |of |adequate |
airway
For |which |reason |would |a |patient |who |is |taking |diazepam |have |prolonged |sleep |problems?
a. |Takes |rifampin |with |diazepam
b. |Takes |olanzapine |with |diazepam
c. |Take |phenobarbital |with |diazepam
d. |Drinks |grapefruit |juice |along |with |diazepam |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Drinks |grapefruit |
juice |along |with |diazepam
Which |is |the |characteristic |feature |with |rapid |eye |movement |(REM) |rebound |sleep?
a. |Bedwetting
b. |Sleepwalking
c. |Vivid |dreams
d. |Daytime |fatigue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Vivid |dreams
Which |priority |action |would |the |nurse |implement |when |a |patient |has |taken |an |excessive |
amount |of |baclofen?
, a. |Comfort |measures
b. |Seizure |precaution
c. |Airway |maintenance
d. |Antidote |preparation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Airway |maintenance
Which |parameter |describes |whether |a |drug |is |classified |as |a |sedative |or |hypnotic?
a. |Degree |of |responsiveness |to |a |given |drug
b. |Dose |of |drug |used |to |produce |an |effect |on |CNS
c. |Duration |of |action |on |the |CNS
d. |Degree |of |inhibition |of |the |nerve |impulse |transmission |to |CNS |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |
Degree |of |inhibition |of |the |nerve |impulse |transmission |to |CNS
Which |method |would |the |nurse |teach |to |a |patient |who |reports |unusual |sleep |pattern |and |
lacks |sleep |to |reset |internal |clock?
a. |Avoiding |alcohol |at |bedtime
b. |Avoiding |tobacco |at |bedtime
c. |Sleeping |more |during |the |day
d. |Establishing |a |set |sleep |pattern |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Establishing |a |set |sleep |pattern
Which |intervention |would |the |nurse |perform |while |caring |for |a |teenage |patient |who |is |taking |
benzodiazepine |therapy?
a. |Monitoring |for |suicidal |tendencies
b. |Encouraging |to |drink |more |fluids
c. |Assessing |patient |risk |for |injury |or |falls
d. |Monitoring |the |patient |renal |and |hepatic |functions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Monitoring |
for |suicidal |tendencies
With Correct Answers
Which |intervention |is |a |priority |after |a |suspected |overdose |of |barbiturates
a. |Administration |furosemide
b. |Administration |of |IV |fluids
c. |Maintenance |of |adequate |airway
d. |Administration |of |activated |charcoal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Maintenance |of |adequate |
airway
For |which |reason |would |a |patient |who |is |taking |diazepam |have |prolonged |sleep |problems?
a. |Takes |rifampin |with |diazepam
b. |Takes |olanzapine |with |diazepam
c. |Take |phenobarbital |with |diazepam
d. |Drinks |grapefruit |juice |along |with |diazepam |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Drinks |grapefruit |
juice |along |with |diazepam
Which |is |the |characteristic |feature |with |rapid |eye |movement |(REM) |rebound |sleep?
a. |Bedwetting
b. |Sleepwalking
c. |Vivid |dreams
d. |Daytime |fatigue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Vivid |dreams
Which |priority |action |would |the |nurse |implement |when |a |patient |has |taken |an |excessive |
amount |of |baclofen?
, a. |Comfort |measures
b. |Seizure |precaution
c. |Airway |maintenance
d. |Antidote |preparation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Airway |maintenance
Which |parameter |describes |whether |a |drug |is |classified |as |a |sedative |or |hypnotic?
a. |Degree |of |responsiveness |to |a |given |drug
b. |Dose |of |drug |used |to |produce |an |effect |on |CNS
c. |Duration |of |action |on |the |CNS
d. |Degree |of |inhibition |of |the |nerve |impulse |transmission |to |CNS |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |
Degree |of |inhibition |of |the |nerve |impulse |transmission |to |CNS
Which |method |would |the |nurse |teach |to |a |patient |who |reports |unusual |sleep |pattern |and |
lacks |sleep |to |reset |internal |clock?
a. |Avoiding |alcohol |at |bedtime
b. |Avoiding |tobacco |at |bedtime
c. |Sleeping |more |during |the |day
d. |Establishing |a |set |sleep |pattern |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Establishing |a |set |sleep |pattern
Which |intervention |would |the |nurse |perform |while |caring |for |a |teenage |patient |who |is |taking |
benzodiazepine |therapy?
a. |Monitoring |for |suicidal |tendencies
b. |Encouraging |to |drink |more |fluids
c. |Assessing |patient |risk |for |injury |or |falls
d. |Monitoring |the |patient |renal |and |hepatic |functions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Monitoring |
for |suicidal |tendencies
