PBSC Nur 1141 Final Review
1. The antidote for Magnesium Sulfate is: d. Calcium Gluconate
a. Vitamin K.
b. Warfarin (Coumadin)
c. Protamine Sulfate
d. Calcium Gluconate
2. 1. Which of the following baseline laboratory data a. Potassium level
should be collected before a client is started on tissue C: hemoglobin level and
plasminogen activator or alteplase recombinant (Acti- hematocrit level
vase)? Select all that apply. E: Platelet Count
a. Potassium level
b. Lee-White clotting time
c. Hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
d. Blood glucose level
e. Platelet count.
3. 1. A client is receiving Lanoxin (Digoxin). His pulse B: withhold the digoxin
range is normally 70-78 beats per min. After assessing
the apical pulse for one full minute, the nurse finds
the pulse to be 60 beats per min. The nurse should
initially:
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
4. The nurse monitors the serum electrolyte levels of a D: hypokalemia
client who is receiving Digoxin. Which of the following
electrolyte disturbances is a common cause of digoxin
toxicity?
a. Hyponatremia
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b. Hypernatremia
c. Hypocalcemia
d. Hypokalemia
5. 1. Digoxin (Lanoxin) is representative of a group of a. Cardiac glycosides
drugs called:
a. Cardiac glycosides
b. Antiarrhythmics
c. Vasoconstrictors
d. Antihypertensives
6. 1. The single most important organ that detoxifies b. Liver
drugs is the:
a. Lung
b. Liver
c. Kidney
d. Stomach
e. Bone marrow
7. 1. The nurse should be aware that the principal action d. Narrow the blood ves-
of vasoconstrictors is to: sels
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
8. 8) A patient is on warfarin sodium (Coumadin). Before PT & INR (Prothrombin
administering the next dose, the nurse should check time & International Nor-
which lab result. malized Ratio)
a. Platelet & Hematocrit levels
b. BUN, Creatinine
c. PTT & INR (Partial Thromboplastin Time & Interna-
tional Normalized Ratio)
1. The antidote for Magnesium Sulfate is: d. Calcium Gluconate
a. Vitamin K.
b. Warfarin (Coumadin)
c. Protamine Sulfate
d. Calcium Gluconate
2. 1. Which of the following baseline laboratory data a. Potassium level
should be collected before a client is started on tissue C: hemoglobin level and
plasminogen activator or alteplase recombinant (Acti- hematocrit level
vase)? Select all that apply. E: Platelet Count
a. Potassium level
b. Lee-White clotting time
c. Hemoglobin level and hematocrit level
d. Blood glucose level
e. Platelet count.
3. 1. A client is receiving Lanoxin (Digoxin). His pulse B: withhold the digoxin
range is normally 70-78 beats per min. After assessing
the apical pulse for one full minute, the nurse finds
the pulse to be 60 beats per min. The nurse should
initially:
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
4. The nurse monitors the serum electrolyte levels of a D: hypokalemia
client who is receiving Digoxin. Which of the following
electrolyte disturbances is a common cause of digoxin
toxicity?
a. Hyponatremia
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b. Hypernatremia
c. Hypocalcemia
d. Hypokalemia
5. 1. Digoxin (Lanoxin) is representative of a group of a. Cardiac glycosides
drugs called:
a. Cardiac glycosides
b. Antiarrhythmics
c. Vasoconstrictors
d. Antihypertensives
6. 1. The single most important organ that detoxifies b. Liver
drugs is the:
a. Lung
b. Liver
c. Kidney
d. Stomach
e. Bone marrow
7. 1. The nurse should be aware that the principal action d. Narrow the blood ves-
of vasoconstrictors is to: sels
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
8. 8) A patient is on warfarin sodium (Coumadin). Before PT & INR (Prothrombin
administering the next dose, the nurse should check time & International Nor-
which lab result. malized Ratio)
a. Platelet & Hematocrit levels
b. BUN, Creatinine
c. PTT & INR (Partial Thromboplastin Time & Interna-
tional Normalized Ratio)
