WGU D116 Unit 3 OA Review
ACTUAL
EXAM LATEST EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 300+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
A patient is wheezing and short of breath. The nurse assesses
a heart rate of 88 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 24
breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 124/78 mm Hg.
The prescriber orders a nonspecific beta-agonist medication.
Besides evaluating the patient for a reduction in respiratory
distress, the nurse should monitor for which side effect?
Tachycardia
Beta-agonists are used for asthma because of their B2 on
bronchial smooth muscle-causes bronchodilation
Non-specific is B2
,Specific is B1 and they cause tachycardia and hypertension
A patient is experiencing toxic side effects from atropine,
including delirium and hallucinations. Which medication
should the provider administer?
Physostigmine
A patient brought to the emergency department requires
sutures. The prescriber orders a local anesthetic with
epinephrine.
The epinephrine is ordered to ___________.
Allow a reduced dose of the anesthetic
Epi prolongs absorption of the anesthetic because it is an alpha
1 agonist
A patient has been diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD) and
begins treatment with carbidopa. After several months of
therapy, the patient reports no change in symptoms.
As the provider, you should do which of the following?
Reevaluate the dx
There should be some therapeutic effects after several months
of tx
,A patient who is taking oral contraceptives begins taking
valproic acid for seizures. After a week of therapy with
valproic acid, the patient tells the nurse that she is
experiencing nausea.
What should the nurse do?
Ask the pt is she is taking the med with food because taking the
drug on an empty stomach can cause gastrointestinal side
effects
A patient with cerebral palsy who has been receiving baclofen
via gastrostomy tube for three months is admitted to the
hospital for evaluation of new-onset seizures.
What might you suspect to be the cause of these seizures?
Missed doses of baclofen
Baclofen does not appear to cause physical dependence, but
abrupt discontinuation has been associated with adverse
reactions
Abrupt withdrawal can cause visual hallucinations, paranoid
ideation, and seizures
A nurse is preparing a patient to go home from the emergency
department after receiving sutures for a laceration on one
hand. The provider used lidocaine with epinephrine as a local
, anesthetic.
Which symptom in this patient causes the most concern?
Nervousness and tachycardia
If severe, alpha and beta antagonists can be given
A patient who has recurrent migraine headaches is prescribed
sumatriptan. Which aspect of this patient's history is of
concern when taking this drug?
CAD
Serotonin receptor agonists cause vasoconstriction and
coronary vasospasm
A patient who has been taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
(MAOI) for depression for several months tells the provider
that the medication has not helped with symptoms. You plan
to switch the patient to an SSRI.
What should you instruct the nurse to teach this patient?
"Stop taking the MAOI two weeks before starting the SSRI"
MAOIs increase serotonin and can increase the risk for
serotonin syndrome
SSRI and MAOIs should never be given together
ACTUAL
EXAM LATEST EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 300+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
A patient is wheezing and short of breath. The nurse assesses
a heart rate of 88 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 24
breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 124/78 mm Hg.
The prescriber orders a nonspecific beta-agonist medication.
Besides evaluating the patient for a reduction in respiratory
distress, the nurse should monitor for which side effect?
Tachycardia
Beta-agonists are used for asthma because of their B2 on
bronchial smooth muscle-causes bronchodilation
Non-specific is B2
,Specific is B1 and they cause tachycardia and hypertension
A patient is experiencing toxic side effects from atropine,
including delirium and hallucinations. Which medication
should the provider administer?
Physostigmine
A patient brought to the emergency department requires
sutures. The prescriber orders a local anesthetic with
epinephrine.
The epinephrine is ordered to ___________.
Allow a reduced dose of the anesthetic
Epi prolongs absorption of the anesthetic because it is an alpha
1 agonist
A patient has been diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD) and
begins treatment with carbidopa. After several months of
therapy, the patient reports no change in symptoms.
As the provider, you should do which of the following?
Reevaluate the dx
There should be some therapeutic effects after several months
of tx
,A patient who is taking oral contraceptives begins taking
valproic acid for seizures. After a week of therapy with
valproic acid, the patient tells the nurse that she is
experiencing nausea.
What should the nurse do?
Ask the pt is she is taking the med with food because taking the
drug on an empty stomach can cause gastrointestinal side
effects
A patient with cerebral palsy who has been receiving baclofen
via gastrostomy tube for three months is admitted to the
hospital for evaluation of new-onset seizures.
What might you suspect to be the cause of these seizures?
Missed doses of baclofen
Baclofen does not appear to cause physical dependence, but
abrupt discontinuation has been associated with adverse
reactions
Abrupt withdrawal can cause visual hallucinations, paranoid
ideation, and seizures
A nurse is preparing a patient to go home from the emergency
department after receiving sutures for a laceration on one
hand. The provider used lidocaine with epinephrine as a local
, anesthetic.
Which symptom in this patient causes the most concern?
Nervousness and tachycardia
If severe, alpha and beta antagonists can be given
A patient who has recurrent migraine headaches is prescribed
sumatriptan. Which aspect of this patient's history is of
concern when taking this drug?
CAD
Serotonin receptor agonists cause vasoconstriction and
coronary vasospasm
A patient who has been taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
(MAOI) for depression for several months tells the provider
that the medication has not helped with symptoms. You plan
to switch the patient to an SSRI.
What should you instruct the nurse to teach this patient?
"Stop taking the MAOI two weeks before starting the SSRI"
MAOIs increase serotonin and can increase the risk for
serotonin syndrome
SSRI and MAOIs should never be given together
