Exam 2: NR293 / NR 293 (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Pharmacology for Nursing Practice |
Questions & Answers |Grade A. 100% Correct.
Chamberlain
1. What are anticoagulants used for?: to prevent thrombus formation
2. common side effects of anticoagulants: bruising, risk for bleeding,
epistaxis, petechiae
3. what are the 4 types of anticoagulants?: 1. heparin
2. warfarin
3. direct-thrombus inhibitors
4. selective factor Xa inhibitors
4. how do heparins work?: these drugs inhibit clotting factors in the clotting
cascade
5. routes for heparin: IV and SUBQ
6. what is the reversal agent for heparin?: protamine sulfate
,7. what is an adverse effect of heparin?: heparin induced thrombocytopenia
8. how does warfarin work?: this mediation interferes with vitamin K
dependent clotting factors
9. route for warfarin: PO (daily)
10. which 2 labs need to be checked in patients who use warfarin weekly
for about 6 months?: PT/INR
11. what is the reversal agent for warfarin?: Vitamin K1.
12. patients on warfarin should avoid which foods?: 1. garlic
2. ginger
3. ginseng
4. cranberries
13. drugs that interact with warfarin?: 1. erythromycin
2. fluconazole
3. sulfonamides
14. how does Dabigatran (direct thrombus inhibitor) work?: this drug
inhibits the thrombi clotting factors
15. route for Dabigatran: PO or IV
, 16. reversal agent for dabigatran?: Idarucizumab
17. how do selective factor Xa inhibitors work?: they bind directly with
factor Xa to cause inactivation
18. what drug class do Rivaroxaban and Fondaparinux fall under?:
selective factor Xa inhibitors
19. route for Fondaparinux: SUBQ
20. Route for rivaroxaban: PO
21. how do antiplatelet work?: they work by preventing platelets from
sticking together
22. what class do aspirin and clopidogrel fall under?: antiplatelet
23 aspirin should not be given to children because of: an increased risk for
Reye's syndrome which leads to liver and CNS damage
24. what is an adverse effect of aspirin?: GI ulcers/bleed
25. indications for clopidogrel: MI, CVA, CABG (coronary bypass surgery),
stents
26. adverse effects of clopidogrel?: bleeding and edema
2026) Pharmacology for Nursing Practice |
Questions & Answers |Grade A. 100% Correct.
Chamberlain
1. What are anticoagulants used for?: to prevent thrombus formation
2. common side effects of anticoagulants: bruising, risk for bleeding,
epistaxis, petechiae
3. what are the 4 types of anticoagulants?: 1. heparin
2. warfarin
3. direct-thrombus inhibitors
4. selective factor Xa inhibitors
4. how do heparins work?: these drugs inhibit clotting factors in the clotting
cascade
5. routes for heparin: IV and SUBQ
6. what is the reversal agent for heparin?: protamine sulfate
,7. what is an adverse effect of heparin?: heparin induced thrombocytopenia
8. how does warfarin work?: this mediation interferes with vitamin K
dependent clotting factors
9. route for warfarin: PO (daily)
10. which 2 labs need to be checked in patients who use warfarin weekly
for about 6 months?: PT/INR
11. what is the reversal agent for warfarin?: Vitamin K1.
12. patients on warfarin should avoid which foods?: 1. garlic
2. ginger
3. ginseng
4. cranberries
13. drugs that interact with warfarin?: 1. erythromycin
2. fluconazole
3. sulfonamides
14. how does Dabigatran (direct thrombus inhibitor) work?: this drug
inhibits the thrombi clotting factors
15. route for Dabigatran: PO or IV
, 16. reversal agent for dabigatran?: Idarucizumab
17. how do selective factor Xa inhibitors work?: they bind directly with
factor Xa to cause inactivation
18. what drug class do Rivaroxaban and Fondaparinux fall under?:
selective factor Xa inhibitors
19. route for Fondaparinux: SUBQ
20. Route for rivaroxaban: PO
21. how do antiplatelet work?: they work by preventing platelets from
sticking together
22. what class do aspirin and clopidogrel fall under?: antiplatelet
23 aspirin should not be given to children because of: an increased risk for
Reye's syndrome which leads to liver and CNS damage
24. what is an adverse effect of aspirin?: GI ulcers/bleed
25. indications for clopidogrel: MI, CVA, CABG (coronary bypass surgery),
stents
26. adverse effects of clopidogrel?: bleeding and edema
