NR 293 PHARM ACTUAL EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026 .

NR 293 PHARM ACTUAL EXAM 2

REVIEW QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST

UPDATE 2026 .

,1. What drugs can be classified as Calcium channel blockers?✔✔ Correct answer - Amlodipine

- Nifedipine
- Diltiazem
2. What does Diltiazem/ Verapamil help treat that other Ca channel blockers do not?✔✔ Correct answer Cardiac
dysrhythmias✔✔ Correct answer

- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- SVT
3. What does Ca blockers, like Amlodipine and Nifedipine, treat mainly treat?✔✔ Correct answer - Hypertension

- Angina Pectoris (Chest pain)
4. What are some complications to Nifedipine?✔✔ Correct answer - Reflex Tachycardia

- Acute toxicity
- Orthostatic hypertension
- Peripheral edema
5. Who should not use Nifedipine?✔✔ Correct answer - patients with Cardiogenic shock

6. The use of Nifedipine should be used cautiously with what type of cardiac events?✔✔ Correct answer - Acute
MI

- Unstable Angina
- Aortic Stenosis
7. What type of AV block should Nifedipine and Diltiazem be utilized cautiously with?✔✔ Correct answer - 2nd - degree
AV block

- 3rd-degree AV block
8. What type of Hyper or hypo tension is contraindicated to Nifedipine?✔✔ Correct answer - Hypotension is
contraindicated to Nifedipine

9. If a patient is on Nifedipine and shows signs of Reflex Tachycardia, what drug should be administered to decrease the
reflex tachycardia?✔✔ Correct answer - Metoprolol (aka Beta blockers) should be administered

10. What drugs can lead to toxicity and should be avoided with in patients taking Nefidipine?✔✔ Correct

,answer - Cimetidine

- Famotidine
- Grapefruit juice (duh What are some S/S of toxicity in patient taking nifedipine?✔✔ Correct answer - Decrease BP
- Increase HR
- Flushing
11. What is some teaching a nurse should teach a patient on Nifedipine?✔✔ Correct answer - Observe for swelling in lower
extremities, Notify HC provider if it does

- Monitor for postural hypotension (aka get up slowly)
12. What syndrome is linked to Nifedipine?✔✔ Correct answer - SJS (Steven-Johnson-Syndrome

13. What other, besides the main treatments, can Ca channel blockers (CCB) treat?✔✔ Correct answer - Raynaud's
disease

- Migraine HA
14. What impacts does Ca Channel blockers have on a patients gums?✔✔ Correct answer - Can cause Gingival hyperplasia in
gums

15. What Ca Channel blockers can increase the impact of Beta Blockers?✔✔ Correct answer - Diltiazem can increase
ettect of beta blockers

- Verapamil can increase ettect of beta blockers
16. What Ca Channel blocker causes constipation in patients?✔✔ Correct answer - Verapamil causes constipation in patients

17. What does Diltiazem, a Ca channel blocker, mainly treat?✔✔ Correct answer - HTN

- Angina
- Super ventricular tachycardia
- A-fib
- A-Flutter
18. What impact does Diltiazem have on Digoxin?✔✔ Correct answer - Diltiazem increases digoxin levels

19. What values should a nurse monitor on any patient on Ca Channel Block- ers?✔✔ Correct answer - Potassium (K+)
levels

20. What type of rhthmia's may Ca channel blockers cause?✔✔ Correct answer - Arrhythmias

, 21. What type of edema is associated with Ca Channel blockers?✔✔ Correct answer - Peripheral edema

22. What is the suffix related to Ca Channel Blockers?✔✔ Correct answer - "Pine"

- Except Diltiazem and Verapamil
23. What type of HR is associated with Supraventricular Tachycardia?✔✔ Correct answer - HR > 200

24. What can Diltiazem cause as an adverse reaction?✔✔ Correct answer - Congested Heart Failure (CHF)

- Bradycardia