NUR 301 exam 2 review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
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what class of med is albuterol ? short acting beta 2 agonist
What does albuterol do? open up airways, bronchodilation
Is albuterol a life saving medication? yes
What is albuterol side affects? chest pain, tachycardia, restless, nervousness
who cant you give albuterol to? cardiac patients(raises HR)
What are nursing considerations to albuterol? raises blood sugar (might have to adjust insulin), raises HR
What class of med is salmeterol? long acting beta 2 agonist
How do you use an inhaler? have pt fully exhale, have pt take a puff, hold for 10 seconds, if pt takes 2 puffs wait
1-2 mins between
What are nursing considerations for salmeterol? check for thrush, rinse mouth after use, check mouth before a meal
Why do people get a spacer with an inhaler? even out breaths
What class of medications are tiotropium and ipratropium? respiratory anticholinergics
Is tiotropium long or short acting? long acting
Is ipratropium long or short acting? short acting
What are the side effects of respiratory anticholinergics? anticholingeric effects (blurred vision, urinary retention, dry mouth, constipation)
Which inhaler gets taken 1st? bronchodilator (albuterol)
What do you monitor with respiratory anticholinergics? anticholinergics effects especially in elderly
What class of medication is aminophylline? methylaxthines
What does aminophylline do? bronchodilates
, Why does aminophylline not get used often? because of its narrow therapeutics range
What are the side effects of aminophylline? tachycardia, arrhythmia, seizures, tremors, dizzy
What do you avoid while taking aminophylline? caffeine and soda
What class of medication is sudafed? sympathomimetics
What does sudafed do? reduce congestion, nasal pressure
Why does sudafed have a huge abuse potential? because it has CNS effects and people like that
What is sudafed getting used for that causes it to have that used to make meth
abuse potential?
What are the side effects of sudafed? insomia, increases HR, restlessness
What do you need to avoid if you are taking sudafed? cafffeine
What patients cant take sudafed? cardiac patients and hypertensive patients
What class of medication is benzonate ? anti-tussive
What does benzonate do? cough suppressant, numbs the cough stress receptors
Who do you use benzonate cautiously with? COPD patients
What class of medication is guaniafesin? anti-tussive
What does guaniafesin do? expectorant makes cough more productive, stimulates mucus
What are the side effects of guaniafesin? dizzy, headache
What do you give to pts who need to thin mucus fluids
secretions?
What class of medication is acetylycysteine? mucolytics
What does acetycysteine do? thins secretions
What does acetycysteine trigger? bronchspasms
What are the nursing considerations of acetycysteine? smells like rotten eggs, given in cystic fibrosis
What class of medication is montelukast? leukotrene modifers
What are the side effects of montelukast? sucide, agression, irritation , causes nightmares, causes bronchospams
What class of medication is benadryl? antihistamine
CORRECT Answers
what class of med is albuterol ? short acting beta 2 agonist
What does albuterol do? open up airways, bronchodilation
Is albuterol a life saving medication? yes
What is albuterol side affects? chest pain, tachycardia, restless, nervousness
who cant you give albuterol to? cardiac patients(raises HR)
What are nursing considerations to albuterol? raises blood sugar (might have to adjust insulin), raises HR
What class of med is salmeterol? long acting beta 2 agonist
How do you use an inhaler? have pt fully exhale, have pt take a puff, hold for 10 seconds, if pt takes 2 puffs wait
1-2 mins between
What are nursing considerations for salmeterol? check for thrush, rinse mouth after use, check mouth before a meal
Why do people get a spacer with an inhaler? even out breaths
What class of medications are tiotropium and ipratropium? respiratory anticholinergics
Is tiotropium long or short acting? long acting
Is ipratropium long or short acting? short acting
What are the side effects of respiratory anticholinergics? anticholingeric effects (blurred vision, urinary retention, dry mouth, constipation)
Which inhaler gets taken 1st? bronchodilator (albuterol)
What do you monitor with respiratory anticholinergics? anticholinergics effects especially in elderly
What class of medication is aminophylline? methylaxthines
What does aminophylline do? bronchodilates
, Why does aminophylline not get used often? because of its narrow therapeutics range
What are the side effects of aminophylline? tachycardia, arrhythmia, seizures, tremors, dizzy
What do you avoid while taking aminophylline? caffeine and soda
What class of medication is sudafed? sympathomimetics
What does sudafed do? reduce congestion, nasal pressure
Why does sudafed have a huge abuse potential? because it has CNS effects and people like that
What is sudafed getting used for that causes it to have that used to make meth
abuse potential?
What are the side effects of sudafed? insomia, increases HR, restlessness
What do you need to avoid if you are taking sudafed? cafffeine
What patients cant take sudafed? cardiac patients and hypertensive patients
What class of medication is benzonate ? anti-tussive
What does benzonate do? cough suppressant, numbs the cough stress receptors
Who do you use benzonate cautiously with? COPD patients
What class of medication is guaniafesin? anti-tussive
What does guaniafesin do? expectorant makes cough more productive, stimulates mucus
What are the side effects of guaniafesin? dizzy, headache
What do you give to pts who need to thin mucus fluids
secretions?
What class of medication is acetylycysteine? mucolytics
What does acetycysteine do? thins secretions
What does acetycysteine trigger? bronchspasms
What are the nursing considerations of acetycysteine? smells like rotten eggs, given in cystic fibrosis
What class of medication is montelukast? leukotrene modifers
What are the side effects of montelukast? sucide, agression, irritation , causes nightmares, causes bronchospams
What class of medication is benadryl? antihistamine
