Portage Learning NURS 251 Midterm Exam Pharmacology 2022

Portage Learning NURS 251 Midterm Exam Pharmacology 2022 Question 1 Question text A frail, elderly woman has arrived at the emergency department with a broken hip and in acute respiratory distress. Succinylcholine will be used because of the need for rapid endotracheal intubation, and then the woman will be sent to surgery. Due to the woman's frail condition, she is at risk for skin breakdown. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate? Select one: b. Fear c. Disturbed Sensory Perception d. Impaired Cognition Question 2 Correct Points out of 1.00 Flag question Question text A nurse is educating a patient who has Parkinson disease and her husband about the possible adverse effects of carbidopa-levodopa. The nurse should emphasize the need for the patient and her husband to monitor for any sudden increase in Select one: a. perspiration. b. appetite or thirst. c. mobility. Question text Which part of the body would you not administer lidocaine with epinephrine by injection? Select one: a. the abdomen c. the lateral thigh d. the anterior food Question text Which of these antidepressants is FDA approved for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and chronic muskuloskeletal pain? Select one: a. buproprion b. sertraline c. fluoxetine Question text Which of the following drugs used to treat anxiety would be appropriate for a patient who is a school teacher and is concerned about feeling sedated at work? Select one: a. Lorazepam (Ativan) b. Alprazolam (Xanax) c. Diazepam (Valium) Question text Your patient will receive ketamine via IV to a patient for procedural sedation. You recall that this anesthetic/analgesic causes sedation without impacting: Select one: b. wakefulness c. heart rate d. pupil function