1. The nurse is instructing a patient on home use of niacin and will include important
instructions on how to take the drug and about its possible adverse effects. Which of
the following may be expected adverse effects of this drug? SATA
a. Nausea and vomiting
b. Fever and chills
c. Cutaneous flushing
d. Dry mucous membranes
2. Why do we stop metformin before and after IV contrast? SATA
a. Prevent liver failure
b. Prevent renal failure
c. Prevent HF
d. Prevent Lactic acidosis
3. A patient understands the teaching for finasteride when they make which statement?
a. It only takes one month to see effects
b. I can only take this without meals or snacks
c. My daughter who is pregnant can help me crush my pills
d. If my sister is helping me she should wear gloves when handling it
4. Which of these would not be an ADE of Insulin?
a. Local reactions at injection sites
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Increased secretion of TSH and FSH
d. Lipodystrophy
5. Nitrates treat angina by...
a. decreasing venous return to the heart
b. decreasing oxygen demand in the heart
c. causing direct relaxation of smooth muscle
d. decreasing resistance to blood flow
6. Which patients can not have Beta Blockers?
a. All answer choices are correct
b. Patients with asthma
c. Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
d. Patients with COPD
7. Propranolol...
a. Indication: massage hourly
b. Affects blood pressure
c. Affects heart rate
d. is a nonselective beta-adrenergic blocking agent
8. Contraindications of Nitroglycerin
a. Use of and ED medication in the last 160 hours
b. Hypertension
c. Use of an ED medication in the last 48 hours
d. Hypotension
9. How should you administer the nitroglycerin pill?
a. Have them sit down before administering
, b. Have them swallow it with water
c. Have them place it in a glass of water and drink it
d. Have them place it under the tongue and let dissolve
10. What assessments will you perform when evaluating the effectiveness of IV
nitroglycerin administered for Chest Pain?
a. Gastrointestinal
b. Cardiac
c. Pain
d. Genitourinary
11. What are adverse effects of Verapamil?
a. Hypotension, edema, arrhythmias
b. Tachycardia, hyperactive bowels, pallor
c. Hypertension, Dehydration, headache
12. Calcium channel blockers
a. Do not drink orange juice
b. Do not drink apple juice
c. Do not drink grapefruit juice
d. Do not drink tequila
13. Insulin combined with beta blockers ...
a. require dose adjustments when medications are changed
b. are compatible with each other
c. mask the symptoms of hypoglycemia
d. can cause an arrhythmia
14. You should avoid grapefruit when taking Verapamil?
a. True
b. False
15. What causes Coronary Artery Disease?
a. A viral infection inflames the heart's walls.
b. A birth defect makes the heart weak.
c. Narrowing of coronary arteries; decreases cardiac muscle cell oxygenation
d. Blunt trauma to the chest breaks Arteries and causes internal bleeding.
16. Adverse reactions or side effects of Nitroglycerin.
a. Hypotension
b. Headache
c. Miosis
d. Carpopedal spasm
17. For insulin preparation, which of the following are true.
a. Draw up clear insulin first
b. Draw up cloudy insulin first
c. Gently roll vial of cloudy insulin in palm of hands to mix
d. Vigorously shake vial to mix
18. Aspart (Novolog) Pharmacokinetics