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WGU D116 UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
A 50-year-old female is brought to the emergency department in an
unconscious state after having been in a motor vehicle accident. A co-
worker has accompanied the patient but does not know anything about her
medications, just which pharmacy the patient goes to.
What is the most appropriate step to take in the medication reconciliation
process at this point? - ANS ✓Call the pharmacy to obtain a medication list
What is the relationship between medication reconciliation and hospital
readmissions? - ANS ✓Medication reconciliation in combination with other
services may positively impact hospital readmissions in some institutions
True or False
Medication reconciliation must be performed using a protocol approved by
The Joint Commission. - ANS ✓False
Joint commissions has recognized medication reconciliation as a national
patient safety goal, and they have developed elects of performance for
medication reconciliation. Guidelines are made but using those measures is
not required to perform medication reconciliation
A patient who has recently started pharmacological intervention for HTN is
experiencing the physiological effects depicted on the mannequin:
decreased peripheral resistance and blood volume. This patient has most
likely been taking? - ANS ✓ACE inhibitors
Work within the RASS to inhibit angiotensin 2 from being made which
reduces peripheral resistance and blood volume
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Leave bradykinin to build up in lungs which causes s/s of dry cough
A pt who has recently started pharmacological intervention for HTN is
experiencing the physiological effects depicted on the mannequin:
decreased blood volume. This patient is most likely been taking? - ANS
✓Thiazide diuretics
Work within the structures of the kidneys to decrease sodium and water
reabsorption into the blood which reduces blood volume. As a result there
is an increase in urination
A patient who has recently started pharmacological intervention for HTN is
experiencing the physiological effects depicted on the mannequin:
Decreased blood volume and peripheral resistance. This patient has most
likely been taking? - ANS ✓Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers Abs
Reduce the effects of angiotensin 2 by preventing it from binding to
receptors which decreases peripheral resistance and blood volume
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is seeing a 36-year-old
female for the first time who has a history of asthma and hypertension and
is currently on an albuterol inhaler and an ACE inhibitor (captopril). At the
visit, the woman has a positive pregnancy test.
Which recommendation should the APRN make for this patient? - ANS
✓Stop captopril and replace it with another antihypertensive medication
ACE inhibitors can cause serious fetal harm-must not be given during
pregnancy
A patient with a history of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, and
hypertension complains of numbness and loss of sensation in the lower
extremities. An advanced practice registered nurse prescribes captopril 25
mg two times a day.
WGU D116
WGU
WGU D116 UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
A 50-year-old female is brought to the emergency department in an
unconscious state after having been in a motor vehicle accident. A co-
worker has accompanied the patient but does not know anything about her
medications, just which pharmacy the patient goes to.
What is the most appropriate step to take in the medication reconciliation
process at this point? - ANS ✓Call the pharmacy to obtain a medication list
What is the relationship between medication reconciliation and hospital
readmissions? - ANS ✓Medication reconciliation in combination with other
services may positively impact hospital readmissions in some institutions
True or False
Medication reconciliation must be performed using a protocol approved by
The Joint Commission. - ANS ✓False
Joint commissions has recognized medication reconciliation as a national
patient safety goal, and they have developed elects of performance for
medication reconciliation. Guidelines are made but using those measures is
not required to perform medication reconciliation
A patient who has recently started pharmacological intervention for HTN is
experiencing the physiological effects depicted on the mannequin:
decreased peripheral resistance and blood volume. This patient has most
likely been taking? - ANS ✓ACE inhibitors
Work within the RASS to inhibit angiotensin 2 from being made which
reduces peripheral resistance and blood volume
WGU D116
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Leave bradykinin to build up in lungs which causes s/s of dry cough
A pt who has recently started pharmacological intervention for HTN is
experiencing the physiological effects depicted on the mannequin:
decreased blood volume. This patient is most likely been taking? - ANS
✓Thiazide diuretics
Work within the structures of the kidneys to decrease sodium and water
reabsorption into the blood which reduces blood volume. As a result there
is an increase in urination
A patient who has recently started pharmacological intervention for HTN is
experiencing the physiological effects depicted on the mannequin:
Decreased blood volume and peripheral resistance. This patient has most
likely been taking? - ANS ✓Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers Abs
Reduce the effects of angiotensin 2 by preventing it from binding to
receptors which decreases peripheral resistance and blood volume
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is seeing a 36-year-old
female for the first time who has a history of asthma and hypertension and
is currently on an albuterol inhaler and an ACE inhibitor (captopril). At the
visit, the woman has a positive pregnancy test.
Which recommendation should the APRN make for this patient? - ANS
✓Stop captopril and replace it with another antihypertensive medication
ACE inhibitors can cause serious fetal harm-must not be given during
pregnancy
A patient with a history of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, and
hypertension complains of numbness and loss of sensation in the lower
extremities. An advanced practice registered nurse prescribes captopril 25
mg two times a day.
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