NURS 3110 - Exam 2 Drugs Questions and Answers A+ Graded (2025).

NURS 3110 - Exam 2 Drugs Questions
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)




The .most .effective .medications .for .asthma .and .COPD .are .administered .how? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-inhalation
nebulizer
inhaler

Ondansetron .is .an .antiemetic .that .is .commonly .used .in .clinical .settings. .What .is
.a .major .contraindication .for .someone .who .is .ordered .ondansetron? .- .CORRECT

.ANSWER-serotonin .receptor .antagonist .hypersensitivity
cardiac .abnormalities

Name .a .second .generation .antihistamine. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-loratidine
cetirizine
fexofenadine
olopatadine

How .do .nasal .decongestants .work .to .relieve .congestion; .in .other .words, .what
.body .system .do .nasal .decongestants .activate? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-

Sympathetic
vasoconstriction
Sympathomimetic
decrease .swelling

Which .class .of .laxative .medications .includes .psyllium? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Bulk .forming
Bulk

Name .a .drug .in .the .H2 .receptor .antagonist .class. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
famotidine
cimetidine
nizatidine
ranitidine

Name .a .corticosteroid .used .in .the .treatment .of .allergic .rhinitis. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-beclomethasone

, fluticasone
mometasone
triamcinolone

Bismuth .salts .should .not .be .used .to .treat .diarrhea .in .children .because .they .are
.chemically .related .to .what .substance .that .is .associated .with .Reye's .syndrome?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-aspirin


Mesalamine .is .a .drug .commonly .used .in .the .treatment .of .inflammatory .bowel
.disease .(IBD), .either .Crohn's .disease .or .ulcerative .colitis. .What .is .the
.mechanism .of .action .of .mesalamine? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-anti-inflammatory

cyclooxygenase .inhibitor
prostaglandin .inhibitor
exact .mechanism .unknown

Simethicone .is .in .what .class .of .gastrointestinal .medications? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Antiflatulent


What .is .it .called .when .a .person .has .the .opposite .reaction .than .intended .to .a
.medication? .For .example, .if .a .child .becomes .hyperactive .or .agitated .after
.receiving .a .dose .of .diphenhydramine. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Paradoxical

.reaction
Paradoxical .effect
Paradoxical .excitation

Many .of .the .same .corticosteroids .used .to .treat .allergic .rhinitis .are .also .used .in
.the .treatment .of .asthma .and .COPD. .Name .a .corticosteroid .used .for .the

.treatment .of .asthma .and .COPD. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-beclomethasone
budesonide
fluticasone
mometasone

Misoprostol .is .a .substance .which .inhibits .gastric .acid .secretion, .protecting
.mucosa .in .the .stomach. . It .also .causes .uterine .contractions. .What .kind .of .a
.substance .is .misoprostol? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-prostaglandin


What .is .the .mechanism .of .action .of .Histamine-2 .(H2) .receptor .blockers? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-antagonize .H2 .receptors

Suppress .the .volume .and .acidity .of .parietal .secretions
Blocks .parietal .cell .activity

Bulk .forming .laxatives .can .also .be .used .to .treat .chronic .diarrhea. .What .is .the
.mechanism .of .action .when .bulk .forming .medications .are .used .to .treat .diarrhea?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-absorbs .water


What .is .the .mechanism .of .action .of .antacid .medications? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Neutralize .stomach .acid
Increase .the .pH .of .stomach .secretions