NURS 6521N, Advanced Pharmacology; Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2023 | Rated A+

NURS 6521N, Advanced Pharmacology; Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2023 | Rated A+. A nurse is providing care for a patient who suffered extensive burns to his extremities during a recent industrial accident. Topical lidocaine gel has been ordered to be applied to the surfaces of all his burns in order to achieve adequate pain control. When considering this order, the nurse should be ● ● ● aware that ● ● ● Respo nse Feedb ack: ● Applying lidocaine preparations to severely traumatized mucosa (large skin abrasions, eczema, and burns) can increase its absorption, which in turn increases the risk of systemic toxicity. Intravenous lidocaine is not normally used for analgesia. The destruction of nerve endings in a burn site does not mitigate the need for topical pain control and lidocaine does not need to be potentiated with another anesthetic. ● ● ● ● ● Question 6 ● 1 out of 1 points ● ● ● ● A 30-year-old woman is taking phenelzine (Nardil) 30mg PO tid. The nurse knows that at that dosage, the patient will need to be carefully monitored for ● ● ● ● ● ● Respo nse Feedb ack: ● The nurse will closely monitor for the adverse effects of phenelzine related to the anticholinergic effect of the drug, such as dizziness that tends to be more pronounced at dosages above 45 mg/day. Dizziness is also a sign of a phenelzine drug overdose. Constipation and dry mouth are also adverse effects, not diarrhea and increased secretions. Facial flushing is not an identified adverse effect of phenelzine