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HESI RN Pharmacology EXAM V1 1) A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? 1. Calcium chloride 2. Calcium gluconate 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) 4. Large doses of vitamin D 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calci...

HESI PHARMACOLOGY EXAM STUDY REVIEW Chapter 1 Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases The nurse recognizes that the administration of a drug influences cell physiology. What is the term for this concept? A. Pharmacokinetics B. Pharmacotherapeutics C. Pharmacodynamics Correct D. Pharmacology Pharmacodynamics refers to what the drug does to the body, that is, how it influences cellular physiology. Pharmacokinetics is the study of what the body does t...

HESI RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM The nurse is administering the muscle relaxant baclofen (lioresal) PO to a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which intervention should then nurse implement?  Advise the client to move slowly and cautiously when rising and walking. During a home visit, the nurse assesses a client with Alzheimer’s Disease who recently started a new prescription for rivastigmine (exelon). The caregiver reports that the client seems to be thinking more clearly, but is ...

PHARMACOLOGY HESI REVIEW 1 Cardiac Drugs/Diuretics • Digoxin – o Positive inotrope (increases force of contraction); o Negative chronotrope (decreases heart rate).  How do you assess for this? (Always take AP for a full minute!) • Client with long hx of daily digoxin and furosemide (Lasix) use; o Creates a high risk for dig toxicity  (Lasix can cause hypokalemia, which can lead to dig toxicity) • Digoxin toxicity – know normal digoxin level (0.5 – 2 ng/mL); o Seru...

HESI PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE HESI version 1 - Community: PARKINSON medication • Assess for signs and symptoms of PD  Masklike expression  Speech problems  Dysphagia  Rigidity of arms, legs, and neck • Main med is Sinemet: Levodopa/Carbidopa • Levodopa  converted to dopamine. • Carbidopa  increase its effectiveness and prevents or les sens levodopa side effects • Levodopa side effects: nausea, vomiting, heart rhythm disturbance • TEACHINGS: Take...

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