ATI Nurs 520 Pharmacology proctored Exam

Name the imbalance using the following Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) values: pH 7.39, PaCO2 47, HCO3- 29

A 7-year-old child with asthma uses a daily inhaled glucocorticoid and an albuterol MDI as needed. The provider has added montelukast (Singulair) to the child’s regimen. Which statement by the child’s

The nurse should monitor for which potential clinical manifestation after administering furosemide (Lasix)?

A patient is to receive a beta agonist. Before administration of this medication, which assessment finding would most concern the nurse?

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication and learns that it is a nonselective agonist. What does the nurse understand about this drug?

Which are therapeutic uses of verapamil? (Select all that apply)

A patient has three separate blood pressure (BP) readings of 120/100, 138/92 mm Hg, and 126/96 mm Hg. Which category describes this pattern of BP?

What occurs when a drug binds to a receptor in the body?

Insulin glargine is prescribed for a hospitalized patient who has diabetes. When will the nurse expect to administer this drug?

A female patient is questioning the nurse on why she can’t explain the same 5-day antibiotic (Zithromax) that her husband received. The patient is 65 with a history of and has an abnormal heart rhythm

Name the following Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) values: pH 7.31, PaCO2 44, HCO3- 12

A patient is scheduled to start taking insulin glargine (Lantus). On the care plan, the nurse should include which of these outcomes related to the therapeutic effects of the medication?

Two nurses are discussing the theories of drug-receptor interaction. Which statements are true regarding the affinity of a drug and for its receptor? (Select all that apply)

What are considered the ‘Big Three’ properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply)

Name the pulmonary imbalance using the following Arterial blood Gas (ABG) values: pH 7.41, PaCO2 46, HCO3- 30

The nurse is preparing to give a drug that will prevent receptor activation. Which term would describe this drug?

A patient with hypertension is prescribed a nonselective beta-blocker. The nurse reviewing this patient’s chart before administering the medication will be most concerned about which other disease pro

A patient who has type 2 diabetes will begin taking glipizide (Glucotrol). Which statement by the patient is concerning to the nurse?

Name the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values: pH 7.47, PaCO2 32, HCO3- 23

A nurse is preparing to give an antibiotic to a patient who reports being allergic to antibiotics. Before giving the medication, what will the nurse do first?

A patient with stable COPD receives prescriptions for an inhaled glucocorticoid and an inhaled beta2-adrenergic agonist. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of this medication re

A woman in labor receives meperidine (Demerol) for pain. The nurse caring for the infant will observe the infant closely for:

A cancer patient asks the nurse what can be given to alleviate severe, chronic pain of several months’ duration. The patient has been taking oxycodone (OxyContin) and states it is no longer effective.

A new graduate nurse preparing to administer medications knows that which of the following is required for a drug to move through the body?

Which are effective ways to help prevent medication errors? (Select all that apply)