Nsg124 / Nsg 124 Final Exam (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update): Pharmacology | Guide With Questions And Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A - Herzing

What is bethanechol used for? {Ans: urinary retention}What medication is epinephrine contraindicated with? {Ans: MAOIs}benztropine side effects {Ans: dry mouth; constipation; weakness; tardive dyskinesia}What to do if a pt had a low glucose level? {Ans: Cold and clammy they need some candy -give glucagon or IV dextrose}Pt teaching about nitroglycerin {Ans: Burns under the tongue}Levodopa/Carbidopa use {Ans: Parkinson's disease , won't cure just helps improve ADLs}What do you do before giving a specific antibiotic to a pt who is presenting with a fever? {Ans: Get culture, Give broad spectrum antibiotic until culture comes back}What should be monitored when taking Furosemide? {Ans: -I&Os -Weight -Lung sounds -electrolyte (potassium) -Skin turgor}When is naloxone given? {Ans: Respiratory rate less than 12}What is levothyroxine used for? {Ans: Hypothyroidism}True or false: Seizure meds should be stopped abruptly? {Ans: False : never stop them abruptly}How should aminoglycosides be administered? {Ans: Slowly over 60 minutes}What labs should be monitored with warfarin? {Ans: PT/INR: 2-3}Most important pt teaching about antibiotics? {Ans: Finish the whole course , take probiotics}Hypertension medication: Pt teaching {Ans: - orthostatic Hypotension - monitor BP - Don't stop abruptly :