Galen Pharm 210 Exam 3 Questions And Answers- Graded A

what is valsartan and what is it used for? {Ans: ARB used for HTN heart failure}A patient is receiving dextromethorphan (Benylin). The nurse knows the drug is exerting its therapeutic effect when the patient experiences A. thinning of secretions. B. bronchodilation. C. decreased coughing. D. relief of nasal congestion. {Ans: Answer: C Rationale: Dextromethorphan (Benylin) is an antitussive which acts on the cough-control center in the medulla to suppress the cough reflex.}The nurse is teaching a patient about home administration of insulin. The patient will receive regular (Humulin R) and NPH (Humulin NPH) insulin at 0700 every day. What is important to teach this patient? "Draw up the regular insulin first." "Draw up the medications in separate syringes." "Draw up the medications after mixing them in a vial." "Draw up the NPH insulin first." {Ans: "Draw up the regular insulin first." Patients should be instructed to draw up regular insulin first so that NPH is not mixed into the vial of regular insulin. It is not necessary to use separate syringes. Patients do not mix the medications in a vial.}The prescriber has changed the patient's medication regimen to include the leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast to treat asthma.