Memantine may cause __________ in people with diabetes. - ✔✔ Hyperglycemia
Neostigmine is used to increase __________ accumulation in nerve
... [Show More] synapses. - ✔✔ Acetylcholine
(T/F) Symptoms of myasthenia gravis are sometimes treated with anticholinergic medications. - ✔✔ False
Treatment of anticholinesterase overdose may require diazepam or lorazepam to control _____ - ✔✔ Seizures
(T/F) Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in adults. - ✔✔ True
(T/F) Anticholinesterase agents do not reverse the neuromuscular blockade produced by depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents - ✔✔ True
The most frequently affected muscles in myasthenia gravis include those that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and __________. - ✔✔ Swallowing
A nurse is conducting a medication resolution of a new resident of a care facility and notes that the woman has been taking neostigmine. The nurse should recognize that the woman may have a history of what health problem? - ✔✔ Myasthenia gravis
A client has been newly diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. What education should the nurse provide the client and family? - ✔✔ the signs and symptoms of a medication overdose
The correct balance of __________ and acetylcholine is important in regulating posture, muscle tone, and voluntary movement. - ✔✔ dopamine
Carbidopa is used to decrease the __________ breakdown of levodopa and allow more of it to reach the brain. - ✔✔ Peripheral
Atropine blocks the effects of acetylcholine at the __________ cholinergic receptors. - ✔✔ Muscarinic
(T/F) One of the most common uses of atropine is treatment of bradycardia. - ✔✔ true
(T/F) The first symptoms of Parkinson's disease are often resting tremors that begin in the fingers and thumb of one hand (pin-rolling movements). - ✔✔ true
The nurse identifies the act that provides for the privacy of patient health information as the
A.Drug Regulation Reform Act.
B.Drug Relations Act.
C.Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act.
D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - ✔✔ D
The nurse identifies the primary purpose of federal legislation in drug standards as
A.preventing overcharging for drugs.
B.controlling efforts in drug research.
C.ensuring public safety.
D.moderating effective drug usage. - ✔✔ C
Which situation regarding controlled substances requires the supervising RN to intervene?
A.The staff keeps a separate controlled-substances record for all required information.
B.Controlled substances are locked away from patients, and all staff members have keys for necessary access.
C. Opioids are kept under double lock to limit access to them.
D. All discarded or wasted controlled substances are countersigned - ✔✔ B
A nurse is to administer a dose of furosemide (Lasix). The nurse is aware that Lasix is the ________ for the drug.
A.generic name
B.chemical name
C.nonproprietary name
D.brand name - ✔✔ D
A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. The nurse expects the duration of this medication to
A.increase.
B.decrease.
C.remain unchanged.
D.dissipate. - ✔✔ A
When assessing older adults and those with renal dysfunction, the nurse knows that creatinine clearance is usually
A.substantially increased.
B.slightly increased.
C.decreased.
D. in the normal range. - ✔✔ C
Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring patient safety with a medication that has a low therapeutic index?
A.Monitoring a patient's urine output
B.Assessing vital signs hourly
C.Maintaining strict isolation precautions
D.Monitoring serum peak and trough levels - ✔✔ D
When administering medications to the older adult population, the nurse is aware that the physiologic changes of aging that can affect drug activity include all of the following except
A.increased fat-to-water ratio.
B.decreased liver enzyme production.
C.loss of nephrons.
D. increased gastrointestinal blood flow. - ✔✔ D [Show Less]