Pharmacology Clear And Simple A Guide to Drug 2nd Edition By Watkins
Pharmacology Clear And Simple A Guide to Drug 2nd Edition By Watkins
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Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The nurse is providing care for a client with a history of manic-depression. Which of the following classifications of medications would the nurse expect to find prescribed for the client?
| A. | Narcotics |
| B. | Benzodiazepines |
| C. | Cholinergics |
| D. | Psychotropics |
____ 2. A nursing student asks another student, “What does the blood brain barrier have to do with medications?” Which of the following responses by the student is best?
| A. | “The barrier helps reduce the risk of infection, so not as many antibiotics are needed.” |
| B. | “It prevents some medications from affecting the central nervous system.” |
| C. | “There are only a few medications that don’t cross the barrier, so we have to know those.” |
| D. | “It has to do with how medications affect brain growth in a developing fetus.” |
____ 3. While studying for the medication exam, the nursing student determines that norepinephrine (Levophed), if given to a patient, would be contraindicated for which of the following individuals?
| A. | A 52-year-old patient with a blood pressure of 186/94 |
| B. | A 49-year-old patient with a pulse of 65 |
| C. | A 61-year-old patient with a respiratory rate of 18 |
| D. | A 75-year-old patient with a history of seizures |
____ 4. The LPN is collecting history information for a client planning outpatient surgery. Which of the following statements by the client would cause the nurse to contact the anesthesiologist?
| A. | “I forgot to sign the consent form while I was in the office last time.” |
| B. | “I usually take alprazolam (Xanax) to help me sleep a couple times a week.” |
| C. | “I used my pilocarpine (Pilopine) eye drops this morning but didn’t take any of my pills.” |
| D. | “I brushed my teeth this morning with just a sip of water.” |
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Nervous System Medications KEY: Application
MSC: NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies
NOT: See Master Essentials Table and The Nervous System (p. 231, 232–236): Psychotropics are medications that affect the mind, emotions, or behaviors would be necessary for a client with manic-depression.
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Nervous System Medications KEY: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Category: Physiological Adaptation
NOT: See Master Essentials Table and The Nervous System (p. 231, 232–236): The blood brain barrier is a barrier in the brain that prevents toxic substances and some medications from entering the brain. It serves as a protective mechanism just as the placental barrier protects a fetus. There are a number of medications that cross the blood brain barrier.
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Nervous System Medications KEY: Application
MSC: NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies
NOT: See Master Essentials Table and The Nervous System (p. 232–236): Norepinephrine is an adrenergic medication and should be used cautiously in clients with hypertension, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, or hypovolemia.
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Nervous System Medications KEY: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Category: Pharmacological Therapies
NOT: See Master Essentials Table and Medications to Control Pain and Fever (p. 232–236; 237–238): Pilocarpine is used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. Because it is a cholinergic medication, it must be stopped several weeks before surgical procedures to prevent intra-operative breathing problems.
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