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The nurse administers a prescribed medication that is supplied as an enteric-coated tablet. The patient asks the nurse about this form of tablet. When describing how this tablet is absorbed, which response by the nurse would be most accurate?
- A. The medication dissolves directly from the stomach into the body.'
- B. The drug breaks up into pieces as it moves through the stomach.'
- C. The medication bypasses the GI tract and goes quickly into the bloodstream.'
- D. The drug dissolves into fragments after it reaches your small intestine.'
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Enteric-coated tablets disintegrate or fragment after reaching the alkaline medium of the small intestine. Tablets and capsules break up into small particles and dissolve into body fluids in the gastrointestinal tract. Liquids and parenteral drugs are quickly absorbed into the body system.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who is being treated for chronic alcohol intoxication. The nurse notes that the patient's serum alcohol level is 0.40 mg%. The patient is awake and talkative even though this is a potentially lethal dose. The nurse recognizes this as alcohol
- A. addiction
- B. dependence
- C. misuse
- D. tolerance
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tolerance allows functioning at high alcohol levels; addiction or dependence don't explain this alone. This person has developed tolerance to alcohol and is able to have a potentially lethal amount without severe effects.
What is the correct statement concerning noncompetitive antagonism:
- A. The potency of the drug does not change
- B. the number of receptors able to bind the agonist is affected
- C. by increasing the conc. of the agonist, we cannot overcome the problem
- D. non of the above is wrong
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All statements are correct: noncompetitive antagonism reduces efficacy (not potency), affects receptor availability, and cannot be overcome by increasing agonist concentration.
A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a client who is receiving IV Nitroprusside for hypertensive crisis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse reactions to this medication?
- A. Intestinal ileus
- B. Neutropenia
- C. Deurium
- D. Hyperthermia
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nitroprusside can cause delirium (C, likely typo for delirium), a CNS side effect in toxicity.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and is starting Repaglinide. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the administration of this medication?
- A. I'll take this medicine with my meals.
- B. I'll take this medicine 30 minutes before I eat.
- C. I'll take this medicine just before I go to bed.
- D. I'll take this medicine as soon as I wake up in the morning.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Repaglinide is taken 15-30 minutes before meals to control postprandial glucose.
It is important to evaluate the efficacy of what parameter when evaluating the drug therapy of a patient?
- A. Appropriateness of drug dosages
- B. Compliance
- C. Caregivers knowledge level
- D. Nursing interventions
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Evaluating nursing interventions assesses their effectiveness in achieving drug therapy goals.