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WorksheetsPHARMACOLOGY (Handout 2A) QUIZ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A patient is taking atenolol reports feeling lightheaded when standing up quickly. What is the nurse's best advice?
"This is expected. Rise slowly to avoid dizziness."
"Stop the medication until your physician reviews it."
"Take the medication with grapefruit juice."
"Increase salt intake to prevent low blood pressure."
A patient taking propranolol develops hypoglycemia but does not show typical symptoms like tremors or palpitations. Why?
Propranolol masks adrenergic symptoms of hypoglycemia
Propranolol revents gucose absorption
Propranolol increases insulin secretion
Propranolol decreases glycogen storage
ACE Inhibitors can cause cough due to bradykinin buildup. Which drug can cause persistent dry cough?
Losartan
Amlodipine
Captopril
Atenolol
A nursse is teaching a patient about clonidine patches. Which instruction is correct?
Apply the patch to a hairy are for better absorption
Change the patch every 7 days
Remove the old patch only after 48 hours
Cut the patch in half if dizziness occurs
Which antihypertensive is most appropriate for a pregnant patient?
Methyldopa
Verapamil
Lisinopril
Losartan
A patient us taking hydralazine and develops palpitations and tachycardia. What should the nurse suspect?
Reflex Tachycardia
Digitalis Toxicity
Angioedema
Hyperkalemia
A patient newly prescribed lisinopril reports dizziness after the first dose. What is the priority action?
Reassure the patient that this is a common and advise to sit or lie down
Withhold the medication permamnently
Administer potassium supplements
Switch the patient to a beta blocker
Which patient should not receive losartan?
A 65-year-old with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
A 55-year-old with chronic cough from lisinopril
A 40-year-old pregnant woman
A 70-year-old with hypertension
A nurse prepares to give digoxin. which finding requires holding the dose?
Digoxin level 0.8 ng/mL
Apical pulse of 58 bpm
Blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg
A patient on Nitroglycerin patch complains of headache. What should the nurse do?
Stop the medication
Reassure and give acetaminophen
Apply the patch on the leg instead
Encourage Fluid restriction
A patient with stable angina is prescribed metoprolol. Which statement indicates correct understanding?
"This drug will relieve my chest pain immediately"
"I should not stop taking this drug suddenly"
"I can take this drug with alcohol safely"
"This drug may increase my heart rate"
Which class of drug is Candesartan?
Beta Blocker
ACE Inhibitor
Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker
Statin
A patient on amiodarone therapy reports cough, dyspnea, and chest pain. Which complication should the nurse suspect?
Pulmonary toxicity
Myocardial infarction
Asthma exacerbation
Digoxin Toxicity
Which drug is given sublingually for angina?
Simvastatin
Propranolol
Furosemide
Nitroglycerin
Which is an antidote for digoxin toxicity?
Vitamin K
Digoxin Immune Fab
Atropine
Proamine Sulfate
Which laboratory value should be monitored in patients taking diuretics and digoxin?
Sodium
Chloride
Calcium
Potassium
A patient prescribed niacin reports flushing of the face and neck. What is the nurse's best response?
"Stop taking the medication immediately."
"This is expected and may decrease over time."
"Reduce salt intake to help with flushing."
"Apply a nitroglycerin patch to redue symptoms."
This drug is used for the depletion of extra fluid in the body through the kidneys?
Carvedilol
AAtorvastatin
Methyldopa
Furosemide
What is the bad cholesterol that statins lower?
HDL
LDL
VLDL
Triglycerides
On an electrocardiogram (ECG), this wave represents the electrical depolarization of the heart's atria.
P wave
QRS complex
T wave
PR Interval
