ATI LPN
ATI LPN Pharm Quiz Final Questions
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Question 1 of 5
What would the nurse teach a client to avoid when taking barbiturates?
Correct Answer: Nicotine and caffeine don't critically interact. Alcohol, a CNS depressant, dangerously enhances barbiturate sedation. Bananas are unrelated.
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Question 2 of 5
After taking the medication guaifenesin (Mucinex), the client complains of coughing up phlegm. What is the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: Guaifenesin is an expectorant that loosens mucus, making coughing up phlegm a normal response. It's not indicative of more pathology, an allergic reaction, or a need for investigation unless symptoms worsen unusually.
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Question 3 of 5
The risk for physical and psychological dependence is high from which class of medications, which is rarely used to treat insomnia or anxiety?
Correct Answer: Barbiturates have high dependence risk and are rarely used for insomnia/anxiety due to safer alternatives like benzodiazepines. NSAIDs, benzodiazepines, and SSRIs don't fit this profile.
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Question 4 of 5
Why are antianxiety medications used cautiously in older adults?
Correct Answer: Poor circulation affects distribution but isn't primary. Liver metabolism slows, not hastens. Acid production impacts some drugs, not anxiolytics. Reduced elimination increases buildup, risking side effects.
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Question 5 of 5
Class of drugs derived from barbituric acid that act as CNS depressants and are used for their sedative and anti- seizure effect are known as _
Correct Answer: Antidepressants treat mood disorders. Anxiolytics reduce anxiety but aren't barbituric-derived. Barbiturates fit the description. Benzodiazepines aren't barbituric-based.
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