PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX® Examination Questions - Chapter 26

PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX® Examination Questions - Chapter 26 Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (13) Science MedicineNursing Save Lilley Chapter 2 - Pharmacologic Pri...27 terms katerunchPreview Pharm 3 exam 41 terms m975310Preview Pharm Exam 1 46 terms laide35Preview Chapte 33 terms jas1 The nurse would assess which laboratory value to determine the effectiveness of intravenous heparin?Activated partial thromboplastin time The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding who is anticoagulated with warfarin. Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering?Vitamin K The nurse notes a patient's international normalized ratio (INR) value of 2.5. What is the meaning of this reported value?The patient's warfarin dose is within the therapeutic range.The nurse is giving discharge instructions to a patient prescribed warfarin for atrial fibrillation. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further instruction from the nurse?"I will increase the dark green leafy vegetables in my diet." Which medication is an antiplatelet drug?Clopidogrel The nurse is preparing a patient with acute chest pain for an emergency angioplasty. The nurse would anticipate administering which medication to prevent platelet aggregation?Tirofiban Enoxaparin sodium is an anticoagulant used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.This medication is in which drug class?Low-molecular-weight heparin

The patient asks the nurse, "What is the difference between dalteparin and heparin?" What is the nurse's best response?"Dalteparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin that has a more predictable anticoagulant effect." Before emergency surgery, the nurse would anticipate administering which medication to a patient receiving heparin?Protamine A patient who is prescribed an anticoagulant requests an aspirin for headache relief. What is the nurse's best action?Inform the patient of potential drug interactions with anticoagulants.A patient is prescribed oral anticoagulant therapy while still receiving IV heparin infusion. The patient is concerned about risk for bleeding. What is the nurse's best response?"It usually takes 4 to 5 days to achieve a full therapeutic effect for warfarin, so the heparin infusion is continued to help prevent blood clots until the warfarin reaches its therapeutic effect." The nurse determines the patient has a good understanding of the discharge instructions regarding warfarin with which patient statement?"I should use a soft toothbrush for dental hygiene." While observing a patient self-administer enoxaparin, the nurse identifies the need for further teaching when the patient performs which self-injection action?Massages the site after administration of the medication