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Exam 3: NUR 210/ NUR210 ( 2026/2027) Principles of Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers Galen
Exam 3: NUR 210/ NUR210 ( 2026/
2026) Principles of Pharmacology Exam
Questions and Answers
Galen
Q: What type of medication is metoprolol?
Answer:
Beta Blocker
Q: What are the contraindications for metoprolol?
Answer:
heart block, heart failure, bradycardia, hypotension, cardiogenic shock
Q: What are the nursing interventions for metoprolol?
Answer:
baseline vitals, liver and renal function, AST, LDH, patient teaching
Q: What is the patient teaching for metoprolol?
Answer:
do not abruptly stop therapy
d/t rebound hypertension, avoid OTC meds until you consult with a provider, medic alert band, how to
take a pulse and blood pressure, rise slowly to avoid orthostatic hypotension, low sodium diet, limit
alcohol and have Glucagon on hand to reverse effects
Q: What are the side effects of metoprolol?
Answer:
fatigue, weakness, dizziness, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, insomnia, nightmares, drowsiness,
headache, blurred vision, peripheral edema and tinnitus
Q: What are the adverse effects of metoprolol?
Answer:
bradycardia, hypotension, stroke, thrombocytopenia, diabetes mellitus, bronchospasm, agranulocytosis
Q: Why do we give prazosin hcl?
Answer:
control hypertension
Q: What is the productive positive effect of prazosin hcl?
Answer:
decrease blood pressure to a normal range of < 120>
Q: What patient teaching is needed for ACE inhibitors?
Answer:
do not abruptly discon- tinue, do not take OTC meds without first consulting a provider, no salt
substitutes, slow to rise due to orthostatic hypotension, how to take blood pressure
Q: What cultural considerations are there for ACE inhibitors?
Answer:
not to be used during pregnancy, elderly and African Americans respond poorly to this drug classification
Q: What are the side effects of ACE inhibitors?
Answer:
cough, orthostatic hypotension, weakness, renal impairment
Q: What are the adverse effects of ACE inhibitors?
Answer:
angioedema, hyperkalemia
Q: What is the #1 side effect of lisinopril?
Answer:
constant irritating cough
Q: What type of drug is Valsartan?
Answer:
Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB)
Q: What labs do you monitor for patients on Valsartan
Answer:
potassium, AST, ALT, BUN, creatinine, hemoglobin, hematocrit
Q: What are the side effects of hyperkalemia?
Answer:
oliguria, nausea, abdominal cramping, tachycardia, weakness, parathesia
Q: What is the therapeutic response of HCTZ?
Answer:
increase urination, decrease blood pressure, decrease edema, decrease cardiac output and preload
Q: What type of drug is HCTZ?
Answer:
thiazide diuretic
Q: What are the side effects of Lasix?
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