NUR 2407 Pharmacology

Final Exam Review

1.4 patients, which patient is a priority?

a) Pulse above 60

b) BP 136/92

c) Patient with an allergy to penicillin receiving vancomycin

d) The patient not eating with a glucose level of 80 and

just got 20 units of insulin

2.What insulin will we give to someone who is eating breakfast?

(will work in 5 minutes)

• Lispro

3.Insulin glargine (Lantis)

• Long-acting

4.How many times a day to we give that insulin glargine (lantis)

• Once a day

5.What should we be worried about with a diabetic with high

blood pressure on a beta-blocker?

• Beta-blocker can cause mass hypoglycemia

i. (Masks sweating, tremors, tachycardia)

6.Patient on a glipizide

• No alcohol- causes low blood sugar

7.We have a patient scheduled for a CT on metformin, what

should we do/ what do we know about metformin?

• Hold metformin on the day of the CT, Hold

metformin 48 hours after CT