Description
1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose) 25 mg 3 times daily with
meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the
nurse is best?
A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication.
B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction.
C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level.
D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia.
ANS: C
See Assessment for acarbose: Observe the patient for signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. Acarbose
alone does not cause hypoglycemia; however, other concurrently administered hypoglycemic agents may
produce hypoglycemia, requiring treatment. Ignoring these symptoms would be dangerous, but it is not
considered an adverse drug reaction requiring an official report. The patient is experiencing symptoms of
hypoglycemia not anemia.
KEY: Cognitive Level: Analysis
DIF: Medium
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Antidiabetics
REF: Drugguide.com
2. While responding to a rapid response called on the cardiac step-down unit, the nurse from intensive
care observes the unit nurse massaging a patient’s neck and instructing the patient to bear down. Which of
the following medications will most likely be used if the patient’s pulse does not return to normal?
A. Adenosine (Adenocard)
B. Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
C. Atenolol (Tenormin)
D. Asenapine (Saphris)
ANS: A
See Indications for adenosine: Adenosine is used for the conversion of paroxysmal supraventricular
tachycardia (PVST) to normal sinus rhythm when vagal maneuvers are unsuccessful. Epinephrine is a
bronchodilator used in the management of reversible airway disease. Atenolol is a beta blocker used in
the management of hypertension. Asenapine is an antipsychotic mood stabilizer used in the acute
treatment of schizophrenia or manic/mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.
KEY: Cognitive Level: Application
DIF: Medium
TOP: Therapeutic Classification: Antiarrhythmics
REF: Page 112 | Page 505 | Page 191 | Page 188
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