Nursing Pharmacology Practice Questions – Nervous System Agents

A 78-year-old male and his daughter are in the clinic today. He has dementia and his daughter is wondering about the use of donepezil. Which of the following is most accurate regarding the potential benefits of this medication?

You note that Ms. Jackson is in for her routine physical. She has frequent migraines and is taking sumatriptan. Upon your initial assessments with her, what would be most concerning for the physician to review in relation to the sumatriptan use?

In a patient taking topiramate for migraine prophylaxis, what patient education point would be most appropriate?

When IV propofol is being given, which of the following would not be a likely complication from propfol-related infusion syndrome?

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When a patient is receiving a paralytic like rocuronium, which of the following cares/monitoring would be most important?

Which of the following would be the least important to monitor when using gabapentin?

Which of the following is false when using lidocaine patches for pain management?

A patient with what diagnosis would be most likely to be negatively affected by the adverse effects of Sinemet?

One of your colleagues comes to you to report that she gave the fosphenytoin IV push and wasn't sure if this was right or not. What boxed warning exists if phenytoin is infused too quickly?

Mr. Thomas was prescribed lamotrigine by their neurologist. They can't recall what side effects are associated with this medication. What adverse effect would be most important for the nurse to educate them about?