High Alert and Emergency Drugs

1. Mr. Boucher, 68 years old, is admitted for recurrent ventricular tachycardia. The RN starts an IV infusion of amiodarone as prescribed. Which finding requires immediate intervention? *
2. A 70-year-old man becomes pale and diaphoretic with a heart rate of 40 bpm during cardiac monitoring. Atropine 0.5 mg IV is prescribed to be given by the RN. What indicates a therapeutic effect of the drug? *
3. A woman at 32 weeks of gestation with preeclampsia is receiving magnesium sulfate. The nurse observes a respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min and absent deep tendon reflexes. What is the nurse’s priority action? *
4. Mr. Tremblay, 78 years old, is taking digoxin for heart failure. The nurse assesses an apical pulse of 52 bpm and notes the patient feels nauseated. What is the best nursing action? *
5. A client with chronic pain is being treated with opioid administration via epidural route. Which medication would it be most important to have available due to a possible complication of this pain relief procedure? *
6. Match the drug to its antidote or reversal: *
7. Match the drug/toxin to its correct antidote or reversal agent. *
8. Match the drug/toxin to its correct antidote or reversal agent. *
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