1. When planning the care of a patient who is to receive a NMJ blocker, the nurse would expect which

1. When planning the care of a patient who is to receive a NMJ blocker, the nurse would expect which of the following about the patient? a. Transfer to an intensive care unit would be essential. b. Intubation would be necessary to maintain respirations. c. He would have no memory of any events. d. No adverse effects would occur after the drug is stopped. 2. Malignant hyperthermia can occur with any NMJ blocker, but it most often occurs with succinylcholine. The nurse would expect to see which drug ordered? a. Phenobarbital b. Pancuronium c. Dantrolene d. Diazepam 3. Patient
1. When planning the care of a patient who is to receive a NMJ blocker, the nurse would expect which of the following about the patient? a. Transfer to an intensive care unit would be essential. b. Intubation would be necessary to maintain respirations. c. He would have no memory of any events. d. No adverse effects would occur after the drug is stopped. 2. Malignant hyperthermia can occur with any NMJ blocker, but it most often occurs with succinylcholine. The nurse would expect to see which drug ordered? a. Phenobarbital b. Pancuronium c. Dantrolene d. Diazepam 3. Patient recovery from an NMJ blocker a. is predictable, based on the drug given. b. can be affected by genetic enzyme deficiency. c. can always be ensured because of the drug half-life. d. can be shortened by administration of oxygen. 4. When preparing NMJ blockers for administration, it is important that they a. are not mixed in with any alkaline solutions. b. are not exposed to light. c. are not mixed with any other drug. d. are not mixed with heparin. 5. The nurse would expect administration of a NMJ blocker as the drug of choice to accomplish which of the following? a. Facilitate endotracheal intubation b. Facilitate mechanical ventilation c. Prevent injury during electroconvulsive therapy d. Relieve pain during labor and delivery e. Treat myasthenia gravis f. Treat a patient with a history of malignant hyperthermia 6. When describing the functions of the autonomic nervous system, which of the following would the instructor include? a. Maintenance of balance and posture b. Maintenance of the special senses c. Regulation of integrated internal body functions d. Coordination of peripheral and central nerve pathways 7. The autonomic nervous system differs from other systems in the CNS in that it a. uses only peripheral pathways. b. affects organs and muscles via a two-neuron system. c. uses a unique one-neuron system. d. bypasses the CNS in all of its actions. 8. If you suspect that a person is very stressed and is experiencing a sympathetic stress reaction, you would expect to find a. increased bowel sounds and urinary output. b. constricted pupils and warm, flushed skin. c. slow heart rate and decreased systolic blood pressure. d. dilated pupils and elevated systolic blood pressure. 9 The nurse determines that the beta2-receptors in the sympathetic nervous system have been stimulated by which finding? a. Increased heart rate b. Increased myocardial contraction c. Bronchial dilation d. Uterine contraction