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Which of these is a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic?

1. AHaloperidol
2. BFluphenazine
3. COlanzapine
4. DChlorpromazine

What is a prodrug?

1. AA drug that prevents or reverses the effect of another drug in the body
2. BA drug that is inactive until the body converts it into its active form
3. CA drug that has passed all clinical trials
4. DA drug that is given before surgery

Sumatriptan is used mainly to:

1. ARelieve nerve pain from diabetes
2. BTreat an acute migraine attack
3. CPrevent epileptic seizures
4. DTreat high blood pressure

A patient refuses a prescribed oral medicine. What should the nurse do?

1. ALeave the tablet on the bedside table for later
2. BExplore the reason, respect the decision, document and inform the prescriber
3. CRecord the medicine as given, so that the chart stays complete for the next shift
4. DHide the tablet in the patient's food

What should the nurse teach a patient about taking levothyroxine?

1. ATake it together with the iron tablet to save time
2. BTake it on an empty stomach, 30–60 minutes before breakfast
3. CTake it only on days when feeling tired
4. DTake it with milk at dinner, as calcium protects the stomach lining

Which lab tests are monitored in a patient taking carbamazepine?

1. AThyroid antibodies and cortisol
2. BINR and aPTT
3. CSerum amylase and lipase
4. DFull blood count and serum sodium

A nurse gives 2 mg from a 4 mg ampoule of morphine. What should happen to the remaining 2 mg?

1. AIt is kept labelled in the patient's drawer for the next dose
2. BIt is given to the next patient who needs morphine
3. CIt is discarded in front of a witness, and both sign the record
4. DIt is poured down the sink without telling anyone

Why do infants absorb more of a topical corticosteroid than adults?

1. AInfants do not absorb topical drugs at all
2. BTheir liver changes the cream into a much stronger form
3. CTheir skin contains no blood vessels
4. DThey have more skin area per kilogram and thinner skin