Exam 12: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

A patient with Parkinson's disease asks the nurse why anticholinergics are used in the treatment.Which response by the nurse is most accurate?

The autonomic nervous system can be subdivided into which types of adrenergic receptors?

A patient with a history of type 1 diabetes after myocardial infarction has been placed on a beta-adrenergic blocking agent.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

What is the primary response to alpha-1-receptor stimulation?

A patient hospitalized in an acute care setting reports to the nurse that since starting on an adrenergic medication,he has been feeling "dizzy and weak." The most appropriate action for the nurse is to:

Which statement(s)is/are true about efferent nerves? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient taking a cholinergic agent.When auscultating lung sounds,the nurse notes inspiratory and expiratory wheezing bilaterally.The best action for the nurse to take would be to:

Which category of medications is used for peripheral vascular diseases characterized by excessive vasoconstriction,such as Raynaud's disease?

Before the initiation of anticholinergic medications,it is important for the nurse to screen patients for which condition?

Which nerve endings liberate norepinephrine?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)reports having insomnia and a racing heart after starting terbutaline therapy.Which explanation by the nurse is most accurate?

Prior to the administration of metoprolol,a beta-adrenergic blocking agent,which is most important for the nurse to assess?

Which adverse effect(s)is/are common when a patient is receiving a cholinergic agent? (Select all that apply.)

Which condition would alert the nurse of the need to use beta-adrenergic blockers cautiously?

A long-term care resident is taking an anticholinergic agent.The nurse observes the resident to be disoriented and hallucinating.The priority nursing action is to:

Which instruction(s)given by the nurse will assist a patient to cope with the common adverse effects of anticholinergic medications? (Select all that apply.)

Which body function(s)is/are controlled by the autonomic nervous system? (Select all that apply.)

Why are beta blockers used cautiously in patients with respiratory conditions?

An older adult patient is to receive atenolol,a beta-adrenergic blocking agent.Prior to administration of the drug,the nurse assesses an apical pulse rate of 58 and notes ankle edema.Which action will the nurse take first?