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WGU D116 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY OA AND
PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
EXAM!!!||
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) volunteers
one day per month at a local free clinic in the community
and is seeing a 43-year-old Caucasian patient with
hypertension. The patient's blood pressure is 196/100, and
the patient states being prescribed three blood pressure
medications: metoprolol 100 mg bid, losartan 50 mg daily,
and clonidine 0.1 mg tid.
The patient states that there is no way to check blood
pressure, and upon reviewing all the patient's medications,
the APRN notes that the losartan has not been filled for
three months and only 10 pills remain. The patient admits
taking half the prescribed dose so the pills last longer.
Which action should be taken by the APRN? - Answer-
Enroll the patient in the local Mission prescription
assistance program
An advanced practice registered nurse is prescribing
dobutamine for a patient in cardiogenic shock.
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Which outcome is expected when this drug is used?
1. Reduces blood clots from forming
2. Decreases heart rate
3. Dissolves blood clots that are present
4. Increases heart rate - Answer-4. Increases heart rate
An APRN volunteers one day per month at a local free
clinic in the community & is seeing a 43-year-old patient
with hypertension. The pt's BP is 196/100, & the patient is
prescribed three blood pressure medications: metoprolol
100 mg bid, losartan 50 mg daily, and clonidine 0.1 mg tid.
The patient states that there is no way to check blood
pressure, & upon reviewing all the patient's medications,
the APRN notes that the losartan has not been filled for
three months and only 10 pills remain. The patient admits
taking half the prescribed dose so the pills last longer.
Which action should be taken by the APRN?
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1. Measure creatine kinase level to determine renal
function related to the losartan
2. Enroll the patient in the local Mission prescription
assistance program
3. Run liver and thyroid function tests due to skipping
doses of the losartan
4. Educate the patient on the need to take the medication
as prescribed - Answer-2. Enroll the patient in the local
Mission prescription assistance program
A 78-year-old woman is diagnosed with chronic open-
angle glaucoma. She has a past history of first-degree
atrioventricular block and bradycardia.
Which medication should be avoided by this patient?
1. Pilocarpine
2. Timolol
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3. Dorzolamide
4. Acetazolamide - Answer-2. Timolol
How will these drug interactions affect this patient?
An elderly patient with a history of asthma and
hypertension presents to the emergency department
complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. The
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) reviews the
patient's current medications and notes that the patient is
taking propranolol and inhaled albuterol.
An elderly patient with a history of asthma and
hypertension presents to the emergency department
complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. The
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) reviews the
patient's current medications and notes that the patient is
taking propranolol and inhaled albuterol.
1. Propranolol can increase albuterol's therapeutic effect.
2. Albuterol can increase propranolol's therapeutic effect.
3. Albuterol can decrease propranolol's therapeutic effect.
WGU D116 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY OA AND
PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
EXAM!!!||
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) volunteers
one day per month at a local free clinic in the community
and is seeing a 43-year-old Caucasian patient with
hypertension. The patient's blood pressure is 196/100, and
the patient states being prescribed three blood pressure
medications: metoprolol 100 mg bid, losartan 50 mg daily,
and clonidine 0.1 mg tid.
The patient states that there is no way to check blood
pressure, and upon reviewing all the patient's medications,
the APRN notes that the losartan has not been filled for
three months and only 10 pills remain. The patient admits
taking half the prescribed dose so the pills last longer.
Which action should be taken by the APRN? - Answer-
Enroll the patient in the local Mission prescription
assistance program
An advanced practice registered nurse is prescribing
dobutamine for a patient in cardiogenic shock.
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Which outcome is expected when this drug is used?
1. Reduces blood clots from forming
2. Decreases heart rate
3. Dissolves blood clots that are present
4. Increases heart rate - Answer-4. Increases heart rate
An APRN volunteers one day per month at a local free
clinic in the community & is seeing a 43-year-old patient
with hypertension. The pt's BP is 196/100, & the patient is
prescribed three blood pressure medications: metoprolol
100 mg bid, losartan 50 mg daily, and clonidine 0.1 mg tid.
The patient states that there is no way to check blood
pressure, & upon reviewing all the patient's medications,
the APRN notes that the losartan has not been filled for
three months and only 10 pills remain. The patient admits
taking half the prescribed dose so the pills last longer.
Which action should be taken by the APRN?
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1. Measure creatine kinase level to determine renal
function related to the losartan
2. Enroll the patient in the local Mission prescription
assistance program
3. Run liver and thyroid function tests due to skipping
doses of the losartan
4. Educate the patient on the need to take the medication
as prescribed - Answer-2. Enroll the patient in the local
Mission prescription assistance program
A 78-year-old woman is diagnosed with chronic open-
angle glaucoma. She has a past history of first-degree
atrioventricular block and bradycardia.
Which medication should be avoided by this patient?
1. Pilocarpine
2. Timolol
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3. Dorzolamide
4. Acetazolamide - Answer-2. Timolol
How will these drug interactions affect this patient?
An elderly patient with a history of asthma and
hypertension presents to the emergency department
complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. The
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) reviews the
patient's current medications and notes that the patient is
taking propranolol and inhaled albuterol.
An elderly patient with a history of asthma and
hypertension presents to the emergency department
complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. The
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) reviews the
patient's current medications and notes that the patient is
taking propranolol and inhaled albuterol.
1. Propranolol can increase albuterol's therapeutic effect.
2. Albuterol can increase propranolol's therapeutic effect.
3. Albuterol can decrease propranolol's therapeutic effect.