NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam Q&A – Nursing Study Guide

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Questions1:sAs59-year-
oldsmanswithsasrecentshistorysofserectilesdysfunctionshassbeensassessedsands
prescribedssildenafils(Viagra).sWhensprovidingspatientseducationstosthissm
an,sthesnursesshouldstellshimswhichsofsthesfollowing?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Answer:s"Yousmightsfindsthatsyoursfacesbecomessflushed,sorsyousgetsashea
dachesafterstakingsViagra."s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions2:sAspatientstakessetoposidesforsastesticularstumorsrefractorystreat
ment.sThesnursingsassessmentsrevealssthatshesissalsostakingswarfarin.sThesn
ursesmustscarefullysmonitorswhichsofsthesfollowing?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Answer:sElevatedsprothrombinstimes-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions3:sAsmansissprescribedsciprofloxacinstostreatsassexuallystransmitte
dsinfection.sThesnurseswillsinstructsthespatients-sCORRECTsANSWER✔

,Answer:stoscompletesthesentirescoursesofsdrugstherapy.s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Questions4:sDrugsshavesasvalidsmedicalsusesbutsashighspotentialsforspsychol
ogicalsandsphysiologicsabuse.sInsansemergency,sasSchedulesIIsdrugsmaysbes
prescribedsbystelephonesifsaswrittensprescriptionscannotsbesprovidedsatsthest
ime.sHowever,saswrittensprescriptionsmustsbesprovidedswithins72shoursswit
hstheswordssauthorizationsforsemergencysdispensingswrittensonsthesprescri
ption.sThesesprescriptionsscannotsbesrefilled.sAsnewsprescriptionsmustsbes
writtenseachstime.sExamplessincludescertainsamphetaminessandsbarbiturate
s.sThesesaresscheduledsdrugss-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Answer:sSchedulesIIs-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions5:sAs16-year-
oldsboyshassbeensprescribedscromolynssodiumsnasalsspraystostreatsasnasalsal
lergy.sTosmaximizesthesdrug'sstherapeuticseffects,swhichsofsthesfollowings
willsthesnursesincludesinsinstructionsstosthespatient?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Answer:sTakesthesdrugsforsoneswholesweeksbeforescomingsinscontactswiths
allergens.s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions6:sAswomansissreceivingsmagnesiumssulfatesforsintrapartumsecla
mpsia.sThespatientsisssweating,sandshersBPsiss88/50.sThesserumsmagnesium
slevelsiss10smg/dL.sThesnurseswillsinterpretsthesesmanifestationssass-

sCORRECTsANSWER✔

,Answer:sMagnesiumsSulfatestoxicity.s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions7:sAspatientswithsasrecentsdiagnosissofschronicsmyelogenoussleuk
emias(CML)sdiscussesstreatmentsoptionsswithshisscaresteam.sWhatsaspectso
fsthespatient'ssconditionswouldscontraindicatesthesusesofscyclophosphamide
stostreatsleukemia? s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Answer:sThespatient'ssbonesmarrowsfunctionsisssignificantlysdepressed.s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Questions8:sAfterssixsmonthssofsunsuccessfullystryingstosconceive,sas31-
year-
oldswomansandshershusbandshavessoughtsasreferralstosasfertilitysspecialiststo
sexplorestheirsoptions.sAsnursesatsthesclinicsshouldsrecognizesthatstheswoma

nsmaysbenefitsfroms-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Answer:sclomiphene.s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions9:sAs34-year-
oldsmaleshassbeensdiagnosedswithsTBsandswillsbesstartedsonsINHstherapy.sT
hesmedicationshistorysrevealssthatshescurrentlystakessantacidssregularly.sTh
esnurseswillsinstructsthespatient:s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Answer:stostakesantacidssnotslesssthans1shoursbeforesors2shourssafterstakings
INH.s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔

, Questions10:sAsNursesPractitionersworkingsinsascancerscentersisspreparingst
osadministersmedicationstosas5-year-
oldschild.sThesnurseswillscalculatesthesdrugsdosagesbysusings-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔




Answer:sBodysSurfacesAreas-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions11:sAnsoldersadultswomanshassbeensdiagnosedswithsacuteslympho
blasticsleukemias(ALL),sandsherscaresteamshassidentifiedspotentialsbenefitss
ofsimatinib.sWhichsofsthesfollowingscharacteristicssofsthisspatient'sscurrents
healthsstatussmaysprecludesthesusesofsimatinib?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Answer:sThespatientshasschronicsheartsfailuresresultingsinssignificantsperip
heralsedemas-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions12:sAsmalespatientsisstryingstosdecidesifshesshouldsusesfinasterides(
Proscar)stostreatsbenignsprostaticshypertrophys(BPH).sWhensprovidingsinfo
rmationsaboutsthesdrug,sthesnurseswillsincludeswhichsofsthesfollowingsassasri
sksassociatedswithsfinasteridestherapy?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Answer:sProstaticsneoplasias-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Questions13:sAsNursesPractitionerswillsinstructsaspatientstakingsallopurinols
tostakeseachsdoses-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


Answer:sAftersasmeal.s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔