NURS 615 Exam 3
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What is the first-line treatment for acute mild musculoskeletal pain?
Correct Answer: NSAIDs and acetaminophen.
Question 2.
What are the contraindications for NSAID use?
Correct Answer: Peptic ulcer disease, GI bleeding, renal or hepatic
impairment, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy, and bleeding disorders.
Question 3.
What is the black box warning for NSAIDs?
Correct Answer: Increased risk of cardiovascular events (myocardial
infarction, stroke) and serious gastrointestinal bleeding.
Question 4.
What is the earliest sign of salicylate toxicity?
Correct Answer: Respiratory alkalosis, manifesting as hyperventilation.
Question 5.
Which patient populations are at increased risk for acetaminophen toxicity?
Correct Answer: Patients with alcohol use, liver disease, or malnutrition.
Question 6.
What is the function of naloxone in opioid therapy?
Correct Answer: It acts as an opioid antagonist to reverse opioid overdose.
Question 7.
What is the primary medication used for chronic gout management?
Correct Answer: Allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor.
Question 8.
Why must corticosteroids be tapered?
Correct Answer: To prevent HPA-axis suppression and subsequent adrenal
insufficiency.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What is the first-line treatment for acute mild musculoskeletal pain?
Correct Answer: NSAIDs and acetaminophen.
Question 2.
What are the contraindications for NSAID use?
Correct Answer: Peptic ulcer disease, GI bleeding, renal or hepatic
impairment, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy, and bleeding disorders.
Question 3.
What is the black box warning for NSAIDs?
Correct Answer: Increased risk of cardiovascular events (myocardial
infarction, stroke) and serious gastrointestinal bleeding.
Question 4.
What is the earliest sign of salicylate toxicity?
Correct Answer: Respiratory alkalosis, manifesting as hyperventilation.
Question 5.
Which patient populations are at increased risk for acetaminophen toxicity?
Correct Answer: Patients with alcohol use, liver disease, or malnutrition.
Question 6.
What is the function of naloxone in opioid therapy?
Correct Answer: It acts as an opioid antagonist to reverse opioid overdose.
Question 7.
What is the primary medication used for chronic gout management?
Correct Answer: Allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor.
Question 8.
Why must corticosteroids be tapered?
Correct Answer: To prevent HPA-axis suppression and subsequent adrenal
insufficiency.