Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
logo
  • NURS 615/ NURS615
  • NURS 615/ NURS615
To add items to your wishlist, you must be logged in
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 3 out of 30 pages
Exam (elaborations)

Exam 3: NURS 615/ NURS615 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Review |Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville

0.0
(0 reviews)
- sold
30 pages
2024/2025 Written for academic year
Institution NURS 615/ NURS615
Course NURS 615/ NURS615
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 3 out of 30 pages

Exam 3: NURS 615/ NURS615 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Review |Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) Q: Why must steroids be tapered? Answer: avoid both recurrent activity of the underlying disease process and possible cortisol deficiency resulting from the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) suppression during the period of steroid therapy. Q: Patients who are currently on or will start chronic corticosteroid therapy should be monitored for what? Answer: serum glucose Q: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are on a chronic low-dose prednisone will need co-treatment with which medications to prevent further adverse effects Answer: Vitamin D, calcium supplement, and bisphosphate Q: What is the FDA Black Box Warning for ALL nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)? Answer: Increased risk of CV thrombotic events, Stroke, MI Potential for causing life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeds Q: What do NSAIDs increase the risk of? Answer: CV thrombotic events, MI, stroke Q: If you are getting ready to prescribe an NSAID, a complete drug history should be conducted as NSAIDs interact with which drug? Answer: Warfarin Q: Gabriella is a 3-year old diagnosed with otitis media and an upper respiratory infection. You prescribe her an antibiotic (probably amoxicillin) and ibuprofen. What education should the parents receive? Answer: Need to keep well hydrated while taking ibuprofen Q: William is a 78-year old who takes two aspirin every morning while he reads his newspaper to treat arthritis pain in his back. He states the aspirin helps him to "get moving" each day. Lately he has had some heartburn from the aspirin. After you rule out an acute GI bleed, what would be an appropriate course of treatment for William? Answer: Add an H2 blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy Q: Patients prescribed aspirin therapy require education regarding the signs of aspirin toxicity. An early sign of aspirin toxicity is? Answer: Tinnitus Q: You have a patient that is on long-tern aspirin therapy and what lab should be conducted annually? Answer: CBC Q: Monitoring a patient on a high-dose aspirin level includes Answer: Salicylate level, CBC, Urine pH Q: Hypoglycemia can result from the action of either insulin or an oral hypoglycemic. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include Answer: Dizziness, confusion, diaphoresis, and tachycardia Q: What are the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia?

Content preview

ExamI3:INURSI615/INURS615I(LatestI2024
/I2025IUpdate)IAdvancedI
PharmacotherapeuticsIReviewI|QsI&IAs|I
100%ICorrect|IGradeIAI(VerifiedIAnswers)

Q:IWhyImustIsteroidsIbeItapered?

Answer:
IavoidIbothIrecurrentIactivityIofItheIunderlyingIdiseaseIprocessIandIpossibleIcortisolIdeficienc
yIresultingIfromItheIhypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenalIaxisI(HPA)IsuppressionIduringItheIperiodIofIsteroidItherapy.




Q:IPatientsIwhoIareIcurrentlyIonIorIwillIstartIchronicIcorticosteroidItherapyIshouldIbeImonit
oredIforIwhat?


Answer:
IserumIglucose




Q:IPatientsIwithIrheumatoidIarthritisIwhoIareIonIaIchronicIlow-
doseIprednisoneIwillIneedIco-
treatmentIwithIwhichImedicationsItoIpreventIfurtherIadverseIeffects


Answer:
IVitaminID,IcalciumIsupplement,IandIbisphosphate




Q:IWhatIisItheIFDAIBlackIBoxIWarningIforIALLInonsteroidalIanti-
inflammatoryIdrugsI(NSAIDS)?

,Answer:
IIncreasedIriskIofICVIthromboticIevents,IStroke,IMIIPotentialIforIcausingIlife-
threateningIgastrointestinalIbleeds




Q:IWhatIdoINSAIDsIincreaseItheIriskIof?

Answer:
ICVIthromboticIevents,IMI,Istroke




Q:IIfIyouIareIgettingIreadyItoIprescribeIanINSAID,IaIcompleteIdrugIhistoryIshouldIbeIcondu
ctedIasINSAIDsIinteractIwithIwhichIdrug?


Answer:
IWarfarin




Q:IGabriellaIisIaI3-
yearIoldIdiagnosedIwithIotitisImediaIandIanIupperIrespiratoryIinfection.IYouIprescribeIherIanI
antibioticI(probablyIamoxicillin)IandIibuprofen.IWhatIeducationIshouldItheIparentsIreceive?


Answer:
INeedItoIkeepIwellIhydratedIwhileItakingIibuprofen




Q:IWilliamIisIaI78-
yearIoldIwhoItakesItwoIaspirinIeveryImorningIwhileIheIreadsIhisInewspaperItoItreatIarthritisIp
ainIinIhisIback.IHeIstatesItheIaspirinIhelpsIhimItoI"getImoving"IeachIday.ILatelyIheIhasIhadIs
omeIheartburnIfromItheIaspirin.IAfterIyouIruleIoutIanIacuteIGIIbleed,IwhatIwouldIbeIanIappro
priateIcourseIofItreatmentIforIWilliam?

, Answer:
IAddIanIH2IblockerIsuchIasIranitidineItoIhisItherapy




Q:IPatientsIprescribedIaspirinItherapyIrequireIeducationIregardingItheIsignsIofIaspirinItoxicit
y.IAnIearlyIsignIofIaspirinItoxicityIis?


Answer:
ITinnitus




Q:IYouIhaveIaIpatientIthatIisIonIlong-
ternIaspirinItherapyIandIwhatIlabIshouldIbeIconductedIannually?


Answer:
ICBC




Q:IMonitoringIaIpatientIonIaIhigh-doseIaspirinIlevelIincludes

Answer:
ISalicylateIlevel,ICBC,IUrineIpH




Q:IHypoglycemiaIcanIresultIfromItheIactionIofIeitherIinsulinIorIanIoralIhypoglycemic.ISigns
IandIsymptomsIofIhypoglycemiaIinclude


Answer:
IDizziness,Iconfusion,Idiaphoresis,IandItachycardia

Document information

Uploaded on
September 30, 2024
Number of pages
30
Written in
2024/2025
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
Report Copyright Violation
$11.49
Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF
Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
nurse_steph
3.9
(1752)
Sold
9853
Followers
5153
Items
8185
Last sold
3 days ago
Available in package deal
Product Image
Package deal
Exam 3: NURS 615/ NURS615 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Updates STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics |Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) - Maryville
-
1
Sold
2
item
Sep 2024
$22.98
$14.99
You save 35% More Info

Browse related subjects

Subjects

  • exam 3
  • nrs 615noes615nrs 615 issues615 exam
  • nrs 615noes615nrs 615 issues615 exam 1
  • nrs 615noes615nurs 615 issues615 exam 2
  • nrs 615noes615nurs 615 issues615 exam 3
  • nrs 615noes615nurs 615 issues615 exam 4

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Learn more Create citation
Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions