PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS QUESTIONS
UPDATE WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS ALREADY
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A v19-year-old vfemale vis va vnasal vStaph vaureus vcarrier vand vis vplaced von
v5 vdays vof vrifampin vfor vtreatment. vHer vonly vother vmedication vis
vcombined voral vcontraceptives. vWhat veducation vshould vshe vreceive
vregarding vher vmedications?
1. vSeparate vthe voral vingestion vof vthe vrifampin vand voral vcontraceptive
vby vat vleast van vhour.
2. vBoth vmedications vare vbest vtolerated vif vtaken von van vempty
vstomach.
,3. vShe vshould vuse va vback-up vmethod vof vbirth vcontrol vsuch vas
vcondoms vfor vthe vrest vof vthe vcurrent vpill vpack.
4. vIf vshe vgets vnauseated vwith vthe vmedications vshe vshould vcall vthe
voffice vfor van vantiemetic vprescription. v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v3
A v56-year-old vwoman vis vcomplaining vof vvaginal vdryness vand
vdyspareunia. vTo vtreat vher vsymptoms vwith vthe vlowest vadverse veffects
vshe vshould vbe vprescribed:
1. vLow-dose voral vestrogen
2. vA vlow-dose vestrogen/progesterone vcombination
3. vA vvaginal vestradiol vring
4. vVaginal vprogesterone vcream v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v3
A vchallenge vfaced vwith vantiretroviral vtherapy v(ART) vis:
1. vPatients vabusing vART
,2. vDrug-resistant vmutations vof vHIV
3. vReduction vof vtransmissibility vof vHIV
4. vLack vof vefficacy vdata v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v2
A vfirst-line vdrug vfor vabortive vtherapy vin vsimple vmigraine vis:
1. vSumatriptan v(Imitrex)
2. vNaproxen v(Aleve)
3. vButorphanol vnasal vspray v(Stadol vNS)
4. vButalbital vand vacetaminophen v(Fioricet) v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v2
A vtest vof vcure vis vrecommended vafter vtreating vchlamydia vin vwhich
vpatient vpopulation?
, 1. vMen vwho vhave vsex vwith vmen
2. vAdolescent vfemales
3. vPregnant vpatients
4. vAll vof vthe vabove v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v3
Absolute vcontraindications vto vestrogen vtherapy vinclude:
1. vHistory vof vany vtype vof vcancer
2. vClotting vdisorders
3. vHistory vof vtension vheadaches
4. vOrthostatic vhypotension v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v2
PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS QUESTIONS
UPDATE WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A v19-year-old vfemale vis va vnasal vStaph vaureus vcarrier vand vis vplaced von
v5 vdays vof vrifampin vfor vtreatment. vHer vonly vother vmedication vis
vcombined voral vcontraceptives. vWhat veducation vshould vshe vreceive
vregarding vher vmedications?
1. vSeparate vthe voral vingestion vof vthe vrifampin vand voral vcontraceptive
vby vat vleast van vhour.
2. vBoth vmedications vare vbest vtolerated vif vtaken von van vempty
vstomach.
,3. vShe vshould vuse va vback-up vmethod vof vbirth vcontrol vsuch vas
vcondoms vfor vthe vrest vof vthe vcurrent vpill vpack.
4. vIf vshe vgets vnauseated vwith vthe vmedications vshe vshould vcall vthe
voffice vfor van vantiemetic vprescription. v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v3
A v56-year-old vwoman vis vcomplaining vof vvaginal vdryness vand
vdyspareunia. vTo vtreat vher vsymptoms vwith vthe vlowest vadverse veffects
vshe vshould vbe vprescribed:
1. vLow-dose voral vestrogen
2. vA vlow-dose vestrogen/progesterone vcombination
3. vA vvaginal vestradiol vring
4. vVaginal vprogesterone vcream v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v3
A vchallenge vfaced vwith vantiretroviral vtherapy v(ART) vis:
1. vPatients vabusing vART
,2. vDrug-resistant vmutations vof vHIV
3. vReduction vof vtransmissibility vof vHIV
4. vLack vof vefficacy vdata v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v2
A vfirst-line vdrug vfor vabortive vtherapy vin vsimple vmigraine vis:
1. vSumatriptan v(Imitrex)
2. vNaproxen v(Aleve)
3. vButorphanol vnasal vspray v(Stadol vNS)
4. vButalbital vand vacetaminophen v(Fioricet) v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v2
A vtest vof vcure vis vrecommended vafter vtreating vchlamydia vin vwhich
vpatient vpopulation?
, 1. vMen vwho vhave vsex vwith vmen
2. vAdolescent vfemales
3. vPregnant vpatients
4. vAll vof vthe vabove v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v3
Absolute vcontraindications vto vestrogen vtherapy vinclude:
1. vHistory vof vany vtype vof vcancer
2. vClotting vdisorders
3. vHistory vof vtension vheadaches
4. vOrthostatic vhypotension v v v v v v v v vANSWER: v✔- v2
