NURS 676 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam (WCU) Question And Answers

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NURS 676 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam (WCU)
Question And Answers
@QUIZ b1
A bnurse bworks bin ba bprivate bhospital band bneeds bto badminister bsome bnarcotic
bdrugsto bone bofbher bpatients. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bshould bthe bnurse bconsider
bwhen badministering bnarcotics bto bpatients bin ba bhospital bsetting?

Selected Narcotics bto bbe bused bin bthe bhospital bare bdispensed bonly bwith ba
bAnswer: bwritten bprescription.

• @QUIZ
b2 1 bout bof b1 bpoints
A bpatient bhas bbeen breceiving bregular bdoses bof ban bagonist bfor b2 bweeks.
bWhich bofbthe bfollowing bshould bthe bnurse banticipate?

Selected The bdrug bwill bdecrease bin
bAnswer: beffectiveness

• @QUIZ
b3 1 bout bof b1
bpoints

A bnurse bis bcreating ba bplan bof bcare bfor ba b68-year-old bwoman bwith ba
brecent bdiagnosis bof bunstable bangina band bnew bprescription bfor bnitroglycerin.
bWhich bof bthebfollowing bnursing bdiagnoses bshould bthe bnurse bprioritize bin
bthe bplanning bof bthis bpatient's bcare?

Selected Acute bPain, bHeadache, brelated bto badverse beffects bof
bAnswer: bdrugbtherapy

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b4 1 bout bof b1 bpoints
A bnurse bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho babuses bmarijuana. bThe btreatment bfor
bmarijuana babuse bconsists bmainly bof

Selected nonpharmacologic binterventions bcombined bwith ban bexercise
bAnswer: bprogram.

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b5 1 bout bof b1 bpoints
A bnurse bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bis bin bsevere bpain band bis breceiving
ban bopioidbanalgesic. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bthe bnurse's
bpriority bassessments?

Selected Pain bintensity, brespiratory brate, band blevel bof bconsciousness
bAnswer:

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b6 1 bout bof b1 bpoints
A bpatient bhas bbeen bprescribed ban boral bdrug bthat bis bknown bto bhave ba
bhigh bfirst- bpass beffect. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bmeasures bhas bthe
bpotential bto bincrease bthe bamount bof bthe bfree bdrug bthat bis bavailable bto

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bbody bcells?

Selected Administering bthe bdrug bintravenously brather bthan

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Answer: orally
• @QUIZ b 7
1 bout bof b1 bpoints
A bnurse bis bproviding ba bpatient bwith ba blist bof bdrugs bas ba bpart bof bthe
bpatient's bplan bof bcare. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bdrug bnomenclatures bshould
bthe bnurse buse bto blist bthebdrugs?

Selected The bdrugs' bgeneric
bAnswer: bnames

• @QUIZ
b8 1 bout bof b1
bpoints

Federal blegislation bdictates ba blengthy band brigorous bprocess bof btesting bfor
bnewbdrugs. bWhat bis bthe bprimary bpurpose bof bthis btesting bprocess?

Selected To bensure bthe bsafety bof bthe
bAnswer: bpublic

• @QUIZ
b9 1 bout bof b1
bpoints

During ba bclinic bvisit, ba bpatient bcomplains bof bhaving bfrequent bmuscle bcramps
bin bherblegs. bThe bnurse's bassessment breveals bthat bthe bpatient bhas bbeen
btaking bover-the-bcounter blaxatives bfor bthe bpast b7 byears. bThe bnurse
binformed bthe bpatient bthat bprolonged buse bof blaxatives

Selected may bcause bnutrient
bAnswer: bdeficiencies.

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b10 1 bout bof b1
bpoints

A bhome bhealth bnurse bnotes bthat bthere bhave bbeen bchanges bto ba
bpatient's boralbdrug bregimen. bThe bnurse bwill bclosely bmonitor bthe bnew
bdrug bregimen bto

Selected identify bany bchanges bin bdrug babsorption bthat bwould
bAnswer: bchange bthebdrug beffect.

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b 11 1 bout bof b1
bpoints

What bcritical bpiece bof binformation bis bmissing bfrom bthe bfollowing bmedication border:
bAmoxicillin b250 bmg bevery b8 bhours?

Selected Route
bAnswer:

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b12 1 bout bof b1
bpoints

A bpatient bhas brecently bbeen bprescribed ba bdrug bthat btreats bhis

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bhypertension bby bblocking bthe bsympathetic breceptors bin bhis bsympathetic
bnervous bsystem. bThisbaction bis bcharacteristic bof