PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE FAMILY
NURS 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE FAMILY
MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 290 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS with
CORRECT DETAILED rationales V1 (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient ask the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soy beans and soy products. The nurse practitioner
understands that these foods are considered
Taboo.
Inappropriate.
Phytoestrogens.
Monotherapy. - ANS :Phytoestrogens
A nurse practitioner is working with a 57-year-old man who is a former intravenous drug abuser. He has been
prescribed a weekly dosage of methotrexate for his RA. Which of the following will the nurse include in her
teaching plan for this patient?
Avoid high fat foods.
Drink plenty of water every day
Take the tablets before bedtime.
Avoid red meat. - ANS :Drink plenty of water every day
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The nurse recognizes that the potential for tetra genic drugs affect is not static throughout the prenatal and postnatal.
The potential for teratogenic effect is highest during.
Breast-feeding of the neonate.
The first two months of pregnancy.
The 2 to 3 weeks prior to delivery.
The second trimester. - ANS :The first two months of pregnancy
The clinical nurse educator who overseas the emergency department in the Children's Hospital, has launched a new
awareness program and at reducing drug errors. What measure address is the most common cause of incorrect doses
in the care of infants and children?
Having nurses check their math calculations with a colleague before administering a drug.
Ensuring that a full assessment takes place no more than 30 minutes before giving a drug.
Recording drug administration in both nurses notes on the medication administration record
Avoiding intervenous administration of drugs whenever possible - ANS :Having a nurse check, their math
calculations with a colleague before administering the drug
A two year old child is diagnosed with a minor element and is to be administered medication's at home for two
weeks. The child lives with his mother, grandmother, and for other children between the ages of 14 months and
seven years. The home health nurse is asked to assess the home environment to determine if they is appropriate for
the child to take his medication at home. Which of the following will have the greatest impact on the nurses
assessment
The mother and grandmother's understanding about the drugs.
How clean houses?
The health status of the other children
Where the medication will be stored? - ANS :Where are the medication will be stored
A Nurse Practitioner has establish peripheral IV access and become an infusion of magnesium sulfate on a 29-year-
old aunt a part of a patient who is 35 weeks pregnant. Which of the following assessment findings most likely
prompted the patients physician to order magnesium sulfate for this patient.
Decreased level of consciousness with a sudden onset.
The presence of rails are bronchi and oxygen saturation, less than or equal to 80% on room air.
Maternal bradycardia, accompanied by a prolonged QT interval.
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Systolic blood pressure readings in excess of 190.mmgHg - ANS :Systolic blood pressure readings in excess of 190
mmHg
A patient with chronic heart failure has begun treatment with epoetin Alfa. Was she will receive in her own home
from a home health nurse. The nurse should teach the patient to supplement this treatment with a diet that is high
end.
Iron rich foods, such as beans and leafy green vegetables.
Complex carbohydrates in vegetable sorts proteins.
Calcium, such as dairy products, fish and vegetables
Protein and low in carbohydrates - ANS :Iron rich foods, such as beans and leafy green vegetables
A child is admitted to the burn unit with second and third-degree burns on both arms and part of his or her face.
When administering topical medication's to the burned areas the nurse should.
Call the medication prior to administration.
Use sterile technique when applying the medication.
Allow the child to apply the medication if possible.
Use clean technique only when applying the medication. - ANS :You sterile technique when applying the medication
Terra Zosyn patron is classified under which of the following drug class.
Beta blockers.
Tricyclic blockers.
Alpha blockers.
Calcium channel blockers. - ANS :Alpha blockers
A Nurse Practitioner has questioned why a patient physician has prescribed a narrow spectrum antibiotic rather than
a broad-spectrum drug in the treatment of a patient's infection, which of the following sax provides the best rationale
for the use of narrow spectrum antibiotics whenever possible.
Broad-spectrum antibiotics, confounded the results of subsequent culture and sensitivity testing.
Narrow spectrum antibiotics normally require a shorter duration of treatment.
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The efficacy of most narrow spectrum antibiotics has not been proven next line. The use of broad-spectrum
antibiotics can create a risk for a super infection. - ANS :They use a broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for
a Super infection
Which of the following would a nurse practitioner assess for in a patient who is taking polymyxin B system Mickley
Peripheral neuropathy
Nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity.
Hyperkalemia, hyponatremia.
Endocarditis and hypertension. - ANS :Nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity
A nurse practitioner is caring for a patient who is at 28 weeks gestation and is receiving terbutaline (Brethine) to
continue preterm labor. What is the following assessment parameters should the nurse prioritize?
Maternal body temperature?
Fetal heart rate
Correct fetal position.
Fetal blood pressure. - ANS :Fetal heart rate
A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction, has been assessed and prescribed sildenafil Viagra.
When providing patient education to this man, the nurse should tell him which of the following.
You might find that your face becomes flushed or you get a headache after you take Viagra
You should take your Viagra at the same time each morning ideally on an empty stomach.
Make sure that you don't take any other prescription medication's while you're using Viagra
If you get some heart palpitations or dizziness after you take Viagra, know that this is normal and will pass with
time. - ANS :You might find that your face becomes flushed, or you get a headache after you take Viagra
A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during an episode of status epilepticus. Diazepam is
to be administered intravenously. The APRN Willsher to.
Avoid the small veins in the dorsum of the hand or the wrist
Inject the diazepam very quickly 15 mg in 10 to 15 seconds.
Administered after deleting the drug with gabapentin in intervenous solution.
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