Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
NR 568 MIDTERM EXAM 2025-2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
What do you not administer with Tetracycline?
Calcium supplements
MIlk products
Iron supplements
Magnesium-containing laxatives
most antacids (bec of content of magnesium or aluminum)
What do you teach a patient taking Tetracycline?
To apply sunscree, protective clothing and avoid exposure to sunlight because this
medication can cause severe sunburn.
Can you give Tetracycline to children?
Not to be used in children younger than 8 because it could cause permanent
discoloration of teeth
,Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
can you give tetracyclines to a pregnant woman
NOOO
Can you give tetracyline to a breastfeeding woman?
NOOOO because it can be passed on to the baby which could harm tooth
development
Tetracycline therapeutic goal
treatment of tetracycline sensitive infections, acne and peridontal disease
Tetracycline baseline data?
none
Penicillin Monitoring
Renal impairment because it can accumulate if the kidney is not working that could
cause toxic levels.
,Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Penicillin high risk patients
history of severe allergic reactions to penicillin, cephalosporin or carbapenems
Penicillin evalutation of therapeutic effects
reduction of symptoms like fever, edema, pain and inflammation
Cephalosporin therapeutic goal
treatment of infection that is caused by susceptible organism
Cephalosporin baseline data
Take samples for culture to identify the infecting organism
Ceph Monitoring
None . No routine lab monitroing is suggested.
Ceph high risk patients
history of allergic reactions to ceph, pcn and carbapenem
, Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Ceph evaluation of therapy
reduction of symptoms like fever, pain, edema and inflammation
Ceph miniminize adverse effects
Because it can promote C-diff instruct patients to report increase in stool frequency.
Carbapenems baseline
take sample for culture to determine infecting organism
Carbapenems monitoing
None. Nothing is recommended.
Carbapenems high risk patients
history of allergic reaction
patient using valprotate to control seizure should never be given imipenem
Carbapenems evaluation
NR 568 MIDTERM EXAM 2025-2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
What do you not administer with Tetracycline?
Calcium supplements
MIlk products
Iron supplements
Magnesium-containing laxatives
most antacids (bec of content of magnesium or aluminum)
What do you teach a patient taking Tetracycline?
To apply sunscree, protective clothing and avoid exposure to sunlight because this
medication can cause severe sunburn.
Can you give Tetracycline to children?
Not to be used in children younger than 8 because it could cause permanent
discoloration of teeth
,Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
can you give tetracyclines to a pregnant woman
NOOO
Can you give tetracyline to a breastfeeding woman?
NOOOO because it can be passed on to the baby which could harm tooth
development
Tetracycline therapeutic goal
treatment of tetracycline sensitive infections, acne and peridontal disease
Tetracycline baseline data?
none
Penicillin Monitoring
Renal impairment because it can accumulate if the kidney is not working that could
cause toxic levels.
,Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Penicillin high risk patients
history of severe allergic reactions to penicillin, cephalosporin or carbapenems
Penicillin evalutation of therapeutic effects
reduction of symptoms like fever, edema, pain and inflammation
Cephalosporin therapeutic goal
treatment of infection that is caused by susceptible organism
Cephalosporin baseline data
Take samples for culture to identify the infecting organism
Ceph Monitoring
None . No routine lab monitroing is suggested.
Ceph high risk patients
history of allergic reactions to ceph, pcn and carbapenem
, Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Ceph evaluation of therapy
reduction of symptoms like fever, pain, edema and inflammation
Ceph miniminize adverse effects
Because it can promote C-diff instruct patients to report increase in stool frequency.
Carbapenems baseline
take sample for culture to determine infecting organism
Carbapenems monitoing
None. Nothing is recommended.
Carbapenems high risk patients
history of allergic reaction
patient using valprotate to control seizure should never be given imipenem
Carbapenems evaluation
