Pharmacology MSN 571 EXAM
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which intervention to best minimize the patient's risk of renal failure? - ANSWER
✓ Gastric lavage and dialysis
A pregnant patient is afraid she may have harmed her fetus by consuming alcohol.
What is the appropriate response by the provider? - ANSWER ✓ Determining how
much alcohol she consumed, and at which stage of her pregnancy
A patient with decreased responsiveness arrives by ambulance following a night
of binge-drinking. The patient exhibits slurred speech and hand tremors. After
receiving reports that the patient's blood alcohol level is 0.4%, the provider begins
preparation for what event? - ANSWER ✓ Providing mechanical ventilation and
oxygen to manage respiratory depression
A patient's admission history confirms a habit of daily drinking for several years.
When questioned further by the provider, the patient reports drinking up to five or
six drinks each day. What action will the provider prioritize? - ANSWER ✓
Ordering a liver function study
A patient who just found out she is pregnant requests pharmacologic aids to help
her quit smoking. The provider will give her what information? - ANSWER ✓
"Nicotine replacement therapy is not without its risks, but it is safer than smoking,
so it can be used."
, A 4-year-old child who ingested several cigarettes at home presents to the
emergency department with nausea and vomiting and a weak, thready pulse of 120
beats/minute. What intervention will the provider order? - ANSWER ✓
Respiratory support
A patient reports a desire to stop smoking and asks about nonprescription aids to
help with smoking cessation. What intervention will the provider recommend for
this patient? - ANSWER ✓ Start a nicotine replacement product and call 1-800-
QUITNOW.
A patient with a desire to stop smoking asks a provider about nicotine chewing
gum. The patient currently smokes 30 cigarettes per day. What instructions will the
provider give the patient? - ANSWER ✓ "Use the 4-mg strength gum and chew
one piece every 2 to 3 hours."
A patient who wants to quit smoking has been taking varenicline. The patient calls
the clinic to report a new onset of mood swings and depression with a desire to
cause self-harm. What response will the provider give to this patient? - ANSWER
✓ "Go to the emergency room immediately."
A patient who has a long-term addiction to opioids is believed to have taken an
overdose of barbiturates. The provider will anticipate which likely outcome? -
ANSWER ✓ Pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, and possibly coma
A patient with opioid use disorder has undergone detoxification with
buprenorphine. Afterward, the provider prescribes buprenorphine and naloxone.
When the patient asks why the drug was changed, what response will the
prescriber provide? - ANSWER ✓ "This combination has a lower risk of abuse."
A patient who arrives in the emergency department is difficult to arouse. The
patient's friends volunteer that the patient took a handful of diazepam pills while at
a party several hours ago. The provider will prescribe what medication to be
administered? - ANSWER ✓ Flumazenil
A patient who is agitated, paranoid, and profoundly anxious is brought to the
emergency department. The patient describes things in the room that do not exist.
A cardiac monitor shows an irregular ventricular tachycardia. Which medication
will the provider order to be administer? - ANSWER ✓ Diazepam
, A young adult patient is admitted to the hospital for evaluation of severe weight
loss. The patient demonstrates difficulty answering questions, and has trouble
remembering simple details. The physical assessment reveals missing teeth and
severe examples of tooth decay. Blood pressure is 160/98 mm Hg. The provider
suspects abuse of which substance? - ANSWER ✓ Methamphetamine
A college student is brought to the emergency department after collapsing at a
nightclub. The patient has a temperature of 105F, a clenched jaw, and confusion.
Which medication will the provider prescribe? - ANSWER ✓ Dantrolene
A patient with opioid use disorder seeks treatment. When discussing the rationale
for using methadone to ease opioid withdrawal, the provider explains that
methadone has which pharmacologic property or characteristic? - ANSWER ✓ It
can prevent abstinence syndrome.
A provider is conducting a smoking cessation class in the community. Which
effects will be included in the discussion about physiologic effects of nicotine? -
ANSWER ✓ Increased blood pressure, Vomiting, Increased alertness, Suppression
of appetite
A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a
respiratory rate of 30 breaths/minute, intercostal retractions, and frothy, pink
sputum. After the patient's provider renders a diagnosis of heart failure, which
diuretic will be prescribed to address these assessment findings? - ANSWER ✓
Furosemide
The provider orders furosemide for a patient who takes digoxin and is admitted to
the hospital for treatment of heart failure. The morning assessment identifies an
irregular heart rate of 86 beats/minute, a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute, and
a blood pressure of 130/82 mm Hg. Crackles are heard in both lungs. Which
laboratory result will be of greatest concern to the provider? - ANSWER ✓
Potassium level of 3.4 mEq/L
Verapamil is prescribed for the client who takes digoxin. The provider will
monitor closely for which adverse reaction? - ANSWER ✓ AV blockade
Practice Questions WITH CORRECT
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SOLUTIONS) || UPDATED
2025/2026||A+ GRADED||100%
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which intervention to best minimize the patient's risk of renal failure? - ANSWER
✓ Gastric lavage and dialysis
A pregnant patient is afraid she may have harmed her fetus by consuming alcohol.
What is the appropriate response by the provider? - ANSWER ✓ Determining how
much alcohol she consumed, and at which stage of her pregnancy
A patient with decreased responsiveness arrives by ambulance following a night
of binge-drinking. The patient exhibits slurred speech and hand tremors. After
receiving reports that the patient's blood alcohol level is 0.4%, the provider begins
preparation for what event? - ANSWER ✓ Providing mechanical ventilation and
oxygen to manage respiratory depression
A patient's admission history confirms a habit of daily drinking for several years.
When questioned further by the provider, the patient reports drinking up to five or
six drinks each day. What action will the provider prioritize? - ANSWER ✓
Ordering a liver function study
A patient who just found out she is pregnant requests pharmacologic aids to help
her quit smoking. The provider will give her what information? - ANSWER ✓
"Nicotine replacement therapy is not without its risks, but it is safer than smoking,
so it can be used."
, A 4-year-old child who ingested several cigarettes at home presents to the
emergency department with nausea and vomiting and a weak, thready pulse of 120
beats/minute. What intervention will the provider order? - ANSWER ✓
Respiratory support
A patient reports a desire to stop smoking and asks about nonprescription aids to
help with smoking cessation. What intervention will the provider recommend for
this patient? - ANSWER ✓ Start a nicotine replacement product and call 1-800-
QUITNOW.
A patient with a desire to stop smoking asks a provider about nicotine chewing
gum. The patient currently smokes 30 cigarettes per day. What instructions will the
provider give the patient? - ANSWER ✓ "Use the 4-mg strength gum and chew
one piece every 2 to 3 hours."
A patient who wants to quit smoking has been taking varenicline. The patient calls
the clinic to report a new onset of mood swings and depression with a desire to
cause self-harm. What response will the provider give to this patient? - ANSWER
✓ "Go to the emergency room immediately."
A patient who has a long-term addiction to opioids is believed to have taken an
overdose of barbiturates. The provider will anticipate which likely outcome? -
ANSWER ✓ Pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, and possibly coma
A patient with opioid use disorder has undergone detoxification with
buprenorphine. Afterward, the provider prescribes buprenorphine and naloxone.
When the patient asks why the drug was changed, what response will the
prescriber provide? - ANSWER ✓ "This combination has a lower risk of abuse."
A patient who arrives in the emergency department is difficult to arouse. The
patient's friends volunteer that the patient took a handful of diazepam pills while at
a party several hours ago. The provider will prescribe what medication to be
administered? - ANSWER ✓ Flumazenil
A patient who is agitated, paranoid, and profoundly anxious is brought to the
emergency department. The patient describes things in the room that do not exist.
A cardiac monitor shows an irregular ventricular tachycardia. Which medication
will the provider order to be administer? - ANSWER ✓ Diazepam
, A young adult patient is admitted to the hospital for evaluation of severe weight
loss. The patient demonstrates difficulty answering questions, and has trouble
remembering simple details. The physical assessment reveals missing teeth and
severe examples of tooth decay. Blood pressure is 160/98 mm Hg. The provider
suspects abuse of which substance? - ANSWER ✓ Methamphetamine
A college student is brought to the emergency department after collapsing at a
nightclub. The patient has a temperature of 105F, a clenched jaw, and confusion.
Which medication will the provider prescribe? - ANSWER ✓ Dantrolene
A patient with opioid use disorder seeks treatment. When discussing the rationale
for using methadone to ease opioid withdrawal, the provider explains that
methadone has which pharmacologic property or characteristic? - ANSWER ✓ It
can prevent abstinence syndrome.
A provider is conducting a smoking cessation class in the community. Which
effects will be included in the discussion about physiologic effects of nicotine? -
ANSWER ✓ Increased blood pressure, Vomiting, Increased alertness, Suppression
of appetite
A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a
respiratory rate of 30 breaths/minute, intercostal retractions, and frothy, pink
sputum. After the patient's provider renders a diagnosis of heart failure, which
diuretic will be prescribed to address these assessment findings? - ANSWER ✓
Furosemide
The provider orders furosemide for a patient who takes digoxin and is admitted to
the hospital for treatment of heart failure. The morning assessment identifies an
irregular heart rate of 86 beats/minute, a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute, and
a blood pressure of 130/82 mm Hg. Crackles are heard in both lungs. Which
laboratory result will be of greatest concern to the provider? - ANSWER ✓
Potassium level of 3.4 mEq/L
Verapamil is prescribed for the client who takes digoxin. The provider will
monitor closely for which adverse reaction? - ANSWER ✓ AV blockade
