NR 567 / NR567 Final Exam V2 Questions & Verified Answers
(Latest Update 2026/2027) Advanced Pharmacology for the
AGACNP | 100% Correct Solutions | Graded A+ - Chamberlain
A 35-year-old female with a long history of anxiety treated with diazepam (Valium) has
increasingly become fearful and anxious about the Coronavirus pandemic and triples her daily
dose. She is found extremely lethargic and obtunded two days after the increased dosing. Which
of the following pharmaceutical agents should the nurse practitioner order to treat her condition?
Flumazenil (Romazicon)
Naloxone (Narcan)
Depakote (Divalproex sodium)
Midazolam (Versed)
A 25-year-old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the emergency department (ED)
with acute agitation characteristic of mania. Non-pharmacological methods of de-escalation have
been attempted without success. Which of the following is not recommended to treat this patient?
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
,Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Naltrexone (Vivitrol, ReVia)
Which of the following medications should be given to patients presenting to the emergency
department (ED) with an altered level of consciousness, seizures, or both, if a concern of
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome exists?
Folate (Folic acid)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents is not recommended for treating methanol
poisoning?
Ethanol intravenously
Fomepizole (Antizole)
Sodium Bicarbonate
,Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents is the preferred antiseizure medication for a
generalized seizure disorder in a 25-year -old pregnant female?
Phenobarbital (Solfoton)
Which of the following is the least preferable initial treatment of choice for status epilepticus?
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Diazepam (Valium)
Propofol (Diprivan)
Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
Which of the following statements is not true?
, In patients with hypovolemic states, heart failure, and other diseases that impair cardiovascular
function, normal doses of sedative-hypnotics may cause cardiovascular depression
In patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-hypnotics can produce
significant respiratory depression.
Sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem (Ambien) and lorazepam
(Ativan) are excellent options for managing seizures.
Benzodiazepines exert dose-dependent anterograde amnestic effects.
Your patient has been taking risperidone (Risperdal) but has developed hyperprolactinemia.
Which of the following may help manage hyperprolactinemia?
Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
b. Haloperidol (Haldol)
c. Promethazine (Phenergan)
d. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
(Latest Update 2026/2027) Advanced Pharmacology for the
AGACNP | 100% Correct Solutions | Graded A+ - Chamberlain
A 35-year-old female with a long history of anxiety treated with diazepam (Valium) has
increasingly become fearful and anxious about the Coronavirus pandemic and triples her daily
dose. She is found extremely lethargic and obtunded two days after the increased dosing. Which
of the following pharmaceutical agents should the nurse practitioner order to treat her condition?
Flumazenil (Romazicon)
Naloxone (Narcan)
Depakote (Divalproex sodium)
Midazolam (Versed)
A 25-year-old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the emergency department (ED)
with acute agitation characteristic of mania. Non-pharmacological methods of de-escalation have
been attempted without success. Which of the following is not recommended to treat this patient?
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
,Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Naltrexone (Vivitrol, ReVia)
Which of the following medications should be given to patients presenting to the emergency
department (ED) with an altered level of consciousness, seizures, or both, if a concern of
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome exists?
Folate (Folic acid)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents is not recommended for treating methanol
poisoning?
Ethanol intravenously
Fomepizole (Antizole)
Sodium Bicarbonate
,Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents is the preferred antiseizure medication for a
generalized seizure disorder in a 25-year -old pregnant female?
Phenobarbital (Solfoton)
Which of the following is the least preferable initial treatment of choice for status epilepticus?
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Diazepam (Valium)
Propofol (Diprivan)
Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
Which of the following statements is not true?
, In patients with hypovolemic states, heart failure, and other diseases that impair cardiovascular
function, normal doses of sedative-hypnotics may cause cardiovascular depression
In patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-hypnotics can produce
significant respiratory depression.
Sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem (Ambien) and lorazepam
(Ativan) are excellent options for managing seizures.
Benzodiazepines exert dose-dependent anterograde amnestic effects.
Your patient has been taking risperidone (Risperdal) but has developed hyperprolactinemia.
Which of the following may help manage hyperprolactinemia?
Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
b. Haloperidol (Haldol)
c. Promethazine (Phenergan)
d. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
