Pharmacy NURS-6521
Pharmacy NURS-6521 2026 Latest Updated
Questions With Answers Success Guide.
Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the action
in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided -
Correct Answer -A 62-year-old man is admitted to the
hospital with a diagnosis of chest pain. He has an
order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for chest
pain. Which of the following
actions should the nurse do first when he complains of
chest pain?
increased HR and decrease BP -
Correct Answer -An expected outcome for a patient who
has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin should
be
10 mg -
Correct Answer -A patient is to take nifedipine (Procardia)
10 mg PO tid. How many milligrams will he take per dose?
Nitrate tolerance -
Correct Answer -A nurse explains to a patient that
nitroglycerin patches should be applied in the morning and
removed in the evening. This medication schedule
reduces the potential for ...
Blood pressure -
Correct Answer -A patient is admitted to the emergency
department with severe chest pain. The
emergency department physician orders intravenous
nitroglycerin 5 mcg/min, titrate
dose by 5 mcg/min every 3 to 5 minutes per infusion pump
as needed. Before
administering the nitroglycerin, the nurse should prioritize
which of the following assessments?
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Dizziness -
Correct Answer -A nurse is caring for a patient with
chronic angina. The patient is receiving ranolazine
(Ranexa) 500 mg PO bid. Which of the following signs or
symptoms would the nurse
attribute to being a common adverse effect of this
medication?
crush the capsule and ask the patient to inhale the vapors
-
Correct Answer -A 45-year-old man enters the emergency
department complaining of chest pain. The
nurse has an order to administer amyl nitrite. The nurse
will...
keep the tablets in the original dark bottle. -
Correct Answer -A patient is being discharged home with
a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin.
The nurse will instruct the patient and family to...
don a pair of gloves -
Correct Answer -A nurse has an order to apply
nitroglycerin topically, twice a day. The nurse's initial
action will be to...
have the patient go into his house and sit or lie down -
Correct Answer -A patient calls the clinic and reports that
he is having chest pain. The patient states that
ì'm scared that I am going to die and I've been pacing up
and down my driveway.î
After calming the patient, the initial instruction by the nurse
would be to...
The patient's angina may necessitate the use of a calcium
channel blocker -
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Correct Answer -A recent episode of chest pain while
doing yard work prompted a 70-year-old man to
seek care and he has been subsequently diagnosed with
chronic stable angina. The
nurse should recognize what guiding principle in the
treatment of this patient's angina?
The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension than
a young patient. -
Correct Answer -Frequent episodes of exercise-related
chest pain have caused a 79-year-old woman to
use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray several times in
recent weeks. This patient's age will have what effect on
her use of nitroglycerin?
Acute Pain, headache, related to adverse effects of drug
therapy -
Correct Answer -A nurse is creating a plan of care for a
68-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of
unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin.
Which of the following nursing
diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning of
this patient's care?
Put your patch on a part of your skin that doesn't have too
much hair on it. -
Correct Answer -A man has left his most recent visit to his
primary care provider with a new
prescription for a transdermal nitroglycerin patch. What
patient education should the
nurse provide to this patient?
Mr. Penny requires concurrent treatment with a beta
blocker, nitrate, or a calcium channel blocker. -
Correct Answer -Mr. Penny, age 67, was diagnosed with
chronic angina several months ago and has
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Pharmacy NURS-6521 2026 Latest Updated
Questions With Answers Success Guide.
Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the action
in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided -
Correct Answer -A 62-year-old man is admitted to the
hospital with a diagnosis of chest pain. He has an
order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for chest
pain. Which of the following
actions should the nurse do first when he complains of
chest pain?
increased HR and decrease BP -
Correct Answer -An expected outcome for a patient who
has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin should
be
10 mg -
Correct Answer -A patient is to take nifedipine (Procardia)
10 mg PO tid. How many milligrams will he take per dose?
Nitrate tolerance -
Correct Answer -A nurse explains to a patient that
nitroglycerin patches should be applied in the morning and
removed in the evening. This medication schedule
reduces the potential for ...
Blood pressure -
Correct Answer -A patient is admitted to the emergency
department with severe chest pain. The
emergency department physician orders intravenous
nitroglycerin 5 mcg/min, titrate
dose by 5 mcg/min every 3 to 5 minutes per infusion pump
as needed. Before
administering the nitroglycerin, the nurse should prioritize
which of the following assessments?
1
,Pharmacy NURS-6521
Dizziness -
Correct Answer -A nurse is caring for a patient with
chronic angina. The patient is receiving ranolazine
(Ranexa) 500 mg PO bid. Which of the following signs or
symptoms would the nurse
attribute to being a common adverse effect of this
medication?
crush the capsule and ask the patient to inhale the vapors
-
Correct Answer -A 45-year-old man enters the emergency
department complaining of chest pain. The
nurse has an order to administer amyl nitrite. The nurse
will...
keep the tablets in the original dark bottle. -
Correct Answer -A patient is being discharged home with
a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin.
The nurse will instruct the patient and family to...
don a pair of gloves -
Correct Answer -A nurse has an order to apply
nitroglycerin topically, twice a day. The nurse's initial
action will be to...
have the patient go into his house and sit or lie down -
Correct Answer -A patient calls the clinic and reports that
he is having chest pain. The patient states that
ì'm scared that I am going to die and I've been pacing up
and down my driveway.î
After calming the patient, the initial instruction by the nurse
would be to...
The patient's angina may necessitate the use of a calcium
channel blocker -
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Correct Answer -A recent episode of chest pain while
doing yard work prompted a 70-year-old man to
seek care and he has been subsequently diagnosed with
chronic stable angina. The
nurse should recognize what guiding principle in the
treatment of this patient's angina?
The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension than
a young patient. -
Correct Answer -Frequent episodes of exercise-related
chest pain have caused a 79-year-old woman to
use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray several times in
recent weeks. This patient's age will have what effect on
her use of nitroglycerin?
Acute Pain, headache, related to adverse effects of drug
therapy -
Correct Answer -A nurse is creating a plan of care for a
68-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of
unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin.
Which of the following nursing
diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning of
this patient's care?
Put your patch on a part of your skin that doesn't have too
much hair on it. -
Correct Answer -A man has left his most recent visit to his
primary care provider with a new
prescription for a transdermal nitroglycerin patch. What
patient education should the
nurse provide to this patient?
Mr. Penny requires concurrent treatment with a beta
blocker, nitrate, or a calcium channel blocker. -
Correct Answer -Mr. Penny, age 67, was diagnosed with
chronic angina several months ago and has
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