Test Bank NURS 615 Advanced Pharmacology Nursing _ 75 Questions with Correct Answers.pdf

Test Bank
NURS 615 Advanced Pharmacology
Nursing | 75 Questions with Correct Answers


(Original NURS 615-style set)
Advanced Pharmacology Practice



1. ACE inhibitors primarily work by:​
A. Increasing calcium influx​
B. Blocking angiotensin II formation​
C. Stimulating beta receptors​
D. Increasing heart rate​
Answer: B



2. A major adverse effect of ACE inhibitors is:​
A. Bradycardia​
B. Dry cough​
C. Hypoglycemia​
D. Hypercalcemia​
Answer: B



3. ARBs are preferred when patients develop:​
A. Rash​
B. Cough​

,C. Fever​
D. Tachycardia​
Answer: B



4. Digoxin increases:​
A. Heart rate​
B. Cardiac contractility​
C. Blood glucose​
D. Respiratory rate​
Answer: B



5. Digoxin toxicity is worsened by:​
A. Hyperkalemia​
B. Hypokalemia​
C. Hypernatremia​
D. Hypocalcemia​
Answer: B



6. First-line treatment for opioid overdose is:​
A. Atropine​
B. Naloxone​
C. Vitamin K​
D. Epinephrine​
Answer: B



7. Warfarin therapy is monitored using:​
A. aPTT​
B. INR​
C. Blood glucose​
D. Platelet count​
Answer: B



8. Heparin works by:​
A. Activating clotting factors​
B. Enhancing antithrombin III​
C. Increasing platelets​

, D. Blocking vitamin K​
Answer: B



9. Major side effect of heparin is:​
A. Hypertension​
B. Bleeding​
C. Hyperglycemia​
D. Infection​
Answer: B



10. Protamine sulfate reverses:​
A. Warfarin​
B. Heparin​
C. Insulin​
D. Digoxin​
Answer: B



11. Loop diuretics act on the:​
A. Distal tubule​
B. Loop of Henle​
C. Collecting duct​
D. Liver​
Answer: B



12. Loop diuretics commonly cause:​
A. Hyperkalemia​
B. Hypokalemia​
C. Hypernatremia​
D. Hypoglycemia​
Answer: B



13. Metformin works by:​
A. Increasing insulin release​
B. Reducing hepatic glucose production​
C. Blocking glucagon​