NUR 615 Advanced Pharmacology I Final Exam
Questions with Verified Answers |2026/2027 Update |
A+ Graded
A health care practitioner orders a loading dose of an antibiotic for a patient with bacteremia.
What would be the preferred route to ensure maximum bioavailability?
a. Oral.
b. Subcutaneous.
c. Intramuscular.
d. Intravenous. - Answer -d. Intravenous.
A practitioner is prescribing amiodarone for a patient with cardiac arrhythmia. Which factor
affecting the duration of the drug must a practitioner consider if an adverse interaction occurs?
a. Efficacy.
b. Half-life.
c. Concentration.
d. Toxic potential. - Answer -b. Half-life.
A practitioner prescribes a bicarbonate for a patient with severe heartburn. The practitioner
knows that what factor caused by the drugs plays a key role in its excretion?
a. Enterohepatic recirculation.
b. Alteration active transport pathways.
c. Alkalinization of the urine.
d. Induction of P-glycoprotein. - Answer -c. Alkalinization of the urine.
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,A healthcare practitioner prescribes warfarin for a patient who Afib. The patient should avoid
foods high in:
a. Potassium.
b. Tyramine.
c. Vitamin C.
d. Vitamin K. - Answer -d. Vitamin K.
Which statement describes a characteristic of a tiered formulary?
a. It is based on the patient's ability to pay.
b. It sets different copays for medications.
c. It allows the prescriber to select any covered mediation at the same copay.
d. It limits prescribers to a limited list of preferred agents. - Answer -b. It sets different copays
for medications.
Which statement accurately describes the structure and function of a P&T committee?
a. It is composed of pharmacists and insurance company Chief Financial Officers (CFOs).
b. It licenses pharmacists to practice in hospital settings.
c. It helps to develop and manufacture safe, effective generic medications.
d. It creates and implements medication-use policies. - Answer -d. It creates and implements
medication-use policies.
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,A patient complains of pain from a migraine. How would the practitioner classify this type of
pain?
a. Central neuropathic pain.
b. Peripheral neuropathic pain.
c. Inflammatory pain.
d. Somatic nociceptive pain. - Answer -a. Central neuropathic pain.
What stage of nociception is occurring when neurotransmitters in the dorsal horn directly or
indirectly depolarize the second-order neurons?
a. Transduction.
b. Transmission.
c. Perception.
d. Modulation. - Answer -b. Transmission.
A practitioner conducting a pain assessment asks the patient "is the pain consistent or
intermittent?" What character of pain is the practitioner assessing?
a. Quality.
b. Region.
c. Severity.
d. Temporal pattern. - Answer -d. Temporal pattern.
A clinician is choosing an antibiotic for a patient diagnosed with syphilis. What would be the
best choice for this type of infection?
a. Penicillin.
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, b. Beta-lactamase inhibitor.
c. Quinolone.
d. Aminoglycoside. - Answer -a. Penicillin.
A practitioner is prescribing an aminoglycoside for a patient who contracted a nosocomial
infection. What serious side effect would the practitioner monitor in this patient?
a. QTc prolongation.
b. Pancreatitis.
c. Peripheral neuropathy.
d. Ototoxicity. - Answer -d. Ototoxicity.
A clinical is treating a patient diagnosed with MRSA. What is the drug of choice for this type of
infection?
a. Sulfasalazine.
b. Vancomycin.
c. Tigecycline.
d. Doxycycline. - Answer -b. Vancomycin.
A practitioner is prescribing a protease inhibitor for a patient with HIV infection. Which drug
belongs to this class?
a. Rilpivirine.
b. Atazanavir.
c. Efavirenz.
d. Abacavir. - Answer -b. Atazanavir.
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Questions with Verified Answers |2026/2027 Update |
A+ Graded
A health care practitioner orders a loading dose of an antibiotic for a patient with bacteremia.
What would be the preferred route to ensure maximum bioavailability?
a. Oral.
b. Subcutaneous.
c. Intramuscular.
d. Intravenous. - Answer -d. Intravenous.
A practitioner is prescribing amiodarone for a patient with cardiac arrhythmia. Which factor
affecting the duration of the drug must a practitioner consider if an adverse interaction occurs?
a. Efficacy.
b. Half-life.
c. Concentration.
d. Toxic potential. - Answer -b. Half-life.
A practitioner prescribes a bicarbonate for a patient with severe heartburn. The practitioner
knows that what factor caused by the drugs plays a key role in its excretion?
a. Enterohepatic recirculation.
b. Alteration active transport pathways.
c. Alkalinization of the urine.
d. Induction of P-glycoprotein. - Answer -c. Alkalinization of the urine.
1|Page
,A healthcare practitioner prescribes warfarin for a patient who Afib. The patient should avoid
foods high in:
a. Potassium.
b. Tyramine.
c. Vitamin C.
d. Vitamin K. - Answer -d. Vitamin K.
Which statement describes a characteristic of a tiered formulary?
a. It is based on the patient's ability to pay.
b. It sets different copays for medications.
c. It allows the prescriber to select any covered mediation at the same copay.
d. It limits prescribers to a limited list of preferred agents. - Answer -b. It sets different copays
for medications.
Which statement accurately describes the structure and function of a P&T committee?
a. It is composed of pharmacists and insurance company Chief Financial Officers (CFOs).
b. It licenses pharmacists to practice in hospital settings.
c. It helps to develop and manufacture safe, effective generic medications.
d. It creates and implements medication-use policies. - Answer -d. It creates and implements
medication-use policies.
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,A patient complains of pain from a migraine. How would the practitioner classify this type of
pain?
a. Central neuropathic pain.
b. Peripheral neuropathic pain.
c. Inflammatory pain.
d. Somatic nociceptive pain. - Answer -a. Central neuropathic pain.
What stage of nociception is occurring when neurotransmitters in the dorsal horn directly or
indirectly depolarize the second-order neurons?
a. Transduction.
b. Transmission.
c. Perception.
d. Modulation. - Answer -b. Transmission.
A practitioner conducting a pain assessment asks the patient "is the pain consistent or
intermittent?" What character of pain is the practitioner assessing?
a. Quality.
b. Region.
c. Severity.
d. Temporal pattern. - Answer -d. Temporal pattern.
A clinician is choosing an antibiotic for a patient diagnosed with syphilis. What would be the
best choice for this type of infection?
a. Penicillin.
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, b. Beta-lactamase inhibitor.
c. Quinolone.
d. Aminoglycoside. - Answer -a. Penicillin.
A practitioner is prescribing an aminoglycoside for a patient who contracted a nosocomial
infection. What serious side effect would the practitioner monitor in this patient?
a. QTc prolongation.
b. Pancreatitis.
c. Peripheral neuropathy.
d. Ototoxicity. - Answer -d. Ototoxicity.
A clinical is treating a patient diagnosed with MRSA. What is the drug of choice for this type of
infection?
a. Sulfasalazine.
b. Vancomycin.
c. Tigecycline.
d. Doxycycline. - Answer -b. Vancomycin.
A practitioner is prescribing a protease inhibitor for a patient with HIV infection. Which drug
belongs to this class?
a. Rilpivirine.
b. Atazanavir.
c. Efavirenz.
d. Abacavir. - Answer -b. Atazanavir.
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