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This document is a comprehensive NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology final exam question and answer bank designed for nurse practitioner students, featuring verified, in-depth rationales and covering key topics like antimicrobial safety, psychotropic medications, and lifespan prescribing guidelines. It serves as a study tool for mastering complex pharmacokinetics and clinical drug safety, tailored to curricula like Walden University's

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NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam

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 Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner what over-the-counter medication
she can take for recurring headaches. The nurse should recommend

Selected tyleno
Answer: l.

 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer
medication to a 5-year-old child. The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by
using

Selected body surface
Answer: area.

 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during
an episode of status epilepticus. Diazepam is to be administered
intravenously. The APRN will be sure to

Selected avoid the small veins in the dorsum of the hand or
Answer: the wrist.

 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner has questioned why a patient's physician has prescribed a
narrow-spectrum antibiotic rather than a broad-spectrum drug in the treatment of
a patient's infection. Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for
the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics whenever possible?

Selected The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for a
Answer: superinfection.

 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 33-year-old man has developed acute gouty arthritis. He has been
prescribed colchicine. When developing a care plan for this patient,
which factor will be most important for the nurse to consider?



Selected Dietary habits
Answer:
 Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A postmenopausal patient is prescribed bisphosphonates to treat
osteoporosis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take the drug

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Selected first thing in the
Answer: morning.
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The
patient is perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50. The serum magnesium
level is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
Selected magnesium sulfate toxicity.
Answer:
 Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat
benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the
drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with
finasteride therapy?
Selected Prostatic neoplasia
Answer:
 Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A patient with AIDS has developed a number of secondary infections
in recent weeks, including Kaposi's sarcoma. As a result of this
most recent diagnosis, his care team has opted to begin treatment
with interferon alfa-2a. The nurse is aware that this drug will
address the etiology of Kaposi sarcoma by

Selected inhibiting tumor growth by enhancing
Answer: inflammation.

 Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is working with a 16-year-old pregnant teen and assessing for
behavior that may put the baby at risk. The most important assessment the nurse
can make is

Selected whether the pregnant woman uses illegal
Answer: substances.

 Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A patient with a recent diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is
discussing treatment options with his care team. What aspect of the patient's
condition would contraindicate the use of cyclophosphamide for the treatment
of leukemia?

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