RASMUSSEN PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS

RASMUSSEN PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
EXAM | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1.RTheRnurseRisRtalkingRwithRaRnewRmotherRaboutRmedicationsRthatRcanRbeRsafelyRresumedRnowRth
atRsheRisRnoRlongerRpregnant.RAllRtheRfollowingRmedicationsRareRcontraindicatedRduringRpregnancy
,RbutRwhichRoneRmayRbeRingestedRwhileRbreastfeedingRwithoutRcausingRknownRinfantRharm?R

A)RLithium

B)RMethotrexate

C)RIbuprofen

D)RNicotineR-RCORRECTRANSWERC)RIbuprofen



2.RWhichRstatementRbyRaRclientRindicatesRanRunderstandingRofRself-
careRprecautionsRwhenRtakingRwarfarin?R

A)R"MyRwarfarinRdoseRmayRneedRtoRbeRreadjustedRwhenRIRtakeRaRcourseRofRantibiotics."

B)R"IRshouldRexpectRpinkRurineRdueRtoRmetabolicRbi-productsRofRtheRdyeRusedRinRthisRmedication."

C)R"HerbalRremediesRareRfine,RbutRIRshouldn'tRtakeRaspirinRwithoutRconsultingRmyRprovider."

D)R"IRshouldReatRspinachRtoRincreaseRmyRironRcountRifRmyRINRRgoesRbelowRtwo."R-
RCORRECTRANSWERA)R"MyRwarfarinRdoseRmayRneedRtoRbeRreadjustedRwhenRIRtakeRaRcourseRofRant


ibiotics."



3.RMaleRclientRtellsRtheRnurseRheRawakensRonceRorRtwiceReachRnightRtoRvideoRandRhasRdifficultyRsta
rtingRhisRstreamRofRurine.RHeRdescribesRtheseRsymptomsRasR"Rannoying."RTheRclientRproviderRexam
inesRhimRandRnotesRthatRtheRprostateRisRmoderatelyRenlarged.RTheRclientRisRsexuallyRactiveRandRtell
sRtheRnurseRthatRheRdoesn'tRwantRtoRtakeRanyRmedicationRthatRwillRinterfereRwithRsexualRfunction.R
THeRnurseRanticipatesRtheRproviderRwillRorderRwhichRofRtheRfollowing?R

A)RSilodosin

B)RARtransurethralRprostatectomy

,C)RFinasteride

D)RDoxazosinR-RCORRECTRANSWERD)RDoxazosin



4.AR50-year-
oldRpostmenopausalRcleintRwhoRhasRhadRaRhysterectomyRhasRmoderateRtoRsevereRhotRflashesRandR
isRdiscussingRestrogenRtherapyRwithRtheRnurse.RWhatRwillRtheRnurseRtellRtheRclientRregardingRtheRsi
deReffectRofRestrogenRtherapy?R

A)RAnRestrogenRprogesteroneRproductRwillRincreaseRsideReffects

B)RTransdermalRpreparationsRofRestrogenRtherapyRhaveRreducedRsideReffects.

C)RSideReffectsRofRestrogenRtherapyRareRuncommonRamongRwomenRofRherRage.

D)RAnRintravaginalRpreparationRmayRbeRbest.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERB)RTransdermalRpreparationsRofRestrogenRtherapyRhaveRreducedRsideReffects.




5.RARClientRhasRanRinfectionRcausedRbyRpseudomonasRaeruginosa,RandRtheRprescriberRhasRorderedR
intravenousRpiperacillinRandRtobramycin.RWhyRmightRtheRnurseRquestionRthisRcombinationRofRanti
biotics?R

A)RThisRcombinationRcausesRtendonRrupture.

B)RAminoglycosidesRareRinactivatedRbyRpenicillins.

C)RAminoglycosidesRaloneRareRadequateRagainstRpseudomonas.RThereRisRnoRneedRtoRriskRpenicillin
Rallergy.



D)RAminoglycosidesRincreaseRtheRriskRofRpenicillinRallergy.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERB)RAminoglycosidesRareRinactivatedRbyRpenicillins.




6.RARclientRwithRbronchitisRisRtakingRtrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazoleR160/800RmgRorally,RtwiceRdail
y.RBeforeRadministeringRtheRthirdRdose,RtheRnurseRobservesRtheRclientRhasRaRwidespreadRrash,RaRte
mperatureRandRaRheartRrateRofR100Rbeats/min.RTheRclientRlooksRillRandRreportsRnotRfeelingRwell.RW
hatRisRtheRnurse'sRresponse?R

A)RRequestRanRorderRforRintravenousRtrimethoprim/Rsulfamethoxazole.

B)RInitiateRprobiotics.

, C)RWithholdRtheRtreatmentRandRnotifyRtheRproviderRofRtheRsymptoms.

D)RAdministerRtheRdoseRandRrequestRanRorderRforRanRantipyreticRmedication.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERC)RWithholdRtheRtreatmentRandRnotifyRtheRproviderRofRtheRsymptoms.




7.RARclientRwithRcancerRhasRbeenRtakingRanRopioidRanalgesicRfourRtimesRdailyRforRchronicRpainRandRr
eportsRneedingRincreasedRdosesRforRpain.RWhatRwillRtheRnurseRtellRtheRclient?R

A-
ROverRtime,RpeopleRcanRdevelopRtoleranceRtoRopioids.RWeRcanRdiscussRincreasingRyourRdoseRwithRt


heRprovider.

B-RTakeRyourRmedicationRmoreRoftenRtoRhelpRcontrolRtheRpain

C-
RYouRareRaddictedRandRshouldRtakeRaRdifferentRmedication.RWeRcanRdiscussRthisRwithRyourRprovider


.

D-RTheRriskRofRrespiratoryRdepressionRincreasesRoverRtimeR-RCORRECTRANSWERA-
ROverRtime,RpeopleRcanRdevelopRtoleranceRtoRopioids.RWeRcanRdiscussRincreasingRyourRdoseRwithRt


heRprovider.



8)RARclientRwhoRisRsufferingRfromRanRacuteRgoutRattackRwantsRtoRknowRhowRcolchicineRdiffersRfromR
probenecidRandRallopurinolRinRitsRactions.RWhichRofRtheseRstatementsRshowsRtheRneedRforRfurtherR
teachingRregardingRpurposeRandRuseRofRmedications?R

A-RAllopurinolRpreventsRtheRsynthesisRofRuricRacid.

B-
RAllRofRtheseRmedicationsRshouldRbeRtakenRconcurrentlyRduringRanRacuteRattack,RandRNSAIDSRshoul


dRbeRaddedRforRpainRcontrol.

C-RColchicineRreducesRinflammationRcausedRbyRuricRacid

D-RProbenecidRfacilitatesRtheReliminationRofRuricRacidRinRtheRnephronsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERB)RAllRofRtheseRmedicationsRshouldRbeRtakenRconcurrentlyRduringRanRacuteRatt


ack,RandRNSAIDSRshouldRbeRaddedRforRpainRcontrol.



9.RTheRnurseRunderstandsRthatRaRbronchodilatorRwouldRbeRmostRtherapeuticRinRwhichRsituation?R