NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTION 1 A 10-year-old boy is taking dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) daily for ADHD. At each clinic visit, the nurse's priority assessment would be A. Vision. B. body temperature. C. height and weight. D. blood pressure. 1 points Saved QUESTION 2 A nurse is explaining to the parents of a 6-year-old child suffering from angina why nitroglycerin patches for chest pain would not be appropriate. Which of the following will the nurse include in an explanation? A. A child's gastric pH is decreased, causing less of the drug to be absorbed from the subcutaneous skin, therefore producing more adverse effects. B. A child has a greater body surface area, creating greater permeability resulting in an increase in absorption of topical agents, which may result in more adverse effects. C. A child has an erratic blood flow from an immature peripheral circulation, which increases drug absorption, causing an increase in adverse effects. D. A child has a smaller body surface area, resulting in an increase in topical absorption, which can cause more adverse effects. 1 points Saved QUESTION 3 A nurse is going to administer medication to an infant using a medicine dropper. The best method is to open the child's mouth by gently squeezing the cheeks and placing the drops A. under the tongue. B. at the back of the mouth. C. in the buccal pouch. D. on top of the tongue. 1 points Saved QUESTION 4 A 15-year-old boy has been diagnosed with bone cancer after several months of fatigue and pain. What question should the nurse include in an assessment when trying to minimize the potential for adverse drug reactions? A. “Did Tylenol or other over-the-counter pain remedies ever relieve your pain?” B. “How much do you weigh?” C. “Do you ever use alcohol or drugs?” D. “On a scale of zero to ten, what level of pain is acceptable to you?” 1 points Saved QUESTION 5 A patient reports to a clinic with complaints of breast tenderness, a right lumpy breast, and no breast discharge. The breast tenderness occurs primarily during her menstrual cycle. The nurse practitioner probably suspects A. breast cancer. B. PMS. C. pain in the heart. D. cancerous breast tenderness. 1 points Saved