NSG 6005 PHARM QUIZ REVIEW

Question 1 Question : . Student Answer: Points Received: Comments: What impact does developmental variation in renal function has on prescribing for infants and children? Lower doses of renally excreted drugs may be prescribed to infants younger than six months Higher doses of water-soluble drugs may need to be prescribed due to increased renal excretion Renal excretion rates have no impact on prescribing Parents need to be instructed on whether drugs are renally excreted or not 2.5 of 2.5 Question 2 Question : . Student Answer: Points Received: Comments: Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration The State Board of Nursing for each state The State Board of Pharmacy 2.5 of 2.5 Question 3 Question : . Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological complaints in young women. The first line of drug treatment for this disorder is: Student Answer: Oral contraceptive pills Caffeine Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Aspirin Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: Question 4 Question : . Gender differences between men and women in pharmacokinetics include: Student Answer: More rapid gastric emptying so that drugs absorbed in the stomach have less exposure to absorption sites Higher proportion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have relatively greater volumes of distribution Increased levels of bile acids so that drugs metabolized in the intestine have higher concentrations Slower organ blood flow rates so that drugs tend to take longer to be excreted Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: