NURS 676 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam (WCU) @Question And Answers

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Exam (WCU) @Question And Answers
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@QUIZ b1
A bnurse bworks bin ba bprivate bhospital band bneeds bto badminister bsome
bnarcotic bdrugsto bone bof bher bpatients. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bshould
bthe bnurse bconsider bwhen badministering bnarcotics bto bpatients bin ba
bhospital bsetting?

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Narcotics bto bbe bused bin bthe bhospital bare bdispensed
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bonly bwith ba bwritten bprescription.
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A bpatient bhas bbeen breceiving bregular bdoses bof ban bagonist bfor b2
bweeks. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bshould bthe bnurse banticipate?

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The bdrug bwill bdecrease bin
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beffectiveness
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A bnurse bis bcreating ba bplan bof bcare bfor ba b68-year-old bwoman
bwith ba brecent bdiagnosis bof bunstable bangina band bnew bprescription
bfor bnitroglycerin. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bnursing bdiagnoses
bshould bthe bnurse bprioritize bin bthe bplanning bof bthis bpatient's
bcare?

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Acute bPain, bHeadache, brelated bto badverse
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beffects bof bdrug btherapy
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A bnurse bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho babuses bmarijuana. bThe
btreatment bfor bmarijuana babuse bconsists bmainly bof

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nonpharmacologic binterventions bcombined bwith ban
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bexercise bprogram.
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A bnurse bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bis bin bsevere bpain band bis

,WCU MIDTERM bEXAM b2023-
2024 breceiving ban bopioid banalgesic. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bwould
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bbe bthe bnurse's Pain bintensity,
bpriority brespiratory brate, band blevel bof
bassessments?
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bconsciousness
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A bpatient bhas bbeen bprescribed ban boral bdrug bthat bis bknown bto
bhave ba bhigh bfirst- bpass beffect. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bmeasures bhas bthe bpotential bto bincrease bthe bamount bof bthe
bfree bdrug bthat bis bavailable bto bbody bcells?

Selected Administering bthe bdrug bintravenously brather bthan

,WCU MIDTERM bEXAM b2023-
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• @QUIZ b7
1 bout bof b1 bpoints
A bnurse bis bproviding ba bpatient bwith ba blist bof bdrugs bas ba bpart bof
bthe bpatient's bplan bof bcare. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bdrug
bnomenclatures bshould bthe bnurse buse bto blist bthe bdrugs?

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The bdrugs' bgeneric
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bnames
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Federal blegislation bdictates ba blengthy band brigorous bprocess bof
btesting bfor bnew bdrugs. bWhat bis bthe bprimary bpurpose bof bthis
btesting bprocess?

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To bensure bthe bsafety bof
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bthe bpublic
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During ba bclinic bvisit, ba bpatient bcomplains bof bhaving bfrequent
bmuscle bcramps bin bher blegs. bThe bnurse's bassessment breveals bthat
bthe bpatient bhas bbeen btaking bover-the- bcounter blaxatives bfor bthe
bpast b7 byears. bThe bnurse binformed bthe bpatient bthat bprolonged
buse bof blaxatives

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may bcause bnutrient
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bdeficiencies.
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A bhome bhealth bnurse bnotes bthat bthere bhave bbeen bchanges
bto ba bpatient's boral bdrug bregimen. bThe bnurse bwill bclosely
bmonitor bthe bnew bdrug bregimen bto

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identify bany bchanges bin bdrug babsorption bthat
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bwould bchange bthe bdrug beffect.
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What bcritical bpiece bof binformation bis bmissing bfrom bthe bfollowing

, WCU MIDTERM bEXAM b2023-
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Rout
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A bpatient bhas brecently bbeen bprescribed ba bdrug bthat btreats bhis
bhypertension bby bblocking bthe bsympathetic breceptors bin bhis
bsympathetic bnervous bsystem. bThis baction bis bcharacteristic bof