5/11/25, 3:11 PM PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSUR…
PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM
EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED
A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a
Administer a tablet under
diagnosis of chest pain. He has an
his tongue and repeat the
order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for
action in 5 and 10 minutes
chest pain. Which of the following
if the pain has not
actions should the nurse do first when he complains
subsided
of chest pain?
An expected outcome for a patient who has just taken
increased HR and
sublingual nitroglycerin should
decrease BP
be
A patient is to take nifedipine (Procardia) 10 mg PO tid.
10 mg
How many milligrams will he take per dose?
A nurse explains to a patient that nitroglycerin
patches should be applied in the morning and
Nitrate tolerance
removed in the evening. This medication schedule
reduces the potential for ...
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,5/11/25, 3:11 PM PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSUR…
A patient is admitted to the emergency department
with severe chest pain. The
emergency department physician orders intravenous
nitroglycerin 5 mcg/min, titrate
Blood pressure
dose by 5 mcg/min every 3 to 5 minutes per infusion
pump as needed. Before
administering the nitroglycerin, the nurse should
prioritize which of the following assessments?
A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic angina. The
patient is receiving ranolazine
(Ranexa) 500 mg PO bid. Which of the following signs
Dizziness
or symptoms would the nurse
attribute to being a common adverse effect of this
medication?
A 45-year-old man enters the emergency department
crush the capsule and ask
complaining of chest pain. The
the patient to inhale the
nurse has an order to administer amyl nitrite. The
vapors
nurse will...
A patient is being discharged home with a
keep the tablets in the
prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin.
original dark bottle.
The nurse will instruct the patient and family to...
A nurse has an order to apply nitroglycerin topically,
don a pair of gloves twice a day. The nurse's initial
action will be to...
A patient calls the clinic and reports that he is having
chest pain. The patient states that
have the patient go into
ì'm scared that I am going to die and I've been pacing
his house and sit or lie
up and down my driveway.î
down
After calming the patient, the initial instruction by the
nurse would be to...
2/19
, 5/11/25, 3:11 PM PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSUR…
A recent episode of chest pain while doing yard work
prompted a 70-year-old man to
The patient's angina may
seek care and he has been subsequently diagnosed
necessitate the use of a
with chronic stable angina. The
calcium channel blocker
nurse should recognize what guiding principle in the
treatment of this patient's angina?
Frequent episodes of exercise-related chest pain
The woman will be more
have caused a 79-year-old woman to
susceptible to
use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray several times in
hypotension than a young
recent weeks. This patient's age will have what effect
patient.
on her use of nitroglycerin?
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old
woman with a recent diagnosis of
Acute Pain, headache,
unstable angina and new prescription for
related to adverse effects
nitroglycerin. Which of the following nursing
of drug therapy
diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning
of this patient's care?
A man has left his most recent visit to his primary care
Put your patch on a part provider with a new
of your skin that doesn't prescription for a transdermal nitroglycerin patch.
have too much hair on it. What patient education should the
nurse provide to this patient?
Mr. Penny, age 67, was diagnosed with chronic angina
several months ago and has
Mr. Penny requires been unable to experience adequate relief of his
concurrent treatment with symptoms. As a result, his physician
a beta blocker, nitrate, or a has prescribed ranolazine (Ranexa). Which of the
calcium channel blocker. following statements is true
regarding the use of ranolazine for the treatment of
this patient's angina?
3/19
PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM
EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED
A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a
Administer a tablet under
diagnosis of chest pain. He has an
his tongue and repeat the
order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for
action in 5 and 10 minutes
chest pain. Which of the following
if the pain has not
actions should the nurse do first when he complains
subsided
of chest pain?
An expected outcome for a patient who has just taken
increased HR and
sublingual nitroglycerin should
decrease BP
be
A patient is to take nifedipine (Procardia) 10 mg PO tid.
10 mg
How many milligrams will he take per dose?
A nurse explains to a patient that nitroglycerin
patches should be applied in the morning and
Nitrate tolerance
removed in the evening. This medication schedule
reduces the potential for ...
1/19
,5/11/25, 3:11 PM PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSUR…
A patient is admitted to the emergency department
with severe chest pain. The
emergency department physician orders intravenous
nitroglycerin 5 mcg/min, titrate
Blood pressure
dose by 5 mcg/min every 3 to 5 minutes per infusion
pump as needed. Before
administering the nitroglycerin, the nurse should
prioritize which of the following assessments?
A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic angina. The
patient is receiving ranolazine
(Ranexa) 500 mg PO bid. Which of the following signs
Dizziness
or symptoms would the nurse
attribute to being a common adverse effect of this
medication?
A 45-year-old man enters the emergency department
crush the capsule and ask
complaining of chest pain. The
the patient to inhale the
nurse has an order to administer amyl nitrite. The
vapors
nurse will...
A patient is being discharged home with a
keep the tablets in the
prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin.
original dark bottle.
The nurse will instruct the patient and family to...
A nurse has an order to apply nitroglycerin topically,
don a pair of gloves twice a day. The nurse's initial
action will be to...
A patient calls the clinic and reports that he is having
chest pain. The patient states that
have the patient go into
ì'm scared that I am going to die and I've been pacing
his house and sit or lie
up and down my driveway.î
down
After calming the patient, the initial instruction by the
nurse would be to...
2/19
, 5/11/25, 3:11 PM PHARMACY NURS-6521 MID-TERM EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSUR…
A recent episode of chest pain while doing yard work
prompted a 70-year-old man to
The patient's angina may
seek care and he has been subsequently diagnosed
necessitate the use of a
with chronic stable angina. The
calcium channel blocker
nurse should recognize what guiding principle in the
treatment of this patient's angina?
Frequent episodes of exercise-related chest pain
The woman will be more
have caused a 79-year-old woman to
susceptible to
use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray several times in
hypotension than a young
recent weeks. This patient's age will have what effect
patient.
on her use of nitroglycerin?
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old
woman with a recent diagnosis of
Acute Pain, headache,
unstable angina and new prescription for
related to adverse effects
nitroglycerin. Which of the following nursing
of drug therapy
diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning
of this patient's care?
A man has left his most recent visit to his primary care
Put your patch on a part provider with a new
of your skin that doesn't prescription for a transdermal nitroglycerin patch.
have too much hair on it. What patient education should the
nurse provide to this patient?
Mr. Penny, age 67, was diagnosed with chronic angina
several months ago and has
Mr. Penny requires been unable to experience adequate relief of his
concurrent treatment with symptoms. As a result, his physician
a beta blocker, nitrate, or a has prescribed ranolazine (Ranexa). Which of the
calcium channel blocker. following statements is true
regarding the use of ranolazine for the treatment of
this patient's angina?
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