NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
NURS 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE FAMILY
MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 290 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
with CORRECT DETAILED rationales V1
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
For an elderly patient with glaucoma or osteoporosis, it is preferable to:
A. Add a LABA or an antileukotriene agent rather than a corticosteroid
B. Add a corticosteroid to ensure oxygenation
C. Increase frequency of Beta 2 Agonist usage
D. Add a nebulizer treatment instead of an inhaler treatment - ANS :A. Add a LABA or an
antileukotriene agent rather than a corticosteroid
The mother of 6 year old Heather comes to your clinic frazzled and upset. Heather has been
coughing intermittently and crying all night. Heather has been diagnosed previously with mild
intermittent asthma. You need to order a treatment in the clinic that can offer Heather some
quick relief of her coughing symptoms. You order:
A BOMB 1
, NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
A. a short acting Beta 2 agonist (SABA)
B. Inhaled Iptatropium (Anticholenergic)
C. Cough medicine
D. a long acting Beta 2 agonist (LABA) - ANS :A. a short acting Beta 2 agonist (SABA)
You are seeing a 3 year old boy in the clinic and diagnose him with acute otitis media. The child
does not appear acutely ill. The child's parents are
migrant workers and the child is cared for at a migrant camp. Their living situation and location
changes frequently.
Research of evidence based practice guidelines for treatment of AOM for
children greater than 2 is the watch and wait approach in the setting of an uncertain diagnosis
or a non-severe illness, with follow up scheduled. Treatment, if warranted is recommended with
amoxicillin 80-90mg/kg day. How should you proceed?
A. Treat with vancomycin
B. Watch and wait
C. Recommend a stable living situation
D. Treat with the recommended dose of amoxicillin - ANS :D. Treat with the recommended dose
of amoxicillin
Metronidazole produces the Antabuse effect when combined with alcoholic
drinks of medicine. You would educate the patient that:
A. Alcoholic drinks should be avoided during the time therapy is ongoing
B. there is no need to avoid any foods or drinks
C. Alcoholic drinks should be avoided 1 day before, during therapy, and a few
A BOMB 2
, NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
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FAMILY
days after therapy
D. Alcoholic drinks should be avoided after medicine is taken - ANS :C. Alcoholic drinks should
be avoided 1 day before, during therapy, and a few
days after therapy
Typically, what is the long term management of giant-cell temporal arteritis?
A. Statins
B. ACE inhibitors
C. Low dose corticosteroids
D. Long term vancomycin - ANS :C. Low dose corticosteroids
What is the most common causative organism found in acute bacterial rhino sinusitis, acute
otitis media, and community-aquired pneumonia?
A. Streptococcus pneumoniae
B. staphylococcus aureus
C. Moraxella catarrhalis
D. Haemophilus influenzae - ANS :A. Streptococcus pneumoniae
How would you treat community acquired pneumonia in an otherwise healthy patient who has
recently taken antibiotics?
A. Azithromycin
B. Levoflxacin
C. Amoxicillin
D. Keflex - ANS :B. Levoflxacin
A BOMB 3
, NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
The NP is seeing a patient with complaints of sore throat and sinus congestion. On exam, the
patient has a temperature of 101.1, acute pharyngitis and a positive rapid strep screen. After
assessing for any
medication allergies, you prescribe a 10 day course of oral penicillin is the preferred medication
to treat streptococcal infection because:
A. It is a low-spectrum antibiotic
B. It is well tolerated
C. It is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic
D. It is be given once daily - ANS :C. It is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic
Which antibiotic would be the best choice for a first line treatment option for
acute bacterial sinusitis in a patient with no drug allergies
A. Reflex
B. Amoxicillin
C. Clindamycin
D. Amoxicillin/clavulanate - ANS :D. Amoxicillin/clavulanate
How would you treat community acquired pneumonia in an otherwise healthy patient who has
not recently taken antibiotics?
A. Levofloxacin
B. Reflex
C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Azithromycin - ANS :D. Azithromycin
A BOMB 4
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
NURS 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE FAMILY
MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 290 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
with CORRECT DETAILED rationales V1
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
For an elderly patient with glaucoma or osteoporosis, it is preferable to:
A. Add a LABA or an antileukotriene agent rather than a corticosteroid
B. Add a corticosteroid to ensure oxygenation
C. Increase frequency of Beta 2 Agonist usage
D. Add a nebulizer treatment instead of an inhaler treatment - ANS :A. Add a LABA or an
antileukotriene agent rather than a corticosteroid
The mother of 6 year old Heather comes to your clinic frazzled and upset. Heather has been
coughing intermittently and crying all night. Heather has been diagnosed previously with mild
intermittent asthma. You need to order a treatment in the clinic that can offer Heather some
quick relief of her coughing symptoms. You order:
A BOMB 1
, NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
A. a short acting Beta 2 agonist (SABA)
B. Inhaled Iptatropium (Anticholenergic)
C. Cough medicine
D. a long acting Beta 2 agonist (LABA) - ANS :A. a short acting Beta 2 agonist (SABA)
You are seeing a 3 year old boy in the clinic and diagnose him with acute otitis media. The child
does not appear acutely ill. The child's parents are
migrant workers and the child is cared for at a migrant camp. Their living situation and location
changes frequently.
Research of evidence based practice guidelines for treatment of AOM for
children greater than 2 is the watch and wait approach in the setting of an uncertain diagnosis
or a non-severe illness, with follow up scheduled. Treatment, if warranted is recommended with
amoxicillin 80-90mg/kg day. How should you proceed?
A. Treat with vancomycin
B. Watch and wait
C. Recommend a stable living situation
D. Treat with the recommended dose of amoxicillin - ANS :D. Treat with the recommended dose
of amoxicillin
Metronidazole produces the Antabuse effect when combined with alcoholic
drinks of medicine. You would educate the patient that:
A. Alcoholic drinks should be avoided during the time therapy is ongoing
B. there is no need to avoid any foods or drinks
C. Alcoholic drinks should be avoided 1 day before, during therapy, and a few
A BOMB 2
, NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
days after therapy
D. Alcoholic drinks should be avoided after medicine is taken - ANS :C. Alcoholic drinks should
be avoided 1 day before, during therapy, and a few
days after therapy
Typically, what is the long term management of giant-cell temporal arteritis?
A. Statins
B. ACE inhibitors
C. Low dose corticosteroids
D. Long term vancomycin - ANS :C. Low dose corticosteroids
What is the most common causative organism found in acute bacterial rhino sinusitis, acute
otitis media, and community-aquired pneumonia?
A. Streptococcus pneumoniae
B. staphylococcus aureus
C. Moraxella catarrhalis
D. Haemophilus influenzae - ANS :A. Streptococcus pneumoniae
How would you treat community acquired pneumonia in an otherwise healthy patient who has
recently taken antibiotics?
A. Azithromycin
B. Levoflxacin
C. Amoxicillin
D. Keflex - ANS :B. Levoflxacin
A BOMB 3
, NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF THE
FAMILY
The NP is seeing a patient with complaints of sore throat and sinus congestion. On exam, the
patient has a temperature of 101.1, acute pharyngitis and a positive rapid strep screen. After
assessing for any
medication allergies, you prescribe a 10 day course of oral penicillin is the preferred medication
to treat streptococcal infection because:
A. It is a low-spectrum antibiotic
B. It is well tolerated
C. It is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic
D. It is be given once daily - ANS :C. It is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic
Which antibiotic would be the best choice for a first line treatment option for
acute bacterial sinusitis in a patient with no drug allergies
A. Reflex
B. Amoxicillin
C. Clindamycin
D. Amoxicillin/clavulanate - ANS :D. Amoxicillin/clavulanate
How would you treat community acquired pneumonia in an otherwise healthy patient who has
not recently taken antibiotics?
A. Levofloxacin
B. Reflex
C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Azithromycin - ANS :D. Azithromycin
A BOMB 4
