NURS 6521 Adv. Pharmacology Final Exam with complete solution 100% pass 2025/2026

NURS 6521 Adv. Pharmacology Final Exam with
complete solution 100% pass 2025/2026

Question 1: A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction has been assessed and
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prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). When providing patient education to this man, the nurse should tell
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him which of the following? - Correct Answers
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Il` Answer: "You might find that your face becomes flushed, or you get a headache after taking
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Il` Question 2: A patient takes etoposide for a testicular tumor refractory treatment. The nursing
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Il` assessment reveals that he is also taking warfarin. The nurse must carefully monitor which of the
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Il` Answer: Elevated prothrombin time - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 3: A man is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse
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Il` Answer: to complete the entire course of drug therapy. - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 4: Drugs have a valid medical use but a high potential for psychological and physiologic
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Il` abuse. In an emergency, a Schedule II drug may be prescribed by telephone if a written
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Il` prescription cannot be provided at the time. However, a written prescription must be provided
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Il` within 72 hours with the words authorization for emergency dispensing written on the
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Il` prescription. These prescriptions cannot be refilled. A new prescription must be written each Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Il` time. Examples include certain amphetamines and barbiturates. These are scheduled drugs -
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,Il` Answer: Schedule II - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 5: A 16-year-old boy has been prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal
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Il` allergy. To maximize the drug's therapeutic effects, which of the following will the nurse include in
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Il` Answer: Take the drug for one whole week before coming in contact with allergens. - Correct
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Il` Question 6: A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is
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Il` sweating, and her BP is 88/50. The serum magnesium level is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret
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Il` Answer: Magnesium Sulfate toxicity. - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 7: A patient with a recent diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) discusses
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Il` treatment options with his care team. What aspect of the patient's condition would
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Il` contraindicate the use of cyclophosphamide to treat leukemia? - Correct Answers Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Il` Answer: The patient's bone marrow function is significantly depressed. - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 8: After six months of unsuccessfully trying to conceive, a 31-year-old woman and her
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Il` husband have sought a referral to a fertility specialist to explore their options. A nurse at the clinic
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Il` should recognize that the woman may benefit from - Correct Answers
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Il` Answer: clomiphene. - Correct Answers
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, Il` Question 9: A 34-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy.
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Il` The medication history reveals that he currently takes antacids regularly. The nurse will instruct
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Il` Answer: to take antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking INH. - Correct
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Il` Question 10: A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer
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Il` medication to a 5-year-old child. The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using - Correct
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Il` Answer: Body Surface Area - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 11: An older adult woman has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),
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Il` and her care team has identified potential benefits of imatinib. Which of the following
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Il` characteristics of this patient's current health status may preclude the use of imatinib? - Correct
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Il` Answer: The patient has chronic heart failure resulting in significant peripheral edema - Correct
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Il` Question 12: A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat
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Il` benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will
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Il` include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? - Correct Answers
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Il` Answer: Prostatic neoplasia - Correct Answers
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Il` Question 13: A Nurse Practitioner will instruct a patient taking allopurinol to take each dose -
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