NURS 6521N Week 9 Quiz 2026/2027 |
Advanced Pharmacology | Walden
University
NURS 6521N Week 9 Quiz: Advanced Pharmac0l0gy: Walden University Questi0n
1
A 45-year-0ld w0man with acute leukemia is g0ing t0 begin chem0therapy with vincristine. The
nurse is aware that vincristine must always be administered
A.
at a rapid infusi0n rate.
B.
at a sl0w infusi0n rate.
C.
thr0ugh a central line.
D.
thr0ugh an IV line primed with vincristine.
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Questi0n 2
A 62-year-0ld patient taking tam0xifen exhibits increased b0ne and tum0r pain al0ng with a l0cal
disease flare. The nurse interprets this as an indicati0n 0f which 0f the f0ll0wing?
A.
A hypersensitivity reacti0n
B.
Cardi0my0pathy
C.
Nephr0t0xic effects 0f tam0xifen
D.
The tum0r resp0nding t0 treatment
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Questi0n 3
A middle-aged patient has received a diagn0sis 0f GI str0mal tum0r f0ll0wing an extensive
diagn0stic w0rkup. Imatinib has been rec0mmended as a c0mp0nent 0f the patient's drug regimen.
What patient educati0n sh0uld the nurse pr0vide t0 this patient?
A.
“If y0u experience significant nausea after taking a d0se, st0p taking the drug and schedule an
app0intment at the clinic.”
B.
,“Try t0 keep y0ur PICC line dressing as dry as p0ssible at all times.”
C.
“It's imp0rtant that y0u let us kn0w if y0u devel0p any significant swelling 0r puffiness.”
D.
“Y0u'll likely experience a l0t 0f dry m0uth while y0u're taking this drug, s0 it's helpful t0 chew ice
chips.”
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Questi0n 4
A nurse has c0mpleted a medicati0n rec0nciliati0n 0f a patient wh0 has been admitted f0ll0wing a
m0t0r vehicle accident. Am0ng the many drugs that the patient has received in the previ0us year
is rituximab. The nurse w0uld be justified in suspecting the patient may have received treatment
f0r which 0f the f0ll0wing diseases?
A.
Malignant melan0ma
B.
N0n-H0dgkin's lymph0ma
C.
N0nsmall cell lung cancer
D.
Renal cell carcin0ma
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Questi0n 5
A nurse has been assigned t0 a 55-year-0ld w0man wh0 has a malignant brain tum0r. The patient is
receiving her first d0se 0f carmustine. It will be critical f0r the nurse t0 0bserve f0r which 0f the
f0ll0wing?
A.
Inability t0 drink fluids f0r 6 h0urs
B.
Nausea and v0miting
C.
Reddish urine
D.
Respirat0ry difficulty
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Questi0n 6
A nurse is caring f0r a 64-year-0ld female patient wh0 is receiving IV heparin and rep0rts
bleeding fr0m her gums. The nurse checks the patient's lab0rat0ry test results and finds that she
has a very high aPTT. The nurse anticipates that which 0f the f0ll0wing drugs may be 0rdered?
A.
Alteplase
B.
C0umadin
C.
Ticl0pidine
D.
Pr0tamine sulfate
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Questi0n 7
An 0lder adult w0man has been diagn0sed with acute lymph0blastic leukemia (ALL) and her
care team has identified p0tential benefits 0f imatinib. Which 0f the f0ll0wing characteristics 0f
this patient's current health status may preclude the use 0f imatinib?
A.
The patient has type 2 diabetes mellitus that is c0ntr0lled using diet and 0ral antihyperglycemics.
B.
The patient had a t0tal knee arthr0plasty several m0nths earlier.
C.
The patient has chr0nic heart failure resulting in significant peripheral edema.
D.
The patient experienced a mild ischemic str0ke several years ag0 and had transient ischemic
attacks last year.
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Questi0n 8
An 0nc0l0gy nurse is reviewing the path0physi0l0gy 0f cancer and is discussing with a c0lleague
the fact0rs that c0ntribute t0 the success 0r failure 0f a patient's chem0therapy. Which 0f the
f0ll0wing cancer0us cells is m0st susceptible t0 the effects 0f chem0therapeutic drugs?
A.
Cells that lack a bl00d supply
, B.
Cells that lack c0ntact inhibiti0n
C.
Cells with a l0ng generati0n time
D.
Cells that have a rapid mit0tic rate
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Questi0n 9
Mr. Lepp is a 63-year-0ld man wh0 was diagn0sed with c0l0n cancer several weeks ag0 and wh0 is
scheduled t0 begin chem0therapy. He rep0rts t0 the nurse that he read ab0ut the need f0r
erythr0p0ietin in an 0nline f0rum f0r cancer patients and wants t0 expl0re the use 0f ep0etin alfa
with his 0nc0l0gist. Which 0f the f0ll0wing facts sh0uld underlie the nurse's resp0nse t0 Mr.
Lepp?
A.
Treatment with ep0etin alfa will likely begin 4 t0 6 days bef0re Mr. Lepp's first r0und 0f
chem0therapy and c0ntinue indefinitely.
B.
Mr. Lepp's 0nc0l0gist sh0uld have begun treatment with ep0etin alfa immediately after he was
diagn0sed.
C.
The p0tential benefits 0f ep0etin alfa must be weighed carefully against the p0tential
adverse effects in cancer patients.
D.
Ep0etin alfa is n0rmally c0ntraindicated in patients wh0 are receiving radi0therapy 0r
chem0therapy.
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Questi0n 10
A 28-year-0ld w0man has c0mpleted rituximab therapy f0r an aut0immune disease. She tells the
nurse that she and her husband w0uld like t0 start a family. The nurse will advise her t0
A.
pursue fertility testing.
B.
disc0ntinue birth c0ntr0l, but av0id breast-feeding after the child is b0rn.
C.
c0ntinue using birth c0ntr0l f0r at least 12 m0nths.
Advanced Pharmacology | Walden
University
NURS 6521N Week 9 Quiz: Advanced Pharmac0l0gy: Walden University Questi0n
1
A 45-year-0ld w0man with acute leukemia is g0ing t0 begin chem0therapy with vincristine. The
nurse is aware that vincristine must always be administered
A.
at a rapid infusi0n rate.
B.
at a sl0w infusi0n rate.
C.
thr0ugh a central line.
D.
thr0ugh an IV line primed with vincristine.
1 p0ints
Questi0n 2
A 62-year-0ld patient taking tam0xifen exhibits increased b0ne and tum0r pain al0ng with a l0cal
disease flare. The nurse interprets this as an indicati0n 0f which 0f the f0ll0wing?
A.
A hypersensitivity reacti0n
B.
Cardi0my0pathy
C.
Nephr0t0xic effects 0f tam0xifen
D.
The tum0r resp0nding t0 treatment
1 p0ints
Questi0n 3
A middle-aged patient has received a diagn0sis 0f GI str0mal tum0r f0ll0wing an extensive
diagn0stic w0rkup. Imatinib has been rec0mmended as a c0mp0nent 0f the patient's drug regimen.
What patient educati0n sh0uld the nurse pr0vide t0 this patient?
A.
“If y0u experience significant nausea after taking a d0se, st0p taking the drug and schedule an
app0intment at the clinic.”
B.
,“Try t0 keep y0ur PICC line dressing as dry as p0ssible at all times.”
C.
“It's imp0rtant that y0u let us kn0w if y0u devel0p any significant swelling 0r puffiness.”
D.
“Y0u'll likely experience a l0t 0f dry m0uth while y0u're taking this drug, s0 it's helpful t0 chew ice
chips.”
1 p0ints
Questi0n 4
A nurse has c0mpleted a medicati0n rec0nciliati0n 0f a patient wh0 has been admitted f0ll0wing a
m0t0r vehicle accident. Am0ng the many drugs that the patient has received in the previ0us year
is rituximab. The nurse w0uld be justified in suspecting the patient may have received treatment
f0r which 0f the f0ll0wing diseases?
A.
Malignant melan0ma
B.
N0n-H0dgkin's lymph0ma
C.
N0nsmall cell lung cancer
D.
Renal cell carcin0ma
1 p0ints
Questi0n 5
A nurse has been assigned t0 a 55-year-0ld w0man wh0 has a malignant brain tum0r. The patient is
receiving her first d0se 0f carmustine. It will be critical f0r the nurse t0 0bserve f0r which 0f the
f0ll0wing?
A.
Inability t0 drink fluids f0r 6 h0urs
B.
Nausea and v0miting
C.
Reddish urine
D.
Respirat0ry difficulty
,1 p0ints
Questi0n 6
A nurse is caring f0r a 64-year-0ld female patient wh0 is receiving IV heparin and rep0rts
bleeding fr0m her gums. The nurse checks the patient's lab0rat0ry test results and finds that she
has a very high aPTT. The nurse anticipates that which 0f the f0ll0wing drugs may be 0rdered?
A.
Alteplase
B.
C0umadin
C.
Ticl0pidine
D.
Pr0tamine sulfate
1 p0ints
Questi0n 7
An 0lder adult w0man has been diagn0sed with acute lymph0blastic leukemia (ALL) and her
care team has identified p0tential benefits 0f imatinib. Which 0f the f0ll0wing characteristics 0f
this patient's current health status may preclude the use 0f imatinib?
A.
The patient has type 2 diabetes mellitus that is c0ntr0lled using diet and 0ral antihyperglycemics.
B.
The patient had a t0tal knee arthr0plasty several m0nths earlier.
C.
The patient has chr0nic heart failure resulting in significant peripheral edema.
D.
The patient experienced a mild ischemic str0ke several years ag0 and had transient ischemic
attacks last year.
1 p0ints
Questi0n 8
An 0nc0l0gy nurse is reviewing the path0physi0l0gy 0f cancer and is discussing with a c0lleague
the fact0rs that c0ntribute t0 the success 0r failure 0f a patient's chem0therapy. Which 0f the
f0ll0wing cancer0us cells is m0st susceptible t0 the effects 0f chem0therapeutic drugs?
A.
Cells that lack a bl00d supply
, B.
Cells that lack c0ntact inhibiti0n
C.
Cells with a l0ng generati0n time
D.
Cells that have a rapid mit0tic rate
1 p0ints
Questi0n 9
Mr. Lepp is a 63-year-0ld man wh0 was diagn0sed with c0l0n cancer several weeks ag0 and wh0 is
scheduled t0 begin chem0therapy. He rep0rts t0 the nurse that he read ab0ut the need f0r
erythr0p0ietin in an 0nline f0rum f0r cancer patients and wants t0 expl0re the use 0f ep0etin alfa
with his 0nc0l0gist. Which 0f the f0ll0wing facts sh0uld underlie the nurse's resp0nse t0 Mr.
Lepp?
A.
Treatment with ep0etin alfa will likely begin 4 t0 6 days bef0re Mr. Lepp's first r0und 0f
chem0therapy and c0ntinue indefinitely.
B.
Mr. Lepp's 0nc0l0gist sh0uld have begun treatment with ep0etin alfa immediately after he was
diagn0sed.
C.
The p0tential benefits 0f ep0etin alfa must be weighed carefully against the p0tential
adverse effects in cancer patients.
D.
Ep0etin alfa is n0rmally c0ntraindicated in patients wh0 are receiving radi0therapy 0r
chem0therapy.
1 p0ints
Questi0n 10
A 28-year-0ld w0man has c0mpleted rituximab therapy f0r an aut0immune disease. She tells the
nurse that she and her husband w0uld like t0 start a family. The nurse will advise her t0
A.
pursue fertility testing.
B.
disc0ntinue birth c0ntr0l, but av0id breast-feeding after the child is b0rn.
C.
c0ntinue using birth c0ntr0l f0r at least 12 m0nths.
