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NUR 615 EXAM 4 MARYVILLE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ Furosemide is added to a treatment regimen for heart failure that includes digoxin. Monitoring includes: - -serum potssium Cheryl is a healthy non-pregnant adult woman who recently had a UTI. She is asking about drinking cranberry juice to prevent a recurrence of the UTI. The correct answer is: - -This can help in some patients Along with an antibiotic prescription, lifestyle education for a non-pregnant adult femal...

NURS 615 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The State Board of Nursing for each state 4. The State Board of Pharmacy - -3. The State Board of Nursing for each state The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include: 1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than ...

NURS 615 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ What does the Prescription Drug Marketing Act do? - protects the American consumer from ineffective drugs - affects the receipt and dispensing of sample drugs - forbids foreign countries from reimporting prescription drugs - bans the sale/trade/purchase of drug samples What must be done prior to prescribing? a complete patient history and physical examination If you are an adult/geriatric nurse practitioner, is it illega...

NURS 615 PHARM EXAM 1 MARYVILLE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ What factors are associated with clinical judgment when prescribing medications? - -Prescribing a drug is based on a thorough assessment of the patient and the patient's environment. The determination of potential medical and nursing diagnoses, a review of the potential alternative therapies, specific knowledge about the drug chosen, and the disease process it is going to treat, known as patient centered car...

NURS 615 PHARM EXAM 1 – MARYVILLE: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? - -Low albumin = more free drug (bc the drug can't bind to albumin aka protein) = increased adverse effects What is a Black Box Warning: - -is considered a contraindication to administer that drug. What is the drugs half-life? - -Half-life specifically means the amount of time it takes for an administered drug to be halfway cleared from the system...

NURS 615 PHARM EXAM 1 – MARYVILLE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS, RATED A+ How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? - -Low albumin = more free drug (bc the drug can't bind to albumin aka protein) = increased adverse effects What is a Black Box Warning: - -is considered a contraindication to administer that drug. What is the drugs half-life? - -Half-life specifically means the amount of time it takes for an administered drug to be halfway cleared from the system. Pe...

NURS 615: ADVANCED PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY EXAM 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ What is Tiotropium (SPIRIVA) used to treat? - -Used in the management/ maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. What is the drug classification of Tiotropium? - ->It is a long-acting, 24H anticholinergicbronchodilator. >It is a muscurinic receptor antagonist, often referred to as an antimuscurinic o...

PHARM 615 EXAM 3 MARYVILLE STUDY GUIDE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ 1. What vitamin will decrease peripheral neuropathy? - -The use of pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 can be administered for patients who are on isoniazid therapy for tuberculosis 2. What lab values should be assessed when administering valacyclovir? - -Some antiviral drugs that are effective in treating herpes including acyclovir (first discovered and also available in generic form), valacyclovir (al...