Midterm & Final Exam: NR567/NR 567 (Newest Update) Advanced Pharmacology for the AGACNP Test Bank Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Chamberlain University

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Midterm & Final Exam: NR567/NR 567 (Newest 2024-
2025 Update) Advanced Pharmacology for the

AGACNP Test Bank Questions and Verified Answers
100% Correct Chamberlain University

QUESTION
The patient has a seizure that causes rhythmic twitching of the left hand for 90 seconds

with no loss of consciousness and then stops. The nurse notes this same action repeated
many times throughout the day and documents this is what type of seizure?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Simple partial seizure


QUESTION

What antiepileptic classification of drugs works by stabilizing nerve membranes by
influencing ionic channels in the cell membrane, thereby decreasing excitability and

hyper excitability to stimulation?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓
Hydantoins

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QUESTION

A patient, newly diagnosed with epilepsy, asks the nurse to explain the meaning of the
diagnosis, what is the nurse's best response?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder caused by electrical discharge in the muscle.


QUESTION
The nurse is providing patient teaching with a patient who is newly diagnosed with

epilepsy. The patient asks, can I still drive to work? What is the nurse's best response?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Not until your seizures are controlled by medication,


QUESTION
The nurse is caring for an 84-year-old patient in the acute care facility who was newly

diagnosed with a seizure disorder. Before starting the patient on an antiepileptic
medication that will be continued after discharge, what laboratory studies would the

nurse want to assess?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓
Liver function studies
Renal function studies


QUESTION

A group of patients are being screened to see which patients would be the best
candidate for a psychotherapeutic drug trial that helps people concentrate longer on

activities. Which patient would be best suited for the trial?

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CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

A 32-year-old hyperactive nursing student who cannot focus long enough to take a test.


QUESTION
What nursing intervention is appropriate for a 70-year-old female patient receiving

lithium?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓
Monitor fluid and sodium intake


QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking lithium for mania. The nurse's assessment

includes a notation of a lithium serum level of 2.4 mEq/L. The nurse anticipates seeing
what?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Clonic movements


QUESTION
A nurse administers chlorpromazine intramuscularly to the preoperative patient who is

extremely anxious about surgery in the morning. What priority teaching point would the
nurse provide this patient?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓
Remain recumbent for at least 30 minutes after the injection.


QUESTION

The nurse is presenting an in-service at a children's unit on hyperactivity. A 6-year-old
on the unit is being treated with methylphenidate (Ritalin). Discharge teaching should
include monitoring what?

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CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Weight and complete blood count


QUESTION
The nursing instructor asks the student nurse what causes the respiratory obstruction

that can occur with many depolarizing neuromuscular junction (NMJ) blockers. What is
the most accurate response?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Histamine release


QUESTION

The nurse is assisting the nurse practitioner preparing to intubate a patient. Atracurium
and midazolam (Versed) are ordered. In what order will the nurse administer?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Give the midazolam first and then atracurium a few moments later


QUESTION
The nurse is caring for a patient taking an oral neuroleptic medication. What is the

priority assessment?


CORRECT ANSWER ✓ ✓

Tardive dyskinesia


QUESTION
A psychotic patient is admitted through the ED. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 25 mg IM is

ordered. After administration, what is the priority to evaluate?