NURS-6521N-33-Advanced Pharmacology Exam - Week 11

NURS-6521N-33-Advanced Pharmacology Exam - Week 11 • Question 1 A contraindication to the use of combined contraceptives is: Selected Answer: A history of a clotting disorder • Question 2 Which of the following would the nurse include in a teaching plan about the signs and symptoms of thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism that should be reported by a patient taking estrogen? Selected Answer: Headaches and chest pain • Question 3 A patient with chronic heart failure has begun treatment with epoetin alfa, which she will receive in her own home from a home health nurse. The nurse should teach the patient to supplement this treatment with a diet that is high in Selected Answer: iron-rich foods such as beans and leafy green vegetables. • Question 4 The first line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient who has been diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia would be Selected Answer: Ciprofloxacin • Question 5 A nurse practitioner has administered filgrastim to a diverse group of patients in recent months. Which of the following patients should the nurse observe for extremely elevated white blood cell counts following administration of the drug? Selected Answer: A 19-year-old male receiving radiotherapy