NURS 6521 FINAL EXAM 1 2024 LATEST
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY WITH 1OO
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ WALDEN UNIVERSITY
• Question 1
JC is a 13 year old female to be seen in your clinic today. You review JC's
medication and realize that which medication is a potential risk of growth
suppression in prepubescent children?
Selected corticoster
Answer: oi ds
• Question 2
Mr. Laird is a 49-year-old electrician who experienced severe burns on his trunk,
arms, and hands in a workplace accident 2 weeks ago. Part of his current wound
care regimen involves the daily application of silver sulfadiazine to his wounds. The
nurses who are providing care for Mr. Laird in the burns and plastics unit of the
hospital should perform what action when administering this medication?
Selected Cleanse the wound of debris prior to applying the silver
Answer: sulfadiazine
• Question 3
A 29-year-old pregnant patient is extremely upset about having to take medication for
a pre-existing medical condition. She is consumed with fear that her baby will be
born with a physical deformity or a congenital anomaly but knows that she has to
take the medication. She talks constantly about this and is unable to sleep most
nights. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this
patient is?
Selected Anxiety related to perceived danger of drug therapy to fetus or
Answer: infant
• Question 4
, A patient has endocarditis and is taking gentamicin. The Nurse Practitioner will
be sure to monitor which of the following?
Selected Creatinine
Answer: clearance
• Question 5
A 39-year-old woman is receiving doxorubicin for the treatment of cancer. After each
treatment, the patient has acute nausea and vomiting accompanied by a slightly
increased heart rate. The nurse will advise her to
Selected perform relaxation techniques after the treatments.
Answer:
• Question 6
A child with chronic allergic symptoms uses an intranasal steroid for control
of symptoms. At this child's annual well-child checkup, the NP should
carefully review what?
Selected weight
Answer: and height
• Question 7
The first line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient who has been
diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia would be
Selected Ciproflox
Answer: ac in
• Question 8
Ms. Shackleford Has been placed on Ambien to help for her insomnia.
The NP must educate the patient regarding the rapid onset of Ambien.
Which statement below is correct?
Selected Zolpidem should be taken just
Answer: before going to bed
• Question 9
On the advice of her sister, a 52-year-old woman has visited her nurse practitioner to
discuss the potential benefits of hormone replacement therapy in controlling the
symptoms of menopause. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most
appropriate?
Selected "It's important to balance the possible benefits of HRT with the fact
Answer: that it might increase your risk of heart disease and stroke"
• Question 10
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
Selected phytoestrogens.
Answer:
, • Question 11
A 35-year-old woman is on a weight-loss program and is to begin taking sibutramine
(Meridia). After baseline physical data are obtained, the nurse will assess the
patient's childbearing potential. The nurse will inform the patient that during
sibutramine therapy she should
Selected use adequate
Answer: contraception.
• Question 12
A 29-year-old woman who is morbidly obese has recently begun a comprehensive,
medically-supervised program of weight reduction. Prior to adding
dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) to her regimen, the patient should be questioned
about her intake of
Selected caffeine.
Answer:
• Question 13
An immunocompromised patient with a diagnosis of candidiasis has failed to respond
to conservative therapy and has consequently begun treatment with amphotericin B.
The nurse is aware that this drug achieves a therapeutic effect by way of its influence
on
Selected the permeability of fungal cell walls.
Answer:
• Question 14
Ms. Carter, a 48 year old female was placed on an aminoglycoside. The
NP knows that an adverse reaction to aminoglycosides is?
Selected Ototoxic
Answer: i ty
• Question 15
A Nurse Practitioner is reviewing the prepregnancy medication regimen of a
patient who has just had a positive pregnancy test. The nurse should be
aware of which of the following changes in pharmacokinetics that
accompanies pregnancy?
Selected Increased drug distribution resulting from
Answer: hemodynamic changes
• Question 16
A male patient is experiencing climacteric symptoms secondary to androgen
deficiency. His physician has prescribed testosterone. The nursing assessment
reveals that the patient has had a myocardial infarction. The combination of
testosterone therapy and a history of myocardial infarction would place that patient at
a significantly higher risk of
Selected hypercholesterolemia
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY WITH 1OO
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ WALDEN UNIVERSITY
• Question 1
JC is a 13 year old female to be seen in your clinic today. You review JC's
medication and realize that which medication is a potential risk of growth
suppression in prepubescent children?
Selected corticoster
Answer: oi ds
• Question 2
Mr. Laird is a 49-year-old electrician who experienced severe burns on his trunk,
arms, and hands in a workplace accident 2 weeks ago. Part of his current wound
care regimen involves the daily application of silver sulfadiazine to his wounds. The
nurses who are providing care for Mr. Laird in the burns and plastics unit of the
hospital should perform what action when administering this medication?
Selected Cleanse the wound of debris prior to applying the silver
Answer: sulfadiazine
• Question 3
A 29-year-old pregnant patient is extremely upset about having to take medication for
a pre-existing medical condition. She is consumed with fear that her baby will be
born with a physical deformity or a congenital anomaly but knows that she has to
take the medication. She talks constantly about this and is unable to sleep most
nights. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this
patient is?
Selected Anxiety related to perceived danger of drug therapy to fetus or
Answer: infant
• Question 4
, A patient has endocarditis and is taking gentamicin. The Nurse Practitioner will
be sure to monitor which of the following?
Selected Creatinine
Answer: clearance
• Question 5
A 39-year-old woman is receiving doxorubicin for the treatment of cancer. After each
treatment, the patient has acute nausea and vomiting accompanied by a slightly
increased heart rate. The nurse will advise her to
Selected perform relaxation techniques after the treatments.
Answer:
• Question 6
A child with chronic allergic symptoms uses an intranasal steroid for control
of symptoms. At this child's annual well-child checkup, the NP should
carefully review what?
Selected weight
Answer: and height
• Question 7
The first line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient who has been
diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia would be
Selected Ciproflox
Answer: ac in
• Question 8
Ms. Shackleford Has been placed on Ambien to help for her insomnia.
The NP must educate the patient regarding the rapid onset of Ambien.
Which statement below is correct?
Selected Zolpidem should be taken just
Answer: before going to bed
• Question 9
On the advice of her sister, a 52-year-old woman has visited her nurse practitioner to
discuss the potential benefits of hormone replacement therapy in controlling the
symptoms of menopause. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most
appropriate?
Selected "It's important to balance the possible benefits of HRT with the fact
Answer: that it might increase your risk of heart disease and stroke"
• Question 10
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
Selected phytoestrogens.
Answer:
, • Question 11
A 35-year-old woman is on a weight-loss program and is to begin taking sibutramine
(Meridia). After baseline physical data are obtained, the nurse will assess the
patient's childbearing potential. The nurse will inform the patient that during
sibutramine therapy she should
Selected use adequate
Answer: contraception.
• Question 12
A 29-year-old woman who is morbidly obese has recently begun a comprehensive,
medically-supervised program of weight reduction. Prior to adding
dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) to her regimen, the patient should be questioned
about her intake of
Selected caffeine.
Answer:
• Question 13
An immunocompromised patient with a diagnosis of candidiasis has failed to respond
to conservative therapy and has consequently begun treatment with amphotericin B.
The nurse is aware that this drug achieves a therapeutic effect by way of its influence
on
Selected the permeability of fungal cell walls.
Answer:
• Question 14
Ms. Carter, a 48 year old female was placed on an aminoglycoside. The
NP knows that an adverse reaction to aminoglycosides is?
Selected Ototoxic
Answer: i ty
• Question 15
A Nurse Practitioner is reviewing the prepregnancy medication regimen of a
patient who has just had a positive pregnancy test. The nurse should be
aware of which of the following changes in pharmacokinetics that
accompanies pregnancy?
Selected Increased drug distribution resulting from
Answer: hemodynamic changes
• Question 16
A male patient is experiencing climacteric symptoms secondary to androgen
deficiency. His physician has prescribed testosterone. The nursing assessment
reveals that the patient has had a myocardial infarction. The combination of
testosterone therapy and a history of myocardial infarction would place that patient at
a significantly higher risk of
Selected hypercholesterolemia
