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NR 565 MIDTERM EXAM (CHAMBERLAIN) NEWEST
2025 TEST BANK| NR565 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS MID-TERM EXAM
WITH COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What are medication examples of Schedule II drugs?
.....ANSWER..... -Ativan & Valium
-Fentanyl
-Oxycodone
-Methadone
What medications are Schedule III drugs? .....ANSWER..... -Xanax
-Tramadol
-anabolic steroids
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-<90mg of codeine
What medications are Schedule IV drugs? .....ANSWER..... -Ativan
-Tramadol
-Methadone
-Adderall
Which schedule drugs can APRNs prescribe? .....ANSWER.....
Schedule II through Schedule IV
examples of reasons for medication non-adherence
.....ANSWER..... -too busy
-too expensive
-ran out
-forgetting
-traveling & busy
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Distribution in medication in elderly can be affected in what
ways? .....ANSWER..... -decreased lean mass
-decreased albumin
-decreased body fat
-slower gastric acidity
-slower absorption results in delayed response
In the elderly decrease albumin and decreased lean mass affects
medications how? .....ANSWER..... medication binds to protein so
decreased protein affects how medication is absorbed and
distributed
In elderly decreased body fat affects medications how?
.....ANSWER..... need fat to transport medications and some drug
metabolism is dependent on body weight
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When prescribing medication, we must understand that liver
function declines with age due to.... .....ANSWER..... decreased
blood flow to the liver, decreased hepatic enzymes
What is the most important cause of adverse drug reactions?
.....ANSWER..... ***overprescribing/polypharmacy
***decreased renal excretion
-high drug dosages (start low & go slow)
-lack of monitoring medications
What can a poor metabolism phenotype do to a metabolism of
a drug? .....ANSWER..... -slow or increase absorption
-slow the metabolism
-keep drug in body longer
-increase toxicity
How does poor metabolism affect a high or low therapeutic
index? .....ANSWER..... -increase drug toxicity
NR 565 MIDTERM EXAM (CHAMBERLAIN) NEWEST
2025 TEST BANK| NR565 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS MID-TERM EXAM
WITH COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What are medication examples of Schedule II drugs?
.....ANSWER..... -Ativan & Valium
-Fentanyl
-Oxycodone
-Methadone
What medications are Schedule III drugs? .....ANSWER..... -Xanax
-Tramadol
-anabolic steroids
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-<90mg of codeine
What medications are Schedule IV drugs? .....ANSWER..... -Ativan
-Tramadol
-Methadone
-Adderall
Which schedule drugs can APRNs prescribe? .....ANSWER.....
Schedule II through Schedule IV
examples of reasons for medication non-adherence
.....ANSWER..... -too busy
-too expensive
-ran out
-forgetting
-traveling & busy
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Distribution in medication in elderly can be affected in what
ways? .....ANSWER..... -decreased lean mass
-decreased albumin
-decreased body fat
-slower gastric acidity
-slower absorption results in delayed response
In the elderly decrease albumin and decreased lean mass affects
medications how? .....ANSWER..... medication binds to protein so
decreased protein affects how medication is absorbed and
distributed
In elderly decreased body fat affects medications how?
.....ANSWER..... need fat to transport medications and some drug
metabolism is dependent on body weight
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When prescribing medication, we must understand that liver
function declines with age due to.... .....ANSWER..... decreased
blood flow to the liver, decreased hepatic enzymes
What is the most important cause of adverse drug reactions?
.....ANSWER..... ***overprescribing/polypharmacy
***decreased renal excretion
-high drug dosages (start low & go slow)
-lack of monitoring medications
What can a poor metabolism phenotype do to a metabolism of
a drug? .....ANSWER..... -slow or increase absorption
-slow the metabolism
-keep drug in body longer
-increase toxicity
How does poor metabolism affect a high or low therapeutic
index? .....ANSWER..... -increase drug toxicity
