age 1 of 42
NUR 635 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
100% GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
What maintenance drug is indicated for allergic rhinitis or
chronic nasal/sinus congestion? .......Answer.........Nasal inhaled
corticosteroids
What is a maintenance inhaler for asthma?
.......Answer.........Inhaled corticosteroids
What medication can cause pseudomembranous colitis (c-diff)?
.......Answer.........Clindamycin
What antibiotic should you prescribe streptococcus pharyngitis?
.......Answer.........Penicillin
,age 2 of 42
What is a maintenance inhaler medication for COPD?
.......Answer.........Long-acting muscarinic antagonist - LAMA
(Spiriva, Tudorza)
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of
Parkinson's Disease .......Answer.........Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening
sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? .......Answer.........Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a
bat" or "mad as a hatter" .......Answer.........Anticholinergics,
antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion
.......Answer.........Pharmacokinetics
,age 3 of 42
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis
.......Answer.........Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for
toxicity, therefore levels should be monitored frequently
.......Answer.........Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in
children, adolescents, and young adults
.......Answer.........SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning
.......Answer.........Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with
dementia .......Answer.........Antipsychotics
, age 4 of 42
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are
more sensitive to CNS drugs .......Answer.........Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity
from a drug .......Answer.........First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk
of cardiovascular events .......Answer.........Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and
are often used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
.......Answer.........Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and
chewing and worm-like movements of the tongue
.......Answer.........Tardive Dyskinesia
NUR 635 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
100% GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
What maintenance drug is indicated for allergic rhinitis or
chronic nasal/sinus congestion? .......Answer.........Nasal inhaled
corticosteroids
What is a maintenance inhaler for asthma?
.......Answer.........Inhaled corticosteroids
What medication can cause pseudomembranous colitis (c-diff)?
.......Answer.........Clindamycin
What antibiotic should you prescribe streptococcus pharyngitis?
.......Answer.........Penicillin
,age 2 of 42
What is a maintenance inhaler medication for COPD?
.......Answer.........Long-acting muscarinic antagonist - LAMA
(Spiriva, Tudorza)
Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of
Parkinson's Disease .......Answer.........Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening
sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? .......Answer.........Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a
bat" or "mad as a hatter" .......Answer.........Anticholinergics,
antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion
.......Answer.........Pharmacokinetics
,age 3 of 42
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis
.......Answer.........Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for
toxicity, therefore levels should be monitored frequently
.......Answer.........Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in
children, adolescents, and young adults
.......Answer.........SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning
.......Answer.........Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with
dementia .......Answer.........Antipsychotics
, age 4 of 42
In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are
more sensitive to CNS drugs .......Answer.........Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity
from a drug .......Answer.........First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk
of cardiovascular events .......Answer.........Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and
are often used in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
.......Answer.........Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and
chewing and worm-like movements of the tongue
.......Answer.........Tardive Dyskinesia
