NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology (NURS6521)

NURS-6521N-32,Advanced Pharmacology Exam - Week 7 99 out of 100 points   1. A 79-year-old woman with a medical history that includes osteoporosis has recently moved to a long-term care facility. Medication reconciliation indicates that the woman has been taking calcitonin, salmon for several years. The nurse should recognize that the most likely route for the administration of this drug is 2. A woman with an inflammatory skin disorder has begun taking prednisone in an effort to control the s...

NURS 6521N Midterm Exam 1. A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs to one of her patients. Which of the following should the nurse consider when administering narcotics to patients in a hospital setting? 2. A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate? 3. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of unstable angina and new prescription for...

1. A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs to one of her patients. Which of the following should the nurse consider when administering narcotics to patients in a hospital setting? 2. A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate? 3. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin. Which of t...

NURS 6521N Midterm Exam (100/100 Points) 1. A patient with bronchial asthma is prescribed a sustained-release preparation of theophylline. To help minimize the adverse effects of the drug, which of the following should the nurse suggest? 2. A Nurse Practitioner is providing care for a 71-year-old woman who was sponsored to emigrate from Mexico to the United States 6 months ago. Earlier this week, the woman slipped while getting off a bus and fractured her hip. How should the woman's nurse best...

NURS-6521 Midterm Exam - Advanced Pharmacology Summer Qtr Exam - Week 7 Score: 100 out of 100 1. A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a 2. Glargine (Lantus) is an insulin analog that essentially has no peak and is usually administered: 3. A 47-year-old woman has been diagnosed with open-a...

NURS 6521N Final Exam (Score: 100 out of 100) 1. A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner what over-the-counter medication she can take for recurring headaches. The nurse should recommend 2. A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5-year-old child. The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using 3. A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during an episode of status epilepticus. Diazepam is to be administered intra...

NURS 6521N Final Exam (84 out of 100) 1. A 5-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most effective injection site would be the 2. A 7-year-old child has been taking tetracycline for a bacterial infection. The nurse will be sure to inform the parents that this drug could cause 3. A 51-year-old female patient has been receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for metastatic breast cancer. Her medical record indicates she has cardiomyopathy and a cumulative dose of 300 mg/m2 of dox...

NURS 6521N Final Exam (100 out of 100) 1. A nurse practitioner orders a single dose of 2 g Metronidazole orally. How many milligrams will the patient receive in one dose? 2. A 19-year-old patient reports to a clinic with vaginal discharge with a foul odor. A microscopic exam reveals trichomonas vaginalis. The nurse practitioner is aware that 3. A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50. The serum magnesium level...

NURS 6521N Final Exam

NURS 6521N Final Exam (99 out of 100) Exam - Week 11 99 out of 100 points   1. A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction has been assessed and prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). When providing patient education to this man, the nurse should tell him which of the following? 2. A patient is taking etoposide for a testicular tumor refractory to treatment. The nursing assessment reveals that he is also taking warfarin. The nurse must carefully monitor for which of the followi...