NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM/NURS 6521N WEEK 11 LATEST VERSION A(100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)AGRADE(WALDEN UNIVERSITY)

NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL

EXAM/NURS 6521N WEEK 11 LATEST 2023-2024

VERSION A(100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS)AGRADE(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

Answer:

• Question 2

corticosteroi

ds

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

Answer:

• Question 3

Cleanse the wound of debris prior to applying the silver

sulfadiazine

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

Answer:

• Question 4

Anxiety related to perceived danger of drug therapy to fetus or

infant

A patient has endocarditis and is taking gentamicin. The Nurse Practitioner will be sure to

monitor which of the following?

Selected

Answer:

• Question 5

Creatinine

clearance

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

Answer:

• Question 6

perform relaxation techniques after the treatments.

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

Answer:

• Question 7

weight and

height

The first line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient who has been diagnosed with

community acquired pneumonia would be

Selected

Answer:

• Question 8

Ciprofloxac

in

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

Answer:

• Question 9

Zolpidem should be taken just before

going to bed

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

Answer:

"It's important to balance the possible benefits of HRT with the fact

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

Answer:

phytoestrogens.

• 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

Answer:

use adequate

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

Answer:

caffeine.

• 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

Answer:

the permeability of fungal cell walls.

• 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

Answer:

Ototoxici

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

Answer:

Increased drug distribution resulting from

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