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ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS BANK NEWEST
VERSION 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250
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A 16 year old boy is prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal allergy. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the drug, which of the following will the nurse include in instructions to the patient.Take the drug on a full stomach.Avoid high noise levels.Take the drug for one full week before coming in contact with the allergens.Drink plenty of fluids - ANSWER- Take the drug for one full week before coming in contact with allergens
The nurse practitioner orders amoxicillin 500 mg TID? What is the total amount of medication the patient will take per day 500 mg 1 / 4
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1000 mg, 1500 mg 150 mg. - ANSWER- 1500 mg
Which anabiotic is most frequently associated with "Redman syndrome " Rifampin Vancomycin Amphotericin B Ciprofloxacin. - ANSWER- Vancomycin
A 72-year-old patient is prescribed ophthalmic ciprofloxacin for a bacterial infection in her right eye. The nurse will teach her to observe for which of the following adverse effects of the drug?Lid margin crusting and pruritus Cognitive changes.Nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity.Tendon ruptures - ANSWER- Lid margin crusting, and pruritus
A pregnant patient who has diabetes has been admitted to the hospital to begin labor. Since the patient has diabetes, the physician has decided to use oxytocin Pitocin to initiate labor contractions. When talking to the patient about the adverse 2 / 4
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effects of the drug, the nurse should understand that the most common adverse effects of drugs include.Metabolic alkalosis.Uterine tachysystole.Electrolyte imbalances.Water intoxication. - ANSWER- Uterine tachysystole
A school nurse has been teaching high school students about the risks associated with marijuana use. However, the nurse has been met with considerable skepticism on the part of students, most of whom believe that marijuana is a benign drug. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse provide?Most people don't know that marijuana can be just as addictive as heroin or cocaine overtime.Marijuana can easily interact with other drugs and cost potentially fatal reactions.Every year thousands of Americans end up with emergency department with marijuana overdoses.Smoking marijuana is just as bad or worse for your lungs than smoking cigarettes. . - ANSWER- Smoking marijuana is just as bad or worse for your lungs than smoking cigarettes
Nurse Practitioner has been assigned to a 55 year old woman who has a malignant brain tumor. The pre-patient is receiving 3 / 4
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her first dose of carmustine. It will be critical for the nurse to observe for which of the following.Nausea and vomiting.Respiratory difficulty.And ability to drink fluids for six hours.Reddish urine - ANSWER- Respiratory difficulty
Mr. lap is a 63 year old man who was diagnosed with colon cancer several weeks ago, who is scheduled to begin chemotherapy. He reports to the nurse that he read about the need for erythropoietin in an online forum for cancer patients and wants to explore the use of erythropoietin with his oncologist. Which of the following facts should underlie the nurse's response to Mr. Lepp?Poorten alpha is normally contraindicated in patients who are receiving radiotherapy her chemotherapy.Treatment with epoetin alfa is likely to begin 46 days before Mr.lepps first round of chemo therapy and continued indefinitely.The potential benefits of epoetin alfa must be weighed carefully against the potential adverse effects in cancer patients.Mr. lepps oncologist should've began treatment with epoetin alfa immediately after he was diagnosed. - ANSWER- The potential benefits of epoetin alfa must be weighed carefully against the potential adverse effects in cancer patients
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