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ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+ (WALDEN UNIVERSITY)
Terazosin (Hytrin) is classified under which of the following drug class:
beta blockers tricyclic blockers alpha blockers calcium channel blockers - ANSWER- alpha blockers
Intravenous carmustine has been prescribed for a patient with cancer.The nurse should help relieve the discomfort of pain and burning during the infusion by slowing the infusion decreasing the volume used for dilution decreasing the total volume of the primary IV infusion administering a dose of 2 units of bleomycin before carmustine - ANSWER- slowing the infusion
Drugs have a valid medical use but a high potential for abuse, both psychological and physiologic. In an emergency, a Schedule 2 drug may be prescribed by telephone if a written prescription cannot be provided at the time. However, a written prescription must be provided within 72 hours with the words authorization for emergency dispensing written on the prescription. These prescriptions cannot be refilled. A new 1 / 4
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prescription must be written each time. Examples include certain amphetamines and barbiturates. This is scheduled drug Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 - ANSWER- Schedule 2
The NP is reviewing Mrs. Oglethorpe's medication list and recognizes that which drug listed below has been associated with increased risk for MI in women?Aspirin Beta blockers Lipid lowering agents Estrogen replacement - ANSWER- estrogen replacement
Which of the following agents would not be expected to cause nausea, vomiting, Flushing, dizziness, headache, and abdominal discomfort after consumption of alcohol?Cefotetan Chlorpropamide Metronidazole Fomepizole - ANSWER- cefotetan
Morphine has been prescribed for a 28-year-old man with severe pain due to a back injury. The nurse will advise the patient to avoid 2 / 4
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dairy products fatty foods alcohol vitamin C - ANSWER- alcohol
Jennifer, the Nurse Practitioner, is seeing Mr. Johns, a 65 year old male in the clinic today with c/o Arthritis pain. What is a serious side effect of ibuprofen use in the older adult patient?Rebound headaches Neuropathy Pancreatic failure Impairment of renal function - ANSWER- impairment of renal function
A 60-year-old patient experienced a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath and was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in the emergency department. The patient has been started on an intravenous heparin infusion. How does this drug achieve therapeutic effect?By promoting the rapid excretion of vitamin K by the gastrointestinal mucosa By inhibiting the action of vitamin K at its sites of action By inhibiting platelet aggregation on vessel walls and promoting fibrinolysis By inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation cascade - ANSWER- by inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation cascade 3 / 4
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A 9-year-old boy was bought to his primary care provider by his mother with signs and symptoms of hookworm infection and will be sent home with a prescription for mebendazole. When provided patient and family education, the nurse should teach the mother with which of the following measures to avoid reinfection following treatment?The importance of vigilant hygiene for the boy and the other members of the family The need for the boy to provide serial stool samples for 6 months following treatment The need to supplement the anthelminthic drug with prophylactic antibiotics The need to use prescription skin cleansers during treatment and for 6 weeks after - ANSWER- The importance of vigilant hygiene for the boy and the other members of the family
A 38-year-old pregnant patient admits to the Nurse Practitioner that she is an alcoholic and has been consuming alcohol during her pregnancy.The nurse knows that using alcohol during pregnancy may result in a child who presents with a high-pitched cry microcephaly an electrolyte imbalance thrombocytopenia - ANSWER- microcephaly
An immunocompromised patient in a critical care setting has developed a respiratory infection that has been attributed to methicillin-resistant
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