pg. 1 1 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam Latest 2024/ Complete 100 Accurate Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
Question 1
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A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate?
Selected The drug will decrease in effectiveness Answer:
Question 2
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A nurse notes new drug orders for a patient who is already getting several medications. Which of the following is the most important consideration when preparing to administer the new drugs?
Selected Possible drug–drug interactions that might occur Answer:
Question 3
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A nurse is discussing with a patient the efficacy of a drug that his physician has suggested, and he begin taking. Efficacy of a drug means which of the following?
Selected How well a drug produces its desired effect Answer:
Question 4
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The nurse's assessment of a community-dwelling adult suggests that the client may have drug allergies that have not been previously documented. What statement by the client would confirm this?Selected "I broke out in hives and got terribly itchy when I started a new Answer: prescription last year." 1 / 3
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An 80-year-old patient has been taking lorazepam since his wife died a year ago. He has been staying with his son, but will now move to an assisted living facility. Before admission to the assisted living facility, the patient's physician has determined that the drug is no longer needed. The nurse at the facility will plan to Selected withdraw the drug gradually over a 2 to 3 week period.
Answer:
Question 6
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A patient has been prescribed lithium therapy. Which of the following signs and symptoms will the nurse tell the patient to report immediately?
Selected Muscle twitching Answer:
Question 7
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The lower respiratory system utilizes a number of different mechanisms that confer protection and maintain homeostasis. Which of the following physiological processes protects the lower respiratory system?
Selected Cilia sweep foreign material and mucus upward toward the Answer:
trachea and larynx where they can then be swallowed.
Question 8
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A female patient, age 36, is prescribed inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for daily use. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse closely monitor for in this patient?
Selected Oropharyngeal Candida albicans infection Answer:
Question 9
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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 the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning of this patient's care?Selected Acute Pain, Headache, related to adverse effects of drug
Answer: therapy 2 / 3
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Question 10
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A nurse is caring for a patient who abuses marijuana. The treatment for marijuana abuse consists mainly of Selected nonpharmacologic interventions combined with an exercise
Answer: program.
Question 11
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A nurse is caring for a patient who is in severe pain and is receiving an opioid analgesic. Which of the following would be the nurse's priority assessments?
Selected Pain intensity, respiratory rate, and level of consciousness Answer:
Question 12
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A patient has been prescribed an oral drug that is known to have a high firstpass effect. Which of the following measures has the potential to increase the amount of the free drug that is available to body cells?Selected Administering the drug intravenously rather than
Answer: orally
Question 13
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A nurse is providing a patient with a list of drugs as a part of the patient's plan of care.Which of the following drug nomenclatures should the nurse use to list the drugs?
Selected The drugs' generic names Answer:
Question 14
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Federal legislation dictates a lengthy and rigorous process of testing for new drugs.What is the primary purpose of this testing process?Selected To ensure the safety of the public Answer: