ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS

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ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS

BANK NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM

COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )

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A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient who has multiple sclerosis. An expected outcome for the patient who is receiving glatiramer would be a decrease in

• chest pain.
• fatigue.
• breathing difficulties.
• heart palpitations - ANSWER- B) fatigue.

An elderly postsurgical patient has developed postoperative pneumonia in the days following abdominal surgery and is being treated with a number of medications. Which of the following medications that the nurse will administer has the slowest absorption?

• A sublingual benzodiazepine that has been prescribed to help

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• An intravenous (IV) antibiotic that is being administered by

IV piggyback at 150 mL/hour

• An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily

for several years

• An intramuscular (IM) injection of an opioid analgesic -

ANSWER- C) An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily for several years

A female patient diagnosed with chronic atrial flutter has been prescribed verapamil in conjunction with digoxin to control ventricular rate. To enhance the therapeutic effect of the drug, the nurse will instruct the patient to__

• take the medication with meals.
• avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice.
• take an aspirin every day.
• avoid fresh fruit - ANSWER- B) Avoid grapefruit and

grapefruit juice.However, grapefruit juice or the grapefruit itself interacts with antiarrhythmic drugs like verapamil and digoxin. The nurse should then instruct the client to avoid taking any grapefruit products as they may cause problems [2]. Grapefruits and grapefruit juice decrease the absorption rate of certain drugs or letting the drug stay longer in the blood. If the patient's prescribed drugs are taken with any grapefruit product, the 2 / 4

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medications would stay longer in the bloodstream, increasing the client's risk for liver and muscle damage which could later lead to kidney failure [2].

A 28-year-old patient asks his nurse how phenelzine therapy would help him. An appropriate response by the nurse would be__

• "This therapy will help reduce the severity of your bipolar

episodes."

• "The drug will enable you to gain the appropriate weight."
• "The drug will help increase your attention level."
• "This therapy will improve your overall mood and increase

your social activity - ANSWER- D) "This therapy will improve your overall mood and increase your social activity

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?

• Incontinence, Functional, related to adverse effects of drug

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• Risk for Fluid Volume Deficit related to adverse effects of

drug therapy

• Confusion, Acute, related to adverse effects of drug therapy
• Acute Pain, Headache, related to adverse effects of drug

therapy - ANSWER- D) Acute Pain, Headache, related to adverse effects of drug therapy

A nurse is caring for a 38-year-old female patient who just started taking lithium for bipolar disorder. Which of the following outcomes would be most appropriate for this patient?

• The patient will reestablish and maintain a normal pattern of

bowel functioning.

• The patient will identify appropriate interventions to promote

sleep.

• The patient will identify satisfying and acceptable sexual

practices and some alternative ways of dealing with sexual expression.

• The patient will adopt strategies to maintain proper fluid

balance - ANSWER- D) The patient will adopt strategies to maintain proper fluid balance

A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) therapy. The nurse will monitor for which of the following?

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