NSG 6005 Pharm MidTerm Test Questions With Complete
Solutions
__________ is / are prescribed to prevent swimmer's ear.
1. Ciprofloxacin otic drops (Ciloxan)
2. Isopropyl ear drops (EarSol)
3. Colistin (Coly-Mycin S Otic)
4. Gentamicin otic drops Correct Answers 2. Isopropyl ear
drops (EarSol)
A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor
vehicle accident that required significant amounts of opioid
medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for a _____ adverse
drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.
1. Rapid
2. First-dose
3. Late
4. Delayed Correct Answers 3. Late
A challenge faced with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is:
1. Patients abusing ART
,2. Drug-resistant mutations of HIV
3. Reduction of transmissibility of HIV
4. Lack of efficacy data Correct Answers 2. Drug-resistant
mutations of HIV
A child that may warrant "watchful waiting" instead of
prescribing an antibiotic for acute otitis media includes patients
who:
1. Are low risk with temperature of less than 39oC or 102.2oF
2. Have reliable parents with transportation
3. Are older than age 2 years
4. All of the above Correct Answers 4. All of the above
A client asks the NP about the differences in drug effects
between men and women.
What is known about the differences between the
pharmacokinetics of men and women?
1. Body temperature varies between men and women.
2. Muscle mass is greater in women.
3. Percentage of fat differs between genders.
,4. Proven subjective factors exist between the genders. Correct
Answers 3. Percentage of fat differs between genders.
A comprehensive assessment of a patient should be holistic
when trying to determine competence in drug administration.
Which of the following factors would the NP omit from this
type of assessment?
1. Financial status
2. Mobility
3. Social support
4. Sexual practices Correct Answers 4. Sexual practices
A laboratory result indicates that the peak level for a drug is
above the minimum
toxic concentration. This means that the:
1. Concentration will produce therapeutic effects
2. Concentration will produce an adverse response
3. Time between doses must be shortened
4. Duration of action of the drug is too long Correct Answers 2.
Concentration will produce an adverse response
, A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical Silvadene
for burns. Neutropenia is a(n):
1. Cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
2. Immune complex hypersensitivity
3. Immediate hypersensitivity reaction
4. Delayed hypersensitivity reaction Correct Answers 1.
Cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
A patient presents with a complaint of dark stools and epigastric
pain described as gnawing and burning. Which of the
medications is the most likely cause?
1. Acetaminophen
2. Estradiol
3. Donepezil
4. Bethanechol Correct Answers 4. Bethanechol
A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect
hypoalbuminemia. This
is critical to prescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
Solutions
__________ is / are prescribed to prevent swimmer's ear.
1. Ciprofloxacin otic drops (Ciloxan)
2. Isopropyl ear drops (EarSol)
3. Colistin (Coly-Mycin S Otic)
4. Gentamicin otic drops Correct Answers 2. Isopropyl ear
drops (EarSol)
A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor
vehicle accident that required significant amounts of opioid
medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for a _____ adverse
drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.
1. Rapid
2. First-dose
3. Late
4. Delayed Correct Answers 3. Late
A challenge faced with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is:
1. Patients abusing ART
,2. Drug-resistant mutations of HIV
3. Reduction of transmissibility of HIV
4. Lack of efficacy data Correct Answers 2. Drug-resistant
mutations of HIV
A child that may warrant "watchful waiting" instead of
prescribing an antibiotic for acute otitis media includes patients
who:
1. Are low risk with temperature of less than 39oC or 102.2oF
2. Have reliable parents with transportation
3. Are older than age 2 years
4. All of the above Correct Answers 4. All of the above
A client asks the NP about the differences in drug effects
between men and women.
What is known about the differences between the
pharmacokinetics of men and women?
1. Body temperature varies between men and women.
2. Muscle mass is greater in women.
3. Percentage of fat differs between genders.
,4. Proven subjective factors exist between the genders. Correct
Answers 3. Percentage of fat differs between genders.
A comprehensive assessment of a patient should be holistic
when trying to determine competence in drug administration.
Which of the following factors would the NP omit from this
type of assessment?
1. Financial status
2. Mobility
3. Social support
4. Sexual practices Correct Answers 4. Sexual practices
A laboratory result indicates that the peak level for a drug is
above the minimum
toxic concentration. This means that the:
1. Concentration will produce therapeutic effects
2. Concentration will produce an adverse response
3. Time between doses must be shortened
4. Duration of action of the drug is too long Correct Answers 2.
Concentration will produce an adverse response
, A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical Silvadene
for burns. Neutropenia is a(n):
1. Cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
2. Immune complex hypersensitivity
3. Immediate hypersensitivity reaction
4. Delayed hypersensitivity reaction Correct Answers 1.
Cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
A patient presents with a complaint of dark stools and epigastric
pain described as gnawing and burning. Which of the
medications is the most likely cause?
1. Acetaminophen
2. Estradiol
3. Donepezil
4. Bethanechol Correct Answers 4. Bethanechol
A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect
hypoalbuminemia. This
is critical to prescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
