NR567 FINAL QUESTION BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What are three pharmaceutical agents recommended for the treatment
of methanol poisoning? Answer: - IV ethanol
- fomepizole (antizole)
- sodium bicarbonate
NOT RECOMMENDED: disulfiram (antabuse)
◉ what is the preferred antiseizure medication for a generalized seizure
disorder in a 25 year old pregnant female? Answer: levetiracetam
(Keppra)
◉ what are considered first line treatments for status epilepticus?
Answer: lorazepam (ativan)
diazepam (valium)
fosphenytoin (cerebyx)
NOT RECOMMENDED as first line: propofol
◉ which of the following statements is NOT true Answer: - in patients
with hypovolemic states, HF, and other diseases that impair
, cardiovascular function, normal dose of sedative-hypnotics may cause
cardiovascular depression
- in patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-
hypnotics can produce significant respiratory depression
***** sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem
(ambien) and lorazepam (ativan) are excellent options for managing
seizures
- benzodiazepines exert dose dependent anterograde amnestic effects
◉ your patient is taking risperidone (risperdal) but has developed
hyperprolactinemia. what drug may help to manage the
hyperprolactinemia? Answer: bromocriptine (Parlodel)
◉ a 35 year old female with long history of anxiety treated with
diazepam (Valium) has increasingly become fearful and anxious about
COVID and triples her daily dose. She is found extremely lethargic and
obtunded 2 days after the increased dosing. What should the NP order to
treat her condition Answer: Flumazenil (Romazicon)
◉ a 25 year old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the ED
with acute agitation characteristics of mania. Non-pharmacologic
methods of de-escalation have been attempted without success. Which
of the following is NOT recommended to treat this patient? Answer: -
haloperidol (haldol)
- olanzapine (zyprexa)
- aripiprazole (abilify)
-naltrexone (vivitrol, reVia) ******
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What are three pharmaceutical agents recommended for the treatment
of methanol poisoning? Answer: - IV ethanol
- fomepizole (antizole)
- sodium bicarbonate
NOT RECOMMENDED: disulfiram (antabuse)
◉ what is the preferred antiseizure medication for a generalized seizure
disorder in a 25 year old pregnant female? Answer: levetiracetam
(Keppra)
◉ what are considered first line treatments for status epilepticus?
Answer: lorazepam (ativan)
diazepam (valium)
fosphenytoin (cerebyx)
NOT RECOMMENDED as first line: propofol
◉ which of the following statements is NOT true Answer: - in patients
with hypovolemic states, HF, and other diseases that impair
, cardiovascular function, normal dose of sedative-hypnotics may cause
cardiovascular depression
- in patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-
hypnotics can produce significant respiratory depression
***** sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem
(ambien) and lorazepam (ativan) are excellent options for managing
seizures
- benzodiazepines exert dose dependent anterograde amnestic effects
◉ your patient is taking risperidone (risperdal) but has developed
hyperprolactinemia. what drug may help to manage the
hyperprolactinemia? Answer: bromocriptine (Parlodel)
◉ a 35 year old female with long history of anxiety treated with
diazepam (Valium) has increasingly become fearful and anxious about
COVID and triples her daily dose. She is found extremely lethargic and
obtunded 2 days after the increased dosing. What should the NP order to
treat her condition Answer: Flumazenil (Romazicon)
◉ a 25 year old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the ED
with acute agitation characteristics of mania. Non-pharmacologic
methods of de-escalation have been attempted without success. Which
of the following is NOT recommended to treat this patient? Answer: -
haloperidol (haldol)
- olanzapine (zyprexa)
- aripiprazole (abilify)
-naltrexone (vivitrol, reVia) ******
