NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam NURS 6521 Adv. Pharmacology Final Exam Q & A 2025| 2026

NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced
Pharmacology Final Exam NURS 6521
Adv. Pharmacology Final Exam Q & A
2025| 2026
1. Questionm1:mAm59-year-
oldmmanmwithmamrecentmhistorymofmerectilemdysfunctionmhasmbeenmassessedmandmprescrib
edmsildenafilm(Viagra).mWhenmprovidingmpatientmeducationmtomthismman,mthemnursemshould
mtellmhimmwhichmofmthemfollowing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm




2. Answer:m"Yoummightmfindmthatmyourmfacembecomesmflushed,mormyoumgetmamheadachemafter
mtakingmViagra."m-mCORRECTmANSWERm




3. Questionm2:mAmpatientmtakesmetoposidemformamtesticularmtumormrefractorymtreatment.mThe
mnursingmassessmentmrevealsmthatmhemismalsomtakingmwarfarin.mThemnursemmustmcarefullym


monitormwhichmofmthemfollowing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



4. Answer:mElevatedmprothrombinmtimem-mCORRECTmANSWERm



5. Questionm3:mAmmanmismprescribedmciprofloxacinmtomtreatmamsexuallymtransmittedminfection.
mThemnursemwillminstructmthempatientm-mCORRECTmANSWERm




6. Answer:mtomcompletemthementiremcoursemofmdrugmtherapy.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



7. Questionm4:mDrugsmhavemamvalidmmedicalmusembutmamhighmpotentialmformpsychologicalmand
mphysiologicmabuse.mInmanmemergency,mamSchedulemIImdrugmmaymbemprescribedmbymtelepho


nemifmamwrittenmprescriptionmcannotmbemprovidedmatmthemtime.mHowever,mamwrittenmprescr
iptionmmustmbemprovidedmwithinm72mhoursmwithmthemwordsmauthorizationmformemergencym
dispensingmwrittenmonmthemprescription.mThesemprescriptionsmcannotmbemrefilled.mAmnewm
prescriptionmmustmbemwrittenmeachmtime.mExamplesmincludemcertainmamphetaminesmandm
barbiturates.mThesemaremscheduledmdrugsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm

,8. Answer:mSchedulemIIm-mCORRECTmANSWERm



9. Questionm5:mAm16-year-
oldmboymhasmbeenmprescribedmcromolynmsodiummnasalmspraymtomtreatmamnasalmallergy.mTom
maximizemthemdrug'smtherapeuticmeffects,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmwillmthemnursemincludem
inminstructionsmtomthempatient?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



10. Answer:mTakemthemdrugmformonemwholemweekmbeforemcomingminmcontactmwithmallergens.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm




11. Questionm6:mAmwomanmismreceivingmmagnesiummsulfatemformintrapartummeclampsia.mThem
patientmismsweating,mandmhermBPmism88/50.mThemserummmagnesiummlevelmism10mmg/dL.mTh
emnursemwillminterpretmthesemmanifestationsmasm-mCORRECTmANSWERm



12. Answer:mMagnesiummSulfatemtoxicity.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



13. Questionm7:mAmpatientmwithmamrecentmdiagnosismofmchronicmmyelogenousmleukemiam(CML)
mdiscussesmtreatmentmoptionsmwithmhismcaremteam.mWhatmaspectmofmthempatient'smconditi


onmwouldmcontraindicatemthemusemofmcyclophosphamidemtomtreatmleukemia?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm




14. Answer:mThempatient'smbonemmarrowmfunctionmismsignificantlymdepressed.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm




15. Questionm8:mAftermsixmmonthsmofmunsuccessfullymtryingmtomconceive,mam31-year-
oldmwomanmandmhermhusbandmhavemsoughtmamreferralmtomamfertilitymspecialistmtomexplorem
theirmoptions.mAmnursematmthemclinicmshouldmrecognizemthatmthemwomanmmaymbenefitmfro
mm-mCORRECTmANSWERm

, 16. Answer:mclomiphene.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



17. Questionm9:mAm34-year-
oldmmalemhasmbeenmdiagnosedmwithmTBmandmwillmbemstartedmonmINHmtherapy.mThemmedica
tionmhistorymrevealsmthatmhemcurrentlymtakesmantacidsmregularly.mThemnursemwillminstructmt
hempatient:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



18. Answer:mtomtakemantacidsmnotmlessmthanm1mhourmbeforemorm2mhoursmaftermtakingmINH.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm




19. Questionm10:mAmNursemPractitionermworkingminmamcancermcentermismpreparingmtomadminist
ermmedicationmtomam5-year-
oldmchild.mThemnursemwillmcalculatemthemdrugmdosagembymusingm-mCORRECTmANSWERm



20. Answer:mBodymSurfacemAream-mCORRECTmANSWERm



21. Questionm11:mAnmoldermadultmwomanmhasmbeenmdiagnosedmwithmacutemlymphoblasticmleu
kemiam(ALL),mandmhermcaremteammhasmidentifiedmpotentialmbenefitsmofmimatinib.mWhichmof
mthemfollowingmcharacteristicsmofmthismpatient'smcurrentmhealthmstatusmmaymprecludemthem


usemofmimatinib?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



22. Answer:mThempatientmhasmchronicmheartmfailuremresultingminmsignificantmperipheralmedema
m-mCORRECTmANSWERm




23. Questionm12:mAmmalempatientmismtryingmtomdecidemifmhemshouldmusemfinasteridem(Proscar)mt
omtreatmbenignmprostaticmhypertrophym(BPH).mWhenmprovidingminformationmaboutmthemdr
ug,mthemnursemwillmincludemwhichmofmthemfollowingmasmamriskmassociatedmwithmfinasteridem
therapy?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm



24. Answer:mProstaticmneoplasiam-mCORRECTmANSWERm