NURS 615 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (FULLY
SOLVED)
__________ 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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
answer- 2. Concentration will produce an adverse
response
A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical
Silvadene for burns. Neutropenia is a(n):
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (FULLY
SOLVED)
__________ 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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 answer- 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
answer- 2. Concentration will produce an adverse
response
A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical
Silvadene for burns. Neutropenia is a(n):
