NURS 635 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 140
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT CETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
The first-line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient diagnosed with community-
acquired
Pneumonia would be:
1.Ciprofloxacin
2.Azithromycin
3.Amoxicillin
4.Doxycycline
answer-2.Azithromycin
Zainab is taking lamotrigine (Lamictal) and presents to the clinic with fever and
lymphadenopathy. Initial
Evaluation and treatment includes:
1. Reassuring her she has a viral infection and to call if she isn’t better in 4 or 5 days
2. Ruling out a hypersensitivity reaction that may lead to multi-organ failure
3. Rapid strep test and symptomatic care if strep test is negative
4. Observation only, with further assessment if she worsens –
answer-2. Ruling out a hypersensitivity-Reaction that may lead to multi-organ failure
Jake, a 45-year-old patient with schizophrenia, was recently hospitalized for acute
psychosis due to Medication noncompliance. He was treated with IM long-acting
, haloperidol. Besides monitoring his Schizophrenia symptoms, the patient should be
assessed by his primary care provider:
1. For excessive weight loss
2. With the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) for extrapyramidal symptoms
(EPS)
3. Monthly for tolerance to the haloperidol
4. Only by the mental health provider, as most NPs in primary care do not care for mentally
ill patients –
Answer-2. With the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) for extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)
Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1. Loratadine
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Ipratropium
4. Albuterol – answer-4. Albuterol
Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the
following asthma
Medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
A.Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
B.Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
C.Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
D.Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
– answer-B.Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT CETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
The first-line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient diagnosed with community-
acquired
Pneumonia would be:
1.Ciprofloxacin
2.Azithromycin
3.Amoxicillin
4.Doxycycline
answer-2.Azithromycin
Zainab is taking lamotrigine (Lamictal) and presents to the clinic with fever and
lymphadenopathy. Initial
Evaluation and treatment includes:
1. Reassuring her she has a viral infection and to call if she isn’t better in 4 or 5 days
2. Ruling out a hypersensitivity reaction that may lead to multi-organ failure
3. Rapid strep test and symptomatic care if strep test is negative
4. Observation only, with further assessment if she worsens –
answer-2. Ruling out a hypersensitivity-Reaction that may lead to multi-organ failure
Jake, a 45-year-old patient with schizophrenia, was recently hospitalized for acute
psychosis due to Medication noncompliance. He was treated with IM long-acting
, haloperidol. Besides monitoring his Schizophrenia symptoms, the patient should be
assessed by his primary care provider:
1. For excessive weight loss
2. With the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) for extrapyramidal symptoms
(EPS)
3. Monthly for tolerance to the haloperidol
4. Only by the mental health provider, as most NPs in primary care do not care for mentally
ill patients –
Answer-2. With the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) for extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)
Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1. Loratadine
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Ipratropium
4. Albuterol – answer-4. Albuterol
Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the
following asthma
Medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
A.Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
B.Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
C.Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
D.Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
– answer-B.Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
