NURS 6521N WEEK 10 QUIZ: ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
Question 1
A nurse is caring for a patient who is at 28 weeks' gestation and is receiving
terbutaline (Brethine) to control preterm labor. Which of the following assessment
parameters should the nurse prioritize?
A. Fetal heart rate (FHR)
B. Maternal body temperature
C. Fetal blood pressure
D. Correct fetal position
Question 2
A male patient with a medical background tells the nurse that he is not satisfied
with the oral synthetic testosterone that has been prescribed for him and he would
like to try a natural form of oral testosterone. Which of the following would be an
appropriate response by the nurse?
A “Natural testosterone would be more effective for you.”
.
B. “Natural testosterone poses a higher risk of gynecomastia.”
C. “Natural testosterone undergoes a high first-pass effect and is not used
orally.”
D “Natural testosterone undergoes a short first-past effect and is less
. extensively metabolized than what has been prescribed for you.”
Question 3
A 36-year-old woman with a history of dysmenorrhea has begun treatment with
progesterone, which she will be receiving by the intramuscular route. The nurse
participating in the woman's care should prioritize which of the following potential
nursing diagnoses?
A Risk for Injury related to loss of vision or thrombotic events
.
B. Incontinence, Functional, related to neurosensory and musculoskeletal
changes
C. Confusion, Chronic, related to CNS changes resulting from adverse drug
, effects
D Fluid Volume Deficit related to metabolic changes secondary to drug
. therapy
Question 4
A female patient has been prescribed estrogen therapy. Which of the following will
the nurse advise the patient is a common adverse effect of estrogen therapy?
A. Changes in libido
B. Dizziness
C. Breakthrough bleeding
D. Migraine headaches
Question
5
A patient is pregnant and is at 7 weeks' gestation. She has type 1 diabetes and has
been taking insulin since she was 13 years old. She asks the nurse if the insulin will
be harmful to her baby. The best response to the patient by the nurse would be
A “I will tell your physician that you are concerned about taking insulin during
. your pregnancy.”
B. “You will have to discontinue the insulin therapy during your pregnancy,
but you will resume the medication after delivery.”
C. “You will need to continue taking your insulin because hyperglycemia is
thought to contribute to low birth weight.”
D “Insulin is usually the drug of choice for controlling blood glucose levels
. during pregnancy because it does not cross into the placenta.”
Question 6
A 38-year-old pregnant patient admits to the nurse that she is an alcoholic and has
been consuming alcohol during her pregnancy. The nurse knows that using alcohol
during pregnancy may result in a child who presents with
A microcephaly.
.
B. an electrolyte imbalance.
C. a high-pitched cry.
D thrombocytopenia.
.
Question 7
Question 1
A nurse is caring for a patient who is at 28 weeks' gestation and is receiving
terbutaline (Brethine) to control preterm labor. Which of the following assessment
parameters should the nurse prioritize?
A. Fetal heart rate (FHR)
B. Maternal body temperature
C. Fetal blood pressure
D. Correct fetal position
Question 2
A male patient with a medical background tells the nurse that he is not satisfied
with the oral synthetic testosterone that has been prescribed for him and he would
like to try a natural form of oral testosterone. Which of the following would be an
appropriate response by the nurse?
A “Natural testosterone would be more effective for you.”
.
B. “Natural testosterone poses a higher risk of gynecomastia.”
C. “Natural testosterone undergoes a high first-pass effect and is not used
orally.”
D “Natural testosterone undergoes a short first-past effect and is less
. extensively metabolized than what has been prescribed for you.”
Question 3
A 36-year-old woman with a history of dysmenorrhea has begun treatment with
progesterone, which she will be receiving by the intramuscular route. The nurse
participating in the woman's care should prioritize which of the following potential
nursing diagnoses?
A Risk for Injury related to loss of vision or thrombotic events
.
B. Incontinence, Functional, related to neurosensory and musculoskeletal
changes
C. Confusion, Chronic, related to CNS changes resulting from adverse drug
, effects
D Fluid Volume Deficit related to metabolic changes secondary to drug
. therapy
Question 4
A female patient has been prescribed estrogen therapy. Which of the following will
the nurse advise the patient is a common adverse effect of estrogen therapy?
A. Changes in libido
B. Dizziness
C. Breakthrough bleeding
D. Migraine headaches
Question
5
A patient is pregnant and is at 7 weeks' gestation. She has type 1 diabetes and has
been taking insulin since she was 13 years old. She asks the nurse if the insulin will
be harmful to her baby. The best response to the patient by the nurse would be
A “I will tell your physician that you are concerned about taking insulin during
. your pregnancy.”
B. “You will have to discontinue the insulin therapy during your pregnancy,
but you will resume the medication after delivery.”
C. “You will need to continue taking your insulin because hyperglycemia is
thought to contribute to low birth weight.”
D “Insulin is usually the drug of choice for controlling blood glucose levels
. during pregnancy because it does not cross into the placenta.”
Question 6
A 38-year-old pregnant patient admits to the nurse that she is an alcoholic and has
been consuming alcohol during her pregnancy. The nurse knows that using alcohol
during pregnancy may result in a child who presents with
A microcephaly.
.
B. an electrolyte imbalance.
C. a high-pitched cry.
D thrombocytopenia.
.
Question 7
