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Midterm Exam advanced pharmacology
Advanced Pharmacology (Walden University)
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• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs
to one of her patients. Which of the following should the nurse consider when
administering narcotics to patients in a hospital setting?
Selected Narcotics to be used in the hospital are dispensed only with a
Answer: written prescription.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of
the following should the nurse anticipate?
Selected The drug will decrease in effectiveness
Answer:
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old woman with a recent
diagnosis of unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin. Which of the
following nursing diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning of this
patient's care?
Selected Acute Pain, Headache, related to adverse effects of drug
Answer: therapy
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is caring for a patient who abuses marijuana. The treatment for
marijuana abuse consists mainly of
Selected nonpharmacologic interventions combined with an exercise
Answer: program.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in severe pain and is receiving an
opioidanalgesic. Which of the following would be the nurse's priority
assessments?
Selected Pain intensity, respiratory rate, and level of consciousness
Answer:
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been prescribed an oral drug that is known to have a high first-
pass effect. Which of the following measures has the potential to increase the
amount of the free drug that is available to body cells?
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Selected Administering the drug intravenously rather than
lOMoARcPSD|596
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Midterm Exam advanced pharmacology
Advanced Pharmacology (Walden University)
, lOMoARcPSD|596 762 9
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs
to one of her patients. Which of the following should the nurse consider when
administering narcotics to patients in a hospital setting?
Selected Narcotics to be used in the hospital are dispensed only with a
Answer: written prescription.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of
the following should the nurse anticipate?
Selected The drug will decrease in effectiveness
Answer:
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old woman with a recent
diagnosis of unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin. Which of the
following nursing diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning of this
patient's care?
Selected Acute Pain, Headache, related to adverse effects of drug
Answer: therapy
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is caring for a patient who abuses marijuana. The treatment for
marijuana abuse consists mainly of
Selected nonpharmacologic interventions combined with an exercise
Answer: program.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in severe pain and is receiving an
opioidanalgesic. Which of the following would be the nurse's priority
assessments?
Selected Pain intensity, respiratory rate, and level of consciousness
Answer:
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been prescribed an oral drug that is known to have a high first-
pass effect. Which of the following measures has the potential to increase the
amount of the free drug that is available to body cells?
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Selected Administering the drug intravenously rather than
