NURS-6521-Advanced-Pharmacology-Final-latest 2022
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner what over-the-counter medication she can take for recurring headaches.
Selected tyleno
Answer: l.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5-year-old child.
The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using
Selected body surface
Answer: area.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during an episode of status epi
Selected avoid the small veins in the dorsum of the hand or
Answer: the wrist.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner has questioned why a patient's physician has prescribed a
narrow-spectrum antibiotic rather than a broad-spectrum drug in the treatment of
a patient's infection. Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for
the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics whenever possible?
Selected
The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for a
Answer: superinfection.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 33-year-old man has developed acute gouty arthritis. He has been prescribed colchicine. W
Selected Dietary habits
Answer:
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A postmenopausal patient is prescribed
bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. The nurse will
instruct the patient to take the drug
,NURS-6521-Advanced-Pharmacology-Final-latest 2022
Selected first thing in
Answer: the morning.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspirin
Selected
magnesium sulfate toxicity.
Answer:
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride
(Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When
providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which
of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy?
Selected
Answer: Prostatic neoplasia
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A patient with AIDS has developed a number of secondary infections
in recent weeks, including Kaposi's sarcoma. As a result of this
most recent diagnosis, his care team has opted to begin treatment
with interferon alfa-2a. The nurse is aware that this drug will
address the etiology of Kaposi sarcoma by
Selected
inhibiting tumor growth by enhancing
Answer: inflammation.
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is working with a 16-year-old pregnant teen and assessing for behavior that may put the baby at
Selected whether the pregnant woman uses illegal
Answer: substances.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A patient with a recent diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia
(CML) is discussing treatment options with his care team. What
aspect of the patient's condition would contraindicate the use of
cyclophosphamide for the treatment of leukemia?
, NURS-6521-Advanced-Pharmacology-Final-latest 2022
Selected The patient's bone marrow function is
Answer: significantly depressed.
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A 5-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most effective injection site w
Selected ventroglut
Answer: eal muscle.
• Question 13
0 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old woman has an advanced form of rheumatoid arthritis.
Her treatment includes a regular dosage of methotrexate. The APRN
will advise her to take which of the following vitamin supplements
while taking the drug?
Selected
Vitamin D
Answer:
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
An immunocompromised patient in a critical care setting has
developed a respiratory infection that has been attributed to
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The nurse
should anticipate that the patient will require treatment with
Selected
Answer: vancomycin.
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A child is taking permethrin for head lice. The Nurse Practitioner will instruct her mother to
Selected stop using creams, ointments, and oils on the child's
Answer: skin and scalp.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A woman who is in the second trimester of her first pregnancy has
been experiencing frequent headaches and has sought advice from
her nurse practitioner about safe treatment options. What analgesic
can the nurse most safely recommend?
Selected
Answer: Acetaminophen
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner what over-the-counter medication she can take for recurring headaches.
Selected tyleno
Answer: l.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5-year-old child.
The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using
Selected body surface
Answer: area.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during an episode of status epi
Selected avoid the small veins in the dorsum of the hand or
Answer: the wrist.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner has questioned why a patient's physician has prescribed a
narrow-spectrum antibiotic rather than a broad-spectrum drug in the treatment of
a patient's infection. Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for
the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics whenever possible?
Selected
The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for a
Answer: superinfection.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 33-year-old man has developed acute gouty arthritis. He has been prescribed colchicine. W
Selected Dietary habits
Answer:
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A postmenopausal patient is prescribed
bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. The nurse will
instruct the patient to take the drug
,NURS-6521-Advanced-Pharmacology-Final-latest 2022
Selected first thing in
Answer: the morning.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspirin
Selected
magnesium sulfate toxicity.
Answer:
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride
(Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When
providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which
of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy?
Selected
Answer: Prostatic neoplasia
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A patient with AIDS has developed a number of secondary infections
in recent weeks, including Kaposi's sarcoma. As a result of this
most recent diagnosis, his care team has opted to begin treatment
with interferon alfa-2a. The nurse is aware that this drug will
address the etiology of Kaposi sarcoma by
Selected
inhibiting tumor growth by enhancing
Answer: inflammation.
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is working with a 16-year-old pregnant teen and assessing for behavior that may put the baby at
Selected whether the pregnant woman uses illegal
Answer: substances.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A patient with a recent diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia
(CML) is discussing treatment options with his care team. What
aspect of the patient's condition would contraindicate the use of
cyclophosphamide for the treatment of leukemia?
, NURS-6521-Advanced-Pharmacology-Final-latest 2022
Selected The patient's bone marrow function is
Answer: significantly depressed.
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A 5-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most effective injection site w
Selected ventroglut
Answer: eal muscle.
• Question 13
0 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old woman has an advanced form of rheumatoid arthritis.
Her treatment includes a regular dosage of methotrexate. The APRN
will advise her to take which of the following vitamin supplements
while taking the drug?
Selected
Vitamin D
Answer:
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
An immunocompromised patient in a critical care setting has
developed a respiratory infection that has been attributed to
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The nurse
should anticipate that the patient will require treatment with
Selected
Answer: vancomycin.
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A child is taking permethrin for head lice. The Nurse Practitioner will instruct her mother to
Selected stop using creams, ointments, and oils on the child's
Answer: skin and scalp.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A woman who is in the second trimester of her first pregnancy has
been experiencing frequent headaches and has sought advice from
her nurse practitioner about safe treatment options. What analgesic
can the nurse most safely recommend?
Selected
Answer: Acetaminophen
