NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm
Exam | 100% Correct| Question and Answers | Latest 2021 /
2022
1. Mesalamine (Asacol) is prescribed for a 22-year-old woman with Crohn disease.
The nurse will discuss with the patient the possibility for which of the following
adverse effects related to the new drug therapy?
- Answer: Hair loss.
2. A teenage boy has undergone a diagnostic workup following several months of
persistent, bloody diarrhea that appears to lack an infectious etiology. Boy has
intermittent abdominal pain and has lost almost 15 lbs this year. Which medication is
most likely to treat this diagnosis?
- Answer: Mesalamine.
3. A clinic Nurse Practitioner is planning care for a 68-year-old man who has
been on omeprazole (Prilosec) therapy for heartburn for some time.
Regarding the patient's safety, which of the following would be a priority
nursing action?
- Answer: Coordinate bone density testing for the patient.
4. A patient who takes aluminum hydroxide with magnesium hydroxide (Mylanta)
frequently for upset stomach, heartburn, and sour stomach is seen regularly in the
clinic. The nurse should assess which of the following?
, - Answer: Serum phosphate level.
5. A Nurse Practitioner who provides care in a busy clinic is aware of the high
incidence and prevalence of hyperlipidemia and the consequent need for anti-
hyperlipidemics in many patients. Treatment of high cholesterol using statins would
be contraindicated in which of the following patients?
- Answer: An obese male client who is a heavy alcohol user and who has
cirrhosis of the liver.
6. You are seeing a 55-year-old patient recently diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer.
What should be the initial treatment choice for this patient?
- Answer: A Proton Pump Inhibitor.
7. A female patient has been taking prednisone for her asthma for 1 month. The nurse
will teach her to gradually decrease dose of prednisone to avoid:
- Answer: adrenal insufficiency.
8. One of the following is TRUE about long-acting beta agonist use in asthma
patients?
- Answer: It can be combined with an inhaled corticosteroid to
improve asthma control.
, 9. A woman has a long history of seasonal allergies that are typically accompanied by
rhinorrhea, red eyes, and frequent sneezing. Sneezes are a result of: Answer:
- a CNS reflex that is initiated by receptors in the nasal cavities.
10. A patient with bronchial asthma is prescribed a sustained-release preparation of
theophylline. To help minimize the adverse effects of the drug, which of the following
should the nurse suggest?
- Answer: Take it on an empty stomach, 1 hour before or 2 hours after
meals.
11. A 72-year-old man is prescribed theophylline for symptomatic relief of bronchial
asthma. Which of the following findings would alert the nurse to the need for close
monitoring?
- Answer: Enlarged prostate gland.
12. 30.. An elderly postsurgical patient has developed postoperative pneumonia in the
days following abd. sx. ..being treated with a number of medications. Which med that
the nurse will give has the slowest absorption?
- Answer: An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily for
several years.
Exam | 100% Correct| Question and Answers | Latest 2021 /
2022
1. Mesalamine (Asacol) is prescribed for a 22-year-old woman with Crohn disease.
The nurse will discuss with the patient the possibility for which of the following
adverse effects related to the new drug therapy?
- Answer: Hair loss.
2. A teenage boy has undergone a diagnostic workup following several months of
persistent, bloody diarrhea that appears to lack an infectious etiology. Boy has
intermittent abdominal pain and has lost almost 15 lbs this year. Which medication is
most likely to treat this diagnosis?
- Answer: Mesalamine.
3. A clinic Nurse Practitioner is planning care for a 68-year-old man who has
been on omeprazole (Prilosec) therapy for heartburn for some time.
Regarding the patient's safety, which of the following would be a priority
nursing action?
- Answer: Coordinate bone density testing for the patient.
4. A patient who takes aluminum hydroxide with magnesium hydroxide (Mylanta)
frequently for upset stomach, heartburn, and sour stomach is seen regularly in the
clinic. The nurse should assess which of the following?
, - Answer: Serum phosphate level.
5. A Nurse Practitioner who provides care in a busy clinic is aware of the high
incidence and prevalence of hyperlipidemia and the consequent need for anti-
hyperlipidemics in many patients. Treatment of high cholesterol using statins would
be contraindicated in which of the following patients?
- Answer: An obese male client who is a heavy alcohol user and who has
cirrhosis of the liver.
6. You are seeing a 55-year-old patient recently diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer.
What should be the initial treatment choice for this patient?
- Answer: A Proton Pump Inhibitor.
7. A female patient has been taking prednisone for her asthma for 1 month. The nurse
will teach her to gradually decrease dose of prednisone to avoid:
- Answer: adrenal insufficiency.
8. One of the following is TRUE about long-acting beta agonist use in asthma
patients?
- Answer: It can be combined with an inhaled corticosteroid to
improve asthma control.
, 9. A woman has a long history of seasonal allergies that are typically accompanied by
rhinorrhea, red eyes, and frequent sneezing. Sneezes are a result of: Answer:
- a CNS reflex that is initiated by receptors in the nasal cavities.
10. A patient with bronchial asthma is prescribed a sustained-release preparation of
theophylline. To help minimize the adverse effects of the drug, which of the following
should the nurse suggest?
- Answer: Take it on an empty stomach, 1 hour before or 2 hours after
meals.
11. A 72-year-old man is prescribed theophylline for symptomatic relief of bronchial
asthma. Which of the following findings would alert the nurse to the need for close
monitoring?
- Answer: Enlarged prostate gland.
12. 30.. An elderly postsurgical patient has developed postoperative pneumonia in the
days following abd. sx. ..being treated with a number of medications. Which med that
the nurse will give has the slowest absorption?
- Answer: An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily for
several years.
