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NURS-6521N-49-Advanced Pharmacology-
2021-Summer-QTR-Term-wks-1-thru-11-
(05/31/2021-08/15/2021)-PT27
Test Exam - Week 11
Started 8/15/21 4:17 PM
Submitted 8/15/21 6:13 PM
Due Date 8/16/21 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 92 out of 100 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 55 minutes out of
2 hours and 30 minutes
Instructions Please answer each question below
and click Submit when you have
completed the Exam.
Results Displayed Submitted Answers
• Question 1
LIsa , age 25, has just been placed on Minocycline. The NP should tell this pt to:
Selected Use a backup form of contraception if currently taking oral
Answer: contraceptive pills
• Question 2
When a NP chooses a benzodiazepine to treat anxiety the prescriber needs to be aware
of the possibility of dependence. The Benzodiazepine associated with the greatest
likelihood of causing rapid dependence is:
Selected Alprazolam (Xan
Answer: ax)
• Question 3
When prescribing Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors such as sildenafil, the
patient should be screened for use of?
Selected
Nitrate
Answer: s
• Question 4
A patient who is at risk for DVT tells the NP she has just learned she is pregnant. The NP
should expect that this patient will use which of the following anticoagulant
medications?
Selected Hepari
Answer: n
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• Question 5
A 30-year-old woman who is in the first trimester of pregnancy has presented to her
primary care provider with a 4-day history of a reddened, itchy left eye that is crusted
with purulent exudate. The clinician suspects a bacterial, rather than viral, etiology.
How will the patient's pregnancy affect the potential use of ciprofloxacin to treat her
conjunctivitis?
Selected The use of ciprofloxacin is contraindicated in
Answer: pregnancy.
• Question 6
A Nurse Practitioner is going to administer medication to an infant using a medicine
dropper. The best method is to open the child's mouth by gently squeezing the cheeks
and placing the drops
Selected
in the buccal
Answer: pouch.
• Question 7
During ongoing assessment of a patient receiving 5-FU therapy, the nurse finds the
patient's platelet count to be 92,000 cells/mm3. The nurse should do which of the
following?
Selected Consult the prescriber for discontinuation of
Answer: the drug
• Question 8
A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial infection. Which of the
following assessments should the nurse prioritize?
Selected The peak and trough blood
Answer: levels
• Question 9
Which of the following oral agents has the most rapid analgesic onset?
Selected Liquid ibuprofen
Answer: (Motrin, Advil)
• Question 10
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 Acetaminoph
Answer: en
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• Question 11
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
Selected phytoestroge
Answer: ns.
• Question 12
A patient has been admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of peritonitis that
has necessitated treatment with gentamicin. As a result, the care team should be
cautious when concurrently administering other medications that may cause
Selected ototoxicity or
Answer: nephrotoxicity.
• Question 13
A Nurse Practitioner is working with a 16-year-old pregnant teen and assessing for
behavior that may put the baby at risk. The most important assessment the nurse can
make is
Selected
whether the pregnant woman uses illegal
Answer: substances.
• Question 14
A woman has a Chlamydia infection. Before initiating treatment with a tetracycline
antibiotic, the NP should :
Selected perform a
Answer: pregnancy test
• Question 15
A Nurse Practitioner will instruct a patient taking allopurinol to take each dose
Selected
after a
Answer: meal.
• Question 16
A 45-year-old female patient is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a bronchial infection. A
nursing assessment revealed that she started taking daily vitamin supplements about 2
years ago. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the ciprofloxacin therapy, the nurse
should advise the patient to
Selected take the vitamins at least 2 hours before or after taking
Answer: ciprofloxacin.
• Question 17
The NP is considering a medication to treat Ms. Robert's Urinary Tract Infection. The NP
knows that Trimethoprim sulfamethazole (Bactrim) Is contra indicated in which of the