NURS 508 WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED

NURS 508 WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ SUCCESS
ASSUARED

Question 1
pts
A primary care NP prescribes a COCP for a woman who is taking them for
the first time. After teaching, the woman should correctly state the need for
using a backup form of contraception if she:




is having vomiting or diarrhea.



takes nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs several days in a row.



has recurrent headaches or insomnia.



delays taking a pill by 5 or 6 hours.

Vomiting and diarrhea may cause oral contraceptive failure, so women
should be advised to use backup contraception if they experience these.
The other conditions do not lead to oral contraceptive failure.


Question 2
pts
A patient develops hepatotoxicity from chronic acetaminophen use. The
primary care NP may recommend:


chondroitin.




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glucosamine.

Correct Answer


milk thistle.



coenzyme Q.

Milk thistle has been shown to protect the liver after exposure to hepatotoxins
such as acetaminophen, ethanol, and halothane. The other supplements
listed do not have this effect.


Question 3
pts
A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) prescribes a drug to an 80-year-old
African- American woman. When selecting a drug and determining the correct
dose, the NP should understand that the knowledge of how age, race, and
gender may affect drug excretion is based on an understanding of:


anatomy and physiology.




pharmacokinetics.



pharmacodynamics.



bioavailability.

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Pharmacokinetics is the study of the action of drugs in the body and may be
thought of as what the body does to the drug. Factors such as age, race, and
gender may change the way the body acts to metabolize and excrete a
drug. Bioavailability refers to the amount of drug available at the site of
action. Pharmacodynamics is the study of the effects of drugs on the body.
Anatomy and physiology is a basic understanding of how the body functions.
Question 4
pts
A patient with chronic back pain that is unrelieved by prescription analgesic
medications
asks a primary care nurse practitioner (NP) about acupuncture treatments.
The NP should tell this patient:




most studies that show benefits of alternative therapies are based on
observation.


biofield therapy has been shown to be more effective than acupuncture.



creatine has been shown to be an effective herbal choice to treat back pain.


there is no valid research documenting the efficacy of this treatment for pain.
Current literature does not allow definitive conclusions to be drawn
regarding the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
because much of what appears in the literature continues to be based on
observational reports and small studies. Biofield therapy has not been
shown to be more effective than acupuncture. Creatine is used to increase
muscle mass.


Question 5
pts

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