NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced Pharmacology | Scored 100%| Question and Answers | Latest 2022 / 2023

NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced Pharmacology | Scored 100%| Question and Answers | Latest 2022 / 2023 1. A 12-year-old boy is being discharged from the hospital after major surgery. The boy will be taking two medications at home for an extended period. The nurse who is discharging the patient should provide teaching medication specifically ~ Answer: to both the boy and his mother regarding all medication issued. 2. A Nurse Practitioner reviews the pre-pregnancy medication regimen of a patient who has just had a positive pregnancy test. The nurse should be aware of the following changes in pharmacokinetics that accompany pregnancy? ~ Answer: Increased drug distribution resulting from hemodynamic changes 3. A patient will begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for nosocomial infection. Which of the following assessments should the nurse prioritize? ~ Answer: The peak and trough blood levels. 4. A Nurse Practitioner is assigned to a patient at 32 weeks gestation and is receiving terbutaline (Brethine) IV for 24 hours to control preterm labor. Which of the following nursing actions will the nurse take to decrease the risk of hypotension and promote circulation to the fetus? ~ Answer: Instruct the patient to lie on her left side during the infusion 5. A patient takes flavoxate hydrochloride (Urispas) to help control an overactive bladder. On a follow-up visit to the clinic, the nurse will the patient about which of the following? ~ Answer: Dental hygiene practices 6. A 60-year-old patient experienced sudden chest pain and shortness of breath and was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in the emergency department. The patient has been started an intravenous heparin infusion. How does this drug achieve a therapeutic effect? ~ Answer: By inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation cascade 7. A Nurse Practitioner who provides care in a pediatric hospital unit is aware that the potential for harm due to drug errors is higher among infants and children than in adults. This fact is primarily due to ~ Answer: immature liver and kidney function in infants and children. 8. A Nurse Practitioner is providing patient education to a 13-year-old girl who was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the patient will alert the nurse that special instructions regarding insulin are necessary? ~ Answer: "I am on the middle school track team. " 1. A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction has been assessed and prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). When providing patient education to this man, the nurse should tell him which of the following? ~ Answer: "You might find that your face becomes flushed, or you get a headache after taking Viagra. " 9. A patient takes etoposide for a testicular tumor refractory treatment. The nursing assessment reveals that he is also taking warfarin. The nurse must carefully monitor which of the following? ~ Answer: Elevated prothrombin time 10. A man is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse will instruct the patient ~ Answer: to complete the entire course of drug therapy. 11. Drugs have a valid medical use but a high potential for psychological and physiologic abuse. In an emergency, a Schedule II drug may be prescribed by telephone if a written prescription cannot be provided at the time. However, a written prescription must be provided within 72 hours with the words authorization for emergency dispensing written on the prescription. These prescriptions cannot be refilled. A new prescription must be