NURS-6521N-37-Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam Questions and Answers
2023
• Question 1
Alendronate (Fosamax) is prescribed for a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman. In order to
help prevent gastrointestinal distress, the nurse will advise the patient to
Selected stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes after taking
Answer: alendronate.
• Question 2
Donald is a nurse practitioner student. He recognizes which option below could be a
secondary use for an anxiolytic medication?
Selected ADH
Answer: D
• Question 3
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?
Selected "I am on the middle school track
Answer: team."
• Question 4
A Nurse Practitioner is providing patient education to a 50-year-old woman who is taking
methotrexate (MTX) for breast cancer. The nurse will instruct the patient to avoid which of
the following drugs?
Selected Salicylat
Answer: es
, • Question 5
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soyproducts. The
nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
SelectedAnswer: phytoestroge ns.
• Question 6
The NP recognizes that these medications are useful when taken during early symptoms
of a migraine.
(Select all that apply)
Selected Triptans
Answers:
Acetaminoph
en
• Question 7
The Nurse Practitioner notices a cold sore on a patient's upper lip and requests
medication; docosanol (Abreva) is ordered. Before applying the medication, the nurse
would first
Selected clean the area to be treated and then
Answer: pat it dry.
• Question 8
An elderly woman is slated for a hemiarthroplasty (hip replacement surgery) after falling and breaking
her hip on the stairs outside her home. The woman's pain in the time since her injury has been severe,
and her care team has been treating it with morphine. Which of the following administration
schedules is most likely to control the patient's pain?
Selected A large long-acting dose of morphine at 8 a.m. with smaller doses at 12
Answer: p.m., 5 p.m., and 10 p.m.
• Question 9
Steady state is:
Selected When the amount of drug in the body remains
Answer: constant
• Question 10
Medications that potentiate the actions of GABA in the brain will likely have which of the
following effects?
Selected provide
Answer: sedation
• Question 11
Which antibiotic is most frequently associated with "Red man Syndrome"
, SelectedAnswer: Vancomyc in
• Question 12
A nurse practitioner has been assigned to a 55-year-old woman who has a malignant
brain tumor. The patient is receiving her first dose of carmustine. It will be critical for the
nurse to observe for which of the following?
SelectedAnswer: Nausea and
vomiting
• Question 13
An NP is seeing a child who weights 25 pounds, 2 oz and needs a medication. The NP
learns that the recommended dosing for this drug is 30-35 mg per kg per day in three
divided doses. The NP should order
Selected 110 mg
Answer: tid
• Question 14
A patient is prescribed ganciclovir to treat a CMV infection. An oral dosage is prescribed.
To help increase bioavailability of the drug, the nurse will encourage the patient to take
the medication
SelectedAnswer: with high-fat meals.
• Question 15
All of the following can cause photosensitivity except
Selected levofloxac
Answer: in
• Question 16
A 6-month-old child has developed skin irritation due to an allergic reaction. He has been
prescribed a topical skin ointment. The nurse will consider which of the following before
administering the drug?
SelectedAnswer: That the infant's skin has greater permeability than that
of an adult
• Question 17
Phenytoin decreases folic acid absorption by
SelectedAnswer: Inhibiting intestinal enzymes require for folic acid
absorption
• Question 18
A 15-year-old patient has meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae. She is being
treated with chloramphenicol. The most important nursing action for this patient would
be to monitor
2023
• Question 1
Alendronate (Fosamax) is prescribed for a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman. In order to
help prevent gastrointestinal distress, the nurse will advise the patient to
Selected stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes after taking
Answer: alendronate.
• Question 2
Donald is a nurse practitioner student. He recognizes which option below could be a
secondary use for an anxiolytic medication?
Selected ADH
Answer: D
• Question 3
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?
Selected "I am on the middle school track
Answer: team."
• Question 4
A Nurse Practitioner is providing patient education to a 50-year-old woman who is taking
methotrexate (MTX) for breast cancer. The nurse will instruct the patient to avoid which of
the following drugs?
Selected Salicylat
Answer: es
, • Question 5
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soyproducts. The
nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
SelectedAnswer: phytoestroge ns.
• Question 6
The NP recognizes that these medications are useful when taken during early symptoms
of a migraine.
(Select all that apply)
Selected Triptans
Answers:
Acetaminoph
en
• Question 7
The Nurse Practitioner notices a cold sore on a patient's upper lip and requests
medication; docosanol (Abreva) is ordered. Before applying the medication, the nurse
would first
Selected clean the area to be treated and then
Answer: pat it dry.
• Question 8
An elderly woman is slated for a hemiarthroplasty (hip replacement surgery) after falling and breaking
her hip on the stairs outside her home. The woman's pain in the time since her injury has been severe,
and her care team has been treating it with morphine. Which of the following administration
schedules is most likely to control the patient's pain?
Selected A large long-acting dose of morphine at 8 a.m. with smaller doses at 12
Answer: p.m., 5 p.m., and 10 p.m.
• Question 9
Steady state is:
Selected When the amount of drug in the body remains
Answer: constant
• Question 10
Medications that potentiate the actions of GABA in the brain will likely have which of the
following effects?
Selected provide
Answer: sedation
• Question 11
Which antibiotic is most frequently associated with "Red man Syndrome"
, SelectedAnswer: Vancomyc in
• Question 12
A nurse practitioner has been assigned to a 55-year-old woman who has a malignant
brain tumor. The patient is receiving her first dose of carmustine. It will be critical for the
nurse to observe for which of the following?
SelectedAnswer: Nausea and
vomiting
• Question 13
An NP is seeing a child who weights 25 pounds, 2 oz and needs a medication. The NP
learns that the recommended dosing for this drug is 30-35 mg per kg per day in three
divided doses. The NP should order
Selected 110 mg
Answer: tid
• Question 14
A patient is prescribed ganciclovir to treat a CMV infection. An oral dosage is prescribed.
To help increase bioavailability of the drug, the nurse will encourage the patient to take
the medication
SelectedAnswer: with high-fat meals.
• Question 15
All of the following can cause photosensitivity except
Selected levofloxac
Answer: in
• Question 16
A 6-month-old child has developed skin irritation due to an allergic reaction. He has been
prescribed a topical skin ointment. The nurse will consider which of the following before
administering the drug?
SelectedAnswer: That the infant's skin has greater permeability than that
of an adult
• Question 17
Phenytoin decreases folic acid absorption by
SelectedAnswer: Inhibiting intestinal enzymes require for folic acid
absorption
• Question 18
A 15-year-old patient has meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae. She is being
treated with chloramphenicol. The most important nursing action for this patient would
be to monitor
