NURS 6521: PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A LATEST
UPDATE(2023)
QUESTION 1
A 10-year-old boy is taking dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) daily for ADHD. At each clinic
visit, the nurse's priority assessment would be
A.
Vision.
B.
body temperature.
C.
height and weight.
D.
blood
pressure. 1
points Saved
QUESTION 2
A nurse is explaining to the parents of a 6-year-old child suffering from angina why
nitroglycerin patches for chest pain would not be appropriate. Which of the following will the
nurse include in an explanation?
A.
A child's gastric pH is decreased, causing less of the drug to be absorbed from the subcutaneous
skin, therefore producing more adverse effects.
B.
A child has a greater body surface area, creating greater permeability resulting in an increase
in absorption of topical agents, which may result in more adverse effects.
C.
A child has an erratic blood flow from an immature peripheral circulation, which increases
drug absorption, causing an increase in adverse effects.
D.
A child has a smaller body surface area, resulting in an increase in topical absorption, which
can cause more adverse effects.
1 points Saved
QUESTION 3
A nurse 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
, A.
under the tongue.
B.
at the back of the mouth.
C.
in the buccal pouch.
D.
on top of the
tongue. 1 points
Saved
QUESTION 4
A 15-year-old boy has been diagnosed with bone cancer after several months of fatigue and
pain. What question should the nurse include in an assessment when trying to minimize the
potential for adverse drug reactions?
A.
“Did Tylenol or other over-the-counter pain remedies ever relieve your
pain?” B.
“How much do you
weigh?” C.
“Do you ever use alcohol or drugs?”
D.
“On a scale of zero to ten, what level of pain is acceptable to
you?” 1 points Saved
QUESTION 5
A client reports to a clinic with complaints of breast tenderness, a right lumpy breast, and no
breast discharge. The breast tenderness occurs primarily during her menstrual cycle. The nurse
practitioner probably suspects
A.
breast cancer.
B.
PMS.
C.
pain in the heart.
D.
cancerous breast
tenderness. 1 points
Saved
QUESTION 6
A 19-year-old client reports to a clinic with vaginal discharge with a foul odor. A microscopic
exam reveals trichomonas vaginalis. The nurse practitioner is aware that
A.
trichomoniasis is an incurable disease.
B.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A LATEST
UPDATE(2023)
QUESTION 1
A 10-year-old boy is taking dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) daily for ADHD. At each clinic
visit, the nurse's priority assessment would be
A.
Vision.
B.
body temperature.
C.
height and weight.
D.
blood
pressure. 1
points Saved
QUESTION 2
A nurse is explaining to the parents of a 6-year-old child suffering from angina why
nitroglycerin patches for chest pain would not be appropriate. Which of the following will the
nurse include in an explanation?
A.
A child's gastric pH is decreased, causing less of the drug to be absorbed from the subcutaneous
skin, therefore producing more adverse effects.
B.
A child has a greater body surface area, creating greater permeability resulting in an increase
in absorption of topical agents, which may result in more adverse effects.
C.
A child has an erratic blood flow from an immature peripheral circulation, which increases
drug absorption, causing an increase in adverse effects.
D.
A child has a smaller body surface area, resulting in an increase in topical absorption, which
can cause more adverse effects.
1 points Saved
QUESTION 3
A nurse 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
, A.
under the tongue.
B.
at the back of the mouth.
C.
in the buccal pouch.
D.
on top of the
tongue. 1 points
Saved
QUESTION 4
A 15-year-old boy has been diagnosed with bone cancer after several months of fatigue and
pain. What question should the nurse include in an assessment when trying to minimize the
potential for adverse drug reactions?
A.
“Did Tylenol or other over-the-counter pain remedies ever relieve your
pain?” B.
“How much do you
weigh?” C.
“Do you ever use alcohol or drugs?”
D.
“On a scale of zero to ten, what level of pain is acceptable to
you?” 1 points Saved
QUESTION 5
A client reports to a clinic with complaints of breast tenderness, a right lumpy breast, and no
breast discharge. The breast tenderness occurs primarily during her menstrual cycle. The nurse
practitioner probably suspects
A.
breast cancer.
B.
PMS.
C.
pain in the heart.
D.
cancerous breast
tenderness. 1 points
Saved
QUESTION 6
A 19-year-old client reports to a clinic with vaginal discharge with a foul odor. A microscopic
exam reveals trichomonas vaginalis. The nurse practitioner is aware that
A.
trichomoniasis is an incurable disease.
B.
