NSG 6005 FINAL EXAM/NSG 6005
FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| A GRADE (VERIFIED ANSWERS )
Anticholinergic agents, such as benztropine (Cogentin), may
be given with a phenothiazine to:
• Reduce the chance of tardive dyskinesia.
• Potentiate the effects of the drug.
• Reduce the tolerance that tends to occur.
• Increase CNS depression. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Reduce the chance of tardive dyskinesia.
Unlike most type II diabetics where obesity is a major issue,
older adults with low body weight have higher risks for
morbidity and mortality. The most reliable indicator of poor
nutritional status in older adults is:
,• Weight loss in previously overweight persons
• Involuntary loss of 10% of body weight in less than six
months
• Decline in lean body mass over a twelve-month period
• Increase in central versus peripheral body adiposity -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. Involuntary loss of 10% of body weight
in less than six months
Common mistakes practitioners make in treating anxiety
disorders include:
• Switching medications after an eight-week trial to a
twelve-week trial
• Maximizing dosing of antianxiety medications
• Encouraging exercise and relaxation therapy before
starting medication
• Thinking a partial response to medication is acceptable -
CORRECT ANSWER-D. Thinking a partial response to
medication is acceptable
Genetic testing for VCORC1 mutation to assess potential
warfarin resistance is required prior to prescribing warfarin.
• True
• False - CORRECT ANSWER-B. False
,Patients who have angina, regardless of class, who are also
diabetic should be on:
• Nitrates
• Beta blockers
• ACE inhibitors
• Calcium channel blockers - CORRECT ANSWER-C. ACE
inhibitors
Alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to:
• Slower metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower
doses
• Faster metabolism of neuroleptics, requiring higher
doses
• Altered metabolism of omeprazole, requiring higher
doses
• Slower metabolism of alcohol, requiring higher doses -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. Slower metabolism of antidepressants,
requiring lower doses
Age is a factor in different responses to pain. Which of the
following age-related statements about pain is not true?
, • Preterm and newborn infants do not yet have functional
pain pathways.
• Painful experiences and prolonged exposure to
analgesic drugs during pregnancy may permanently alter
neuronal organization in the child.
• Increases in pain threshold in older adults may be
related to peripheral neuropathies and changes in skin
thickness.
• Decreases in pain tolerance are evident in older adults. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. Preterm and newborn infants do not
yet have functional pain pathways.
Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic
corticosteroid therapy need monitoring of
.
• serum glucose
• stool culture
• folate levels
• vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. serum glucose
An appropriate drug for the treatment of depression with
anxiety would be:
FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| A GRADE (VERIFIED ANSWERS )
Anticholinergic agents, such as benztropine (Cogentin), may
be given with a phenothiazine to:
• Reduce the chance of tardive dyskinesia.
• Potentiate the effects of the drug.
• Reduce the tolerance that tends to occur.
• Increase CNS depression. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Reduce the chance of tardive dyskinesia.
Unlike most type II diabetics where obesity is a major issue,
older adults with low body weight have higher risks for
morbidity and mortality. The most reliable indicator of poor
nutritional status in older adults is:
,• Weight loss in previously overweight persons
• Involuntary loss of 10% of body weight in less than six
months
• Decline in lean body mass over a twelve-month period
• Increase in central versus peripheral body adiposity -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. Involuntary loss of 10% of body weight
in less than six months
Common mistakes practitioners make in treating anxiety
disorders include:
• Switching medications after an eight-week trial to a
twelve-week trial
• Maximizing dosing of antianxiety medications
• Encouraging exercise and relaxation therapy before
starting medication
• Thinking a partial response to medication is acceptable -
CORRECT ANSWER-D. Thinking a partial response to
medication is acceptable
Genetic testing for VCORC1 mutation to assess potential
warfarin resistance is required prior to prescribing warfarin.
• True
• False - CORRECT ANSWER-B. False
,Patients who have angina, regardless of class, who are also
diabetic should be on:
• Nitrates
• Beta blockers
• ACE inhibitors
• Calcium channel blockers - CORRECT ANSWER-C. ACE
inhibitors
Alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to:
• Slower metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower
doses
• Faster metabolism of neuroleptics, requiring higher
doses
• Altered metabolism of omeprazole, requiring higher
doses
• Slower metabolism of alcohol, requiring higher doses -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. Slower metabolism of antidepressants,
requiring lower doses
Age is a factor in different responses to pain. Which of the
following age-related statements about pain is not true?
, • Preterm and newborn infants do not yet have functional
pain pathways.
• Painful experiences and prolonged exposure to
analgesic drugs during pregnancy may permanently alter
neuronal organization in the child.
• Increases in pain threshold in older adults may be
related to peripheral neuropathies and changes in skin
thickness.
• Decreases in pain tolerance are evident in older adults. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. Preterm and newborn infants do not
yet have functional pain pathways.
Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic
corticosteroid therapy need monitoring of
.
• serum glucose
• stool culture
• folate levels
• vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. serum glucose
An appropriate drug for the treatment of depression with
anxiety would be:
