NURS 615 Exam 1 2025 Maryville University 250
Exam 1 Prep Questions and Correct Verified
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Pharmacology Exam 1 (Brand New!)
You are treating a patient with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The patient's
wife mentions difficulty with transportation to the clinic. Which medication is the
best choice?
1. Donepezil
2. Tacrine
3. Doxazosin
4. Verapamil
1. Donepezil
If an adult patient with comorbidities cannot reliably take oral antibiotics to treat
pneumonia, an appropriate initial treatment option would be:
1. IV or IM gentamicin
2. IV or IM ceftriaxone
3. IV amoxicillin
4. IV ciprofloxacin
2. IV or IM ceftriaxone
Alyssa is a 15-month-old patient who has been on amoxicillin for 2 days for acute
otitis media. She is still febrile and there is no change in her tympanic membrane
examination. What would be the plan of care for her?
1. Continue the amoxicillin for the full 10 days.
2. Change the antibiotic to azithromycin.
3. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
4. Change the antibiotic to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
3. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
Caleb is an adult with an upper respiratory infection (URI). Treatment for his URI
would include:
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,1. Amoxicillin
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Phenylpropanolamine
4. Topical oxymetazoline
4. Topical oxymetazoline
Rose is a 3-year-old patient with an upper respiratory infection (URI). Treatment
for her URI would include:
1. Amoxicillin
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Pseudoephedrine
4. Nasal saline spray
4. Nasal saline spray
Samantha is 34 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with pneumonia. She is
stable enough to be treated as an outpatient. What would be an appropriate
antibiotic to prescribe?
1. Levofloxacin
2. Azithromycin
3. Amoxicillin
4. Doxycycline
2. Azithromycin
A patient presents with a complaint of dark stools and epigastric pain described as
gnawing and burning. Which of the medications is the most likely cause?
1. Acetaminophen
2. Estradiol
3. Donepezil
4. Bethanechol
4. Bethanechol
The goals of treatment when prescribing antiretroviral medication to patients with
HIV include:
pg. 2
,1. Prevent vertical HIV transmission
2. Improve quality of life
3. Prolong survival
4. All of the above
4. All of the above
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
(APRN) prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take
it both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician's
assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
James has hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression from chronic
prednisone (a corticosteroid) use. He is at risk for what type of adverse drug
reaction?
1. Type B
2. Type C
3. Type E
4. Type F
2. Type C
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, Immunomodulators such as azathioprine may cause a delayed adverse drug
reaction known as a type D reaction because they are known:
1. Teratogens
2. Carcinogens
3. To cause hypersensitivity reactions
4. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis suppressants
2. Carcinogens
A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor vehicle accident that
required significant amounts of opioid medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for
a _____ adverse drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.
1. Rapid
2. First-dose
3. Late
4. Delayed
3. Late
An example of a first-dose reaction that may occur includes:
1. Orthostatic hypotension that does not occur with repeated doses
2. Purple glove syndrome with phenytoin use
3. Hemolytic anemia from ceftriaxone use
4. Contact dermatitis from neomycin use
1. Orthostatic hypotension that does not occur with repeated doses
Drugs that are prone to cause adverse drug effects include:
1. Diuretics
2. Inhaled anticholinergics
3. Insulins
4. Stimulants
3. Insulins
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration MedWatch system is activated when:
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Exam 1 Prep Questions and Correct Verified
Answers/ MVU Nurs 615 Exam 1 2025/ Nurs 615
Pharmacology Exam 1 (Brand New!)
You are treating a patient with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The patient's
wife mentions difficulty with transportation to the clinic. Which medication is the
best choice?
1. Donepezil
2. Tacrine
3. Doxazosin
4. Verapamil
1. Donepezil
If an adult patient with comorbidities cannot reliably take oral antibiotics to treat
pneumonia, an appropriate initial treatment option would be:
1. IV or IM gentamicin
2. IV or IM ceftriaxone
3. IV amoxicillin
4. IV ciprofloxacin
2. IV or IM ceftriaxone
Alyssa is a 15-month-old patient who has been on amoxicillin for 2 days for acute
otitis media. She is still febrile and there is no change in her tympanic membrane
examination. What would be the plan of care for her?
1. Continue the amoxicillin for the full 10 days.
2. Change the antibiotic to azithromycin.
3. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
4. Change the antibiotic to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
3. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
Caleb is an adult with an upper respiratory infection (URI). Treatment for his URI
would include:
pg. 1
,1. Amoxicillin
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Phenylpropanolamine
4. Topical oxymetazoline
4. Topical oxymetazoline
Rose is a 3-year-old patient with an upper respiratory infection (URI). Treatment
for her URI would include:
1. Amoxicillin
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Pseudoephedrine
4. Nasal saline spray
4. Nasal saline spray
Samantha is 34 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with pneumonia. She is
stable enough to be treated as an outpatient. What would be an appropriate
antibiotic to prescribe?
1. Levofloxacin
2. Azithromycin
3. Amoxicillin
4. Doxycycline
2. Azithromycin
A patient presents with a complaint of dark stools and epigastric pain described as
gnawing and burning. Which of the medications is the most likely cause?
1. Acetaminophen
2. Estradiol
3. Donepezil
4. Bethanechol
4. Bethanechol
The goals of treatment when prescribing antiretroviral medication to patients with
HIV include:
pg. 2
,1. Prevent vertical HIV transmission
2. Improve quality of life
3. Prolong survival
4. All of the above
4. All of the above
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
(APRN) prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take
it both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician's
assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
James has hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression from chronic
prednisone (a corticosteroid) use. He is at risk for what type of adverse drug
reaction?
1. Type B
2. Type C
3. Type E
4. Type F
2. Type C
pg. 3
, Immunomodulators such as azathioprine may cause a delayed adverse drug
reaction known as a type D reaction because they are known:
1. Teratogens
2. Carcinogens
3. To cause hypersensitivity reactions
4. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis suppressants
2. Carcinogens
A 24-year-old male received multiple fractures in a motor vehicle accident that
required significant amounts of opioid medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for
a _____ adverse drug reaction when he no longer requires the opioids.
1. Rapid
2. First-dose
3. Late
4. Delayed
3. Late
An example of a first-dose reaction that may occur includes:
1. Orthostatic hypotension that does not occur with repeated doses
2. Purple glove syndrome with phenytoin use
3. Hemolytic anemia from ceftriaxone use
4. Contact dermatitis from neomycin use
1. Orthostatic hypotension that does not occur with repeated doses
Drugs that are prone to cause adverse drug effects include:
1. Diuretics
2. Inhaled anticholinergics
3. Insulins
4. Stimulants
3. Insulins
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration MedWatch system is activated when:
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