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NURS 6521N ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
PHARM WEEK 11|| ACCURATE AND FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| SURE PASS!!
• Question 1
Intravenous carmustine has been prescribed for a patient with cancer. The nurse
should help relieve the discomfort of pain and burning during the infusion by
Selected Answer:
slowing the infusion.
• Question 2
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is
perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50. The serum magnesium level is 10
mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
Selected Answer:
magnesium sulfate toxicity.
• Question 3
Off label prescribing is:
Selected Answer:
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Legal if there is scientific evidence for the use
• Question 4
An immunocompromised patient in a critical care setting has developed a
respiratory infection that has been attributed to methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The nurse should anticipate that the patient will
require treatment with
Selected Answer:
vancomycin.
• Question 5
How do bisphosphonates Treat osteoporosis?
Selected Answer:
By reducing bone resorption and inhibiting osteoclastic activity
• Question 6
The anticoagulant drug that acts as a vitamin K antagonist is:
Selected Answer:
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coumadin
• Question 7
A man is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a sexually transmitted infection. The
nurse will instruct the patient to
Selected Answer:
complete the entire course of drug therapy.
• Question 8
Laboratory testing has confirmed that a patient has chloroquine-resistant malaria
and the patient's physician has prescribed quinine along with an adjunctive drug.
The nurse should question the physician's order if the patient has a history of
Selected Answer:
cardiac arrhythmias.
• Question 9
A child is taking permethrin for head lice. The Nurse Practitioner will instruct her
mother to
Selected Answer:
stop using creams, ointments, and oils on the child's skin and scalp.
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• Question 10
A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a patient with cancer who has been prescribed
dronabinol (Marinol) to help reduce nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy. The
nurse will inform the patient that he or she is taking an oral form of
Selected Answer:
marijuana.
• Question 11
A patient is receiving long-term clindamycin therapy for a life-threatening
infection. The nurse will begin by monitoring this drug therapy by obtaining
Selected Answer:
a baseline complete blood count.
• Question 12
A 35-year-old woman is on a weight-loss program and is to begin taking
sibutramine (Meridia). After baseline physical data are obtained, the nurse will
assess the patient's childbearing potential. The nurse will inform the patient that
during sibutramine therapy she should
NURS 6521N ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
PHARM WEEK 11|| ACCURATE AND FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| SURE PASS!!
• Question 1
Intravenous carmustine has been prescribed for a patient with cancer. The nurse
should help relieve the discomfort of pain and burning during the infusion by
Selected Answer:
slowing the infusion.
• Question 2
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is
perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50. The serum magnesium level is 10
mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
Selected Answer:
magnesium sulfate toxicity.
• Question 3
Off label prescribing is:
Selected Answer:
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Legal if there is scientific evidence for the use
• Question 4
An immunocompromised patient in a critical care setting has developed a
respiratory infection that has been attributed to methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The nurse should anticipate that the patient will
require treatment with
Selected Answer:
vancomycin.
• Question 5
How do bisphosphonates Treat osteoporosis?
Selected Answer:
By reducing bone resorption and inhibiting osteoclastic activity
• Question 6
The anticoagulant drug that acts as a vitamin K antagonist is:
Selected Answer:
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coumadin
• Question 7
A man is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a sexually transmitted infection. The
nurse will instruct the patient to
Selected Answer:
complete the entire course of drug therapy.
• Question 8
Laboratory testing has confirmed that a patient has chloroquine-resistant malaria
and the patient's physician has prescribed quinine along with an adjunctive drug.
The nurse should question the physician's order if the patient has a history of
Selected Answer:
cardiac arrhythmias.
• Question 9
A child is taking permethrin for head lice. The Nurse Practitioner will instruct her
mother to
Selected Answer:
stop using creams, ointments, and oils on the child's skin and scalp.
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• Question 10
A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a patient with cancer who has been prescribed
dronabinol (Marinol) to help reduce nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy. The
nurse will inform the patient that he or she is taking an oral form of
Selected Answer:
marijuana.
• Question 11
A patient is receiving long-term clindamycin therapy for a life-threatening
infection. The nurse will begin by monitoring this drug therapy by obtaining
Selected Answer:
a baseline complete blood count.
• Question 12
A 35-year-old woman is on a weight-loss program and is to begin taking
sibutramine (Meridia). After baseline physical data are obtained, the nurse will
assess the patient's childbearing potential. The nurse will inform the patient that
during sibutramine therapy she should
