NURS-6521N-56 Advanced Pharmacology |
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Review Test Submission: Exam - Week
11 User Lisa Weatherford
Course NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology
Test Exam - Week 11
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total
amount of medication patient will take per day?
Selected Answer: 1500 mg
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A 72-year-old patient is prescribed ophthalmic ciprofloxacin for a
bacterial infection in her right eye. The nurse will teach her to observe
for which of the following adverse effects of the drug?
Selected Answer: Lid margin crusting and pruritus
• Question 3
,NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology.2019 Winter Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
1 out of 1 points
A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial
infection. Which of the following assessments should the nurse
prioritize?
Selected Answer: The peak and trough blood levels
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a 64-year-old female patient who is receiving
IV heparin
and reports bleeding from her gums. The nurse checks the patient's
laboratory test results and finds that she has a very high aPTT.
The nurse anticipates that which of the following drugs may be ordered?
Selected Answer:
Protamine sulfate
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
,NURS-6521N-56 Advanced Pharmacology |
Midterm Exam Study Guide with Verified
Questions & Answers (Walden University)
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as
soybeans and soy products. The nurse practitioner understands that
these foods are considered
Selected Answer: phytoestrogens.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
An immunocompromised cancer patient has developed cryptococcal
meningitis and been admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment
with amphotericin B. How should the nurse most safely administer this drug?
Selected Infuse the drug over 2 to 4 hours into a central
line using an infusion pump Answer:
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The clinical nurse educator who oversees the emergency department in a
children's hospital has launched an awareness program aimed at
, NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology.2019 Winter Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
reducing drug errors. What measure addresses the most common cause of
incorrect doses in the care of infants and
children?
Select
ed
Answ
er:
• Question
8
1 out of 1
points
Having nurses check their math calculations with a colleague
before administering a drug.
A female patient is taking filgrastim (Neupogen) to decrease the
incidence of infection. The nurse notices a small increase in the neutrophil
count 2 days after starting therapy. The nurse's evaluation of the increase is that
Selected Answer: the increase in the neutrophil count is only transient.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Midterm Exam Study Guide with Verified
Questions & Answers (Walden University)
Review Test Submission: Exam - Week
11 User Lisa Weatherford
Course NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology
Test Exam - Week 11
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total
amount of medication patient will take per day?
Selected Answer: 1500 mg
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A 72-year-old patient is prescribed ophthalmic ciprofloxacin for a
bacterial infection in her right eye. The nurse will teach her to observe
for which of the following adverse effects of the drug?
Selected Answer: Lid margin crusting and pruritus
• Question 3
,NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology.2019 Winter Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
1 out of 1 points
A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial
infection. Which of the following assessments should the nurse
prioritize?
Selected Answer: The peak and trough blood levels
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a 64-year-old female patient who is receiving
IV heparin
and reports bleeding from her gums. The nurse checks the patient's
laboratory test results and finds that she has a very high aPTT.
The nurse anticipates that which of the following drugs may be ordered?
Selected Answer:
Protamine sulfate
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
,NURS-6521N-56 Advanced Pharmacology |
Midterm Exam Study Guide with Verified
Questions & Answers (Walden University)
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as
soybeans and soy products. The nurse practitioner understands that
these foods are considered
Selected Answer: phytoestrogens.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
An immunocompromised cancer patient has developed cryptococcal
meningitis and been admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment
with amphotericin B. How should the nurse most safely administer this drug?
Selected Infuse the drug over 2 to 4 hours into a central
line using an infusion pump Answer:
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The clinical nurse educator who oversees the emergency department in a
children's hospital has launched an awareness program aimed at
, NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology.2019 Winter Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27
reducing drug errors. What measure addresses the most common cause of
incorrect doses in the care of infants and
children?
Select
ed
Answ
er:
• Question
8
1 out of 1
points
Having nurses check their math calculations with a colleague
before administering a drug.
A female patient is taking filgrastim (Neupogen) to decrease the
incidence of infection. The nurse notices a small increase in the neutrophil
count 2 days after starting therapy. The nurse's evaluation of the increase is that
Selected Answer: the increase in the neutrophil count is only transient.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
