NURS 6521 FINAL EXAM 3 LATEST VERSIONS 2023-2024 CONTAINS 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/NURS 6521N WEEK 11 FINAL
EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A+|WALDEN UNIVERSITY
- Question 1
JC is a 13 year old female to be seen in your clinic today. You review JC’s medication and
realize that which medication is a potential risk of growth suppression in prepubescent
children?
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Answer: - Question 2
corticosteroi
ds
Mr. Laird is a 49-year-old electrician who experienced severe burns on his trunk,
arms, and hands in a workplace accident 2 weeks ago. Part of his current wound
care regimen involves the daily application of silver sulfadiazine to his wounds. The
nurses who are providing care for Mr. Laird in the burns and plastics unit of the
hospital should perform what action when administering this medication?
Selected
Answer: - Question 3
Cleanse the wound of debris prior to applying the silver
sulfadiazine
A 29-year-old pregnant patient is extremely upset about having to take medication for
a pre-existing medical condition. She is consumed with fear that her baby will be
born with a physical deformity or a congenital anomaly but knows that she has to
take the medication. She talks constantly about this and is unable to sleep most
nights. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this
patient is?
Selected
Answer: - Question 4
Anxiety related to perceived danger of drug therapy to fetus or
infant
A patient has endocarditis and is taking gentamicin. The Nurse Practitioner will be sure to
monitor which of the following?
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Answer:
- Question 5
Creatinine
clearance
A 39-year-old woman is receiving doxorubicin for the treatment of cancer. After each
treatment, the patient has acute nausea and vomiting accompanied by a slightly
increased heart rate. The nurse will advise her to
Selected
Answer: - Question 6
perform relaxation techniques after the treatments.
A child with chronic allergic symptoms uses an intranasal steroid for control of
symptoms. At this child’s annual well-child checkup, the NP should carefully review what?
Selected
Answer: - Question 7
weight and
height
The first line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient who has been diagnosed with
community acquired pneumonia would be
Selected
Answer: - Question 8
Ciprofloxac
in
Ms. Shackleford Has been placed on Ambien to help for her insomnia. The NP must
educate the patient regarding the rapid onset of Ambien. Which statement below is
correct?
Selected
Answer: - Question 9
Zolpidem should be taken just before
going to bed
On the advice of her sister, a 52-year-old woman has visited her nurse practitioner to
discuss the potential benefits of hormone replacement therapy in controlling the
symptoms of menopause. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most
appropriate?
Selected
Answer:
“It’s important to balance the possible benefits of HRT with the fact
that it might increase your risk of heart disease and stroke” - Question 10
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
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Answer:
phytoestrogens. - Question 11
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
Selected
Answer: - Question 12
use adequate
contraception.
A 29-year-old woman who is morbidly obese has recently begun a comprehensive,
medically-supervised program of weight reduction. Prior to adding
dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) to her regimen, the patient should be questioned
about her intake of
Selected
Answer: - Question 13
caffeine.
An immunocompromised patient with a diagnosis of candidiasis has failed to respond
to conservative therapy and has consequently begun treatment with amphotericin B.
The nurse is aware that this drug achieves a therapeutic effect by way of its influence
on
Selected
Answer: - Question 14
the permeability of fungal cell walls.
Ms. Carter, a 48 year old female was placed on an aminoglycoside. The NP knows that
an adverse reaction to aminoglycosides is?
Selected
Answer: - Question 15
Ototoxici
ty
A Nurse Practitioner is reviewing the prepregnancy medication regimen of a patient who
has just had a positive pregnancy test. The nurse should be aware of which of the
following changes in pharmacokinetics that accompanies pregnancy?
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Answer: - Question 16
Increased drug distribution resulting from
hemodynamic changes
A male patient is experiencing climacteric symptoms secondary to androgen
deficiency. His physician has prescribed testosterone. The nursing assessment
reveals that the patient has had a myocardial infarction. The combination of
testosterone therapy and a history of myocardial infarction would place that patient at
a significantly higher risk of
Selected hypercholesterolemia
Answer: .
- Question 17
A 67-year-old man who is being treated for prostate cancer is taking epoetin alfa.
The nurse will instruct the patient to
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Answer:
schedule an appointment to measure hemoglobin twice a week for
at least 2 to 6 weeks. - Question 18
A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction has been assessed
and prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). When providing patient education to this man, the
nurse should tell him which of the following?
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Answer:
“You might find that your face becomes flushed or you get a
headache after you take Viagra.” - Question 19
A Nurse Practitioner is working with a 16-year-old pregnant teen and assessing for behavior
that may put the baby at risk. The most important assessment the nurse can make is
Selected
Answer: - Question 20
whether the pregnant woman uses illegal
substances.
A patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) will be starting a course of
doxorubicin shortly. When planning this patient’s care, what nursing diagnosis should
the nurse prioritize?
Selected
Answer: - Question 21
Risk for Infection related to suppressed bone marrow
function
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: - Question 22
Protamine
sulfate
The Nurse practitioner is considering ordering a medication for a patient. He/she knows that an
advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the medication it is:
Selected
Answer: - Question 23
Absorbed
rapidly
Which adverse reaction is common in the patient taking buspirone?
Selected headac