Walden University – NURS 6521 – FINAL EXAM 2022
Question 1
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 2
A man has a demonstrated history of androgen deficiency and the consequences of this health problem
include an inability to maintain an erection. Which of the following medications would best address this
patient’s erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Selected Answer:
Sildenafil (Viagra)
Question 3
A 20-year-old woman will soon begin taking oral contraceptives for the first time. What advice should
the nurse provide to this patient?
Selected Answer:
“It will take 10 to 12 weeks before the birth control pills will actually prevent pregnancy, so be vigilant
with other contraceptives until then.”
Question 4
A Nurse Practitioner is assessing a patient who has chronic lymphoblastic myelogenous leukemia. The
treatment plan includes hydroxyurea (Hydrea). The nurse will assess the patient for which of the
following?
Selected Answer:
Leukopenia
Question 5
When planning care for a patient who is receiving filgrastim (Neupogen) for a nonmyeloid malignancy,
the nurse should formulate which of the following patient outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
Selected Answers:
The patient will not develop an infection.
The patient will not experience bone pain.
The patient will not develop febrile neutropenia.
Question 6
What schedule class of drug is Hydrocodone?
Selected Answer:
III
Question 7
Which of the following drugs is most likely to cause sexual dysfunction and males?
Selected Answer:
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Question 8
A 9-year-old boy was bought to his primary care provider by his mother with signs and symptoms of
hookworm infection and will be sent home with a prescription for mebendazole. When provided patient
and family education, the nurse should teach the mother with which of the following measures to avoid
reinfection following treatment?
Selected Answer:
The importance of vigilant hygiene for the boy and the other members of the family
Question 9
A Nurse Practitioner is explaining to the parents of a 6-year-old child suffering from angina why
nitroglycerin patches for chest pain would not be appropriate. Which of the following will the nurse
include in an explanation?
Selected Answer:
A child has a smaller body surface area, resulting in an increase in topical absorption, which can cause
more adverse effects.
Question 10
What schedule drug is alprazolam?
Selected Answer:
IV
Question 11
Jacob was eating cheese and drinking beer. Thirty minutes Later, he developed severe hypertension,
diaphoresis, Flushing, and muscle rigidity. He may have been taken which drug?
Selected Answer:
Trazodone
Question 12
A 43-year-old man has been diagnosed with active TB. He is prescribed a multiple drug therapy, including
INH and rifampin. A priority assessment by the nurse will be to monitor which combination of laboratory
test results?
Selected Answer:
Serum alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and bilirubin
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