NURS6521 MIDTERM EXAM ACTUAL 100 EXAM

NURS6521 MIDTERM EXAM /ACTUAL 100 EXAM

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/NURS 6521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM

EXAM - ALREADY GRADED A+

A professional nurse has been assigned to care for a 52-year-old attorney who has hypertension and peptic ulcer disease. Before administering his medications, the professional nurse must complete an initial asssessment. Core patient variables will be obtained from which of the following? ANS:->>>The patient interview The patient medical record The patient medical history the patient's physical examination

A 59-year-old woman has long-standing diagnoses of type 1 diabetes and hypertension and has recently been diagnosed with glaucoma. Her ophthalmologist has prescribed pilocarpine (Akarpine), which will achieve its intended therapeutic effect by which of the following means? ANS:->>>by directly stimulating cholinergic receptors

A woman in her twenties has been accompanied to her primary care provider by her mother, who states that her daughter has been experiencing increasingly severe episodes of irritable grandiose behavior. The care provider has consequently begun a treatment regimen that includes pharmacological therapies. This patient is most likely experiencing which of the following mood disorders? ANS:->>> 1 / 3

Bipolar disorder A patient is treated with an antibiotic for an infection in his leg. After 2 days of taking the antibiotic, the patient calls the clinic and reports that he has a rash all over his body. The professional nurse is aware that a rash can be an adverse effect of an antibiotic and can be either a biologic, chemical, or physiologic action of the

drug, which is an example of ANS:->>> pharmodynamics.

A 70-year-old man with diabetes mellitus is taking metoprolol (Lopressor) to manage his hypertension. The professional nurse would be sure to instruct the

patient to ANS:->>>understand the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia.

A 45-year-old man enters the ED complaining of chest pain. The professional nurse has an order to administer amyl nitrite. The professional nurse will ANS:- >>>crush the capsule and ask the patient to inhale the vapors.

Mrs. Houston is a 78-year-old woman who resides in an assisted living facility. Her doctor prescribed digoxin at her last visit to the clinic and she has approached the professional nurse who makes regular visits to the assisted - living facility about this new drug. What teaching point should thE professional nurse emphasize to Mrs. Houston? ANS:->>> the importance of having required laboratory work performed on time.

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A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chest pain. He has an order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the professional nurse do first when he complains of chest pain? ANS:->>>Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the action in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided.

A professional nurse on an acute medical unit has rectally administered a dose of sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a patient. What assessment should the professional nurse prioritize in the 48 hours following the administration of this drug? ANS:- >>>monitoring of serum potassium levels.

An expected outcome for a patient who has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin

should be ANS:->>>increased heart rate and decreased blood pressure.

Which of the following patients should be advised by the professional nurse to avoid over-the- counter cold and allergy preparations that contain phenylephrine?

ANS:->>>a 47-year-old female with hypertension.

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