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Midterm Exam: NUR635/ NUR 635 ( 2026/2027 Update) Advanced Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers - Grand Canyon
Midterm Exam: NUR635/ NUR 635 (
2026/2027 Update) Advanced Pharmacology
Exam Questions and Answers
- Grand Canyon
Q: Ace inhibitors help patients with HF by doing all of the following except
Answer:
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Increase HR and preload
Q: Your chronic pain patient calls for a refill of their regularly prescribed hydrocodone
prescription. The appropriate response of the NP would be
Answer:
You need to schedule a visit for an in person follow up
Q: Which portion of the patients history should be thoroughly assessed before prescribing
metronidazole for a bacterial vaginosis infection?
Answer:
Social history for alcohol intake
Q: When prescribing lithium, the NP educates the patient that all of the following will need to
be closely monitored throughout therapy except
Answer:
liver function
Q: A 32 week pregnant patient comes in complaining of contractions, the NP
educates the patient regarding the following
Answer:
Treatment with a beta 2 agonist
Q: Which medication does the NP order after the patient experiences halluci- nations following
atropine treatment for their bradycardia?
Answer:
Physostigmine
Q: Which condition is appropriate for the NP to prescribe clonidine ER to an adolescent?
Answer:
ADHD
Q: The nurse educates the patient to watch for which adverse effect when d/c baclofen?
Answer:
Hallucinations
Q: Lab work shows a decrease in creatinine clearance after the patient starts taking memantine.
The NPs appropriate course of action would be to
Answer:
De- crease the dosage of memantine
Q: The nurse believes the patients caregiver needs more education when she verbalizes which
of the following statement regarding rivastigmine transder- mal patches?
Answer:
I should change the patch every 72 hours
Q: After starting the first generation antipsychotic, the patient develops which adverse reaction
which the NP must now also treat?
Answer:
Tardive dyskinesia
Q: Your patient is preparing for a cortisone injection, but is diabetic. Which insulin would you
choose to work the quickest to lower blood sugar?
Answer:
Glulisine
Q: How does Metformin help to decrease blood sugar?
Answer:
Decreasing glycogenol- ysis in the liver
Q: When educating patients regarding neutral protamine hagedorn (NPH) insulin, the nurse
includes the onset of action for this drug takes place
Answer:
60-90 minutes
Q: A 69 year old male presents with dizziness, confusion, sweating and complaining of
palpitations. The nurse suspects the patient is suffering fromAnswer:
Hypoglycemia
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