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Course NURS-6521N-20,Advanced Pharmacology.2020 Fall Quarter 08/31-11/22- PT27 Test Exam - Week 11 Started 11/13/20 8:58 AM Submitted 11/13/20 10:50 AM Due Date 11/16/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 90 out of 100 points Time Ela $9.49   Add to cart

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Course NURS-6521N-20,Advanced Pharmacology.2020 Fall Quarter 08/31-11/22- PT27 Test Exam - Week 11 Started 11/13/20 8:58 AM Submitted 11/13/20 10:50 AM Due Date 11/16/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 90 out of 100 points Time Ela

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Course NURS-6521N-20,Advanced Pharmacology.2020 Fall Quarter 08/31-11/22-
PT27
Test Exam - Week 11
Started 11/13/20 8:58 AM
Submitted 11/13/20 10:50 AM
Due Date 11/16/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 90 out of 100 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 52 minutes out of 2 hours and 30 minutes
Instructions Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Exam.
Results Submitted Answers
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Question 1
A 7-year-old child has been taking tetracycline for a bacterial infection. The nurse will be sure
to inform the parents that this drug could cause
Selected staining of permanent teeth.
Answer:
• Question 2
A 45-year-old woman with acute leukemia is going to begin chemotherapy with vincristine.
The nurse is aware that vincristine must always be administered
Selected through a central line. Answer:
• Question 3
A Nurse Practitioner is to use a single-dose 1 mL vial to administer 0.5 mL of epoetin alfa to a 39-year-old
woman who is being treated for chemotherapy-induced anemia. Which of the following will the nurse do with
the unused portion of the drug?
Selected Discard the unused portion of
Answer: the drug.

• Question 4
Mr. Singh is a 66-year-old man who is receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of lung
cancer that has metastasized to his liver. In an effort to prevent infection, Mr. Singh has been
prescribed filgrastim (Neupogen). Which of the nurse's following assessment questions most
directly addresses a common adverse effect of filgrastim?
Selected "Do you feel like you're having any pain in your bones?" Answer:
• Question 5
A child is admitted to the burn unit with second and third degree burns on both arms and
part of his or her face. When administering topical medications to the burned areas, the
nurse should


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, Selected use sterile technique when applying the medication.
Answer:
• Question 6
Which of the following is a true statement about aspirin and its action on platelets


Selected It is used for prophylaxis against strokes and acute Answer: myocardial infarction

• Question 7
Which of the following medications will not increase the likelihood of photosensitivity?


Selected Amoxicilli
n
Answer:
• Question 8
Combination OCs prevent pregnancy primarily by:




Selected Suppressing ovulation. Answer:

• Question 9
Cindy has been on Citalopram (Lexapro) For a year and is willing to try tapering off of the selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor. What is the initial dosage adjustment when tapering off antidepressants


Selected Reduce dose by 50% for 3 to
Answer: 4 days

• Question 10
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 the permeability of fungal cell walls. Answer:
• Question 11
A 51-year-old female patient has been receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for metastatic
breast cancer. Her medical record indicates she has cardiomyopathy and a cumulative dose
of 300 mg/m2 of doxorubicin. Which of the following measures would help limit the
severity of the cardiomyopathy in this patient?
Selected The use of dexrazoxane in conjunction with doxorubicin Answer:
• Question 12
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?


Selected corticosteroi

, ds
Answer:
• Question 13
A patient who is at risk for DVT tells the NP she has just learned she is pregnant. The NP should expect that this
patient will use which of the following anticoagulant medications?


Selected Hepari
n
Answer:
• Question 14
A 60-year-old patient experienced a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath and
was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in the emergency department.
The patient has been started on an intravenous heparin infusion. How does this drug
achieve therapeutic effect?
Selected By inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation
Answer: cascade
• Question 15
Mr. Lepp is a 63-year-old man who was diagnosed with colon cancer several weeks ago and
who is scheduled to begin chemotherapy. He reports to the nurse that he read about the
need for erythropoietin in an online forum for cancer patients and wants to explore the use
of epoetin alfa with his oncologist. Which of the following facts should underlie the nurse's
response to Mr. Lepp?
Selected The potential benefits of epoetin alfa must be weighed carefully against Answer:
the potential adverse effects in cancer patients.
• Question 16
A 15-year-old patient has meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae. She is being treated
with chloramphenicol. The most important nursing action for this patient would be to
monitor
Selected plasma concentrations regularly. Answer:
• Question 17
A Nurse Practitioner will monitor which of the following when assigned to a patient taking allopurinol for
chronic gout who visits the clinic every 2 months?
Selected Liver function
tests
Answer:
• Question 18
The NP is considering a medication to treat Ms. Robert's Urinary Tract Infection. The NP knows that
Trimethoprim sulfamethazole (Bactrim) Is contra indicated in which of the following conditions:


Selected G6PD deficiency
anemia
Answer:

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