NUR 546
NURS Psychopharmacology
6521N for the
Advanced Pharmacology
Psychiatric- Mental
NURS Health
6521N Nurse
Exam Practitioner
NUR 546 Final
Course Title and Number: NURS 6521N Advanced Pharmacology
Course Title and Number: NUR 546 Psychopharmacology for the
Exam Title: NURS
Psychiatric-Mental 6521N
Health Midterm
Nurse and Final
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NUR 546and Final Exam 2024- 2025
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Final Examination
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NURS 6521N Final Exam Actual Exam Review |
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A nurse is caring for an infant after a surgical procedure. After
ensuring that the ordered dose is appropriate for the infant's
age and weight, the nurse administers a narcotic analgesic
intravenously. When assessing the infant 15 minutes later, the
nurse notes respirations of 22 breaths/minute and a heart rate
of 110 beats/minute. The infant is asleep in the parent's arms
and does not awaken when vital signs are assessed. The nurse
understands that these findings are the result of: - Answer>>
immaturity of the blood-brain barrier in the infant.
A child will receive 750 mg of an antibiotic for 10 days. The
child attends day care. The drug may be dosed in several ways
and is available in two concentrations. Which dosing regimen
will the nurse discuss with the child's provider? - Answer>>
500 mg/5 mL to 375 mg PO twice daily
Parents ask the nurse why an over-the-counter cough
suppressant with sedative side effects is not recommended for
infants. Which response by the nurse is correct? - Answer>>
"Infants are more susceptible to central nervous system effects
than are adults."
A nurse caring for a 5-year-old child notes that the child has
discoloration of several teeth. When taking a medication
history, the nurse will ask about which group of medications? -
Answer>> Tetracyclines
An infant has allergies and often develops a pruritic rash when
exposed to allergens. The infant's parents ask the nurse about
,using a topical antihistamine. What should the nurse tell them?
- Answer>> Applying an antihistamine to the skin can cause
toxicity in this age group.
On your patient schedule see a diagnosis of plagiocephaly on
your patient schedule. You vaguely recall learning something
about this in Nurs 612 so you check UpToDate and are able to
explain the etiology of this head growth disturbance is to the
parents of this 4-month-old :
A. Your child's head appears small. His head size is 2 SD below
the mean, this can result abnormal brain development from a
genetic or teratogenic exposure
B. Your child's head appears flat. This form of craniostenosis
can result from premature fusion of lambdoidal or coronal skull
sutures and often results in brain injury.
C. Your child's head appears large. His head size is 2 SD above
the mean, this can result from hydrocephalus while skull
sutures are open.
D. Your child's head appears flat. This form of craniostenosis
can result from premature fusion of lambdoidal or coronal skull
sutures and is often only cosmetic and can be treated with a s -
Answer>> D. Your child's head appears flat. This form of
craniostenosis can result from premature fusion of lambdoidal
or coronal skull sutures and is often only cosmetic and can be
treated with a special helmet.
During a 1-week-old male well child check the head
circumference is 3 S.D. (standard deviations) below the
predicted mean. What risk factors increases the risk of this
finding?
A. Positioning infant on their back
B. Prenatal Zika virus exposure
C. Hydrocephaly
D. Subdural hematoma or tumor - Answer>> B. Prenatal Zika
virus exposure
, You are seeing a 6-month-old today for follow-up after a febrile
seizure yesterday. On exam you expect to find:
A. the anterior fontanel closed.
B. the posterior fontanel closed
C. sleepiness from a post-ictal state
D. nuchal rigidity - Answer>> B. the posterior fontanel closed
You are examining a 22-month-old today for follow-up after a
with a new sudden onset of jerking movements while febrile
earlier today. Which of the following is not typical of this type
seizure?
A. Positive family history
B. Age onset between 3 months and 5 years
C. Seizure lasting more than 15 minutes
D. Most likely to occur with a rapid rise in body temperature -
Answer>> C. Seizure lasting more than 15 minutes
A 15-year-old with a diagnosis of epilepsy had a seizure in your
office lasting 12 minutes requiring rectal diazepam (Valium).
He is stable in a postictal state. His parents express concern as
his last seizure was 2 years ago and he wanted to be weaned
off his phenytoin (Dilantin).Which of the following may have
contributed to this seizure?
A. Experimentation with alcohol consumption which lowers
seizure threshold.
B. Recent growth spurt resulting in decreased kg/mg dosage
C. Adolescent may be challenging diagnosis and non-compliant
with phenytoin regimen
D. All choices are correct - Answer>> D. All choices are
correct
What question in an adolescent's history is the MOST important
to ask concerning new onset of headaches?
A. Alcohol use
B. Caffeine use
C. History of headache most severe when arising from sleep
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