Pharmacology - Week 4 – Post Quizes And All Correct Answers.
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NURS 676
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NURS 676
An adult patient has been taking oral prednisone for the treatment of an acute dermatological condition. When teaching this patient about this course of treatment, what teaching point should the nurse emphasize? - Answer The importance of gradually reducing rather than abruptly stopping the drug...
Pharmacology - Week 4 – Post Quizes
And All Correct Answers.
An adult patient has been taking oral prednisone for the treatment of an acute dermatological condition.
When teaching this patient about this course of treatment, what teaching point should the nurse
emphasize? - Answer The importance of gradually reducing rather than abruptly stopping the drug
A group of nursing students are learning about the factors that underlie recent increases in the incidence
and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. What factor is known to contribute to antibiotic
resistance? - Answer overuse of antibiotics
An adult patient with an autoimmune disorder regularly takes oral corticosteroids. The nurse knows that
corticosteroids can be used in the successful treatment of inflammation but that they also create a risk
for - Answer infection.
A 12-year-old boy was recently diagnosed with asthma, and his primary care provider has prescribed a
corticosteroid to be administered by metered-dose inhaler. This drug achieves a therapeutic effect by
which of the following means? - Answer By increasing the number of beta-adrenergic receptors
When acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is administered in low doses, it blocks the synthesis of thromboxane
A2. What physiological effect results from this action? - Answer Platelet aggregation is inhibited.
A child has symptoms of influenza, including a fever. Which of the following medications should not be
administered to the child because of the risk of Reye's syndrome? - Answer Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
A patient is receiving acetaminophen (Tylenol) for fever. The patient also has inflammation in the knees
and elbows with pain. Why will acetaminophen (Tylenol) assist in reducing fever but not in decreasing
the inflammatory process? - Answer Prostaglandin inhibition is limited to the central nervous system.
A patient enters the emergency room with complaints of visual changes, drowsiness, and tinnitus. The
patient is confused and hyperventilating. These symptoms may be attributable to which of the following?
- Answer Salicylism
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