Chamberlain University
Chamberlain University
NR- 565 Advanced Pharmacology
NUR 546 Psychopharmacology
Fundamentals for the
Psychiatric-
NR-Mental Health Nurse
565 Midterm ExamPractitioner
NUR 546 Final
Course Title and Number: NUR 546 Psychopharmacology for the
Course Title and Number:
Psychiatric-Mental NUR Practitioner
Health Nurse 546 Psychopharmacology for the
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Exam Title: NR 565 Midterm and Final
Exam Title: NUR 546 Final
Exam Date: Midterm and Final Exam 2024- 2025
Exam Date: Final Exam 2024- 2025
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Midterm and Final Examination
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180Examination
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180 minutes
Instructions:
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Read eachquestion carefully.
question carefully.
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questions.
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your responses.
4. 4.Ensure all answers are final before submitting the
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NR- 565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals
2024 – 2025 NR- 565 Midterm Exam Review Questions
with Answers and Rationales | 100% Pass | Graded A+ |
,During what trimester is a pregnant woman most at
risk for adverse drug reactions with potential long term
consequences? - Answer>> 1st trimester (fetus most at
risk d/t rapid growth)
What is BEERS criteria? - Answer>> Recommendations
of medications inappropriate for elderly (65 and older),
prescriber ultimately decides
What is the CYP450 (cytochrome P450) - Answer>>
liver enzyme system where medications are
metabolized, can either be inducers or inhibitors and
create drug-drug interactions
CYP450 inducers - Answer>> Speed up metabolism of
drugs (drug is cleared faster), drug has lesser effect
(decrease blood levels of drug), elevate CYP450
enzymes
CYP450 inducers pneumonic - Answer>> "Bullshit Crap
GPS INDUCES rage"
CYP450 inducer drug names - Answer>> Barbituates,
St John wort, Carbamazepine, rifampin, alcohol,
phenytoin, griseofulvin, phenobarbital, sulfonylureas
CYP450 inhibitors - Answer>> inhibit metabolism,
increase blood levels of medications
CYP450 pneumonic - Answer>> "VISA credit card debt
INHIBITS spending on designers like CK to look GQ"
,CYP450 inhibitors drug names - Answer>> Valproate,
isoniazid, sulfonamides, amiodarone, chloramphenicol,
ketoconazole, grapefruit juice, quinidine
Need to increase doses of SSRI, beta blockers etc.
Codeine can be deadly - Answer>> CYP2D6
Decrease warfarin dose
Test for gene VCORC1 mutation - Answer>> CYP2C9
Decreases elimination
Increase toxicity of Amio - Answer>> CYP3A4
no accepted medical use in the US it may not be
prescribed.
heroin,various opium derivatives,hallucinogenic
substances - Answer>> Schedule I
No refills, no telephone orders
Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants - Answer>>
Schedule II
Drugs in this category are considered to be at
moderate or low risk for physical dependence, and with
current reasons for medical use
Anabolic steroids, most barbituates and ketamine
Must prescribe every 6 months, can be by phone -
Answer>> Schedule III
Abuse potential exists, but less than Sch III. Examples
are: Ambien, Darvocet and Lorazepam - Answer>>
Schedule IV
Not always necessary to have a prescription
, Loperamide, diphenoxylate and cough medicine with
less than 200mg/100 ml pregabalin - Answer>>
Schedule V
Research of drug potential, animal testing, preparation
for human testing - Answer>> Preclinical research
Initial clinical safety studies in humans. May be as few
as 10 subjects, often healthy volunteers - Answer>>
Phase I
The study drug or treatment is given to a larger group
of people (100-300) to see if it is effective and to
further evaluate its safety - Answer>> Phase II
The study drug or treatment is given to large groups of
people (1,000-3,000) to confirm its effectiveness,
monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used
treatments, and collect information that will allow the
drug or treatment to be used safely - Answer>> Phase
III
A study conducted after a drug has been shown to work
and has been granted a license (post-marketing
surveillance study) - Answer>> Phase IV
Drugs that stimulate and mimic the actions of the
sympathetic nervous system. Also called
sympathomimetics. - Answer>> Adrenergic agonists
Decrease sympathetic impulses from the CNS to the
heart and arterioles, causing vasodilation
Lowers blood pressure, diuretic may be needed
Clonodine, Methyldopa, Guanabenz
