NURS 6521 FINALS ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2024
1.The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg
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medication patient will take per day?
Selected Answer: 1500 mg
2.A 72-year-old patient is prescribed ophthalmic ciprofloxacin for a bacterial infection
in her right eye. The nurse will teach her to observe for which of the following adverse effects
ofthe drug?
Selected Answer: Lid margin crusting and pruritus
3.A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial infection. Which of the
following assessments should the nurse prioritize?
Selected Answer: The peak and trough blood levels
4.A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a 64-year-old female patient who is receiving IV
heparinand reports bleeding from her gums. The nurse checks the patient's laboratory test results
and finds that she has a very high aPTT. The nurse anticipates that which of the following drugs
maybe ordered?
Selected Answer: Protamine sulfate
5.A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy
products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
Selected Answer: phytoestrogens.
6.An immunocompromised cancer patient has developed cryptococcal meningitis
and been admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment with amphotericin B. How should
thenurse most safely administer this drug?
Selected Answer: Infuse the drug over 2 to 4 hours into a central line using an
infusion pump
7.The clinical nurse educator who oversees the emergency department in a children's
hospital has launched an awareness program aimed at reducing drug errors. What measure
addresses the most common cause of incorrect doses in the care of infants and children?
Selected Answer: Having nurses check their math calculations with a colleague
NURS6501ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM PART 1 26 OF THE 100 QUESTIONS
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