NURS 6521 FINALS ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
2023/2024
The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What
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amount ofmedication patient will take per day?
Selected Answer: 1500 mg
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
A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial infection.
Which of thefollowing assessments should the nurse prioritize?
Selected Answer: The peak and trough blood levels
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
A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and
soyproducts. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered
Selected Answer: phytoestrogens.
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 aninfusion pump
WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6521 FINALS ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY Exam Elaborations Questions with Answers
Graded A
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 before administering a drug.
WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6521 FINALS ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY Exam Elaborations Questions with Answers
Graded A
A female patient is taking filgrastim (Neupogen) to decrease the incidence of
infection.
The nurse notices a small increase in the neutrophil count 2 days after starting
therapy. Thenurse's evaluation of the increase is that
Selected Answer: the increase in the neutrophil count is only transient.
A nurse practitioner has administered filgrastim to a diverse group of
patients in recentmonths. Which of the following patients should the nurse observe
for extremely elevated white blood cell counts following administration of the
drug?
Selected Answer: A 19-year-old male receiving radiotherapy
A man is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a sexually transmitted infection.
The nurse willinstruct the patient to
Selected Answer: complete the entire course of drug therapy.
Morphine has been prescribed for a 28-year-old man with severe pain due to
a backinjury. The nurse will advise the patient to avoid
Selected Answer: alcohol.
A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner what over-the-counter
medication shecan take for recurring headaches. The [Show Less]