A 7-year-old child has been taking tetracycline for a bacterial infection. The nurse will
be sure to inform the parents that this drug could
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Selected
Answer:
staining of permanent teeth.
• Question 2
A 45-year-old woman with acute leukemia is going to begin chemotherapy with
vincristine. The nurse is aware that vincristine must always be administered
Selected
Answer:
through a central line.
• Question 3
A Nurse Practitioner is to use a single-dose 1 mL vial to administer 0.5 mL of epoetin alfa to a
39-year-old woman who is being treated for chemotherapy-induced anemia. Which of the
following will the nurse do with the unused portion of the drug?
Selected
Answer:
Discard the unused portion of
the drug.
• Question 4
Mr. Singh is a 66-year-old man who is receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of
lung cancer that has metastasized to his liver. In an effort to prevent infection, Mr.
Singh has been prescribed filgrastim (Neupogen). Which of the nurse's following
assessment questions most directly addresses a common adverse effect of filgrastim?
Selected
Answer:
"Do you feel like you're having any pain in your bones?"
• Question 5
A child is admitted to the burn unit with second and third degree burns on both arms
and part of his or her face. When administering topical medications to the burned
areas, the nurse should
Selected use sterile technique when applying the medication.
Answer:
• Question 6
Which of the following is a true statement about aspirin and its action on platelets
Selected
Answer:
It is used for prophylaxis against strokes and acute
myocardial infarction
• Question 7
Which of the following medications will not increase the likelihood of photosensitivity?
Selected
Answer:
Amoxicilli
n
• Question 8
Combination OCs prevent pregnancy primarily by:
Selected
Answer:
Suppressing ovulation.
• Question 9
Cindy has been on Citalopram (Lexapro) For a year and is willing to try tapering off of the
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. What is the initial dosage adjustment when tapering
off antidepressants
Selected
Answer:
Reduce dose by 50% for 3 to
4 days
• Question 10
An immunocompromised patient with a diagnosis of candidiasis has failed to respond
to conservative therapy and has consequently begun treatment with amphotericin B.
The nurse is aware that this drug achieves a therapeutic effect by way of its influence
on
Selected
Answer:
the permeability of fungal cell walls.
• Question 11
A 51-year-old female patient has been receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for
metastatic breast cancer. Her medical record indicates she has cardiomyopathy and a
cumulative dose of 300 mg/m2 of doxorubicin. Which of the following measures would
help limit the severity of the cardiomyopathy in this patient?
Selected
Answer:
The use of dexrazoxane in conjunction with doxorubicin
• Question 12
JC is a 13 year old female to be seen in your clinic today. You review JC's medication and
realize that which medication is a potential risk of growth suppression in prepubescent
children?
Selected
Answer:
corticosteroi
ds
• Question 13
A patient who is at risk for DVT tells the NP she has just learned she is pregnant. The NP
should expect that this patient will use which of the following anticoagulant medications?
Selected
Answer:
Hepari
n
• Question 14
A 60-year-old patient experienced a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of
breath and was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in the emergency
department. The patient has been started on an intravenous heparin infusion. How
does this drug achieve therapeutic effect?
Selected
Answer:
By inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation
cascade
• Question 15
Mr. Lepp is a 63-year-old man who was diagnosed with colon cancer several weeks
ago and who is scheduled to begin chemotherapy. He reports to the nurse that he
read about the need for erythropoietin in an online forum for cancer patients and
wants to explore the use of epoetin alfa with his oncologist. Which of the following
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