NURS 6521N ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM. A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner
... [Show More] what over-the-counter medication she can take for recurring headaches. The nurse should recommend
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tylenol.
A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5-year-old child. The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using
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body surface area.
A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during an episode of status epilepticus. Diazepam is to be administered intravenously. The APRN will be sure to
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avoid the small veins in the dorsum of the hand or the wrist.
A Nurse Practitioner has questioned why a patient's physician has prescribed a narrow-spectrum antibiotic rather than a broad-spectrum drug in the treatment of a patient's infection. Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics whenever possible?
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Answer:
The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for a
superinfection.
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A 33-year-old man has developed acute gouty arthritis. He has been prescribed colchicine. When developing a care plan for this patient, which factor will be most important for the nurse to consider?
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Dietary habits
A postmenopausal patient is prescribed bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take the drug
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first thing in the morning.
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50. The serum magnesium level is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
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magnesium sulfate toxicity.
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy?
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Prostatic neoplasia [Show Less]