PHARMACOLOGY TESTBANK TEST 4 WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse provides teaching to a group of nursing students about the risks and
... [Show More] benefits of hormone therapy (HT), including estrogen therapy (ET) and combination estrogen/progestin therapy (EPT). Which statement by a student indicates understanding of the teaching? "Principle benefits of ET are suppression of menopausal symptoms and prevention of bone loss."
The nurse is providing education to a patient with ulcerative colitis who is being treated with sulfasalazine [Azulfidine]. What statement by the patient best demonstrates understanding of the action of sulfasalazine? c.
"It reduces the inflammation."
A nurse is explaining to a nursing student how clomiphene [Clomid] works to improve fertility. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching? c.
"Clomiphene directly stimulates the ovary, causing follicular maturation and ovulation."
A patient is diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Which medication is the most potent and desirable for use in treating this patient? b.
Ranitidine [Zantac]
The nurse, who is serving as a preceptor for a graduate nurse, frequently asks questions to assess the graduate nurse's level of knowledge. The nurses are discussing the effects of H1 versus H2receptors. The graduate nurse correctly states the major response to the activation of H2receptors is D. secretion of gastric acid
A 50- yr old pt is beginning therapy with tamoxifen (Nolvadex) for the tx of breast cancer. The pt asks the nurse about other beneficial actions of this agent, the nurse should explain that tamoxifen reduces C. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
The nurse is providing an educational activity on common OTH meds to a group of
school nurses. The nurse asks the group, "What finding would you most likely see in a child who was given a therapeutic dose of a first-generation antihistamine?" C. Sedation
The nurse would correctly identify the major dose-limiting toxicity of cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) as B. bone marrow suppression
The nurse, who is teaching a pharmacology refresher course to a group of nurses, is discussing selective toxicity, which refers to a drug's ability to B. kill or injure a target organism without injuring the host.
The nurse is caring for a pt on the oncology unit diagnosed with breast cancer. The nurse is comparing the side effects of anastrozole (Arimidex) and tamoxifen (Nolvadex). What is the advantage of anastrozole over tamoxifen? A. It causes fewer hot flushes.
When a pt is given griseofulvin, which dietary instruction should be given? A. Taking the drug with a fatty meal can enhance absorption.
also causing tinitis
A nurse would expect to see all of the following problems in a pt undergoing chemotherapy EXCEPT C. Urinary retention
1. Select the accurate statement regarding the difference between the effect of vincristine (Oncovin) and vinblastine (Velban). E. - Vinblastine produces bone marrow suppression.
The patient has been treated with cisplatin for 3 months. In addition to managing nausea and vomiting, the nurse should also monitor the patient for the following adverse effect? D. Cushing 's syndrome
33. Antibodies are manufactured by C. B Lymphocytes
A nurse should instruct a patient taking cyclosporine that toxic levels may be reached if the drug is administered with: C. grapefruit juice
The nurse is caring for a patient who recently received a renal transplant. The patient is taking sirolimus (Rapamune) to prevent transplant rejection. What other medications would the nurse expect the patient to be taking? C. Cyclosporine and glucocoticoids [Show Less]