NURS 6521 -Advanced Pharmacology

NURS6521 / NURS 6521 Final Exam (Latest): Advanced Pharmacology - Walden

NURS6521 Final Exam

A nurse works at a weight management clinic. To which of the following overweight patients

could the nurse safely administer dextroamphetamine?

A 48-year-old Caucasian man who has adult-onset diabetes

A 71-year-old man has just been prescribed finasteride (Proscar). Which of the following

complaints by this patient most likely indicated a need for this drug?

"Lately, I have to get up three or four times a night to go to the bathroom."

After 6 months of unsuccessfully trying to conceive, a 31-year-old woman and her husband

have sought a referral to a fertility specialist in order to explore their options. A nurse at the

clinic should recognize that the woman may benefit from

clomiphene.

Which of the following would the nurse include in a teaching plan about the signs and

symptoms of thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism that should be reported by a patient

taking estrogen?

Headaches and chest pain

A 38-year-old pregnant patient admits to the nurse that she is an alcoholic and has been

consuming alcohol during her pregnancy. The nurse knows that using alcohol during

pregnancy may result in a child who presents with

microcephaly

A nurse practitioner orders 150 mg of oral fluconazole for a patient with vulvovaginal

candidiasis. The patient should expect to take medication

Once a day

An oncology nurse is reviewing the pathophysiology of cancer and is discussing with a colleague

the factors that contribute to the success or failure of a patient's chemotherapy. Which of the

following cancerous cells is most susceptible to the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs?

Cells that have a rapid mitotic rate