Review Test Submission: Exam - Week 11

User Lisa Weatherford

Course NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology.2019 Winter Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27

Test Exam - Week 11

Started 2/9/20 12:41 AM

Submitted 2/9/20 2:24 AM

Due Date 2/10/20 1:59 AM

Status Completed

Attempt Score 88 out of 100 points

Time Elapsed 1 hour, 43 minutes out of 2 hours

 Question 1

1 out of 1 points

The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total amount of

medication patient will take per day?

Selected Answer: 1500 mg

 Question 2

1 out of 1 points

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 of the drug?

Selected Answer: Lid margin crusting and pruritus

 Question 3

1 out of 1 points

A patient is to begin taking tobramycin (Nebcin) for a nosocomial infection. Which of

the following assessments should the nurse prioritize?

Selected Answer: The peak and trough blood levels

 Question 4

1 out of 1 points

A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a 64-year-old female patient who is receiving IV heparin

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and 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 may be ordered?

Selected Answer:

Protamine sulfate

 Question 5

1 out of 1 points

A patient asks the nurse practitioner about food sources such as soybeans and soy

products. The nurse practitioner understands that these foods are considered

Selected Answer: phytoestrogens.

 Question 6

1 out of 1 points

An immunocompromised cancer patient has developed cryptococcal meningitis and been

admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment with amphotericin B. How should the

nurse most safely administer this drug?

Selected

Answer:

Infuse the drug over 2 to 4 hours into a central line using an infusion

pump

 Question 7

1 out of 1 points

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.

 Question 8

1 out of 1 points

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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.

The nurse's evaluation of the increase is that

Selected Answer: the increase in the neutrophil count is only transient.

 Question 9

1 out of 1 points

A nurse practitioner has administered filgrastim to a diverse group of patients in recent

months. 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

 Question 10

1 out of 1 points

A man is prescribed ciprofloxacin to treat a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse

will instruct the patient to

Selected Answer: complete the entire course of drug therapy.

 Question 11

0 out of 1 points

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

Selected Answer: common adverse effects of magnesium sulfate.

 Question 12

0 out of 1 points

A patient is receiving cefazolin in combination with anticoagulants. To minimize the

adverse effects during therapy, the nurse will

Selected Answer: monitor the site of injection.

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