NURS 6521N Midterm Exam – Question and Answers
Question 1
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A patient has been prescribed a Scheduled 5 drug, an example of this drug is
Antitussive
Question 2
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Drugs have a high potential for abuse. There is no routine therapeutic use for these
drugs and they are not available for regular use. They may be obtained for
“investigational use only” by applying to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
Examples include heroin and LSD. Which scheduled drug is this?
Schedule 1
Question 3
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A nurse at a large, university hospital has been informed that a drug trial will be
taking place that may involve several patients in the hospital over the next several
months. What is the nurse's most likely role in this drug testing process?
Administering the investigational drug to patients
Response
Feedback:
Nurses are generally most involved in phase III of clinical trials and may
be responsible for administering investigational drugs to patients. The
final determination of the efficacy and safety of the drug is beyond the
scope of nurses. Nurses do not normally consult on the choice of
testing methodology.
Question 4
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A nurse is a member of a research team that is exploring unique differences in
responses to drugs that each individual possesses, based on genetic make-up. This
area of study is called
Pharmacogenomics
Response
Feedback
:
Pharmacogenomics is the area of study that explores the unique
individual patient responses to drugs based on the mapping of the
human genome. This mapping introduces the possibility of personally
designed medical care and drug regimens based on a person's unique
genetic make-up. Pharmacotherapeutics is the branch of pharmacology
that deals with uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.
Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, and
pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
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Question 5
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?
1500 mg
Question 6
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A nurse practitioner understands when prescribing a medication that there are certain
questions to address. Check all that apply.
Is there a need for the drug in treating the presenting problem? Is this the best drug
for the presenting problem? Can the patient take the prescribed drug?
Question 7
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A nurse is caring for a 46-year-old patient of Chinese origin who has bipolar disorder.
The physician has prescribed lithium carbonate (Eskalith) to treat the disorder. The
nurse is aware that the lithium dose will likely be given in a
lower-than-normal dose
Response
Feedback:
The patient would likely be prescribed a lower-than-normal dose of
lithium to treat the disorder since he is an American. Chinese
Americans require lower levels of lithium to achieve a therapeutic
response. Different drugs can be metabolized only by specific liver
enzymes, and receptors are custom-designed to accept only certain
drug configurations. As with enzymes, the number and type of
receptors are influenced by genetics. Chinese Americans, and other
Chinese people, appear to have a greater number of lithium-activated
receptors than other groups.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What critical piece of information is missing from the following medication order:
Amoxicillin 250 mg every 8 hours?
Route
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
These drugs have a potential for abuse, but the potential is lower than for drugs on
Schedule 2. These drugs contain a combination of controlled and noncontrolled
substances. Use of these drugs can cause a moderate to low physiologic
dependence and a higher psychological dependence. A verbal order can be given to
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