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NURS 6521: Advanced Pharmacology fnal exam Queston 1 A nurse educator who coordinates the staff educaton on an oncology unit is conductng an inservice on targeted therapies. What potental beneft o... f targeted therapies should the nurse highlight in this educaton session? Targeted therapies have the potental to damage cancerous cells while leaving normal body cells less affected. Queston 2 Alprostadil (Caverject), a drug used to treat erectle dysfuncton, has been prescribed to a 42-year-old patent. When providing educaton to the patent and his wife, the nurse should inform the wife about which of the following adverse effects? Low blood pressure Vaginal burning Queston 3 A 12-year-old boy is being discharged from the hospital afer … The boy will be taking two medicatons at home for an extended period. The nurse who is discharging the patent should provide medicaton teaching specifcally to both the boy and his mother regarding all medicaton issued. Queston 4 A 30-year-old African-American woman tested positve for …and is prescribed … The nurse will plan the patent’s care to include close monitoring of the drug therapy because the patent is at greater risk for high serum levels of the drug. Queston 6 A 16-year-old boy is prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal allergy. To maximize the therapeutc effects of the drug, which of the following will the nurse include in instructons to the patent? Take the drug for 1 full week before coming in contact with allergens. Queston 7 Laboratory testng has confrmed that a patent has chloroquine-resistant malaria and the patent’s physician has prescribed quinine along with an adjunctve drug. The nurse should queston the physician’s order if the patent has a history of cardiac arrhythmias. Queston 8 A nurse is explaining to a pregnant 21-year-old college student why she cannot contnue to take ibuprofen (Advil) for her headaches. The nurse draws a picture depictng drug molecules crossing thedrugs compete with the hormones of pregnancy for albumin-binding sites. Queston 9 66-year-old man has made an appointment with his primary care provider to discuss his recent …and has requested a prescripton for …based on television commercials he has seen. What characteristc of this patent would most likely contraindicate the use of The patent has unstable angina and uses a nitroglycerin patch Queston 10 A man has a demonstrated history of androgen defciency and the consequences of this health problem include an inability to maintain an erecton. Which of the following medicatons would best address this patent’s erectle dysfuncton (ED)? Exogenous testosterone Queston 11 A 39-year-old woman is receiving doxorubicin for the treatment of cancer. Afer each treatment, the patent has acute nausea and vomitng accompanied by a slightly increased heart rate. The nurse will advise her to perform relaxaton techniques afer the treatments. Queston 12 A nurse has administered flgrastm to a diverse group of patents in recent months. Which of the following patents should the nurse observe for extremely elevated white blood cell counts following administraton of the drug? A 19-year-old Male receiving radiaton therapy Queston 13 A patent is taking flavoxate hydrochloride (Urispas) to help control an overactve bladder. On a follow-up visit to the clinic, the nurse will queston the patent about which of the following? Dental hygiene practces Queston 17 A female patent is taking flgrastm (Neupogen) to decrease the incidence of infecton. The nurse notces a small increase in the neutrophil count 2 days afer startng therapy. The nurse’s evaluaton of the increase is that the increase in the neutrophil count is only transient. Queston 18 A 2-year-old child is diagnosed with a minor ailment and is to be administered medicatons at home for 2 weeks. The child lives with his mother, grandmother, and four other children between the ages of 14months and 7 years. The home health nurse is asked to assess the home environment to determine if it is appropriate for the child to take his medicaton at home. Which of the following will have the greatest impact on the nurse’s assessment? Where the medicaton will be stored Queston 19 A nurse who provides care on a pediatric unit of a hospital is aware that the potental for harm as a result of drug errors is higher among infants and children than adults. This fact is primarily due to Immature liver and kidney functon in infants and children. Queston 20 A nurse is caring for a 46-year-old female patent who is taking paclitaxel for ovarian cancer. Two or three days afer the infusion of the drug, the nurse must closely monitor for which of the following? Neurotoxicity Queston 21 A 15-year-old boy who has been taking dextroamphetamine for the treatment of ADHD has been experiencing a depressed mood and a sense of hopelessness. He confdes in the school nurse that he has begun taking his stepfather’s antdepressant to improve his mood. Afer immediately phoning the boy’s stepfather, the nurse learns that the drug in queston is phenelzine (Nardil), a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). The nurse should recognize that this combinaton of drugs creates a serious risk of what health problem? Hypertensive crisis Queston 22 A 7-year-old child has been taking tetracycline for a bacterial infecton. The nurse will be sure to inform the parents that this drug could cause orange-tnged urine. staining of permanent teeth. sleep deprivaton. deep muscle pain. Queston 23 Mr. Laird is a 49-year-old electrician who experienced severe burns on his trunk, arms, and hands in a workplace accident 2 weeks ago. Part of his .. 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