NURS 6521 Week 5 Quiz 5 NURS-6521N-37, Advanced Pharmacology | Attempt Score 29 out of 30 Walden University

Walden University NURS 6521 Week 5 Quiz 5

Course

NURS-6521N-37,Advanced Pharmacology.2018 Summer Qtr 05/29-08/19-PT27

Test

Week 5 - Quiz

Started

7/1/18 5:54 PM

Submitted

7/1/18 7:08 PM

Due Date

7/2/18 1:59 AM

Status

Completed

Attempt Score

29 out of 30 points  

Time Elapsed

1 hour, 14 minutes out of 1 hour and 15 minutes

Instructions

Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Quiz.

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·         Question 1

1 out of 1 points

A nurse who provides care on an acute medicine unit has frequently recommended the use of nicotine replacement gum for patients who express a willingness to quit smoking during their admission or following their discharge. For which of the following patients would nicotine gum be contraindicated?

·         Question 2

1 out of 1 points

A 64-year-old-patient has been prescribed lorazepam (Ativan) because of increasing periods of anxiety. The nurse should be careful to assess for

·         Question 3

1 out of 1 points

A patient has a history of tonic-clonic seizures that have been successfully treated with phenytoin (Dilantin) for several years. Phenytoin achieves a therapeutic effect by

·         Question 4

0 out of 1 points

A patient has been admitted to the ICU because of multiple traumas due to a motor vehicle accident. The physician has ordered propofol (Diprivan) to be used for maintenance of sedation. Before administration of propofol, a priority assessment by the nurse would be to check for a history of

·         Question 5

1 out of 1 points

The wife of a patient who is taking haloperidol calls the clinic and reports that her husband has taken the first dose of the drug and it is not having a therapeutic effect. An appropriate response by the nurse would be

·         Question 6

1 out of 1 points

A 20-year-old man has begun treatment of the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia using olanzapine (Zyprexa). Which of the following symptoms would be categorized as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

·         Question 7

1 out of 1 points

A nurse will be prepared to administer naloxone (Narcan) to a patient who has had an overdose of morphine. Repeated doses of Narcan will be necessary because Narcan

·         Question 8

1 out of 1 points

An elderly woman is slated for a hemiarthroplasty (hip replacement surgery) after falling and breaking her hip on the stairs outside her home. The woman's pain in the time since her injury has been severe, and her care team has been treating it with morphine. Which of the following administration schedules is most likely to control the patient's pain?

·         Question 9

1 out of 1 points

A patient has been hospitalized for treatment of substance abuse after being arrested and jailed for the past 24 hours. The patient is experiencing severe muscle and abdominal cramps, seizures, and acute psychosis due to abrupt withdrawal. Which of the following drug classes is the most likely cause of these severe and potentially fatal withdrawal symptoms?

·         Question 10

1 out of 1 points

A nurse is assigned to a patient who is taking lithium. Which of the following drug serum levels would indicate that the patient is at risk for adverse effects of the drug?

·         Question 11

1 out of 1 points

A trauma patient has been receiving frequent doses of morphine in the 6 days since his accident. This pattern of analgesic administration should prompt the nurse to carefully monitor the patient's

·         Question 12

1 out of 1 points

A patient who is experiencing withdrawal from heavy alcohol use have developed psychosis and been treated with haloperidol. Which of the following assessment findings should prompt the care team to assess the patient for neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

·         Question 13

1 out of 1 points

A nurse who works at an outpatient mental health clinic follows numerous clients who have schizophrenia, many of whom are being treated with olanzapine (Zyprexa). Which of the following clients likely has the highest susceptibility to the adverse effects of olanzapine?

·         Question 14

1 out of 1 points

Morphine has been prescribed for a 28-year-old man with severe pain due to a back injury. The nurse will advise the patient to avoid