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NURS 6521 Week-5 Quiz, NURS 6521 Advanced
Pharmacology,



 Question 1
0 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?
Selected C.
Answer: Scheduled doses of short-acting morphine q1h around
the clock
Correct D.
Answer: Twice-daily doses of long-acting morphine, with short-
acting morphine available for breakthrough pain
Response The use of long-acting analgesia combined with short-
Feedback: acting opioids for breakthrough pain is a proactive pain
management technique that maximizes therapeutic
benefit while minimizing the risks of adverse effects.




 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal is being

, treated with intravenous lorazepam (Ativan). This drug achieves a
therapeutic effect by
Selected D.
Answer: increasing the effects of the neurotransmitter
GABA.
Correct Answer: D.
increasing the effects of the neurotransmitter
GABA.
Response Like all benzodiazepines, lorazepam increases the
Feedback: effects of GABA, which has an inhibitory effect on the
CNS. However, none of the benzodiazepines act like
GABA or increase the amount of GABA present.
MAOIs inhibit monoamine oxidase and tricyclic
antidepressants primarily affect serotonin and
norepinephrine levels. SSRIs increase the availability of
serotonin in the synapses.




 Question 3
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
Selected Answer: C.
bowel patterns.
Correct Answer: C.
bowel patterns.
Response Morphine, like most opioid analgesics, creates a risk
Feedback: for constipation. The drug is unlikely to influence the
patient's temperature, skin integrity, or urine specific

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