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NURS 5334-Advanced
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• Question 1
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat
benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug,
the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride
therapy?
Selected Excess fluid volume related to potential effects of drug
Answer: therapy
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
A male patient is experiencing climacteric symptoms secondary to androgen
deficiency. His physician has prescribed testosterone. The nursing assessment
reveals that the patient has had a myocardial infarction. The combination of
testosterone therapy and a history of myocardial infarction would place that
patient at a significantly higher risk of
Selected hypercholesterolemia
Answer: .
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is performing patient education for a woman who has just been
prescribed a bisphosphonate. Which of the following diagnostic and history findings
would have prompted the woman's care provider to prescribe a bisphosphonate?
Selected Low bone density and a family history of
Answer: osteoporosis
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A 16-year-old boy is prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal
allergy. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the drug, which of the following
will the nurse include in instructions to the patient?
Selected Take the drug for one full week before coming in contact with
Answer: allergens
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is reviewing the prepregnancy medication regimen of a patient
who has just had a positive pregnancy test. The nurse should be aware of which of
, the following changes in pharmacokinetics that accompanies pregnancy?
Selected Increased drug distribution resulting from
Answer: hemodynamic changes
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
, Intravenous carmustine has been prescribed for a patient with cancer. The
nurse should help relieve the discomfort of pain and burning during the infusion
by
Selected slowing the infusion.
Answer:
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is working with a 16-year-old pregnant teen and assessing for
behavior that may put the baby at risk. The most important assessment the nurse
can make is
Selected whether the pregnant woman uses illegal
Answer: substances.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner will monitor which of the following when assigned to a patient
taking allopurinol for chronic gout who visits the clinic every 2 months?
Selected Liver function
Answer: tests
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A 29-year-old pregnant patient is extremely upset about having to take
medication for a pre-existing medical condition. She is consumed with fear that
her baby will be born with a physical deformity or a congenital anomaly but
knows that she has to take the medication. She talks constantly about this and
is unable to sleep most nights. Which of the following is the most appropriate
nursing diagnosis for this patient is?
Selected Anxiety related to perceived danger of drug therapy to fetus
Answer: or infant
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a patient who is on amphotericin B. On morning
rounds the patient reports weakness, numbness, and a tingling sensation in his feet.
What would be a priority action by the nurse?
Selected Keep the bed in a low position and the side rails up
Answer: at all times.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A patient with chronic heart failure has begun treatment with epoetin alfa, which
she will receive in her own home from a home health nurse. The nurse should
teach the patient to supplement this treatment with a diet that is high in
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