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NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-ADVANCED PHARMAC OLOGY2019 WINTER QTR 11 -25-02-16-PT27 NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-Advanced Pharmacology2019 Winter Qtr 11 -25-02-16-PT27 • Question 1 1 out of 1 points • Question 2 1 out of 1 points • Question 3 1 out of 1 points • Question 4 1 out of 1 points NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-Advanced Pharmacology2019 Winter Qtr 11-25-02-
16-PT27 Due Date 1/13/20 Status Completed Attempt Score Time Elapsed 92 out of 100 points 2 hours, 0 minute out of 2 hours Instructions Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Exam. Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the Nurse Practitioner should always encourage patients to Selected Answer: take their medication at the prescribed times. A female patient with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus has been experiencing increasing neuropathic pain in recent months, a symptom that has not responded appreciably to conventional analgesics. The patient's care provider has begun treatment with gabapentin (Neurontin). How is the addition of this drug likely to influence the management of the patient's existing drug regimen? Selected Answer: It is unlikely to influence the patient's other medications because gabapentin does not interact with other drugs . Following an assessment by her primary care provider, a 70 -year -old resident of an assisted living facility has begun taking daily oral doses of levothyroxine . Which of the following assessment findings should prompt the nurse to withhold a scheduled dose of levothyroxine? Selected Answer: The resident's apical heart rate is 112 beats/minute with a regular rhythm The lower respiratory system utilizes a number of different mechanisms that NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-ADVANCED PHARMAC OLOGY2019 WINTER QTR 11 -25-02-16-PT27 NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-Advanced Pharmacology2019 Winter Qtr 11 -25-02-16-PT27 confer protection and maintain homeostasis. Which of the following physiological processes protects the lower respiratory system? NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-ADVANCED PHARMAC OLOGY2019 WINTER QTR 11 -25-02-16-PT27 NURS -6521C -1-NURS -6521D -1-NURS -6521N -1-Advanced Pharmacology2019 Winter Qtr 11 -25-02-16-PT27 • Question 5 1 out of 1 points • Question 6 1 out of 1 points • Question 7 1 out of 1 points • Question 8 1 out of 1 points • Question 9 1 out of 1 points • Question 10 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Cilia sweep foreign material and mucus upward toward the trachea and larynx where they can then be swallowed. A 62-year -old man has been prescribed lovastatin. The Nurse Practitioner will instruct the patient to take the medication Selected Answer: at bedtime. A Nurse Practitioner who provides care for older adults is aware of the high incidence of drug interactions in this population. When educating a group of seniors about the prevention of drug interactions, the Nurse Practitioner should encourage them to Selected Answer: consult their care provider before taking new over -the-counter medications. A Nurse Practitioner is teaching an older adult patient about polypharmacy. Which of the following statements best describe this term? Selected Answer: Taking several drugs simultaneously A diabetic patient being treated for obesity tells the Nurse Practitioner that he is having adverse effects from his drug therapy. The patient has been taking dextroamphetamine for 2 weeks as adjunct therapy. Which of the following adverse effects would need the Nurse Practitioner's immediate attention? Selected Answer: Increased blood glucose A 22 year old patient is transitioning from oral agents to insulin. He will be taking 20 units of lantus at bedtime and regular insulin before meals. What instructions should the NP provide about the timing and dose of regular insulin? Selected Answer: Take 1 unit of regular insulin for each 10 grams of carbohydrate to be consumed 15 minutes before each meal Topical inhaled alpha adrenergic blocking agents or nasal vasoconstricting decongestants should not be used chronically (>5 days) because they can cause
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