Nr508 advanced phar - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 508 / NR508 Advanced Pharmacology Week 4 Midterm Exam Review (2022-2023) | Rated A |Questions and Answers | Chamberlain 1. If prescribing bupropion (Zyban) for tobacco cessation, the instructions to the patient include: a. Bupropion (Zyban) is started 1 to 2 weeks before the quit date. b. Nicotine replacement products should not be used with bupropion. c. If they smoke when taking bupropion they may have increased anxiety and insomnia. d. Because they are not using bupropion as an an...

NR 508 / NR508 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam Review (2022-2023) | Questions and Answers with Rationales| Chamberlain 1. A patient who has partial seizures has been taking phenytoin (Dilantin). The patient has recently developed thrombocytopenia. The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) should contact the patient's neurologist to discuss changing the patient's medication to: - Answer: carbamazepine (Tegretol). Rat: Evidence-based recommendations exist showing carbamazepine to be...

NR508 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam Test Bank

NR 508 / NR508 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam Review | Questions and Answers| Already Graded A | 2022-2023| Chamberlain College 1. Patients who are on chronic corticosteroid therapy need education regarding: a. Receiving all vaccines, especially the live flu vaccine b. Reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain c. Eating a high carbohydrate diet with plenty of fluids d. Small amounts of alcohol are generally tolerated Answer: Reporting black tarry stools or abdomina...

NR 508 NR508 ADVANCED PHARM POSSIBLE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM 3 2023

NR508 ADVANCED PHARM POSSIBLE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM 3   NR508 ADVANCED PHARM POSSIBLE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM 3 A patient who has primary hyperlipidemia and who takes atorvastatin (Lipitor) continues to have LDL cholesterol of 140 mg/dL after 3 months of therapy. The primary care NP increases the dose from 10 mg daily to 20 mg daily. The patient reports headache and dizziness a few weeks after the dose increase. The NP should: change the atorvastatin...

A patient who has primary hyperlipidemia and who takes atorvastatin (Lipitor) continues to have LDL cholesterol of 140 mg/dL after 3 months of therapy. The primary care NP increases the dose from 10 mg daily to 20 mg daily. The patient reports headache and dizziness a few weeks after the dose increase. The NP should: change the atorvastatin dose to 15 mg twice daily. change the patient’s medication to cholestyramine (Questran). Correct! add ezetimibe (Zetia) and lower the atorvastatin to...

Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians? Antibiotic medications remain in the top five classifications of medications prescribed. Older physicians tend to prescribe more appropriate medications than younger physicians. The dominant form of drug information used by primary care physicians continues to be that provided by pharmaceutical companies. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic armamentarium” that consists of less th...

NURSING NR508 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES UPDATED 2023/LATEST