NSG 6005 Week 2 Assignment 2 Quiz
NSG 6005 Week 2 Assignment 2 Quiz
1 .Question : A patient’s nutritional intake and lab work reflect .This is critical to prescribing because:
Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected
The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption
There will be less free drug available to generate an effect
Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidney
Question 2 .Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
Bypass the hepatic circulation
Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
Question 3 .An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the medication is:
Absorbed rapidly
Excreted rapidly
Metabolized minimally
Distributed equally
Question 4 .Which one of the following statements about bioavailability is true?
Bioavailability issues are especially important for drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges or sustained release mechanisms .
All brands of a drug have the same bioavailability .
Drugs that are administered more than once a day have greater bioavailability than drugs given once daily .
Combining an active drug with an inert substance does not affect bioavailability .
Question 5 .The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be:
The kidneys
The lungs
The bile and feces
The skin
NSG 6005 Week 3 Assignment 2 Quiz
Question 1 .Ray has been diagnosed with hypertension, and an ACE inhibitor is determined to be needed. Prior to prescribing this drug, the nurse practitioner should assess for:
Hypokalemia
Impotence
Decreased renal function
Inability to concentrate
Question 2 .A potentially life-threatening adverse response to is angioedema .Which of the following statements is true about this adverse response?
Swelling of the tongue and hoarseness are the most common symptoms .
It appears to be related to a decrease in aldosterone production .
The presence of a dry, hacky cough indicates a high risk for this adverse response .
Because it takes time to build up a blood level, it occurs after being on the drug for about one week .
Question 3 .Rodrigo has been prescribed procainamide after an episode of MI .He is monitored for dyspnea, jugular venous distention, and peripheral edema because they may indicate:
Widening of the area of infarction
Onset of congestive heart failure
An electrolyte imbalance involving potassium
Renal dysfunction
Question 4 .Which of the following is true about procainamide and its dosing schedule?
It produces bradycardia and should be used cautiously in patients with cardiac conditions that a slower heart rate might worsen .
GI adverse effects are common, so the drug should be taken with food .
Adherence can be improved by using a sustained-release formulation that can be given once daily .
Doses of this drug should be taken evenly spaced around the clock to keep an even blood level .
Question 5 .Furosemide is added to a treatment regimen for heart failure, which includes digoxin .Monitoring for this combination includes:
Hemoglobin
Serum potassium
Blood urea nitrogen
Serum glucose
