Quiz #1

1. Question: When taking acyclovir, patients should be educated regarding the
2. Question: Precautions that should be taken when prescribing controlled substances include
3. Question: Medication agreements or “Pain medication Contracts” are recommended to be used:
4. Question: Clinical judgment in prescribing include
5. Question: Vitamin B12 deficiency may lead to:
6. Question: Behaviors predictive of addiction to controlled substances include:
7. Question: Isoniazid (INH) may induce a deficiency of which vitamin: C
8. Question: There is often cross-sensitivity and cross-resistance between penicillin and cephalosporins because:
9. Question: An 82 y/o pt who has herpes zoster (shingles) and would benefit from an anti-viral such as acyclovir.
10. Question: According to the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study of dietary intake, the group at risk for inadequate calcium was:

Quiz #2

1. Question: Pt with c/o vaginal discharge that when tested meets the criteria for bacteria vaginosis. Tx of bacterial vaginosis in nonpregnant symptomatic women would be:
2. Question: If a woman presents with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis she may be treated with:
3. Question: Besides prescribing microbial therapy, pts with bacterial vaginosis require education regarding the fact that:
4. Question: Tx for chancroid in a nonpregnant pt would be: Oral azithromycin; ceftriaxone;
5. Question: Dysmenorrhea is one the most common gynecological complaints in young women. The first line drug for this disorder is:
6. Question: Men who are prescribed an erectile dysfunction drug such as sildenafil (Viagra) should be warned about the risk for:
7. Question: The drug of choice for tx of primary or secondary syphyllis is:
8. Question: A contraindication to the use of combined contraceptives is:
9. Question: Patients who are prescribed exogenous androgens need to be warned that decreased libido:
10. Question: Long-term use of androgens requires specific laboratory monitoring of:

Quiz #3

1. Question: Pt teaching r/t amlodipine includes:
2. Question: The NP orders a thyroid panel for a pt on amiodarone. The pt tells the NP that he does not have thyroid disease and wants to know why the test is ordered:
3. Question: Which of the foll. AE may occur due to a dihydropyridine-type CCB?  
4. Question: Rodrigo has been prescribed procainamide after a MI. He is monitored for dyspnea, jugular venous distention, and peripheral edema bcuz they may indicate:
5. Question: Patrick is 10 y/o pt who presents with uncomfortable constipation. Along with diet changes, a laxative is ordered to provide more rapid relief of constipation. An appropriate choice of medication for a 10 y/0 child would be:
6. Question: All pts with HTN benefits from diuretic therapy, but those who benefit the most are:
7. Question: Kelly has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide (Imodium) for diarrhea. Loperamide:
8. Question: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are the drug of choice in treating htn in diabetic pts bcuz they:
9. Question: Colestipol come in powder form. The pt is taught to:
10. Question: Pts at high risk for developing significant coronary heart disease are those with:

Midterm Outline

Chapter 1: The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse as Prescriber

Chapter 2: Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Chapter 3: Rational Drug Selection

Chapter 4: Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing

Chapter 5: Adverse Drug Reactions:

Chapter 6: Factors that Foster Positive Outcomes

Chapter 7: Cultural and Ethnic Influences in Pharmacotherapeutics

Chapter 9: Nutrition and Nutraceuticals

Chapter 12: Pharmacoeconomics

Chapter 13: Over-the-counter Medications

Chapter 14 Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

Chapter 15 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System

Chapter 16: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems

Chapter 20: Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System

Chapter 22: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System

Chapter 24: Drugs Used in Treating Infectious Diseases

Chapter 28: Chronic Stable Angina and low-risk Unstable Angina

Chapter 29: Anxiety & Depression

Chapter 31: Contraception

Chapter 34: Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Chapter 36: Heart Failure

Chapter 39: Hyperlipidemia

Chapter 40: Hypertension

Chapter 43: Smoking Cessation

Chapter 44: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Vaginitis

Chapter 48: Women as Patients