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NR 508 Week 1Quiz Solved Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The State Board of Nursing for each state 4. The State Board of Pharmacy - ️️ -3. The State Board of Nursing for each state The benefits to the patient of having an APRN prescriber include: 1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing progr...

NR 508 pharm week 8 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) Principles of prescribing for older adults include: 1. Avoiding prescribing any newer high-cost medications 2. Starting at a low dose and increasing the dose slowly 3. Keeping the total dose at a lower therapeutic range 4. All of the above - ️️ -2. Starting at a low dose and increasing the dose slowly Sadie is a 90-year-old patient who requires a new prescription. What changes in drug distribution with aging would influence...

NR 508 pharm week 6 Assessment Test with Answers | Graded A+ Henry presents to clinic with a significantly swollen, painful great toe and is diagnosed with gout. Of the following, which would be the best treatment for Henry? 1. High-dose colchicine 2. Low-dose colchicine 3. High-dose aspirin 4. Acetaminophen with codeine - ️️ -2. Low-dose colchicine Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes: 1. Colchicine may be constipating. 2. Colchicine always causes some degree of ...

NR 508 Pharm Week 3 Assessment Test with Answers Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a central part of the treatment of heart failure because they have more than one action to address the pathological changes in this disorder. Which of the following pathological changes in heart failure is NOT addressed by ACE inhibitors? 1. Changes in the structure of the left ventricle so that it dilates, hypertrophies, and uses energy less efficiently. 2. Reduced formation of cross-brid...

NR 508 Chapter 10 Test Questions with Answers 2024 A good history of herb and supplement use is critical before prescribing because approximately ____ % of patients in the United States are using herbal products. 1. 10 2. 5 3. 38 4. 70 - ️️ -3. 38 A potential harmful effect on patients who take some herbal medication is: 1. Constipation 2. Lead poisoning 3. Diarrhea 4. Life-threatening rash - ️️ -2. Lead poisoning A thorough understanding of herbs is critical to patient safe...

ATI EXAM PRACTICE TEST #2 (Detailed Answer Key) with Verified Solutions and Information you need for Your Exam.

NR 508 Week 2 Quiz

Both men and women experience bone loss with aging. The bones most likely to demonstrate significant loss are: 1. Cortical bones 2. Femoral neck bones 3. Cervical vertebrae 4. Pelvic bones2. Femoral neck bones Bisphosphonates treat or prevent osteoporosis by: 1. Inhibiting osteoclastic activity 2. Fostering bone resorption 3. Enhancing calcium uptake in the bone 4. Strengthening the osteoclastic proton pump1. Inhibiting osteoclastic activity

nonhormonal drugs for osteoporosis Osteopenia is diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman who has not had a period in 15 months. She has a positive family history of breast cancer. The primary care NP should recommend testosterone therapy. estrogen-only therapy. nonhormonal drugs for osteoporosis. estrogen-progesterone therapy for 1 to 2 years. Ondansetron (Zofran) A woman is in her first trimester of pregnancy. She tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) that she continues to have sev...

1st line treatment for HTN (non-black, no CKD) ACEI (arb), thiazide, ccb 1st line treatment for HTN for black pts (no ckd) thiazide, ccb 1st line option for HTN for anyone with CKD ACEI (arb) Types of diuretics thiazides, loop diuretics, k-sparing preferred diuretic with renal impairment loop-diuretics diuretics - S/E & D/I S/E All - hypokalemia, arrhythmia, metbolic alkalosis, fatigue, postrual hypotension, hyperlipidemia S/E for k-sparing - hyperkalemia, gynecomastia, peptic ulc...