Walden University - NURS -6521N: NURS-6521N-55, Advanced Pharmacology.2020 : NURS-6521N-55, Advanced Pharmacology.2020 Spring FINAL EXAM. Graded 94/100.

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UESTION 1 A 10-year-old boy is taking dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) daily for ADHD. At each clinic visit, the nurse's priority assessment would be A. Vision. B. body temperature. C. height and... weight. D. blood pressure. 1 points Saved QUESTION 2 A nurse is explaining to the parents of a 6-year-old child suffering from angina why nitroglycerin patches for chest pain would not be appropriate. Which of the following will the nurse include in an explanation? A. A child's gastric pH is decreased, causing less of the drug to be absorbed from the subcutaneous skin, therefore producing more adverse effects. B. A child has a greater body surface area, creating greater permeability resulting in an increase in absorption of topical agents, which may result in more adverse effects. C. A child has an erratic blood flow from an immature peripheral circulation, which increases drug absorption, causing an increase in adverse effects. D. A child has a smaller body surface area, resulting in an increase in topical absorption, which can cause more adverse effects. 1 points Saved QUESTION 3 A nurse is going to administer medication to an infant using a medicine dropper. The best method is to open the child's mouth by gently squeezing the cheeks and placing the drops A. under the tongue. B. at the back of the mouth. C. in the buccal pouch. D. on top of the tongue. 1 points Saved QUESTION 4 [Show More]

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