An older adult patient with Alzheimer disease is prescribed a cholinesterase inhibitor drug. When providing medication education to the care giver, the nurse practitioner will prioritize which possible side effects?

An adult female patient is seen in the family planning clinic for a consultation on contraception with the family nurse practitioner. She is using oral contraceptives but forgets to take them because her work schedule changes every week; she is looking for an effective method that will be easy to remember. She has been married for 14 years, is G2 T2 P0 A0 L2, and is a nonsmoker. She has a negative past history for major diseases and a negative gynecologic history for abnormalities. She has never been treated for a sexually transmitted infection and is in a mutually monogamous relationship. She is needle phobic and faints when she has to have blood drawn. What contraceptive method would be the best choice for the patient?

A nurse practitioner is evaluating a seven-year-old who has gray teeth. The nurse practitioner learner asks the preceptor about the cause of the discolored teeth. Which medication would the preceptor contribute to the cause?

Which of the following is not a formulation of transdermal estradiol?

During a specialty rotation, the learner is with a neurologist seeing a patient diagnosed with focal dystonia. The neurologist is considering treatment with botulinum. What statement by the neurologist provided the correct mechanism of action for botulinum?

A patient was seen in urgent care for a yeast infection. Her blood pressure was 155/92. On two follow up checks, the blood pressures were 145/90 mm Hg and 152/89 mm Hg on two separate office visits. Blood work and urinalysis were within normal parameters. Which of the following medications with the nurse practitioner order?

An adult female with a diagnosis of diabetes is taking propranolol for elevated blood pressure What concern does this information present for the nurse practitioner provider?

Which class of pharmacologic agents is most commonly used to treat Alzheimer dementia?

Which statement accurately describes lipophilic drugs?

The nurse practitioner is considering prescribing levodopa to a patient with pre-existing conditions. Which pre-existing conditions should the nurse practitioner recognize and avoid prescribing levodopa?