DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2026
LATEST COMPLETE QUESTION AND ANSWER
Which of the following effects might result from a severe drug allergy?
Select one:
a. nausea and poor appetite
b. anaphylaxis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. teratogenic
b. anaphylaxis
The serum half life is important in determining:
Select one:
a. renal function.
b. presence of side effects.
c. length of treatment.
d. dosing interval.
d. dosing interval.
The half-life of Coumadin (warfarin) is 2 days. The medication wil be cleared by the liver after how
many days?
Select one:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
d. 8
You will be studying digoxin (Lanoxin) this term. Lanoxin is an example of a:
Select one:
a. generic name.
b. trade name.
c. chemical name
b. trade name
,The agency responsible for enforcement of laws pertaining to drugs is:
Select one:
a. The Federal Bureau of Drug Investigation
b. The Federal Food and Cosmetic Bureau
c. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
d. The New Drug Application Agency
c. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
When you establish goals for a client you are engaging in which step of the Nursing process?
Select one:
a. interventions
b. assessment
c. planning
d. evaluation
c. planning
A child is given a sedative before an invasive procedure. Instead of calming him, he becomes very
excited. This an example of which effect?
Select one:
a. hypersensitive
b. tolerant
c. displaced
d. idiosyncratic
d. idiosyncratic
If a drug has a low therapeutic index, it is:
Select one:
a. a very safe drug.
b. a potentially unsafe drug.
c. a very effective drug.
d. a minimally effective drug
b. a potentially unsafe drug
In what order do drugs act in the body?
Select one:
a. excretion, absorption, distribution, metabolism
b. absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
c. absorption, metabolism, distribution, excretion
d. distribution, absorption, metabolism, excretion
b. absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
,Most drugs are metabolized in the:
Select one:
a. kidneys.
b. spleen.
c. liver.
d. intestines
c. liver
Mr. Jones has drugs prescribed for pain relief. He asks you whether he can continue to drive heavy
machinery while taking these drugs. A nursing diagnosis that you might consider would be:
Select one:
a. Health Seeking Behaviors
b. Acute Pain
c. Noncompliance
d. Ineffective Management of Therapeutic Regimen.
a. Health Seeking Behaviors
The nurse is preparing to administer a schduled dose of morphine 5 mg IM. The client reports having
an allergy to codeine and refuses the medication.
Select one:
a. The nurse does not give the medication.
b. The nurse reviews the medication record, noting the client has received morphine before, and
reassures the client that there has not been an allergy to morphine. The nurse then administers the
medication after the client consents to receive it.
c. The nurse holds the medication and calls the physician.
d. The nurse informs the client that this is not true and gives the medication
b. The nurse reviews the medication record, noting the client has received morphine before, and
reassures the client that there has not been an allergy to morphine. The nurse then administers the
medication after the client consents to receive it.
The concept of informed consent is important in drug testing. Which statement explaining informed
consent is best?
Select one:
a. Patients must be told whether they are receiving an experimental drug or a placebo in a new drug
study.
b. Detailed information about human responses to a drug being studied must be presented to a
patient before informed consent may be given.
c. Patients must be informed of the consent of their physician before participating in a drug study.
d. Patients must be clearly told of any risks involved in a drug study before consenting to participate.
d. Patients must be clearly told of any risks involved in a drug study before consenting to participate.
, A PRN medication order gives the nurse discretion regarding when to give the drug within the ordered
parameters.
Select one:
True
False
True
What is the usual order of the nursing process?
Select one:
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
b. Diganosis, Evaluation, Assessment, Implementation, Planning
c. Planning, Implementation, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Assessment
d. Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
The patient's family has asked the doctor to make the patient comfortable but the patient wants to
stay alert. The doctor has ordered Morphine 15 mg every 3 hours prn for pain. The patient is refusing
to take the drug. How can you respond to the family and demonstrate support for the patient's
autonomy?
Select one:
a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has told me that he does not want the drug."
b. "I can see that your dad is having pain; I will prepare the drug."
c. "I will tell your father that you are requesting that he take his drugs for pain."
d. "Your father probably doesn't know what he is saying; I will get the drug for him."
a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has told me that he does not want the drug."
The nurse is gathering assessment data for a patient's drug history. The patient states "I am not able
to swallow pills." This is an example of which type of data?
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Subjective
b. Subjective
Creams and ointments used for skin lesions exert primarily a(an):
Select one:
a. local effect.
b. systemic effect.
a. local effect
LATEST COMPLETE QUESTION AND ANSWER
Which of the following effects might result from a severe drug allergy?
Select one:
a. nausea and poor appetite
b. anaphylaxis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. teratogenic
b. anaphylaxis
The serum half life is important in determining:
Select one:
a. renal function.
b. presence of side effects.
c. length of treatment.
d. dosing interval.
d. dosing interval.
The half-life of Coumadin (warfarin) is 2 days. The medication wil be cleared by the liver after how
many days?
Select one:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
d. 8
You will be studying digoxin (Lanoxin) this term. Lanoxin is an example of a:
Select one:
a. generic name.
b. trade name.
c. chemical name
b. trade name
,The agency responsible for enforcement of laws pertaining to drugs is:
Select one:
a. The Federal Bureau of Drug Investigation
b. The Federal Food and Cosmetic Bureau
c. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
d. The New Drug Application Agency
c. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
When you establish goals for a client you are engaging in which step of the Nursing process?
Select one:
a. interventions
b. assessment
c. planning
d. evaluation
c. planning
A child is given a sedative before an invasive procedure. Instead of calming him, he becomes very
excited. This an example of which effect?
Select one:
a. hypersensitive
b. tolerant
c. displaced
d. idiosyncratic
d. idiosyncratic
If a drug has a low therapeutic index, it is:
Select one:
a. a very safe drug.
b. a potentially unsafe drug.
c. a very effective drug.
d. a minimally effective drug
b. a potentially unsafe drug
In what order do drugs act in the body?
Select one:
a. excretion, absorption, distribution, metabolism
b. absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
c. absorption, metabolism, distribution, excretion
d. distribution, absorption, metabolism, excretion
b. absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
,Most drugs are metabolized in the:
Select one:
a. kidneys.
b. spleen.
c. liver.
d. intestines
c. liver
Mr. Jones has drugs prescribed for pain relief. He asks you whether he can continue to drive heavy
machinery while taking these drugs. A nursing diagnosis that you might consider would be:
Select one:
a. Health Seeking Behaviors
b. Acute Pain
c. Noncompliance
d. Ineffective Management of Therapeutic Regimen.
a. Health Seeking Behaviors
The nurse is preparing to administer a schduled dose of morphine 5 mg IM. The client reports having
an allergy to codeine and refuses the medication.
Select one:
a. The nurse does not give the medication.
b. The nurse reviews the medication record, noting the client has received morphine before, and
reassures the client that there has not been an allergy to morphine. The nurse then administers the
medication after the client consents to receive it.
c. The nurse holds the medication and calls the physician.
d. The nurse informs the client that this is not true and gives the medication
b. The nurse reviews the medication record, noting the client has received morphine before, and
reassures the client that there has not been an allergy to morphine. The nurse then administers the
medication after the client consents to receive it.
The concept of informed consent is important in drug testing. Which statement explaining informed
consent is best?
Select one:
a. Patients must be told whether they are receiving an experimental drug or a placebo in a new drug
study.
b. Detailed information about human responses to a drug being studied must be presented to a
patient before informed consent may be given.
c. Patients must be informed of the consent of their physician before participating in a drug study.
d. Patients must be clearly told of any risks involved in a drug study before consenting to participate.
d. Patients must be clearly told of any risks involved in a drug study before consenting to participate.
, A PRN medication order gives the nurse discretion regarding when to give the drug within the ordered
parameters.
Select one:
True
False
True
What is the usual order of the nursing process?
Select one:
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
b. Diganosis, Evaluation, Assessment, Implementation, Planning
c. Planning, Implementation, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Assessment
d. Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
The patient's family has asked the doctor to make the patient comfortable but the patient wants to
stay alert. The doctor has ordered Morphine 15 mg every 3 hours prn for pain. The patient is refusing
to take the drug. How can you respond to the family and demonstrate support for the patient's
autonomy?
Select one:
a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has told me that he does not want the drug."
b. "I can see that your dad is having pain; I will prepare the drug."
c. "I will tell your father that you are requesting that he take his drugs for pain."
d. "Your father probably doesn't know what he is saying; I will get the drug for him."
a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has told me that he does not want the drug."
The nurse is gathering assessment data for a patient's drug history. The patient states "I am not able
to swallow pills." This is an example of which type of data?
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Subjective
b. Subjective
Creams and ointments used for skin lesions exert primarily a(an):
Select one:
a. local effect.
b. systemic effect.
a. local effect
