NURS 360 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
1. How a drug is absorbed or excreted is called:
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacotherapeutics
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Drug interactions
2. What type of drug interaction occurs when two drugs that produce the same effect
are given together? ANSWER>>
A. Additive effect
B. Potentiation
C. Increased absorption
D. Decreased effect
3. A patient is prescribed phenobarbital sodium (Luminol) for a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. Based on this half-life, the medication will most
likely be prescribed:
A. Four times a day
B. Three times a day
C. Twice a day
D. Once a day
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching to a patient who has a new prescription
for a transdermal medication. Which of the following statements by the patient
indicates understanding of the teaching? ANSWER>>
A. I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch
B. I will clean the site with an alcohol swab prior to applying the patch
C. I will rotate the application sites weekly
D. I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair.
5. Expected outcomes are defined as:
A. Goals the patient and family ask you to accomplish
B. Goals that are above the level the patient can realistically reach
C. Goals that were met by the patient in the past
D. Goals the patient should reach as a result of planned nursing interventions
,NURS 360 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
Name Five Steps of the Nursing Process.
6. _Assessment
7. _Nursing Dx
8. Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
9. A patient is receiving morphine sulfate 4 mg intravenously every 3 hours for pain. The nurse
understands that the half-life for morphine sulfate is approximately 3 hours. Which statement
made by the nurse best demonstrates understanding of the meaning of half-life? ANSWER>>
A. “The half-life of a medication does not determine dosing intervals.”
B. “The half-life for morphine sulfate would be 2 mg.”
C. “The patient will require more morphine sulfate in 6 hours to keep the
minimum effective concentration.”
D. “The half-life of a medication refers to the time required for the amount of drug in
the body to decrease by 50%.”
Name the Six Rights of Medication Administration.
10. Right patient
11. Right dose
12. Right Meds
13. Right time
14. Right route
15. Right documentation
, NURS 360 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
16. A nurse is having a discussion with another nurse regarding the narrow therapeutic range
of a particular drug. A patient has been taking this drug for 1 week. What is the most significant
implication for the nurse who is caring for this patient? ANSWER>>
A. The drug will be ineffective, because it will have difficulty reaching the
minimum effective concentration.
B. The patient’s body will maintain therapeutic levels easily.
C. The patient’s kidney function may be compromised.
D. The patient should be monitored carefully for toxicity.
Name two routes of medication administration that avoid first-pass metabolism.
17. sublingual
18. Intra venous
19. A patient with a history of cardiac problems is admitted to a telemetry unit. The prescriber
orders digoxin (Lanoxin) at a high dose for 2 days, followed by a lower dose thereafter. What
is the nurse’s best action? ANSWER>>
A. Delay administration of the drug in order to discuss the prescription with
the pharmacist.
B. Question the prescriber about the two doses, recognizing that a potentially
hazardous situation exists.
C. Administer the drug per the prescription, recognizing that a loading
dose, followed by a maintenance dose, is being given.
D. In the interest of patient advocacy, seek a second prescriber’s opinion before
carrying out the prescription.
WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
1. How a drug is absorbed or excreted is called:
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacotherapeutics
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Drug interactions
2. What type of drug interaction occurs when two drugs that produce the same effect
are given together? ANSWER>>
A. Additive effect
B. Potentiation
C. Increased absorption
D. Decreased effect
3. A patient is prescribed phenobarbital sodium (Luminol) for a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. Based on this half-life, the medication will most
likely be prescribed:
A. Four times a day
B. Three times a day
C. Twice a day
D. Once a day
4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching to a patient who has a new prescription
for a transdermal medication. Which of the following statements by the patient
indicates understanding of the teaching? ANSWER>>
A. I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch
B. I will clean the site with an alcohol swab prior to applying the patch
C. I will rotate the application sites weekly
D. I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair.
5. Expected outcomes are defined as:
A. Goals the patient and family ask you to accomplish
B. Goals that are above the level the patient can realistically reach
C. Goals that were met by the patient in the past
D. Goals the patient should reach as a result of planned nursing interventions
,NURS 360 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
Name Five Steps of the Nursing Process.
6. _Assessment
7. _Nursing Dx
8. Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
9. A patient is receiving morphine sulfate 4 mg intravenously every 3 hours for pain. The nurse
understands that the half-life for morphine sulfate is approximately 3 hours. Which statement
made by the nurse best demonstrates understanding of the meaning of half-life? ANSWER>>
A. “The half-life of a medication does not determine dosing intervals.”
B. “The half-life for morphine sulfate would be 2 mg.”
C. “The patient will require more morphine sulfate in 6 hours to keep the
minimum effective concentration.”
D. “The half-life of a medication refers to the time required for the amount of drug in
the body to decrease by 50%.”
Name the Six Rights of Medication Administration.
10. Right patient
11. Right dose
12. Right Meds
13. Right time
14. Right route
15. Right documentation
, NURS 360 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
16. A nurse is having a discussion with another nurse regarding the narrow therapeutic range
of a particular drug. A patient has been taking this drug for 1 week. What is the most significant
implication for the nurse who is caring for this patient? ANSWER>>
A. The drug will be ineffective, because it will have difficulty reaching the
minimum effective concentration.
B. The patient’s body will maintain therapeutic levels easily.
C. The patient’s kidney function may be compromised.
D. The patient should be monitored carefully for toxicity.
Name two routes of medication administration that avoid first-pass metabolism.
17. sublingual
18. Intra venous
19. A patient with a history of cardiac problems is admitted to a telemetry unit. The prescriber
orders digoxin (Lanoxin) at a high dose for 2 days, followed by a lower dose thereafter. What
is the nurse’s best action? ANSWER>>
A. Delay administration of the drug in order to discuss the prescription with
the pharmacist.
B. Question the prescriber about the two doses, recognizing that a potentially
hazardous situation exists.
C. Administer the drug per the prescription, recognizing that a loading
dose, followed by a maintenance dose, is being given.
D. In the interest of patient advocacy, seek a second prescriber’s opinion before
carrying out the prescription.
