BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY QUIZ QUESTIONS COMPLETE EXAM
REVIEW GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2025–2026)
What are the properties of an ideal drug? - correct answer -- Chemical stability
- Predictability
- Ease of administration
The nurse receives an order to give morphine 5 mg IV every 2 hours PRN pain. Which action is
not part of the six rights of drug administration? - correct answer -Assessing the patient's pain
level 15 to 30 minutes after giving the medication
A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for pneumonia for several days and begins to
complain of generalized itching. The nurse auscultates bilateral wheezing and notes a
temperature of 38.5C (101F). - correct answer -Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of
the symptoms
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of nonproprietary names of drugs. The nurse
tells them which fact about nonproprietary names? - correct answer -They are assigned by the
U.S. Adopted Names Council
A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research and wants to know the purpose
of randomization in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what? -
correct answer -To ensure that differences in outcomes are the results of treatment and not
differences in subjects
A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an anticholinergic agent. What will the nurse say
when preparing this patient to go home after the examination? - correct answer -"You may
need to wear dark glasses until this medication wears off."
, The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the medications used in the treatment of open-
angle glaucoma. - correct answer -- Alpha2 agonists
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Beta blockers
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD who will begin receiving bevacizumab
[Avastin]. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? - correct
answer -"This medication will not reduce the risk of blindness."
An adolescent has recently been experiencing pimples. The nurse notes several closed
comedones across the patient's forehead and on the nose. The nurse will expect to teach this
patient about the use of which medication? - correct answer -Benzoyl peroxide
A patient has severe acne that has been refractory to treatment. The patient is taking
tetracycline and using topical tretinoin [Retin-A] and has been applying benzoyl peroxide twice
daily. The provider asks the nurse to teach this patient about isotretinoin [Accutane], which the
patient will begin taking in a few weeks. - correct answer -"Tetracycline must be discontinued
before beginning the isotretinoin."
A patient receives a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range. The nurse administering this
medication will expect to do what? - correct answer -Monitor plasma drug levels
A patient reports becoming "immune" to a medication because it no longer works to alleviate
symptoms. The nurse recognizes that this decreased effectiveness is likely caused by: - correct
answer -Desensitization of receptor sites by continual exposure to the drug
The prescriber has ordered an antibiotic for a patient with a bacterial infection. The nurse
provides patient education at discharge an instructs the patient to take the drug on an empty
stomach. When should the patient take the drug? - correct answer -- At least 2 hours after a
meal
REVIEW GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2025–2026)
What are the properties of an ideal drug? - correct answer -- Chemical stability
- Predictability
- Ease of administration
The nurse receives an order to give morphine 5 mg IV every 2 hours PRN pain. Which action is
not part of the six rights of drug administration? - correct answer -Assessing the patient's pain
level 15 to 30 minutes after giving the medication
A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for pneumonia for several days and begins to
complain of generalized itching. The nurse auscultates bilateral wheezing and notes a
temperature of 38.5C (101F). - correct answer -Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of
the symptoms
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of nonproprietary names of drugs. The nurse
tells them which fact about nonproprietary names? - correct answer -They are assigned by the
U.S. Adopted Names Council
A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research and wants to know the purpose
of randomization in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what? -
correct answer -To ensure that differences in outcomes are the results of treatment and not
differences in subjects
A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an anticholinergic agent. What will the nurse say
when preparing this patient to go home after the examination? - correct answer -"You may
need to wear dark glasses until this medication wears off."
, The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the medications used in the treatment of open-
angle glaucoma. - correct answer -- Alpha2 agonists
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Beta blockers
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD who will begin receiving bevacizumab
[Avastin]. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? - correct
answer -"This medication will not reduce the risk of blindness."
An adolescent has recently been experiencing pimples. The nurse notes several closed
comedones across the patient's forehead and on the nose. The nurse will expect to teach this
patient about the use of which medication? - correct answer -Benzoyl peroxide
A patient has severe acne that has been refractory to treatment. The patient is taking
tetracycline and using topical tretinoin [Retin-A] and has been applying benzoyl peroxide twice
daily. The provider asks the nurse to teach this patient about isotretinoin [Accutane], which the
patient will begin taking in a few weeks. - correct answer -"Tetracycline must be discontinued
before beginning the isotretinoin."
A patient receives a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range. The nurse administering this
medication will expect to do what? - correct answer -Monitor plasma drug levels
A patient reports becoming "immune" to a medication because it no longer works to alleviate
symptoms. The nurse recognizes that this decreased effectiveness is likely caused by: - correct
answer -Desensitization of receptor sites by continual exposure to the drug
The prescriber has ordered an antibiotic for a patient with a bacterial infection. The nurse
provides patient education at discharge an instructs the patient to take the drug on an empty
stomach. When should the patient take the drug? - correct answer -- At least 2 hours after a
meal
