PHCL 412: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
2025-2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GUARANTEED
PASS
A nurse is preparing to teach a client how to take care of a newly created colostomy. The
nurse should identify that which of the following factors can decrease the client's ability to
learn? (Select all that apply.)
-Impaired cognitive level
-language barrier
-discomfort
-repetition of teaching
-unreadiness to learn
ANS:
-impaired cognitive level
-language barrier
-discomfort
-unreadiness to learn
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a drug. After receiving the first
dose of the drug, the client experiences anaphylaxis. The nurse should identify that
anaphylaxis represents which of the following results of the drug?
-adverse effect
-paradoxical effect
-therapeutic effect
-toxicity
ANS:
-adverse effect
, A nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client. In which of the following sections of a
drug handbook should the nurse look to determine if the drug has more than one use?
-adverse effects
-indications
-pharmacokinetics
-nursing implications
ANS:
-indications
A nurse is caring for a client who was prescribed an antidepressant based on its ability to
prevent the reuptake of neurotransmitters. The nurse should identify that which of the
following terms describes why this drug was prescribed for the client?
-pharmacologic action
-chemical stability
-route
-adverse effects
ANS:
-pharmacologic action
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving nitro-glycerine IV and is switching to the oral
form of the drug. The nurse should identify that the oral dose will be hight than the IV dose
for which of the following reasons?
-the IV form crosses the blood-brain barrier
-the oral form has a decreased half life
-the oral form has decreased bioavailability because of the first-pass effect
-the oral form has an increased rate of excretion
ANS:
2025-2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GUARANTEED
PASS
A nurse is preparing to teach a client how to take care of a newly created colostomy. The
nurse should identify that which of the following factors can decrease the client's ability to
learn? (Select all that apply.)
-Impaired cognitive level
-language barrier
-discomfort
-repetition of teaching
-unreadiness to learn
ANS:
-impaired cognitive level
-language barrier
-discomfort
-unreadiness to learn
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a drug. After receiving the first
dose of the drug, the client experiences anaphylaxis. The nurse should identify that
anaphylaxis represents which of the following results of the drug?
-adverse effect
-paradoxical effect
-therapeutic effect
-toxicity
ANS:
-adverse effect
, A nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client. In which of the following sections of a
drug handbook should the nurse look to determine if the drug has more than one use?
-adverse effects
-indications
-pharmacokinetics
-nursing implications
ANS:
-indications
A nurse is caring for a client who was prescribed an antidepressant based on its ability to
prevent the reuptake of neurotransmitters. The nurse should identify that which of the
following terms describes why this drug was prescribed for the client?
-pharmacologic action
-chemical stability
-route
-adverse effects
ANS:
-pharmacologic action
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving nitro-glycerine IV and is switching to the oral
form of the drug. The nurse should identify that the oral dose will be hight than the IV dose
for which of the following reasons?
-the IV form crosses the blood-brain barrier
-the oral form has a decreased half life
-the oral form has decreased bioavailability because of the first-pass effect
-the oral form has an increased rate of excretion
ANS:
