NUR 2407 ACTUAL PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ When given an intravenous medication, the patient says to the nurse,
"I usually take pills. Why does this medication have to be given in the
arm?" What is the nurse's best answer? Answer: The action will begin
sooner
◉ The nurse is administering parenteral drugs. Which statement is true
regarding parenteral drugs? Answer: Parenteral drugs bypass the first
pass effect
◉ When monitoring the patient receiving an intravenous infusion to
reduce blood pressure, the nurse notes that the patient's blood pressure is
extremely low, and the patient is lethargic and difficult to awaken. This
would be classified as which type of adverse drug reaction? Answer: ?
◉ When administering drugs, the nurse remembers that the duration of
action of a drug is defined as the time Answer: For a drug's
concentration to be sufficient to cause a therapeutic response
◉ When administering a new medication to a patient, the nurse reads
that it is highly protein bound. Assuming that the patient's albumin levels
, are normal, the nurse would expect which result, as compared to a
medication that is not highly protein bound? Answer: The duration of
action of the medication will be longer
◉ The patient is experiencing chest pain and needs to take a sublingual
form of nitroglycerin. Where does the nurse instruct the patient to place
the tablet? Answer: Under the tongue
◉ The nurse is administering medications to the patient who is in liver
failure resulting from end-stage cirrhosis. The nurse is aware that
patients with liver failure would most likely have problems with which
pharmacokinetic phase? Answer: metabolim
◉ A patient who has advanced cancer is receiving opioid medications
around the clock to keep him comfortable as he nears the end of his life.
Which term best describes this type of therapy? Answer: palliative
◉ What is it called when you get an opposite effect that you wanted?
Answer: idiosyncratic
◉ The patient is complaining of a headache and asks the nurse which
over-the-counter medication form would work the fastest to help reduce
the pain. Which medication form will the nurse suggest? Answer: ?????
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ When given an intravenous medication, the patient says to the nurse,
"I usually take pills. Why does this medication have to be given in the
arm?" What is the nurse's best answer? Answer: The action will begin
sooner
◉ The nurse is administering parenteral drugs. Which statement is true
regarding parenteral drugs? Answer: Parenteral drugs bypass the first
pass effect
◉ When monitoring the patient receiving an intravenous infusion to
reduce blood pressure, the nurse notes that the patient's blood pressure is
extremely low, and the patient is lethargic and difficult to awaken. This
would be classified as which type of adverse drug reaction? Answer: ?
◉ When administering drugs, the nurse remembers that the duration of
action of a drug is defined as the time Answer: For a drug's
concentration to be sufficient to cause a therapeutic response
◉ When administering a new medication to a patient, the nurse reads
that it is highly protein bound. Assuming that the patient's albumin levels
, are normal, the nurse would expect which result, as compared to a
medication that is not highly protein bound? Answer: The duration of
action of the medication will be longer
◉ The patient is experiencing chest pain and needs to take a sublingual
form of nitroglycerin. Where does the nurse instruct the patient to place
the tablet? Answer: Under the tongue
◉ The nurse is administering medications to the patient who is in liver
failure resulting from end-stage cirrhosis. The nurse is aware that
patients with liver failure would most likely have problems with which
pharmacokinetic phase? Answer: metabolim
◉ A patient who has advanced cancer is receiving opioid medications
around the clock to keep him comfortable as he nears the end of his life.
Which term best describes this type of therapy? Answer: palliative
◉ What is it called when you get an opposite effect that you wanted?
Answer: idiosyncratic
◉ The patient is complaining of a headache and asks the nurse which
over-the-counter medication form would work the fastest to help reduce
the pain. Which medication form will the nurse suggest? Answer: ?????
