Pharmacology Final Exam Review | ATI & Evolve Questions with Verified Answers

PharmacologyjkFinaljkExamjkreviewjk(questionsjkfromjkA
TIjkbookjkandjkevolve)

Thejknursejkrecognizesjkthatjkthejkadministrationjkofjkajkdrugjkinfluencesjkcelljk
physiology.jkWhatjkisjkthejktermjkforjkthisjkconcept?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔Pharmacodynamicsjk(drugjkimpactsjkbody)




Whichjkincorrectjkstatementjkbyjkajknewjknursejkindicatesjkthatjkfurtherjkstudyjk
isjkneeded?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔Drugsjkarejkdefinedjkasjksubstancesjkthatjkhavejkbe

enjkFDAjkapproved.


Whatjkarejkthejkthreejkmostjkimportantjkcharacteristicsjkthatjkanyjkdrugjkcanjkha
ve?jkSelectjkalljkthatjkapplyjk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-
effectivenessjk(doesjkitjkworkjkorjknot)
-safety
-selectivity


Whichjkstatementjkbestjkindicatesjkthatjkthejknursejkunderstandsjkthejkmeaningj
kofjkpharmacokinetics?jk-

jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔"Itjkexplainsjkhowjkdrugsjkarejkabsorbedjkandjkdist

ributed."


Whatjkarejkthejk4jkprocessjkofjkpharmacokinetics?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-absorption



-distribution

,-metabolism
-excretion


Whatjkdoesjkthejknursejkreviewjkwhenjkstudyingjkthejkimpactjkajkdrugjkhasjkonjkt
hejkbody?jk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔hejkdrug'sjkpharmacodynamics


Thejknursejkteachesjkajkpatientjknotjktojkconsumejkalcoholjkwithjknitroglycerin,j
kbecausejkbloodjkpressurejkoftenjkdropsjksignificantlyjkwhenjknitroglycerin jkisj

ktakenjkwithjkalcohol.jkWhichjkdrugjkpropertyjkdoesjkthisjkillustrate?jk-

jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔DrugjkInteraction




PriorjktojkadministeringjkdrugjkXjktojktreatjkajkpatient'sjkhighjkbloodjkpressure,jkt
hejknursejkreviewsjkinformationjkaboutjkthejkdrug.jkThejknursejkfindsjkthatjkitjkre
ducesjkbloodjkpressurejkwithoutjkseriousjkharmfuljkeffects,jkbutjkitjkalsojkcause
sjkthejkpatientjktojkhavejknauseajkandjkajkheadache.jkBasedjkonjkthisjkinformatio
n,jkwhichjkpropertyjkofjkanjkidealjkdrugjkisjkthisjkdrugjklacking?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔selectivity jk(morejkselectivejkajkdrug=lessjksidejke

ffects/adversejkeffects)


Characteristicsjkuniquejktojkeachjkpatientjkcanjkinfluencejkpharmacokineticjka
ndjkpharmacodynamicjkprocesses.jkWhatjkcharacteristicsjkmayjkdeterminejkth
ejkpatient'sjkresponsejktojkajkdrug?jkSelectjkalljkthatjkapply.jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-age



-weight
-genderjk
-genetics

,Pharmacotherapeuticsjk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔howjkdrugsjkproducejkeffects,jkbothjktherapeutic,j

kandjkadversejkreactions,jkreasonsjkandjkrationales




AjkpatientjkisjkgivenjkanjkopioidjkanalgesicjktheirjkRRjkisjk8,jkHRjkisjk82,jkandjkBP
jk120/78.jkWhatjknursingjkinterventionjkwouldjkyoujkdo?jk-

jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-

givejknaloxenejktojkreversejkopiodjkeffectsjkbecausejkpt'sjkrespiratoryjkwasjkext
remelyjklow.


Medicationjkerrorjk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔canjkharmjkthejkpatientjkandjkcanjkbejkpotentiallyjk

fataljk(jkyoujkmustjkfirstjkassessjkthejkpatient,jkmakejksurejkhisjkconditionjkisjksta
bilized,jkletjkajksupervisorjkknowjkorjkHCP,jkandjkfilejkanjkincidentjkreport)


Ifjkyourjkprotein(albumin)jklevelsjkarejklowjkwhatjkhappensjktojkthejkdrugjkinjkyo
urjkbody?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔drugjkisjkfreejkinjkbodyjkwhichjkcanjkleadjktojktoxici

tyjkofjkdrugjkaccumulation


Ifjktwojkdrugsjkarejkcompetingjkforjkthejksamejkproteinjkreceptorjkorjkotherjkrece
ptorjkwhatjkhappens?jk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-
thejkonejkwithjkthejkstrongerjkaffinity/
dosejkisjkboundjktojkthejkreceptorjkwhichjkleadsjkforjkthejkotherjkdrugjktojkmovejkf
reelyjkaroundjkthejkbody.


Whatjkarejkthejk6jkdrugjkrightsjkforjkmedicationjkadministration?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔1.jkrightjkpatient

, 2.rightjkdrug
3.jkrightjkdose
4.rightjkroute
5.jkRightjktime
6.jkrightjkdocumentation
7.rightjkindication
8.rightjkrefusal


Whyjkisjkitjkimportantjktojkeducatejkourjkpatientsjkaboutjkdrugjktherapy?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔tojkmakejksurejkthatjkourjkpatientjkisjkcompliantjk(p

atientjkcarejkandjkpatientjkeducation)


Whatjkisjkthejknurse'sjkrolejkasjkanjkadvocate?jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔wejkarejkthejklastjklinejkofjkdefensejkforjkthejkpatien

t


Preadministrationjkassessmentjk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-
collectingjkbaselinejkdatajk(vitals,jklabs,jkotcjkmeds/
otherjkmeds,jkPMH,jkallergies)
-
identifyingjkhighjkriskjkpatientsjk(jkliverjkandjkkidneyjkimpairment,jkgeneticjkfa
ctors,jkdrugjkallergies,jkpregnantjkpatients,jkolderjkadults,jkpediatricjkgroup)


DosagejkandjkAdministrationjk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔-
certainjkdrugsjkhavejkmorejkthanjkonejkindication
-manyjkdrugsjkarejkadministeredjkmorejkthanjkonejkroute