Pharmacology Exam 1 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWER 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
A patient who just found out she is 3 months pregnant must begin undergoing chemotherapy
for cancer. The drug prescribed is in pregnancy category D. What does the nurse advise the
patient with approval from the physician? - CORRECT ANSWER-Evidence indicates a
demonstrated risk at anytime during pregnancy
The nurse is administering a medication. Which is the best way for the nurse to ensure that the
medication is given to the correct patient? - CORRECT ANSWER-Check the patient's wristband
What specific nursing responsibility is most important related to scheduled drugs in the health
care facility? - CORRECT ANSWER-Making sure the count of each drug is accurate at the end of
each shift
A client self administered an excessive amount of medication. When measuring the amount of
drug the client has in the bloodstream, the nurse would expect the drug to be in what range? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Toxic level
Which factor is the nurse aware as most likely to reduce the rate of absorption of oral
medications? - CORRECT ANSWER-Food
, How would the nurse define pharmacodynamics? - CORRECT ANSWER-How a drug produces
biochemical & physiological changes in the body
According to the cell-receptor theory of drug action, what does an agonist drug do? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Attaches to a cell membrane receptor and stimulates the cell receptor to produce a
therapeutic response
What is the nurse observing when looking for an adverse effect of a medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER-An undesirable drug action
The nurse has given medication in error. What type of medication must be given that will bind
to the cell receptor to block the response of the drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-Antagonist
What is the most serious allergic reaction a nurse might observe after the administration of a
drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-Anaphylactic reaction
What is the name of the law that was the United States federal government's first attempt to
require proof of drug safety prior to the marketing of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pure Food &
Drug Act
When the nurse is giving a scheduled morning medication, the patient states, "I heaven's seen
that pill before. Are you sure it's correct?" The nurse checks the medication administration
record and verifies that it is listed. Which is the nurses' best response? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Let
me check on the order first before you take it"
The nurse us Ku able for administering a medication that causes harm to the patient even if the
primary care provider has prescribed it. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER-True, the nurse is
liable for administering a medication that causes harm since it is the nurses responsibility to
know the effects of the drug.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWER 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
A patient who just found out she is 3 months pregnant must begin undergoing chemotherapy
for cancer. The drug prescribed is in pregnancy category D. What does the nurse advise the
patient with approval from the physician? - CORRECT ANSWER-Evidence indicates a
demonstrated risk at anytime during pregnancy
The nurse is administering a medication. Which is the best way for the nurse to ensure that the
medication is given to the correct patient? - CORRECT ANSWER-Check the patient's wristband
What specific nursing responsibility is most important related to scheduled drugs in the health
care facility? - CORRECT ANSWER-Making sure the count of each drug is accurate at the end of
each shift
A client self administered an excessive amount of medication. When measuring the amount of
drug the client has in the bloodstream, the nurse would expect the drug to be in what range? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Toxic level
Which factor is the nurse aware as most likely to reduce the rate of absorption of oral
medications? - CORRECT ANSWER-Food
, How would the nurse define pharmacodynamics? - CORRECT ANSWER-How a drug produces
biochemical & physiological changes in the body
According to the cell-receptor theory of drug action, what does an agonist drug do? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Attaches to a cell membrane receptor and stimulates the cell receptor to produce a
therapeutic response
What is the nurse observing when looking for an adverse effect of a medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER-An undesirable drug action
The nurse has given medication in error. What type of medication must be given that will bind
to the cell receptor to block the response of the drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-Antagonist
What is the most serious allergic reaction a nurse might observe after the administration of a
drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-Anaphylactic reaction
What is the name of the law that was the United States federal government's first attempt to
require proof of drug safety prior to the marketing of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pure Food &
Drug Act
When the nurse is giving a scheduled morning medication, the patient states, "I heaven's seen
that pill before. Are you sure it's correct?" The nurse checks the medication administration
record and verifies that it is listed. Which is the nurses' best response? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Let
me check on the order first before you take it"
The nurse us Ku able for administering a medication that causes harm to the patient even if the
primary care provider has prescribed it. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER-True, the nurse is
liable for administering a medication that causes harm since it is the nurses responsibility to
know the effects of the drug.
