BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
EIGHTEENTH EDITION EXAM PAPER 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL MEDICATION
STUDY GUIDE REVISION MODULE
◉ The nurse caring for a Spanish-speaking patient uses the
assistance of an interpreter to help with preoperative teaching.
While implementing the education, the nurse should:
a. look directly at the patient.
b. never use pantomime gestures.
c. ask lengthy questions to provide clarity.
d. ask a family member to assist with interpretation.
Answer: a. look directly at the patient.
◉ A teaching plan has been developed by the nurse to educate the
mother of a preterm infant on prescribed medications. Before
initiating this teaching plan, the nurse should:
a. recognize the individual's health beliefs.
b. provide a formal learning setting.
c. ensure that information is generalized.
d. be sure that all care to the patient has been delivered.
Answer: a. recognize the individual's health beliefs.
,◉ Which item(s) would be considered characteristic of the cognitive
domain level of learning? (Select all that apply.)
a. A patient's opinion regarding wellness
b. Basic mathematical formulas learned in grade school
c. Incorporation of a person's previous experiences and perceptions
d. Skill demonstration using a step-by-step approach
e. Relationship between prior experiences and new concepts
Answer: a. A patient's opinion regarding wellness
b. Basic mathematical formulas learned in grade school
d. Skill demonstration using a step-by-step approach
◉ The nurse is preparing to instruct a patient and his wife on
technique and importance of assessing pulse prior to taking heart
medication. Which principle(s) of learning would be appropriate in
this situation? (Select all that apply.)
a. The learning environment
b. The patient's and wife's learning styles
c. The objectives/goal statements listed on the patient's care plan
d. The patient's financial ability to purchase the medication
e. The patient's understanding of the seriousness of his illness
Answer: a. The learning environment
b. The patient's and wife's learning styles
,c. The objectives/goal statements listed on the patient's care plan
e. The patient's understanding of the seriousness of his illness
◉ The nurse is writing a teaching plan for a 30-year-old patient who
has AIDS. Which objective(s) is/are written in the correct format?
(Select all that apply.)
a. The patient will state adverse effects of the daily medications
before discharge.
b. The patient will correctly fill the daily medication pillbox with the
correct
medications in the appropriate time slots prior to discharge.
c. The patient will adjust the medications accordingly.
d. The patient will schedule an appointment with the infectious
disease physician
before discharge.
e. The patient will have lab tests performed regularly.
Answer: a. The patient will state adverse effects of the daily
medications before discharge.
b. The patient will correctly fill the daily medication pillbox with the
correct
medications in the appropriate time slots prior to discharge.
d. The patient will schedule an appointment with the infectious
disease physician
before discharge.
, ◉ Which action(s) by the nurse can foster patient responsibility for
adhering to the therapeutic regimen? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assessing the patient's readiness to learn
b. Determining the patient's level of understanding of content
c. Determining the patient's education level and learning style
d. Maintaining an aloof attitude toward presented content
e. Documenting expected outcomes independently
Answer: a. Assessing the patient's readiness to learn
b. Determining the patient's level of understanding of content
c. Determining the patient's education level and learning style
◉ What should the nurse include during discharge in addition to
verbal instructions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Written instructions for the patient's reference
b. A phone number of the provider or hospital unit for follow-up
questions
c. Written instructions for monitoring of parameters used to
evaluate therapy
d. Documentation in the nurse's discharge notes of the nursing and
collaborative problems that require continued monitoring and
intervention
e. Identification of the patient's unreasonable expectations of
therapy
EIGHTEENTH EDITION EXAM PAPER 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL MEDICATION
STUDY GUIDE REVISION MODULE
◉ The nurse caring for a Spanish-speaking patient uses the
assistance of an interpreter to help with preoperative teaching.
While implementing the education, the nurse should:
a. look directly at the patient.
b. never use pantomime gestures.
c. ask lengthy questions to provide clarity.
d. ask a family member to assist with interpretation.
Answer: a. look directly at the patient.
◉ A teaching plan has been developed by the nurse to educate the
mother of a preterm infant on prescribed medications. Before
initiating this teaching plan, the nurse should:
a. recognize the individual's health beliefs.
b. provide a formal learning setting.
c. ensure that information is generalized.
d. be sure that all care to the patient has been delivered.
Answer: a. recognize the individual's health beliefs.
,◉ Which item(s) would be considered characteristic of the cognitive
domain level of learning? (Select all that apply.)
a. A patient's opinion regarding wellness
b. Basic mathematical formulas learned in grade school
c. Incorporation of a person's previous experiences and perceptions
d. Skill demonstration using a step-by-step approach
e. Relationship between prior experiences and new concepts
Answer: a. A patient's opinion regarding wellness
b. Basic mathematical formulas learned in grade school
d. Skill demonstration using a step-by-step approach
◉ The nurse is preparing to instruct a patient and his wife on
technique and importance of assessing pulse prior to taking heart
medication. Which principle(s) of learning would be appropriate in
this situation? (Select all that apply.)
a. The learning environment
b. The patient's and wife's learning styles
c. The objectives/goal statements listed on the patient's care plan
d. The patient's financial ability to purchase the medication
e. The patient's understanding of the seriousness of his illness
Answer: a. The learning environment
b. The patient's and wife's learning styles
,c. The objectives/goal statements listed on the patient's care plan
e. The patient's understanding of the seriousness of his illness
◉ The nurse is writing a teaching plan for a 30-year-old patient who
has AIDS. Which objective(s) is/are written in the correct format?
(Select all that apply.)
a. The patient will state adverse effects of the daily medications
before discharge.
b. The patient will correctly fill the daily medication pillbox with the
correct
medications in the appropriate time slots prior to discharge.
c. The patient will adjust the medications accordingly.
d. The patient will schedule an appointment with the infectious
disease physician
before discharge.
e. The patient will have lab tests performed regularly.
Answer: a. The patient will state adverse effects of the daily
medications before discharge.
b. The patient will correctly fill the daily medication pillbox with the
correct
medications in the appropriate time slots prior to discharge.
d. The patient will schedule an appointment with the infectious
disease physician
before discharge.
, ◉ Which action(s) by the nurse can foster patient responsibility for
adhering to the therapeutic regimen? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assessing the patient's readiness to learn
b. Determining the patient's level of understanding of content
c. Determining the patient's education level and learning style
d. Maintaining an aloof attitude toward presented content
e. Documenting expected outcomes independently
Answer: a. Assessing the patient's readiness to learn
b. Determining the patient's level of understanding of content
c. Determining the patient's education level and learning style
◉ What should the nurse include during discharge in addition to
verbal instructions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Written instructions for the patient's reference
b. A phone number of the provider or hospital unit for follow-up
questions
c. Written instructions for monitoring of parameters used to
evaluate therapy
d. Documentation in the nurse's discharge notes of the nursing and
collaborative problems that require continued monitoring and
intervention
e. Identification of the patient's unreasonable expectations of
therapy
