Intro to Pharm Practice EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Rationale: Tolerance is a decreased responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug
administration. Patients who become tolerant to a drug require higher doses to produce effects
equivalent to those that could be achieved with lower doses before the tolerance developed.
A patient was discharged from the hospital with instructions to take an antibiotic for 7 days to
treat a bladder infection. Twelve days later, a home care nurse visits the patient and finds that
the symptoms have not resolved. What is the most important question for the nurse to ask?
A. "Do you think you have another bladder infection?"
B. "Have you taken all of the antibiotics as directed?"
C. "How much water have you been drinking each day?"
D. "What antibiotic do you usually take to treat an infection?" - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B
Rationale: The failure to take medications as directed is a common cause of persistent infection.
While preparing to administer medications to a patient, the nurse finds that he does not
understand the rationale for the patient receiving one of the prescribed drugs. What should he
do?
A. Ask another nurse why the patient is getting this medication.
, B. Ask the patient why this medication has been ordered.
C. Research the medication, focusing on its therapeutic uses.
D. Verify with the prescribing healthcare provider the reason for the medication. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Answer: D
Rationale: A nurse should not administer a medication unless he or she understands the reason
for its use.
When the nurse reviews a medication order, it is not clear what route should be used for
administration. Which action by the nurse is best?
A. Use a current drug reference resource to determine the administration route.
B. Administer the drug via the oral route.
C. Contact the pharmacist for clarification.
D. Call the prescriber to verify the route. - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D
Rationale: If the medication order is unclear, the nurse should verify it with the prescriber.
The nurse administered 2 mg of morphine intravenously to a postoperative patient. In addition
to following the Rights of Drug Administration, what responsibility does the nurse have as a
patient advocate?
A. To administer the drug as often as possible
B. To minimize adverse effects by reducing the next dose of morphine
C. To know the possible reactions to morphine
D. To inform visitors that the patient has received morphine - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Rationale: Tolerance is a decreased responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug
administration. Patients who become tolerant to a drug require higher doses to produce effects
equivalent to those that could be achieved with lower doses before the tolerance developed.
A patient was discharged from the hospital with instructions to take an antibiotic for 7 days to
treat a bladder infection. Twelve days later, a home care nurse visits the patient and finds that
the symptoms have not resolved. What is the most important question for the nurse to ask?
A. "Do you think you have another bladder infection?"
B. "Have you taken all of the antibiotics as directed?"
C. "How much water have you been drinking each day?"
D. "What antibiotic do you usually take to treat an infection?" - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B
Rationale: The failure to take medications as directed is a common cause of persistent infection.
While preparing to administer medications to a patient, the nurse finds that he does not
understand the rationale for the patient receiving one of the prescribed drugs. What should he
do?
A. Ask another nurse why the patient is getting this medication.
, B. Ask the patient why this medication has been ordered.
C. Research the medication, focusing on its therapeutic uses.
D. Verify with the prescribing healthcare provider the reason for the medication. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Answer: D
Rationale: A nurse should not administer a medication unless he or she understands the reason
for its use.
When the nurse reviews a medication order, it is not clear what route should be used for
administration. Which action by the nurse is best?
A. Use a current drug reference resource to determine the administration route.
B. Administer the drug via the oral route.
C. Contact the pharmacist for clarification.
D. Call the prescriber to verify the route. - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D
Rationale: If the medication order is unclear, the nurse should verify it with the prescriber.
The nurse administered 2 mg of morphine intravenously to a postoperative patient. In addition
to following the Rights of Drug Administration, what responsibility does the nurse have as a
patient advocate?
A. To administer the drug as often as possible
B. To minimize adverse effects by reducing the next dose of morphine
C. To know the possible reactions to morphine
D. To inform visitors that the patient has received morphine - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C
