Pharmacology Exam #2
Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ABpatientBisBtakingBtwoBprescriptionBmedicationsBthatBbothBcauseBbradycardia.BTheBn
urseBshouldBmonitorBtheBpatientBforBwhichBtypeBofBeffect?
A.BAnBincreasedBtherapeuticBeffect
B.BAnBincreasedBadverseBeffect
C.BABreducedBtherapeuticBeffect
D.BABreducedBadverseBeffectB-BAnswerBB.BAnBincreasedBadverseBeffect
WhichBindividualBisBatBtheBhighestBriskBforBaBdrug-drugBinteraction?
A.BABtoddlerBwhoBisBprescribedBtwoBantibioticsBforBaBseriousBinfection
B.BAnBadolescentBwhoBtakesBover-the-counterBmedicationsBforBmenstrualBcramping
C.BAnBadultBwhoBtakesBeightBprescriptionBmedicationsBforBaBchronicBcondition
D.BAnBolderBadultBwhoBtakesBtwoBprescriptionBmedicationsBandBaBdietaryBsupplemen
tBforBanxietyB-
BAnswerBC.BAnBadultBwhoBtakesBeightBprescriptionBmedicationsBforBaBchronicBconditi
on
TheBnurseBcaresBforBaBpatientBwhoBisBtakingBaBcalciumBchannelBblockerBforBhyperten
sion.BTheBnurseBshouldBbeBmostBconcernedBifBtheBpatientBmakesBwhichBstatement?
A.B"IBtakeBmyBmedicationBwithBaBglassBofBwater."
B.B"IBeatBfoodsBhighBinBfiberBtoBpreventBconstipation."
C.B"IBdrinkBaBglassBofBgrapefruitBjuiceBeachBevening."
, D.B"IBavoidBfoodsBsuchBasBbroccoliBandBcabbage."B-
BAnswerBC.B"IBdrinkBaBglassBofBgrapefruitBjuiceBeachBevening."
ABpatientBisBprescribedBaBmedicationBtoBbeBtakenBonBanBemptyBstomach.BWhichBstat
ementBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBwhenBprovidingBpatientBteaching?
A.B"TakeBtheBmedicationB1BhourBbeforeBeating."
B.B"TakeBtheBmedicationBwithBaBsmallBglassBofBwater."
C.B"TakeBtheBmedicationBbeforeBgoingBtoBbedBatBnight."
D.B"TakeBtheBmedicationB1BhourBafterBaBmeal."B-
BAnswerBA.B"TakeBtheBmedicationB1BhourBbeforeBeating."
WhichBpatientBdoesBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBbeingBatBhighestBriskBforBtheBdevelopment
BofBanBadverseBdrugBreaction?
A.BAB1-month-
oldBpatientBwhoseBmotherBhasBallergiesBtoBpenicillin,Baspirin,BandBcodeine
B.BAB16-year-
oldBpatientBwithBmultipleBtraumaticBinjuriesBwhoBisBtakingBmorphineBandBanBantibioti
c
C.BAB54-year-
oldBpatientBwithBmultipleBsclerosisBwhoBhasBbeenBenrolledBinBaBclinicalBtrialBofBaBne
wBdrug
D.BAnB84-year-
oldBpatientBwithBdiabetes,BheartBfailure,BandBhypertensionBwhoBtakesBsevenBprescript
ionBmedicationsBeachBdayB-BAnswerBD.BAnB84-year-
oldBpatientBwithBdiabetes,BheartBfailure,BandBhypertensionBwhoBtakesBsevenBprescript
ionBmedicationsBeachBday
ABpatientBisBprescribedBaBmedicationBthatBisBpotentiallyBhepatotoxic.BBeforeBadminist
eringBtheBmedication,BitBisBmostBimportantBforBtheBnurseBtoBassessBwhat?
Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ABpatientBisBtakingBtwoBprescriptionBmedicationsBthatBbothBcauseBbradycardia.BTheBn
urseBshouldBmonitorBtheBpatientBforBwhichBtypeBofBeffect?
A.BAnBincreasedBtherapeuticBeffect
B.BAnBincreasedBadverseBeffect
C.BABreducedBtherapeuticBeffect
D.BABreducedBadverseBeffectB-BAnswerBB.BAnBincreasedBadverseBeffect
WhichBindividualBisBatBtheBhighestBriskBforBaBdrug-drugBinteraction?
A.BABtoddlerBwhoBisBprescribedBtwoBantibioticsBforBaBseriousBinfection
B.BAnBadolescentBwhoBtakesBover-the-counterBmedicationsBforBmenstrualBcramping
C.BAnBadultBwhoBtakesBeightBprescriptionBmedicationsBforBaBchronicBcondition
D.BAnBolderBadultBwhoBtakesBtwoBprescriptionBmedicationsBandBaBdietaryBsupplemen
tBforBanxietyB-
BAnswerBC.BAnBadultBwhoBtakesBeightBprescriptionBmedicationsBforBaBchronicBconditi
on
TheBnurseBcaresBforBaBpatientBwhoBisBtakingBaBcalciumBchannelBblockerBforBhyperten
sion.BTheBnurseBshouldBbeBmostBconcernedBifBtheBpatientBmakesBwhichBstatement?
A.B"IBtakeBmyBmedicationBwithBaBglassBofBwater."
B.B"IBeatBfoodsBhighBinBfiberBtoBpreventBconstipation."
C.B"IBdrinkBaBglassBofBgrapefruitBjuiceBeachBevening."
, D.B"IBavoidBfoodsBsuchBasBbroccoliBandBcabbage."B-
BAnswerBC.B"IBdrinkBaBglassBofBgrapefruitBjuiceBeachBevening."
ABpatientBisBprescribedBaBmedicationBtoBbeBtakenBonBanBemptyBstomach.BWhichBstat
ementBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBwhenBprovidingBpatientBteaching?
A.B"TakeBtheBmedicationB1BhourBbeforeBeating."
B.B"TakeBtheBmedicationBwithBaBsmallBglassBofBwater."
C.B"TakeBtheBmedicationBbeforeBgoingBtoBbedBatBnight."
D.B"TakeBtheBmedicationB1BhourBafterBaBmeal."B-
BAnswerBA.B"TakeBtheBmedicationB1BhourBbeforeBeating."
WhichBpatientBdoesBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBbeingBatBhighestBriskBforBtheBdevelopment
BofBanBadverseBdrugBreaction?
A.BAB1-month-
oldBpatientBwhoseBmotherBhasBallergiesBtoBpenicillin,Baspirin,BandBcodeine
B.BAB16-year-
oldBpatientBwithBmultipleBtraumaticBinjuriesBwhoBisBtakingBmorphineBandBanBantibioti
c
C.BAB54-year-
oldBpatientBwithBmultipleBsclerosisBwhoBhasBbeenBenrolledBinBaBclinicalBtrialBofBaBne
wBdrug
D.BAnB84-year-
oldBpatientBwithBdiabetes,BheartBfailure,BandBhypertensionBwhoBtakesBsevenBprescript
ionBmedicationsBeachBdayB-BAnswerBD.BAnB84-year-
oldBpatientBwithBdiabetes,BheartBfailure,BandBhypertensionBwhoBtakesBsevenBprescript
ionBmedicationsBeachBday
ABpatientBisBprescribedBaBmedicationBthatBisBpotentiallyBhepatotoxic.BBeforeBadminist
eringBtheBmedication,BitBisBmostBimportantBforBtheBnurseBtoBassessBwhat?