LPN PHARMACOLOGY CORRECT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A pt in severe respiratory distress is prescribed continuous albuterol nebulizers.
Which of the following side effects should the nurse expect? (multiple)
Excessive salivation
Dizziness
Tremors
Bradycardia
Urticaria
Hyperkalemia - ✔✔dizziness and tremors
✔✔The nurse is assessing a pt on Niacin for hyperlipidemia. Which assessment finding
should the nurse expect as a possible side effect?
Flushing of the face and neck
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Confusion - ✔✔flushing of the face and neck
✔✔An immunocompromised pt with herpes zoster is administered a high dose of IV
acyclovir. Which of the following, if reported or observed, would be an adverse effect of
the drug?
Ototoxicity
Arrhythmias
Hallucinations
Tinnitus - ✔✔hallucinations
✔✔A nurse is gathering health history info from a newly admitted pt. The pt denies any
known diseases but gives the nurse a bottle of gemfibrozil that she has been taking for
a year. The nurse should question the pt about what disease?
, Atrial fibrillation
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia - ✔✔hyperlipidemia
✔✔This is used for the treatment of hypertension and edema - ✔✔Hydrochlorothiazide
✔✔A pt is prescribed a high dose of aspirin for osteoarthritis. The nurse should instruct
the pt to contact the physician if which of the following symptoms develop?
Tinnitus
Cold extremities
Diarrhea
Constipation - ✔✔tinnitus
✔✔A pt is prescribed tamoxifen, 20 mg PO bid for newly diagnosed metastatic breast
cancer. While reinforcing education to the patient, the nurse should emphasize which
possible side effect?
Ototoxicity
Hyperglycemia
Arrhythmias
Hot flashes - ✔✔hot flashes
✔✔A pt is prescribed benztropine for Parkinson's disease. The nurse should closely
monitor which of the following to assess for a common side effect?
Hemoglobin
O2 saturation
Intake and Output
Respirations - ✔✔intake and output
✔✔A pt recently prescribed with ezetimibe asks the nurse why he needs this
medication. Understanding the mechanism of action, the nurse knows ezetimibe is used
to treat:
Osteoporosis
CHF
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension - ✔✔hyperlipidemia
✔✔A nurse is preparing a pt for a procedure requiring conscious sedation. The nurse
will administer which short acting benzodiazepine?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A pt in severe respiratory distress is prescribed continuous albuterol nebulizers.
Which of the following side effects should the nurse expect? (multiple)
Excessive salivation
Dizziness
Tremors
Bradycardia
Urticaria
Hyperkalemia - ✔✔dizziness and tremors
✔✔The nurse is assessing a pt on Niacin for hyperlipidemia. Which assessment finding
should the nurse expect as a possible side effect?
Flushing of the face and neck
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Confusion - ✔✔flushing of the face and neck
✔✔An immunocompromised pt with herpes zoster is administered a high dose of IV
acyclovir. Which of the following, if reported or observed, would be an adverse effect of
the drug?
Ototoxicity
Arrhythmias
Hallucinations
Tinnitus - ✔✔hallucinations
✔✔A nurse is gathering health history info from a newly admitted pt. The pt denies any
known diseases but gives the nurse a bottle of gemfibrozil that she has been taking for
a year. The nurse should question the pt about what disease?
, Atrial fibrillation
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia - ✔✔hyperlipidemia
✔✔This is used for the treatment of hypertension and edema - ✔✔Hydrochlorothiazide
✔✔A pt is prescribed a high dose of aspirin for osteoarthritis. The nurse should instruct
the pt to contact the physician if which of the following symptoms develop?
Tinnitus
Cold extremities
Diarrhea
Constipation - ✔✔tinnitus
✔✔A pt is prescribed tamoxifen, 20 mg PO bid for newly diagnosed metastatic breast
cancer. While reinforcing education to the patient, the nurse should emphasize which
possible side effect?
Ototoxicity
Hyperglycemia
Arrhythmias
Hot flashes - ✔✔hot flashes
✔✔A pt is prescribed benztropine for Parkinson's disease. The nurse should closely
monitor which of the following to assess for a common side effect?
Hemoglobin
O2 saturation
Intake and Output
Respirations - ✔✔intake and output
✔✔A pt recently prescribed with ezetimibe asks the nurse why he needs this
medication. Understanding the mechanism of action, the nurse knows ezetimibe is used
to treat:
Osteoporosis
CHF
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension - ✔✔hyperlipidemia
✔✔A nurse is preparing a pt for a procedure requiring conscious sedation. The nurse
will administer which short acting benzodiazepine?
