LPN PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL FINALS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The pt tells the nurse he takes antacids after every meal. What should the nurse tell
✔✔A pt suffering from status epilepticus is put on mechanical ventilation and is sedated
with high dose propofol on order to reduce brain activity. Which of the following
deficiencies is the pt at risk for?
Zinc
Potassium
Lipids
Calcium - ✔✔zinc
✔✔A pt is prescribed mupirocin topical ointment for the treatment of impetigo. While
applying this med, the nurse should instruct the pt to:
Warm ointment before application
Apply a generous amount to both affected and unaffected areas
Overapplication is not a concern
Apply sparingly, only to affected areas - ✔✔apply sparingly
✔✔A pt with severe sepsis is at risk for pseudomembranous colitis when taking taking
which of the following medications?(multiple)
Clindamycin
Ceftriaxone
Miconazole
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin - ✔✔clindamycin, ceftriaxone, ampicillin, amoxicillin
✔✔A nurse caring for a pt prescribed cyclosporine should monitor for which common
side effect?
, Hypotension
Acne
Muscle pain
Hirsutism - ✔✔Hirsutism
✔✔A nurse is caring for a critical burn patient. The pt is suffering from intense pain and
required medication. The nurse should expect the physician to prescribe which of the
following?
Morphine sulfate, IV
Oxycodone via NG tube
Fentanyl patch
Hydromorphone, Intranasal - ✔✔morphine
✔✔A pt on Digoxin accidentally ingested two doses of it. He is now in the hospital and is
being treated for possible drug toxicity. Since the pt is stable, which of the following
treatments is indicated?
Charcoal
Digoxin immune FAB
Atropine
Symptomatic treatment - ✔✔symptomatic treatment
✔✔A client is prescribed nitroglycerin IV infusion to control blood pressure and chest
pain. How does the nurse administer this drug? (select all that apply)
Use a glass bottle
Use 15 ggts macrodrip tubing
Use a special tubing designated for the drug
Hang the drug as a piggy-back
Dilute the drug in a 250 mL plastic bag - ✔✔Use glass bottle and special tubing
designated for the drug
✔✔A pt is taking colchicine for the treatment of gout. Due to colchicine's effects on the
intestinal mucosa, the pt should be instructed to increase his intake of which vitamin?
Vitamin K
B1
C
B12 - ✔✔B12
✔✔A pt recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed levothyroxine. The nurse
should include which of the following in her teaching plan?
Take at bedtime
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The pt tells the nurse he takes antacids after every meal. What should the nurse tell
✔✔A pt suffering from status epilepticus is put on mechanical ventilation and is sedated
with high dose propofol on order to reduce brain activity. Which of the following
deficiencies is the pt at risk for?
Zinc
Potassium
Lipids
Calcium - ✔✔zinc
✔✔A pt is prescribed mupirocin topical ointment for the treatment of impetigo. While
applying this med, the nurse should instruct the pt to:
Warm ointment before application
Apply a generous amount to both affected and unaffected areas
Overapplication is not a concern
Apply sparingly, only to affected areas - ✔✔apply sparingly
✔✔A pt with severe sepsis is at risk for pseudomembranous colitis when taking taking
which of the following medications?(multiple)
Clindamycin
Ceftriaxone
Miconazole
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin - ✔✔clindamycin, ceftriaxone, ampicillin, amoxicillin
✔✔A nurse caring for a pt prescribed cyclosporine should monitor for which common
side effect?
, Hypotension
Acne
Muscle pain
Hirsutism - ✔✔Hirsutism
✔✔A nurse is caring for a critical burn patient. The pt is suffering from intense pain and
required medication. The nurse should expect the physician to prescribe which of the
following?
Morphine sulfate, IV
Oxycodone via NG tube
Fentanyl patch
Hydromorphone, Intranasal - ✔✔morphine
✔✔A pt on Digoxin accidentally ingested two doses of it. He is now in the hospital and is
being treated for possible drug toxicity. Since the pt is stable, which of the following
treatments is indicated?
Charcoal
Digoxin immune FAB
Atropine
Symptomatic treatment - ✔✔symptomatic treatment
✔✔A client is prescribed nitroglycerin IV infusion to control blood pressure and chest
pain. How does the nurse administer this drug? (select all that apply)
Use a glass bottle
Use 15 ggts macrodrip tubing
Use a special tubing designated for the drug
Hang the drug as a piggy-back
Dilute the drug in a 250 mL plastic bag - ✔✔Use glass bottle and special tubing
designated for the drug
✔✔A pt is taking colchicine for the treatment of gout. Due to colchicine's effects on the
intestinal mucosa, the pt should be instructed to increase his intake of which vitamin?
Vitamin K
B1
C
B12 - ✔✔B12
✔✔A pt recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed levothyroxine. The nurse
should include which of the following in her teaching plan?
Take at bedtime
