NURS 676 MIDTERM COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ After receiving a prescribed medication, the nurse notes on
assessment: heart rate 58 and thready, blood pressure 142/96,
respirations 28 with wheezing and gasping, scratching at small red
splotches on the arms and legs, and swollen eyelids, lips, and mouth.
Which findings should the nurse prioritize for treatment? Select all
that apply.
Select one or more:
A. Heart rate 58 and thready
B. Blood pressure 142/96
C. Swollen eyelids, lips, and mouth
D. Respirations 28, gasping and wheezing
E. Small red splotches on arms and legs
Answer: ?
◉ After teaching a group of nursing students about
pharmacokinetics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which actions as a phase?
Select all that apply.
Select one or more:
,A. Excretion
B. Distribution
C. Administration
D. Metabolism
E. Absorption
Answer: A, B, D, E
◉ After teaching a group of nursing students about
pharmacokinetics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which phase as first?
Select one:
A. Drug is eliminated from the body
B. Body changes drug for excretion
C. Drug is made available for use in the body
D. Drug is transported throughout the body
Answer: C
◉ After teaching a group of students about the basics of
pharmacology, the students will be able to choose which aspect as
the most critical to remember?
Select one:
A. Drug class
B. Drug name
,C. Drug action
D. Drug source
Answer: C
◉ The nurse is assessing a client's response to sleeping pills and
notes continued restlessness and inability to sleep. After an
increased dose leads to sleep, which factor should the nurse
investigate first?
Select one:
A. Is this a toxic reaction?
B. Is the drug accumulating in the client's body?
C. Is this related to a genetic deficiency?
D. Is the client now tolerant to the drug?
Answer: D
◉ The nurse is monitoring a client with heart failure for
effectiveness of the digoxin therapy. Which factor should the nurse
closely monitor for potential signs of toxicity?
Select one:
A. Seizure activity
B. Drug blood level
C. Blood pressure
D. Urinary output
, Answer: B
◉ The nurse is preparing to teach a client about a new drug the
health care provider has prescribed. Which information does the
nurse expect to find on the prescription? Select all that apply.
Select one or more:
A. Name of the drug
B. Dosage of the drug
C. Licensed prescriber's signature
D. Route of drug administration
E. Times of drug administration
Answer: ?
◉ The nurse is preparing to teach a client about a new drug which is
the in the fourth phase of development. Which activity will the nurse
explain as best illustrates this phase?
Select one:
A. Health care providers report adverse effects to FDA.
B. The drug is given to clients with the disease.
C. Healthy volunteers are involved in the test.
D. In vitro tests are performed using human cells.
Answer: A
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ After receiving a prescribed medication, the nurse notes on
assessment: heart rate 58 and thready, blood pressure 142/96,
respirations 28 with wheezing and gasping, scratching at small red
splotches on the arms and legs, and swollen eyelids, lips, and mouth.
Which findings should the nurse prioritize for treatment? Select all
that apply.
Select one or more:
A. Heart rate 58 and thready
B. Blood pressure 142/96
C. Swollen eyelids, lips, and mouth
D. Respirations 28, gasping and wheezing
E. Small red splotches on arms and legs
Answer: ?
◉ After teaching a group of nursing students about
pharmacokinetics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which actions as a phase?
Select all that apply.
Select one or more:
,A. Excretion
B. Distribution
C. Administration
D. Metabolism
E. Absorption
Answer: A, B, D, E
◉ After teaching a group of nursing students about
pharmacokinetics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which phase as first?
Select one:
A. Drug is eliminated from the body
B. Body changes drug for excretion
C. Drug is made available for use in the body
D. Drug is transported throughout the body
Answer: C
◉ After teaching a group of students about the basics of
pharmacology, the students will be able to choose which aspect as
the most critical to remember?
Select one:
A. Drug class
B. Drug name
,C. Drug action
D. Drug source
Answer: C
◉ The nurse is assessing a client's response to sleeping pills and
notes continued restlessness and inability to sleep. After an
increased dose leads to sleep, which factor should the nurse
investigate first?
Select one:
A. Is this a toxic reaction?
B. Is the drug accumulating in the client's body?
C. Is this related to a genetic deficiency?
D. Is the client now tolerant to the drug?
Answer: D
◉ The nurse is monitoring a client with heart failure for
effectiveness of the digoxin therapy. Which factor should the nurse
closely monitor for potential signs of toxicity?
Select one:
A. Seizure activity
B. Drug blood level
C. Blood pressure
D. Urinary output
, Answer: B
◉ The nurse is preparing to teach a client about a new drug the
health care provider has prescribed. Which information does the
nurse expect to find on the prescription? Select all that apply.
Select one or more:
A. Name of the drug
B. Dosage of the drug
C. Licensed prescriber's signature
D. Route of drug administration
E. Times of drug administration
Answer: ?
◉ The nurse is preparing to teach a client about a new drug which is
the in the fourth phase of development. Which activity will the nurse
explain as best illustrates this phase?
Select one:
A. Health care providers report adverse effects to FDA.
B. The drug is given to clients with the disease.
C. Healthy volunteers are involved in the test.
D. In vitro tests are performed using human cells.
Answer: A
