Pharmacology Week 3 Quiz Questions And Answers 2025\2026
A patient receives a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range.
The nurse administering this medication will expect to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Monitor plasma drug levels
A patient reports becoming "immune" to a medication because it no longer works
to alleviate symptoms.
The nurse recognizes that this decreased effectiveness is likely caused by: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Desensitization of receptor sites by continual exposure to the
drug
The prescriber has ordered an antibiotic for a patient with a bacterial infection.
The nurse provides patient education at discharge and instructs the patient to
take the drug on an empty stomach.
When should the patient take the drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-1 hour or more
before a meal
At least 2 hours after a meal
Which actions occur in 90% of fatal medication errors? - CORRECT ANSWER-Giving
a drug intravenously instead of intramuscularly
Giving Nasarel instead of Nizoral
Writing a prescription illegibly
A patient receives a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range.
The nurse administering this medication will expect to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Monitor plasma drug levels
A patient reports becoming "immune" to a medication because it no longer works
to alleviate symptoms.
The nurse recognizes that this decreased effectiveness is likely caused by: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Desensitization of receptor sites by continual exposure to the
drug
The prescriber has ordered an antibiotic for a patient with a bacterial infection.
The nurse provides patient education at discharge and instructs the patient to
take the drug on an empty stomach.
When should the patient take the drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-1 hour or more
before a meal
At least 2 hours after a meal
Which actions occur in 90% of fatal medication errors? - CORRECT ANSWER-Giving
a drug intravenously instead of intramuscularly
Giving Nasarel instead of Nizoral
Writing a prescription illegibly
