NURSING PHARMACOLOGY | SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICE
PHARMACOLOGY
& MEDICATION SAFETY
100 ORIGINAL QUESTIONS | ANSWERS + RATIONALES
Patient scenarios | Five sections of 20 | Full practice exam
VERIFY EVERY DOSE. RECOGNIZE RISK. KEEP CARE SAFE.
Independent educational practice | No publisher affiliation
,Exam Instructions
Suggested time: 120 minutes. Choose the single best response. Complete all five sections before reviewing the answer key and
rationales. Follow current prescriptions, product labeling, and facility protocols in practice.
Coverage: medication reconciliation, anticoagulants, insulin, cardiovascular drugs, antimicrobials, opioids, psych/neuro medicines,
other therapeutic classes, high-alert medication safety, dosage calculations, and adverse reactions.
This independently written educational practice exam is not an official licensing exam or publisher test bank. Drug guidance can change; consult
current references and patient-specific orders.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Questions 1-20
Section 2: Questions 21-40
Section 3: Questions 41-60
Section 4: Questions 61-80
Section 5: Questions 81-100
Answer Key and Rationales: Questions 1-100
PHARMACOLOGY & MEDICATION SAFETY | FULL MOCK EXAM 2
, SECTION 1 | QUESTIONS 1-20
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 1. A client says a new tablet looks different from the home medication.
What should the nurse do?
A. Crush it to hide the appearance
B. Hold administration until the product and order are verified
C. Give it because the name is similar
D. Ask the client to identify it and proceed
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 2. Two medication packages have similar names and strengths. What is
a safe action?
A. Compare the complete label and verify the medication against the order
B. Ask a visitor which is correct
C. Use the first package opened
D. Select the package with the familiar colour
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 3. A client reports taking an OTC cold remedy with prescribed
acetaminophen. What should the nurse teach?
A. Check all ingredients to avoid taking multiple acetaminophen-containing products
B. Use any combination product without review
C. Stop drinking water
D. Take extra acetaminophen for fever
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 4. A client’s medication list omits herbal products. What should the
nurse do?
A. Discontinue prescriptions
B. Ask nonjudgmentally about supplements and include them in reconciliation
C. Ignore supplements
D. Tell the client all herbs are safe
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 5. A client cannot swallow a prescribed extended-release tablet. What
should the nurse do?
A. Mix it into food automatically
B. Check with the pharmacist or prescriber before altering the dosage form
C. Crush it immediately
D. Split it without checking
Answer: ______
PHARMACOLOGY & MEDICATION SAFETY | FULL MOCK EXAM 3
PHARMACOLOGY
& MEDICATION SAFETY
100 ORIGINAL QUESTIONS | ANSWERS + RATIONALES
Patient scenarios | Five sections of 20 | Full practice exam
VERIFY EVERY DOSE. RECOGNIZE RISK. KEEP CARE SAFE.
Independent educational practice | No publisher affiliation
,Exam Instructions
Suggested time: 120 minutes. Choose the single best response. Complete all five sections before reviewing the answer key and
rationales. Follow current prescriptions, product labeling, and facility protocols in practice.
Coverage: medication reconciliation, anticoagulants, insulin, cardiovascular drugs, antimicrobials, opioids, psych/neuro medicines,
other therapeutic classes, high-alert medication safety, dosage calculations, and adverse reactions.
This independently written educational practice exam is not an official licensing exam or publisher test bank. Drug guidance can change; consult
current references and patient-specific orders.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Questions 1-20
Section 2: Questions 21-40
Section 3: Questions 41-60
Section 4: Questions 61-80
Section 5: Questions 81-100
Answer Key and Rationales: Questions 1-100
PHARMACOLOGY & MEDICATION SAFETY | FULL MOCK EXAM 2
, SECTION 1 | QUESTIONS 1-20
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 1. A client says a new tablet looks different from the home medication.
What should the nurse do?
A. Crush it to hide the appearance
B. Hold administration until the product and order are verified
C. Give it because the name is similar
D. Ask the client to identify it and proceed
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 2. Two medication packages have similar names and strengths. What is
a safe action?
A. Compare the complete label and verify the medication against the order
B. Ask a visitor which is correct
C. Use the first package opened
D. Select the package with the familiar colour
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 3. A client reports taking an OTC cold remedy with prescribed
acetaminophen. What should the nurse teach?
A. Check all ingredients to avoid taking multiple acetaminophen-containing products
B. Use any combination product without review
C. Stop drinking water
D. Take extra acetaminophen for fever
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 4. A client’s medication list omits herbal products. What should the
nurse do?
A. Discontinue prescriptions
B. Ask nonjudgmentally about supplements and include them in reconciliation
C. Ignore supplements
D. Tell the client all herbs are safe
Answer: ______
SAFE ADMINISTRATION & RECONCILIATION 5. A client cannot swallow a prescribed extended-release tablet. What
should the nurse do?
A. Mix it into food automatically
B. Check with the pharmacist or prescriber before altering the dosage form
C. Crush it immediately
D. Split it without checking
Answer: ______
PHARMACOLOGY & MEDICATION SAFETY | FULL MOCK EXAM 3
