PROPHECY RELIAS RN
PHARMACOLOGY A LATEST EXAM
2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)
for a UTI. What education would you provide for them?
Correct Answer wash your mouth out after taking this
medication to avoid staining of the teeth
What is appropriate education to provide to a person who
has received a new prescription for a PPI? Correct Answer
You should not take this medicine at the same time as
other medicines.
Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level
of 5.8. Which diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by
the provider? Correct Answer bumetanide (Bumex)
Your patient has been diagnosed with. chronic CHF and
will be taking Lasix 80mg PO twice a day. When teaching
about high Potassium foods in the diet, which group of
foods would you recommend to the patient? Correct
Answer Bananas, spinach, raisins
Which medication would you question if ordered by the
provider to treat a person that is complaining of nausea
and vomiting? Correct Answer Famotidine (Pepcid)
,Shortly after administering an IV med, the person you are
caring for starts to complain of itching and feeling flushed.
On assessment, you notice hives begun to form on their
chest. What is the best intervention? Correct Answer
Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and notify
provider
Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the
MOST approriate action? Correct Answer Document the
refusal and notify the MD
You receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir. What
amount of elixir will you prepare? Correct Answer 5ml
When caring for a patient with a central line who is
receiving TPN, what is the MOST important action on the
part of the nurse to prevent CLABSI? Correct Answer
Perform correct sterile technique for dressing change at
the CVC site
An order has been placed for sublingual medication. Pt
has NG. what is the most appropriate action? Correct
Answer administer the med
A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler.
What would you include when educating them on the
medication? Correct Answer It is important that you wash
out your mask after every dose to help prevent fungal
infection of your mouth
, What medication is incompatible for administration with
Lactated Ringers solution? Correct Answer Diazepam
(Valium)
A person has a new onset dysrhythmia. What medication
might be prescribed for this condition? Correct Answer
diltiazem (Cardizem)
You are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a new
diet with a potassium intake restriction. What food would
you tell them to avoid? Correct Answer raisins
A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain
following an orthopedic procedure. Which order would you
question? Correct Answer eplerenone
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron)
IV push. The med is supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How many
mL do you give? Correct Answer 0.4 mL
A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion rate
and is afraid of overdosing. What would you say to
educate them? Correct Answer A small dose is delivered
only when you push the trigger button and only if it has
been long enough since your last dose
A person has been diagnosed with diabetes and
prescribed an oral antihyperglycemic agent . What
statement made by them indicates that they adequately
understand the symptoms of hypoglycemia? Correct
Answer If I have sweating, shakes, nervousness,
PHARMACOLOGY A LATEST EXAM
2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)
for a UTI. What education would you provide for them?
Correct Answer wash your mouth out after taking this
medication to avoid staining of the teeth
What is appropriate education to provide to a person who
has received a new prescription for a PPI? Correct Answer
You should not take this medicine at the same time as
other medicines.
Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level
of 5.8. Which diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by
the provider? Correct Answer bumetanide (Bumex)
Your patient has been diagnosed with. chronic CHF and
will be taking Lasix 80mg PO twice a day. When teaching
about high Potassium foods in the diet, which group of
foods would you recommend to the patient? Correct
Answer Bananas, spinach, raisins
Which medication would you question if ordered by the
provider to treat a person that is complaining of nausea
and vomiting? Correct Answer Famotidine (Pepcid)
,Shortly after administering an IV med, the person you are
caring for starts to complain of itching and feeling flushed.
On assessment, you notice hives begun to form on their
chest. What is the best intervention? Correct Answer
Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and notify
provider
Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the
MOST approriate action? Correct Answer Document the
refusal and notify the MD
You receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir. What
amount of elixir will you prepare? Correct Answer 5ml
When caring for a patient with a central line who is
receiving TPN, what is the MOST important action on the
part of the nurse to prevent CLABSI? Correct Answer
Perform correct sterile technique for dressing change at
the CVC site
An order has been placed for sublingual medication. Pt
has NG. what is the most appropriate action? Correct
Answer administer the med
A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler.
What would you include when educating them on the
medication? Correct Answer It is important that you wash
out your mask after every dose to help prevent fungal
infection of your mouth
, What medication is incompatible for administration with
Lactated Ringers solution? Correct Answer Diazepam
(Valium)
A person has a new onset dysrhythmia. What medication
might be prescribed for this condition? Correct Answer
diltiazem (Cardizem)
You are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a new
diet with a potassium intake restriction. What food would
you tell them to avoid? Correct Answer raisins
A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain
following an orthopedic procedure. Which order would you
question? Correct Answer eplerenone
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron)
IV push. The med is supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How many
mL do you give? Correct Answer 0.4 mL
A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion rate
and is afraid of overdosing. What would you say to
educate them? Correct Answer A small dose is delivered
only when you push the trigger button and only if it has
been long enough since your last dose
A person has been diagnosed with diabetes and
prescribed an oral antihyperglycemic agent . What
statement made by them indicates that they adequately
understand the symptoms of hypoglycemia? Correct
Answer If I have sweating, shakes, nervousness,
