Pharmacology NCLEX Questions with correct
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An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little
information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of
patient teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. - Correct Answers-a. The patient
and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel
dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit - Correct Answers-b. Risk for injury
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin 250 mcg once daily at 0900."
Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
,c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - Correct Answers-d. The nurse
contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the
nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so commonly."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because they have built up resistance."
- Correct Answers-c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain
the most information from the patient?
a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" - Correct Answers-c. "When you have pain, what do
you do to relieve it?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus. Put into correct order the steps of the nursing process, with 1 being the first
step and 5 being the last step.
a. Implementation
b. Planning
, c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
e. Nursing diagnoses - Correct Answers-4, 3, 1, 5, 2
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a newly admitted
patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? Select all that apply.
a. Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO twice a day
b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
c. Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO every evening
d. Irbesartan (Avapro) 300 mg PO once a day
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation - Correct Answers-b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg
daily
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation
An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her to sleep; however, she felt restless
all night and did not sleep at all. The nurse recognizes that this woman has experienced which
type of reaction or effect?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Idiosyncratic reaction
c. Mutagenic effect
d. Synergistic effect - Correct Answers-b. Idiosyncratic reaction
While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the nurse knows that abnormalities in
which phase of pharmacokinetics may occur?
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An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little
information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of
patient teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. - Correct Answers-a. The patient
and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel
dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit - Correct Answers-b. Risk for injury
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin 250 mcg once daily at 0900."
Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
,c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - Correct Answers-d. The nurse
contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the
nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so commonly."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because they have built up resistance."
- Correct Answers-c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain
the most information from the patient?
a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" - Correct Answers-c. "When you have pain, what do
you do to relieve it?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus. Put into correct order the steps of the nursing process, with 1 being the first
step and 5 being the last step.
a. Implementation
b. Planning
, c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
e. Nursing diagnoses - Correct Answers-4, 3, 1, 5, 2
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a newly admitted
patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? Select all that apply.
a. Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO twice a day
b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
c. Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO every evening
d. Irbesartan (Avapro) 300 mg PO once a day
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation - Correct Answers-b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg
daily
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation
An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her to sleep; however, she felt restless
all night and did not sleep at all. The nurse recognizes that this woman has experienced which
type of reaction or effect?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Idiosyncratic reaction
c. Mutagenic effect
d. Synergistic effect - Correct Answers-b. Idiosyncratic reaction
While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the nurse knows that abnormalities in
which phase of pharmacokinetics may occur?
