PHARMACOLOGY CMS NEWEST 2024-
2025 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 87
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
/. nursing intervention to do when removing nitroglycerin ointment - Answer-remove
prior dose before applying the new one
/.after measuring nitroglycerin ointment dose with the applicator paper, how many inch
should you spread it over the paper - Answer-2.5-3.5 inches
/.What should you avoid doing when apply nitroglycerin ointment - Answer-avoid
touching the ointment with your hands
/.Where should you apply the nitroglycerin ointment - Answer-clean, hairless area over
the body, then cover w/ a clear plastic wrap
/.how do you administer enteric-coated medication - Answer-swallowed whole, NEVER
CRUSH IT!
/.What is Rifampin for? - Answer-Antibiotic to treat TB given in combination with another
antituberculosis med to help prevent antibiotic resistance
/.What are complications of Rifampin? - Answer--Orange color of the urine, saliva,
sweat, or tears
-Jaundice, fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort (anorexia)
/.How should you administer Rifampin? - Answer-1 hour before or 2 hours after meal
with a full glass of water
/.Contraindications for Rifampin? - Answer--Pregnancy/lactation
-Liver dysfunction
/.What should be monitored when taking Rifampin? - Answer--Liver function
-PT/INR
, /.Patient education when taking Rifampin? - Answer--Avoid alcohol
-Monitor for anorexia fatigue and malaise
-When taken with food it decreases the absorption of the medication
/.What happens when Rifampin interacts with an HIV medication? - Answer-The HIV
medication dose increases
/.How will you know Rifampin was effective? - Answer--Clear breath sounds
-No night sweats
-Increased appetite, decreased temp
-3 negative cultures for TB
/.How will you administer multiple medications through an enteral feeding tube -
Answer-Administer each medication separately, do not mix the medications with enteral
feeding
/.How to crush medications through an enteral feeding tube - Answer-Dissolve crushed
medications in 15 to 30 ml of sterile water priority tp administration via enteral feeding
tube
/.How to prevent clogging with an enteral feeding tube - Answer-Flush the tube
before/after each medication with 15 to 30 ml of warm sterile water
/.What to do after administering ALL medications through enteral feeding tube - Answer-
Flush with another 30 ml of warm sterile water
/.What is Enoxaparin - Answer-An anticoagulant, used to treat/prevent DVT and
pulmonary embolism
/.What should you not do when drawing Enoxaparin in a syringe - Answer-Do not expel
the air bubbles unless dose adjustment needs to be made
/.If Enoxaparin prefilled syringe is not available, what size gauge should you use to
withdraw the medication? - Answer-20-22
/.After withdrawing Enoxaparin medication you should then change to what size needle
to inject? - Answer-25-26, ½-⅝ long
/.Where should you administer Enoxaparin subcutaneously - Answer-In the abdomen,
two inches from the umbilicus, do not aspirate and you should always rotate sites
2025 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 87
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
/. nursing intervention to do when removing nitroglycerin ointment - Answer-remove
prior dose before applying the new one
/.after measuring nitroglycerin ointment dose with the applicator paper, how many inch
should you spread it over the paper - Answer-2.5-3.5 inches
/.What should you avoid doing when apply nitroglycerin ointment - Answer-avoid
touching the ointment with your hands
/.Where should you apply the nitroglycerin ointment - Answer-clean, hairless area over
the body, then cover w/ a clear plastic wrap
/.how do you administer enteric-coated medication - Answer-swallowed whole, NEVER
CRUSH IT!
/.What is Rifampin for? - Answer-Antibiotic to treat TB given in combination with another
antituberculosis med to help prevent antibiotic resistance
/.What are complications of Rifampin? - Answer--Orange color of the urine, saliva,
sweat, or tears
-Jaundice, fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort (anorexia)
/.How should you administer Rifampin? - Answer-1 hour before or 2 hours after meal
with a full glass of water
/.Contraindications for Rifampin? - Answer--Pregnancy/lactation
-Liver dysfunction
/.What should be monitored when taking Rifampin? - Answer--Liver function
-PT/INR
, /.Patient education when taking Rifampin? - Answer--Avoid alcohol
-Monitor for anorexia fatigue and malaise
-When taken with food it decreases the absorption of the medication
/.What happens when Rifampin interacts with an HIV medication? - Answer-The HIV
medication dose increases
/.How will you know Rifampin was effective? - Answer--Clear breath sounds
-No night sweats
-Increased appetite, decreased temp
-3 negative cultures for TB
/.How will you administer multiple medications through an enteral feeding tube -
Answer-Administer each medication separately, do not mix the medications with enteral
feeding
/.How to crush medications through an enteral feeding tube - Answer-Dissolve crushed
medications in 15 to 30 ml of sterile water priority tp administration via enteral feeding
tube
/.How to prevent clogging with an enteral feeding tube - Answer-Flush the tube
before/after each medication with 15 to 30 ml of warm sterile water
/.What to do after administering ALL medications through enteral feeding tube - Answer-
Flush with another 30 ml of warm sterile water
/.What is Enoxaparin - Answer-An anticoagulant, used to treat/prevent DVT and
pulmonary embolism
/.What should you not do when drawing Enoxaparin in a syringe - Answer-Do not expel
the air bubbles unless dose adjustment needs to be made
/.If Enoxaparin prefilled syringe is not available, what size gauge should you use to
withdraw the medication? - Answer-20-22
/.After withdrawing Enoxaparin medication you should then change to what size needle
to inject? - Answer-25-26, ½-⅝ long
/.Where should you administer Enoxaparin subcutaneously - Answer-In the abdomen,
two inches from the umbilicus, do not aspirate and you should always rotate sites
