PNM FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 /PNM FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM COMPLETE ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
ANSWERS
1. The community nurse is visiting a postpartum mother who is
breastfeeding her 2-month-old daughter. Which of following
statements by the mother would indicate that the mother requires
further teaching?
Correct Answer; b. "I should not take any drugs while
breastfeeding, not even prescription drugs."
2. The nurse provides teaching to an older couple about a new
medication ordered for the husband. What can the nurse do to
ensure that the older couple understands the
instructions?
Correct Answer; d. Assess the reading skills and levels and have
the clients repeat the instruction to determine understanding.
3. Which of the following is not considered a controlled
substance?
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Correct Answer; a. methimazole (Tapazole®)
4. The RPN is preparing to teach an 89-year-old patient about a
multiple drug regimen he must follow upon his discharge from
the hospital. To help promote adherence, what will the nurse do?
Correct Answer; c. Cluster medication administration times as
much as possible.
5. When monitoring a patient on an insulin infusion, the nurse
notes that the patient's glucose level is extremely low, and the
patient is lethargic and difficult to awaken. Which adverse drug
reaction is the nurse observing?
Correct Answer; b. A pharmacological effect
6. The nurse is reviewing the hepatic function in his 77yr old
patient. The patient is ordered a prodrug. What abnormal lab
value would alert the nurse to hold the drug and inform the
prescriber?
Correct Answer; d. Elevated liver function tests (AST, ALT)
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7. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose,
which of the following factors is most important to assess?
Correct Answer; c. The patient's last meal
8. Morphine contain is a controlled delivery drug. The nurse
knows the following is true:
Correct Answer; b. Crushing this medication to give to the
patient will affect absorption in the stomach and affects drug
kinetics.
9. What drug pairs are considered bioequivalent?
Correct Answer; d. Diphenhydramine and Benadry!®
10. The nurse is trying to give a liquid medication to a 2-year-
old child, and notes that the medication has a strong taste.
Which of the following is the best way for the nurse to give this
medication to a child?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM COMPLETE ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
ANSWERS
1. The community nurse is visiting a postpartum mother who is
breastfeeding her 2-month-old daughter. Which of following
statements by the mother would indicate that the mother requires
further teaching?
Correct Answer; b. "I should not take any drugs while
breastfeeding, not even prescription drugs."
2. The nurse provides teaching to an older couple about a new
medication ordered for the husband. What can the nurse do to
ensure that the older couple understands the
instructions?
Correct Answer; d. Assess the reading skills and levels and have
the clients repeat the instruction to determine understanding.
3. Which of the following is not considered a controlled
substance?
,2|Page
Correct Answer; a. methimazole (Tapazole®)
4. The RPN is preparing to teach an 89-year-old patient about a
multiple drug regimen he must follow upon his discharge from
the hospital. To help promote adherence, what will the nurse do?
Correct Answer; c. Cluster medication administration times as
much as possible.
5. When monitoring a patient on an insulin infusion, the nurse
notes that the patient's glucose level is extremely low, and the
patient is lethargic and difficult to awaken. Which adverse drug
reaction is the nurse observing?
Correct Answer; b. A pharmacological effect
6. The nurse is reviewing the hepatic function in his 77yr old
patient. The patient is ordered a prodrug. What abnormal lab
value would alert the nurse to hold the drug and inform the
prescriber?
Correct Answer; d. Elevated liver function tests (AST, ALT)
, 3|Page
7. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose,
which of the following factors is most important to assess?
Correct Answer; c. The patient's last meal
8. Morphine contain is a controlled delivery drug. The nurse
knows the following is true:
Correct Answer; b. Crushing this medication to give to the
patient will affect absorption in the stomach and affects drug
kinetics.
9. What drug pairs are considered bioequivalent?
Correct Answer; d. Diphenhydramine and Benadry!®
10. The nurse is trying to give a liquid medication to a 2-year-
old child, and notes that the medication has a strong taste.
Which of the following is the best way for the nurse to give this
medication to a child?
