PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM (QUESTIONS FROM
QUIZZES) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
A patient with which of the following disorders will need
a lower dose of most drugs?
a. Infection
b. Cirrhosis
c. Diabetes
d. Colitis - ANSWER ->b. cirrhosis
You are administering a medication to a patient who is in
pain. What is the best way to know if the medication
worked?
a. The patient will ask for the same medication again.
b. The patient will tell you that his pain is gone.
c. The doctor will tell you that you have given enough
medication.
d. The patient will no longer put on his call light. -
ANSWER ->b. The patient will tell you that his pain is
gone.
The nursing process is a way to solve problems. What
step do you carry out to determine if the method you
chose to solve the problem was helpful?
,a. Evaluation
b. Assessment
c. Diagnosis
d. Implementation - ANSWER ->a. Evaluation
A current concern with elderly patients is the risk of
increased adverse reactions and interactions when many
different drugs are taken at once. This is called
a. Synergism
b. Tolerance
c. Interdependence
d. Polypharmacy - ANSWER ->d. Polypharmacy
A PRN medication order gives the nurse discretion
regarding when to give the drug within the ordered
parameters.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ->True
What is the usual order of the nursing process?
Select one:
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
b. Diganosis, Evaluation, Assessment, Implementation,
Planning
,c. Planning, Implementation, Diagnosis, Evaluation,
Assessment
d. Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation - ANSWER ->a. Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
The patient's family has asked the doctor to make the
patient comfortable but the patient wants to stay alert.
The doctor has ordered Morphine 15 mg every 3 hours
prn for pain. The patient is refusing to take the drug.
How can you respond to the family and demonstrate
support for the patient's autonomy?
Select one:
a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has told me
that he does not want the drug."
b. "I can see that your dad is having pain; I will prepare
the drug."
c. "I will tell your father that you are requesting that he
take his drugs for pain."
d. "Your father probably doesn't know what he is saying;
I will get the drug for him." - ANSWER ->a. "I appreciate
your concern but your father has told me that he does
not want the drug."
, The nurse is gathering assessment data for a patient's
drug history. The patient states "I am not able to swallow
pills." This is an example of which type of data?
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Subjective - ANSWER ->b. Subjective
Creams and ointments used for skin lesions exert
primarily a(an):
Select one:
a. local effect.
b. systemic effect. - ANSWER ->a. local effect
Morphine has a high first pass effect. What are the
implications of this for a patient receiving oral morphine
for pain?
Select one:
a. The patient will need a lower dose of oral morphine
than IV morphine.
b. The patient will need the same amount of IV or oral
morphine.
c. The patient will need a higher dose of oral morphine
than IV morphine. - ANSWER ->c. The patient will need a
higher dose of oral morphine than IV morphine
QUIZZES) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
A patient with which of the following disorders will need
a lower dose of most drugs?
a. Infection
b. Cirrhosis
c. Diabetes
d. Colitis - ANSWER ->b. cirrhosis
You are administering a medication to a patient who is in
pain. What is the best way to know if the medication
worked?
a. The patient will ask for the same medication again.
b. The patient will tell you that his pain is gone.
c. The doctor will tell you that you have given enough
medication.
d. The patient will no longer put on his call light. -
ANSWER ->b. The patient will tell you that his pain is
gone.
The nursing process is a way to solve problems. What
step do you carry out to determine if the method you
chose to solve the problem was helpful?
,a. Evaluation
b. Assessment
c. Diagnosis
d. Implementation - ANSWER ->a. Evaluation
A current concern with elderly patients is the risk of
increased adverse reactions and interactions when many
different drugs are taken at once. This is called
a. Synergism
b. Tolerance
c. Interdependence
d. Polypharmacy - ANSWER ->d. Polypharmacy
A PRN medication order gives the nurse discretion
regarding when to give the drug within the ordered
parameters.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ->True
What is the usual order of the nursing process?
Select one:
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
b. Diganosis, Evaluation, Assessment, Implementation,
Planning
,c. Planning, Implementation, Diagnosis, Evaluation,
Assessment
d. Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation - ANSWER ->a. Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
The patient's family has asked the doctor to make the
patient comfortable but the patient wants to stay alert.
The doctor has ordered Morphine 15 mg every 3 hours
prn for pain. The patient is refusing to take the drug.
How can you respond to the family and demonstrate
support for the patient's autonomy?
Select one:
a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has told me
that he does not want the drug."
b. "I can see that your dad is having pain; I will prepare
the drug."
c. "I will tell your father that you are requesting that he
take his drugs for pain."
d. "Your father probably doesn't know what he is saying;
I will get the drug for him." - ANSWER ->a. "I appreciate
your concern but your father has told me that he does
not want the drug."
, The nurse is gathering assessment data for a patient's
drug history. The patient states "I am not able to swallow
pills." This is an example of which type of data?
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Subjective - ANSWER ->b. Subjective
Creams and ointments used for skin lesions exert
primarily a(an):
Select one:
a. local effect.
b. systemic effect. - ANSWER ->a. local effect
Morphine has a high first pass effect. What are the
implications of this for a patient receiving oral morphine
for pain?
Select one:
a. The patient will need a lower dose of oral morphine
than IV morphine.
b. The patient will need the same amount of IV or oral
morphine.
c. The patient will need a higher dose of oral morphine
than IV morphine. - ANSWER ->c. The patient will need a
higher dose of oral morphine than IV morphine
