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NR 293 EDAPT: NURSING APPLICATION: INTRODUCTION TO
PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
>> A nurse reviewing a medication list sees that a patient is on albuterol (beta-agonist) for their
asthma, and on propranolol (beta-antagonist) for migraines. The nurse understands which of
the following?
- correct answer- These medications oppose each other.
>> The nurse is administering a medication to an elderly patient. The nurse understands that
age-related changes can affect pharmacokinetics. Which of the following is accurate about
medication and the elderly? (SATA)
- correct answer- Excretion is decreased due to fewer intact nephrons
Absorption is affected by decreased gastric pH
>> The nurse medicated Mr. Jones with Morphine 4mg IV about four hours ago. Understanding
the pharmacokinetics of this medication including a half life of 3 hours, which of the following is
accurate?
- correct answer- It may be about time for another dose of the medication, but he should still be
experiencing some relief.
Feedback Response for clarification: The half life of morphine is about 3 hours. Which means
that half of it has metabolized, but there still should be some pain relief noted. It is, however,
about time for another dose depending on their level of pain.
>> Charlie is a 56-year-old father of two children who is married to his high school sweetheart,
Betty. He drives a truck for a large company doing cross-country trips and often eats at fast food
restaurants. Charlie recently went to see his primary health care provider for bilateral foot
itching. He was diagnosed with onychomycosis and prescribed itraconazole 200mg daily.
- correct answer- Itraconazole (Sporanox) 200mg one daily
Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg one daily
Aspirin 325mg one daily
NR 293 EDAPT: NURSING APPLICATION: INTRODUCTION TO
PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
>> A nurse reviewing a medication list sees that a patient is on albuterol (beta-agonist) for their
asthma, and on propranolol (beta-antagonist) for migraines. The nurse understands which of
the following?
- correct answer- These medications oppose each other.
>> The nurse is administering a medication to an elderly patient. The nurse understands that
age-related changes can affect pharmacokinetics. Which of the following is accurate about
medication and the elderly? (SATA)
- correct answer- Excretion is decreased due to fewer intact nephrons
Absorption is affected by decreased gastric pH
>> The nurse medicated Mr. Jones with Morphine 4mg IV about four hours ago. Understanding
the pharmacokinetics of this medication including a half life of 3 hours, which of the following is
accurate?
- correct answer- It may be about time for another dose of the medication, but he should still be
experiencing some relief.
Feedback Response for clarification: The half life of morphine is about 3 hours. Which means
that half of it has metabolized, but there still should be some pain relief noted. It is, however,
about time for another dose depending on their level of pain.
>> Charlie is a 56-year-old father of two children who is married to his high school sweetheart,
Betty. He drives a truck for a large company doing cross-country trips and often eats at fast food
restaurants. Charlie recently went to see his primary health care provider for bilateral foot
itching. He was diagnosed with onychomycosis and prescribed itraconazole 200mg daily.
- correct answer- Itraconazole (Sporanox) 200mg one daily
Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg one daily
Aspirin 325mg one daily
