PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM
49 Questions & Answers
Updated for 2025
Prepared for:
- Nursing Students
- NCLEX-RN & NCLEX-PN Candidates
Features:
✔ 49 NCLEX-style pharmacology questions
✔ Detailed and accurate answer key included
✔ Clinical reasoning & medication safety focus
✔ Printable PDF format (A4 or US Letter)
✔ Ideal for classroom use, online prep, or self-study
Prepared by:
AcademicAssistPro
Contact:
“Helping You Pass With Confidence”
Knowledge. Confidence. Success.
pg. 1
,This NCLEX Pharmacology Practice Test includes 49 high-quality, exam-style questions
designed to help you build confidence, improve your critical thinking, and review key
medication concepts tested on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exams.
What’s Included:
• 49 NCLEX-style multiple choice and select-all-that-apply questions
• Detailed nswers with clear, concise rationales
• Questions based on common and high-priority pharmacology topics
How to Use This Resource:
• Complete each question before checking the Correct Answer
• Read the rationales carefully to understand both correct and incorrect options
• Mark challenging questions and review them later
• Use this as part of your daily revision or mock test prep
⚕ Who This Is For:
• NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN candidates
• Nursing students preparing for final exams
• International nurses (e.g., NMC CBT prep)
• Self-study or tutoring support
Take your time, study consistently, and keep going — you’re one step closer to success!
You’ve got this.
pg. 2
, 1. 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 Answer a. The
patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
2. 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 Answer b. Risk for injury
3. 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 Answer d. The
nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
4. 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?
pg. 3
49 Questions & Answers
Updated for 2025
Prepared for:
- Nursing Students
- NCLEX-RN & NCLEX-PN Candidates
Features:
✔ 49 NCLEX-style pharmacology questions
✔ Detailed and accurate answer key included
✔ Clinical reasoning & medication safety focus
✔ Printable PDF format (A4 or US Letter)
✔ Ideal for classroom use, online prep, or self-study
Prepared by:
AcademicAssistPro
Contact:
“Helping You Pass With Confidence”
Knowledge. Confidence. Success.
pg. 1
,This NCLEX Pharmacology Practice Test includes 49 high-quality, exam-style questions
designed to help you build confidence, improve your critical thinking, and review key
medication concepts tested on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exams.
What’s Included:
• 49 NCLEX-style multiple choice and select-all-that-apply questions
• Detailed nswers with clear, concise rationales
• Questions based on common and high-priority pharmacology topics
How to Use This Resource:
• Complete each question before checking the Correct Answer
• Read the rationales carefully to understand both correct and incorrect options
• Mark challenging questions and review them later
• Use this as part of your daily revision or mock test prep
⚕ Who This Is For:
• NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN candidates
• Nursing students preparing for final exams
• International nurses (e.g., NMC CBT prep)
• Self-study or tutoring support
Take your time, study consistently, and keep going — you’re one step closer to success!
You’ve got this.
pg. 2
, 1. 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 Answer a. The
patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
2. 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 Answer b. Risk for injury
3. 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 Answer d. The
nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
4. 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?
pg. 3
