PHARMACOLOGY RN LATEST 2025-2026
ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea
and vomiting for a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should
clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A.Name
B.Dosage
C.Route
D.Frequency
D. This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication
administration. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide
,A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications.
Which of the following data
should the nurse include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A.Use of herbal teas
B.Daily fluid intake
C.Current health status
D.Previous surgical history
E.Food allergies
A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often
contain caffeine, prior to medication
administration because caffeine can affect medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status
because new prescriptions can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during
,the preassessment to identify any potential reactions or interactions
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription.
Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A."A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B."Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C."The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D."I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one‑time prescription
B.A second nurse should listen to a telephone
prescription to prevent errors in communication.
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the
nurse expect to administer this medication?
A. One
, B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
A. Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between
doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
medication once a day.
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence
medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which
of the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower
medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for ondansetron 4 mg PO PRN for nausea
and vomiting for a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse should
clarify which of the following parts of the prescription with the provider?
A.Name
B.Dosage
C.Route
D.Frequency
D. This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication
administration. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide
,A nurse is admitting a client and completing a preassessment before administering
medications.
Which of the following data
should the nurse include in the preassessment? (Select all that apply.)
A.Use of herbal teas
B.Daily fluid intake
C.Current health status
D.Previous surgical history
E.Food allergies
A. The nurse should inquire about the client's use of herbal products, which often
contain caffeine, prior to medication
administration because caffeine can affect medication biotransformation
C. The nurse should review the client's current health status
because new prescriptions can cause alterations in current health status
E. The nurse should inquire about food allergies during
,the preassessment to identify any potential reactions or interactions
A nurse orienting a newly licensed nurse is reviewing the procedure for taking a
telephone prescription.
Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an
indication that the newly licensed nurse understands the process?
A."A second nurse enters the prescription into the client's medical record."
B."Another nurse should listen to the phone call."
C."The provider can clarify the prescription when he signs the health record."
D."I should omit the 'read back' if this is a one‑time prescription
B.A second nurse should listen to a telephone
prescription to prevent errors in communication.
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The
medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the
nurse expect to administer this medication?
A. One
, B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
A. Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between
doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this
medication once a day.
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence
medication metabolism with a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which
of the following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower
medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
