Pharmacology
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Which is a violation of a nurses right when administering medications?
a. A hospital policy for off-label drug uses
b. A medication preparation area at the unit secretarys desk
c. A multiple-dose drug vial requiring the nurse to calculate and measure the dose
d. A new drug ordered that the nurse must look up in a drug manual
✓ ANS: B
The nurse is assisting the parent of a 6-month-old infant to administer an oral liquid medication. The
parent asks why the medication cant be given in a bottle of formula to make it taste better. How will
the nurse respond?
a. Adding a medication to the formula will cause the formula to curdle.
b. Formula and medications can form toxic compounds if mixed together.
c. The infant may not always take the entire bottle of formula.
d. This may cause the infant to refuse formula in the future.
✓ ANS: C
The nurse is teaching a nursing student about giving liquid medications. Which statement by the
student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. A suspension is a mixture in which drug particles are dissolved in solution.
b. I will line up the bottom of the medication curve with the line in the syringe.
c. I will need to shake an elixir before measuring the dose.
d. I will not need to refrigerate liquids once they are reconstituted.
✓ ANS: B
A patient asks the nurse why the provider has ordered a transdermal form of a medication. How will
the nurse respond?
a. The patch can always be cut when dosage adjustments are needed.
b. Drug levels fluctuate less with the patch.
c. There are fewer systemic side effects with transdermal patches.
d. There is less risk of toxicity when using a patch.
, ✓ ANS: B
A patient who has asthma will begin taking an inhaled corticosteroid medication to be used with a
spacer. The patient asks why the spacer is necessary. The nurse will explain that the spacer
a. allows a larger dose to be given safely.
b. distributes medication to target tissues.
c. minimizes adverse effects of the steroid.
d. prevents contamination of the metered-dose inhaler.
✓ ANS: B
The nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository antipyretic medication. Which action by the
nurse is correct?
a. Allowing the suppository to soften at room temperature before inserting
b. Asking the patient to lie on the right side during insertion of the medication
c. Having the patient remain in a side-lying position for 20 minutes after insertion
d. Using a lubricant such as petrolatum gel (Vaseline) to lubricate the medication
✓ ANS: C
The nurse is performing tuberculin testing on a patient. Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. Insert the needle, bevel up, at a 30-degree angle.
b. Massage the area gently after the injection.
c. Measure the diameter of the area of erythema when reading the result.
d. Use a 25-gauge, 3/8 needle.
✓ D
The nurse is demonstrating the Z-track injection technique to a nursing student on a patient who is
receiving iron dextran. Which statement by the student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. This is necessary to prevent staining of the patients skin.
b. This technique allows slower, more sustained absorption.
c. You may use the ventrogluteal site when using this method.
d. I should use a 27-gauge needle to minimize discomfort with this method.
✓ ANS: A
A patient who has atrial fibrillation is taking digoxin. The nurse expects which medication to be given
concurrently to treat this condition?
a. Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL)
b. Inamrinone (Inocor)
c. Milrinone (Primacore)
d. Warfarin (Coumadin)
✓ ANS: D
A patient is diagnosed with heart failure, and the prescriber has ordered digoxin. The patient asks
what lifestyle changes will help in the management of this condition. The nurse will recommend
which changes?
, a. Aerobic exercise and weight lifting 2 or 3 times weekly
b. Changing from cigarette smoking to pipe smoking
c. Consuming 2 teaspoons or less of salt every day
d. Having no more than one alcoholic beverage per day
✓ ANS: D
The nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a patient who has heart failure. The patient reports
nausea, vomiting, and a headache. The nurse notes a respiratory rate of 18 breaths per minute, a
heart rate of 58 beats per minute, and a blood pressure of 120/78 mm Hg. What will the nurse do
next?
a. Administer the next dose as ordered since these are mild side effects.
b. Hold the dose and notify the provider of possible digoxin toxicity.
c. Reassure the patient that these are common, self-limiting side effects.
d. Request an order for an antiemetic and an analgesic medication.
✓ ANS: B
The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin to treat heart failure. The patients
electrocardiogram shows a ventricular dysrhythmia. The nurse will notify the provider and will
anticipate an order for which medication?
a. Digoxin immune Fab (Digibind)
b. Furosemide (Lasix)
c. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
d. Potassium
✓ ANS: C
A patient who takes digoxin to treat heart failure will begin taking a vasodilator. The patient asks the
nurse why this new drug has been ordered. The nurse will explain that the vasodilator is used to
a. decrease ventricular stretching.
b. improve renal perfusion.
c. increase cardiac output.
d. promote peripheral fluid loss.
✓ ANS: A
The nurse administers a dose of digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient who has heart failure and returns to the
room later to reassess the patient. Which finding indicates that the medication is effective?
a. Decreased dyspnea
b. Decreased urine output
c. Increased blood pressure
d. Increased heart rate
✓ ANS: A
A patient who has heart failure receives digoxin (Lanoxin) and an angiotension-converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitor. The patient will begin taking spironolactone (Aldactone). The patient asks why the
new drug is necessary. The nurse will tell the patient that spironolactone will be given for which
Illustrated Reviews 8th edition | All Chapters
1-48 Included|Latest Version 2025| Questions
And Answers 100% Verified | Complete Guide
graded A+.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Which is a violation of a nurses right when administering medications?
a. A hospital policy for off-label drug uses
b. A medication preparation area at the unit secretarys desk
c. A multiple-dose drug vial requiring the nurse to calculate and measure the dose
d. A new drug ordered that the nurse must look up in a drug manual
✓ ANS: B
The nurse is assisting the parent of a 6-month-old infant to administer an oral liquid medication. The
parent asks why the medication cant be given in a bottle of formula to make it taste better. How will
the nurse respond?
a. Adding a medication to the formula will cause the formula to curdle.
b. Formula and medications can form toxic compounds if mixed together.
c. The infant may not always take the entire bottle of formula.
d. This may cause the infant to refuse formula in the future.
✓ ANS: C
The nurse is teaching a nursing student about giving liquid medications. Which statement by the
student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. A suspension is a mixture in which drug particles are dissolved in solution.
b. I will line up the bottom of the medication curve with the line in the syringe.
c. I will need to shake an elixir before measuring the dose.
d. I will not need to refrigerate liquids once they are reconstituted.
✓ ANS: B
A patient asks the nurse why the provider has ordered a transdermal form of a medication. How will
the nurse respond?
a. The patch can always be cut when dosage adjustments are needed.
b. Drug levels fluctuate less with the patch.
c. There are fewer systemic side effects with transdermal patches.
d. There is less risk of toxicity when using a patch.
, ✓ ANS: B
A patient who has asthma will begin taking an inhaled corticosteroid medication to be used with a
spacer. The patient asks why the spacer is necessary. The nurse will explain that the spacer
a. allows a larger dose to be given safely.
b. distributes medication to target tissues.
c. minimizes adverse effects of the steroid.
d. prevents contamination of the metered-dose inhaler.
✓ ANS: B
The nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository antipyretic medication. Which action by the
nurse is correct?
a. Allowing the suppository to soften at room temperature before inserting
b. Asking the patient to lie on the right side during insertion of the medication
c. Having the patient remain in a side-lying position for 20 minutes after insertion
d. Using a lubricant such as petrolatum gel (Vaseline) to lubricate the medication
✓ ANS: C
The nurse is performing tuberculin testing on a patient. Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. Insert the needle, bevel up, at a 30-degree angle.
b. Massage the area gently after the injection.
c. Measure the diameter of the area of erythema when reading the result.
d. Use a 25-gauge, 3/8 needle.
✓ D
The nurse is demonstrating the Z-track injection technique to a nursing student on a patient who is
receiving iron dextran. Which statement by the student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. This is necessary to prevent staining of the patients skin.
b. This technique allows slower, more sustained absorption.
c. You may use the ventrogluteal site when using this method.
d. I should use a 27-gauge needle to minimize discomfort with this method.
✓ ANS: A
A patient who has atrial fibrillation is taking digoxin. The nurse expects which medication to be given
concurrently to treat this condition?
a. Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL)
b. Inamrinone (Inocor)
c. Milrinone (Primacore)
d. Warfarin (Coumadin)
✓ ANS: D
A patient is diagnosed with heart failure, and the prescriber has ordered digoxin. The patient asks
what lifestyle changes will help in the management of this condition. The nurse will recommend
which changes?
, a. Aerobic exercise and weight lifting 2 or 3 times weekly
b. Changing from cigarette smoking to pipe smoking
c. Consuming 2 teaspoons or less of salt every day
d. Having no more than one alcoholic beverage per day
✓ ANS: D
The nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a patient who has heart failure. The patient reports
nausea, vomiting, and a headache. The nurse notes a respiratory rate of 18 breaths per minute, a
heart rate of 58 beats per minute, and a blood pressure of 120/78 mm Hg. What will the nurse do
next?
a. Administer the next dose as ordered since these are mild side effects.
b. Hold the dose and notify the provider of possible digoxin toxicity.
c. Reassure the patient that these are common, self-limiting side effects.
d. Request an order for an antiemetic and an analgesic medication.
✓ ANS: B
The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin to treat heart failure. The patients
electrocardiogram shows a ventricular dysrhythmia. The nurse will notify the provider and will
anticipate an order for which medication?
a. Digoxin immune Fab (Digibind)
b. Furosemide (Lasix)
c. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
d. Potassium
✓ ANS: C
A patient who takes digoxin to treat heart failure will begin taking a vasodilator. The patient asks the
nurse why this new drug has been ordered. The nurse will explain that the vasodilator is used to
a. decrease ventricular stretching.
b. improve renal perfusion.
c. increase cardiac output.
d. promote peripheral fluid loss.
✓ ANS: A
The nurse administers a dose of digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient who has heart failure and returns to the
room later to reassess the patient. Which finding indicates that the medication is effective?
a. Decreased dyspnea
b. Decreased urine output
c. Increased blood pressure
d. Increased heart rate
✓ ANS: A
A patient who has heart failure receives digoxin (Lanoxin) and an angiotension-converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitor. The patient will begin taking spironolactone (Aldactone). The patient asks why the
new drug is necessary. The nurse will tell the patient that spironolactone will be given for which
