INTRODUCTION TO
PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAprescriptionAforAaAdrugAwithAaAhighAp
otentialAforAtoxicity.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinformationAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A(selectAallA
thatAapply)
[]AperiodicAlaboratoryAtestsAareAessentialAtoAmeasureAserumAdrugAlevels
[]AmonitoringAforAindicationsAofAtoxicityAisAimportant
[]AtakingAtheAdrugAwithAanAinducingAagentAwillAincreaseAtheApossibilityAofAtoxicity
[]AtakingAtheAsmallestAeffectiveAdoseAisAcrucial
[]AincreasingAfluidAintakeAisArecommendedAtoAavoidAtoxicityA-
AcorrectAanswersAPeriodicAlaboratoryAtestsAareAessentialAforAmeasuringAserumAdrugAlevelsAisAco
rrect.A
*ClientsAwhoAareAtakingAdrugsAthatAhaveAaAhighApotentialAforAtoxicityAshouldAundergoAregularA
monitoringAofAserumAdrugAlevelsAtoAbeAcertainAtheAdrugAlevelAstaysAwithinAtheAtherapeuticAran
ge.
MonitoringAforAindicationsAofAtoxicityAisAimportantAisAcorrect.A
*DrugsAthatAhaveAaAhighApotentialAforAtoxicityAcanAquicklyAbuildAupAtoAtoxicAlevelsAinAtheAblood
,AresultingAinAeffectsAthatAcanAbeAirreversibleAorAlife-
threatening.ATherefore,AtheAnurseAshouldAmonitorAforAmanifestationsAofAtoxicityAparticularAtoA
theAdrugAtheAclientAisAtaking.
TakingAtheAsmallestAeffectiveAdoseAisAcrucialAisAcorrect.A
*ItAisAoptimalAtoAuseAtheAlowestAeffectiveAdoseAofAaAdrugAtoAachieveAtherapeuticAeffectsAbecau
seAdoingAsoAhelpsAminimizeAtheAriskAforAtoxicity.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAaboutAtheAadverseAeffectsAofAdigoxin.AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstate
mentsAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?
[]A"adverseAeffectsAareAtheAintendedAeffectsAofAtheAmedication."
[]A"adverseAeffectsAindicateAaAsevereAallergyAtoAtheAmedication."
, []A"decreaseAyourAmedicationAdoseAifAadverseAeffectsAoccur."
[]A"contactAyourAproviderAifAadverseAeffectsAoccur."A-
AcorrectAanswersA"contactAyourAproviderAifAadverseAeffectsAoccur."
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAhistoryAofArenalAinsufficiencyAandAisAtakingAlithium.ATh
eAnurseAshouldAmonitorAtheAclientAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
[]AtoleranceAtoAtheAdrug
[]AdrugAinteraction
[]AdrugAtoxicity
[]AdependenceAonAtheAdrugA-AcorrectAanswersADrugAtoxicity
DrugAtoxicityAdevelopsAwhenAtheAamountAofAaAdrugAthatAisAtakenAisAgreaterAthanAitsArateAofAexc
retion,AandAitAresultsAinAtheAdrugAaccumulatingAinAtheAbody.AAAclientAwhoAhasArenalAinsufficien
cyAmightAhaveAdelayedAorAimpairedAexcretionAofAtheAdrug.ATheAdrugAdosageAshouldAbeAreduce
dAifAtoxicityAoccurs.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAaboutAnaproxenAenteric-
coatedAtablets.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?
[]A"drugAabsorptionAoccursAinAtheAstomach."
[]A"youAshouldAexpectAimmediateAabsorptionAofAtheAdrug."
[]A"youAshouldAallowAtheAtabletAtoAdissolveAinAyourAmouth."
[]A"doAnotAcrushAorAchewAtheAtablet."A-AcorrectAanswersA"doAnotAcrushAorAchewAtheAtablet."
DrugsAthatAirritateAtheAstomachAareAoftenAcoveredAwithAanAentericAcoatingAthatAdoesAnotAdisso
lveAuntilAtheAdrugAentersAtheAalkalineAenvironmentAofAtheAsmallAintestine.AClientsAshouldAnotAc
rushAorAchewAenteric-coatedAdrugsAbecauseAthisAwillAdamageAtheAentericAcoating.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisAnewlyAadmittedAtoAtheAfacilityAforAchestApain.AAtAwhichAofA
theAfollowingAtimesAshouldAtheAnurseAbeginAteachingAaboutAdrugsAandAdischargeAplanning?
[]AafterAtheAclientAhasAaAdefinitiveAdiagnosis
[]AonAtheAdayAofAdischarge
[]AwhenAtheAclient'sAfamilyAmembersAareApresent
[]AasAsoonAasApossibleA-AcorrectAanswersAAsAsoonAasApossible