BSN 215 Pharmacology 1
Nightingale College
2025/2026
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, - Chemical stability
What are the properties of an - Predictability
ideal drug? - Ease of administration
Assessing the patient's pain level 15 to 30 minutes after giving the
The nurse receives an order to medication
give morphine 5 mg IV every 2
hours PRN pain. Which action is
not part of the six rights of drug
administration?
Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of the symptoms
A patient has been receiving
intravenous penicillin for
pneumonia for several days and
begins to complain of generalized
itching. The nurse auscultates
bilateral wheezing and notes a
temperature of 38.5C (101F).
They are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
A nurse is teaching nursing
students about the use of
nonproprietary names of drugs.
The nurse tells them which fact
about nonproprietary names?
To ensure that differences in outcomes are the results of treatment
and not differences in subjects
A nursing student asks a nurse
about pharmaceutical research
and wants to know the purpose of
randomization in drug trials. The
nurse explains that randomization
is used to do what?
Nightingale College
2025/2026
Exam Prep Guide
(Expert Verified Questions and
Answers)
Plus A+ Grade Guarantee
, - Chemical stability
What are the properties of an - Predictability
ideal drug? - Ease of administration
Assessing the patient's pain level 15 to 30 minutes after giving the
The nurse receives an order to medication
give morphine 5 mg IV every 2
hours PRN pain. Which action is
not part of the six rights of drug
administration?
Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of the symptoms
A patient has been receiving
intravenous penicillin for
pneumonia for several days and
begins to complain of generalized
itching. The nurse auscultates
bilateral wheezing and notes a
temperature of 38.5C (101F).
They are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
A nurse is teaching nursing
students about the use of
nonproprietary names of drugs.
The nurse tells them which fact
about nonproprietary names?
To ensure that differences in outcomes are the results of treatment
and not differences in subjects
A nursing student asks a nurse
about pharmaceutical research
and wants to know the purpose of
randomization in drug trials. The
nurse explains that randomization
is used to do what?
