WKU Nursing Pharmacology Exam -1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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Which function is primarily the role of the pharmacist in drug
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therapy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dispensing a drug according
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to the instruction written in the prescription
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What action or condition is a major disadvantage of the oral drug
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delivery route? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔First-pass loss of a drug
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is extensive
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What major consideration allows a drug to be available over-the-
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counter rather than by prescription? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The drug is safe when the directions for dosage and
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scheduling are followed |\ |\




How much does a child who weighs 34 lbs weigh in kilograms? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15 kg |\ |\ |\




What is the minimal effective concentration (MEC)? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The smallest amount of drug necessary in the
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blood or target tissue to result in a measurable intended
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response


Which statement about drug side effects is true? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔all drugs have at least one side effect
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,What is the meaning of the word contraindication in relation to
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drug therapy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A personal or health-
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related reason why a drug should NOT be given
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What route of drug administration is the most commonly used for
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drug therapy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Enteral Route
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Which organ is most heavily involved in drug metabolism? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Liver |\ |\




Which statement about drug half-life is true? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Most drugs with a long half-life require less
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frequent dosing |\




Which patient response indicates a drug's intended action or
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therapeutic response? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bone |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


strengthening


Which condition would be considered a contraindication for a
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specific drug? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the patient prescribed to
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take lisinopril (Prinivil) has had swelling of the lips, face, and
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tongue when taking another drug from the same drug class
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What is an advantage of a drug with a long half-life? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔the drug is taken fewer times daily
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Which patient response is a personal (idiosyncratic) adverse
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response to a drug rather than a true allergic reaction or general
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, side effect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔prolonged hiccoughing
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while taking a drug to reduce nausea and vomiting
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What type of reaction is a child having when he or she becomes
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more alert and excited when taking an antihistamine that usually
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makes people sleepy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔paradoxical
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reaction


Which condition represents the "steady-state" phase of drug
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metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the drug is excreted at the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


same rate that it is absorbed, resulting in an even blood-drug
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concentration


A patient who is breastfeeding her 6 week old infant is prescribed
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to take montelukast sodium (Singulair) 10 mg orally daily (at
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900) for control of asthma. Which action should you teach her to
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reduce the infant's exposure to this drug? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔breastfeed the infant right before taking the drug |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A drug is prescribed at 220mg orally every 8 hours. How many
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total milligrams are given in a 24-hour period? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔660 |\




A patient receives 250 mg of an oral drug at noon, 6PM and
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midnight. The drug has a half-life of 6 hours. How much of the
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drug remains in the patient at 6AM the next day? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔218.75 mg |\ |\