PN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
REVIEW 2023-2024 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Instructions
Answers are written after the yellow “answer” word
highlight.
Questions
A client comes to an urgent care clinic and announces with
great enthusiasm, "I am an expert at all things medical as
they apply to me, and I require zolpidem." The client's
pupils are dilated, along with an elevated heart rate and
blood pressure level. The nurse should suspect
intoxication with which of the following substances?
<answer>Cocaine
,The client who has cocaine toxicity typically has
tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, and
displays delusions. This client's behavior and physiological
data indicate cocaine intoxication.
A client who has rheumatoid arthritis weighs 132 lb. and
has a prescription for 2 mg/kg aspirin daily. The nurse
requests the aspirin in liquid form because the client has
difficulty swallowing. The pharmacy dispenses a container
labeled 20 mg/ml. How many mL should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) <answer>6
A client who has terminal cancer reports pain as 5 on a
scale of 0 to 10. The client has a prescription for morphine
15 mg orally every 4 hr. The client's adult children express
concern that the client is receiving too much of the
medication. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make? <answer>"The dose should remain constant
to prevent breakthrough pain."
Fixed or scheduled dosing around the clock offers the best
pain control for clients who have severe and persistent
pain.
, A nurse in a community health clinic is preparing to
administer the varicella vaccine to a young adult female
client who has not previously had chickenpox or its
vaccine. The nurse should withhold the vaccine and collect
additional data when the client makes which of the
following statements? <answer>"I am allergic to
neomycin."
A hypersensitivity to neomycin is a contraindication for
receiving the varicella vaccine.
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client in a provider's
office. <answer>When taking actions, the nurse should
identify manifestations of feeling tired, depressed,
weakness, a rash, and bradycardia are adverse effects of
the medication metoprolol. Metoprolol is a beta-blocker
used to treat hypertension and angina. Therefore, these
findings require immediate follow-up by the client's
provider.
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client in a provider's
office. <answer>When taking actions, the nurse should
include in the teaching that the client should complete the
entire prescription of extended-release amoxicillin. The
nurse should also include in the teaching that the adverse
effects of the amoxicillin can include diarrhea and a rash.
REVIEW 2023-2024 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Instructions
Answers are written after the yellow “answer” word
highlight.
Questions
A client comes to an urgent care clinic and announces with
great enthusiasm, "I am an expert at all things medical as
they apply to me, and I require zolpidem." The client's
pupils are dilated, along with an elevated heart rate and
blood pressure level. The nurse should suspect
intoxication with which of the following substances?
<answer>Cocaine
,The client who has cocaine toxicity typically has
tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, and
displays delusions. This client's behavior and physiological
data indicate cocaine intoxication.
A client who has rheumatoid arthritis weighs 132 lb. and
has a prescription for 2 mg/kg aspirin daily. The nurse
requests the aspirin in liquid form because the client has
difficulty swallowing. The pharmacy dispenses a container
labeled 20 mg/ml. How many mL should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) <answer>6
A client who has terminal cancer reports pain as 5 on a
scale of 0 to 10. The client has a prescription for morphine
15 mg orally every 4 hr. The client's adult children express
concern that the client is receiving too much of the
medication. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make? <answer>"The dose should remain constant
to prevent breakthrough pain."
Fixed or scheduled dosing around the clock offers the best
pain control for clients who have severe and persistent
pain.
, A nurse in a community health clinic is preparing to
administer the varicella vaccine to a young adult female
client who has not previously had chickenpox or its
vaccine. The nurse should withhold the vaccine and collect
additional data when the client makes which of the
following statements? <answer>"I am allergic to
neomycin."
A hypersensitivity to neomycin is a contraindication for
receiving the varicella vaccine.
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client in a provider's
office. <answer>When taking actions, the nurse should
identify manifestations of feeling tired, depressed,
weakness, a rash, and bradycardia are adverse effects of
the medication metoprolol. Metoprolol is a beta-blocker
used to treat hypertension and angina. Therefore, these
findings require immediate follow-up by the client's
provider.
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client in a provider's
office. <answer>When taking actions, the nurse should
include in the teaching that the client should complete the
entire prescription of extended-release amoxicillin. The
nurse should also include in the teaching that the adverse
effects of the amoxicillin can include diarrhea and a rash.
