PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026
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A patient with which of the following b. cirrhosis
disorders will need a lower dose of
most drugs?
a. Infection
b. Cirrhosis
c. Diabetes
d. Colitis
You are administering a medication b. The patient will tell you that his pain is gone.
to a patient who is in pain. What is
the best way to know if the
medication worked?
a. The patient will ask for the same
medication again.
b. The patient will tell you that his
pain is gone.
c. The doctor will tell you that you
have given enough medication.
d. The patient will no longer put on
his call light.
,The nursing process is a way to solve a. Evaluation
problems. What step do you carry
out to determine if the method you
chose to solve the problem was
helpful?
a. Evaluation
b. Assessment
c. Diagnosis
d. Implementation
A current concern with elderly d. Polypharmacy
patients is the risk of increased
adverse reactions and interactions
when many different drugs are taken
at once. This is called
a. Synergism
b. Tolerance
c. Interdependence
d. Polypharmacy
A PRN medication order gives the True
nurse discretion regarding when to
give the drug within the ordered
parameters.
Select one:
True
False
,What is the usual order of the nursing a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
process? Implementation, Evaluation
Select one:
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation
b. Diganosis, Evaluation, Assessment,
Implementation, Planning
c. Planning, Implementation,
Diagnosis, Evaluation, Assessment
d. Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation
The patient's family has asked the a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has
doctor to make the patient told me that he does not want the drug."
comfortable but the patient wants to
stay alert. The doctor has ordered
Morphine 15 mg every 3 hours prn
for pain. The patient is refusing to
take the drug. How can you respond
to the family and demonstrate
support for the patient's autonomy?
Select one:
a. "I appreciate your concern but
your father has told me that he does
not want the drug."
b. "I can see that your dad is having
pain; I will prepare the drug."
c. "I will tell your father that you are
requesting that he take his drugs for
pain."
d. "Your father probably doesn't
know what he is saying; I will get the
drug for him."
, The nurse is gathering assessment b. Subjective
data for a patient's drug history. The
patient states "I am not able to
swallow pills." This is an example of
which type of data?
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Subjective
Creams and ointments used for skin a. local effect
lesions exert primarily a(an):
Select one:
a. local effect.
b. systemic effect.
Morphine has a high first pass effect. c. The patient will need a higher dose of oral
What are the implications of this for a morphine than IV morphine
patient receiving oral morphine for
pain?
Select one:
a. The patient will need a lower dose
of oral morphine than IV morphine.
b. The patient will need the same
amount of IV or oral morphine.
c. The patient will need a higher dose
of oral morphine than IV morphine.
Once a drug is administered, it is a. blood
distributed throughout the body by
the:
Select one:
a. blood.
b. liver.
c. kidneys.
d. GI mucosa
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Save
Terms in this set (236)
A patient with which of the following b. cirrhosis
disorders will need a lower dose of
most drugs?
a. Infection
b. Cirrhosis
c. Diabetes
d. Colitis
You are administering a medication b. The patient will tell you that his pain is gone.
to a patient who is in pain. What is
the best way to know if the
medication worked?
a. The patient will ask for the same
medication again.
b. The patient will tell you that his
pain is gone.
c. The doctor will tell you that you
have given enough medication.
d. The patient will no longer put on
his call light.
,The nursing process is a way to solve a. Evaluation
problems. What step do you carry
out to determine if the method you
chose to solve the problem was
helpful?
a. Evaluation
b. Assessment
c. Diagnosis
d. Implementation
A current concern with elderly d. Polypharmacy
patients is the risk of increased
adverse reactions and interactions
when many different drugs are taken
at once. This is called
a. Synergism
b. Tolerance
c. Interdependence
d. Polypharmacy
A PRN medication order gives the True
nurse discretion regarding when to
give the drug within the ordered
parameters.
Select one:
True
False
,What is the usual order of the nursing a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
process? Implementation, Evaluation
Select one:
a. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation
b. Diganosis, Evaluation, Assessment,
Implementation, Planning
c. Planning, Implementation,
Diagnosis, Evaluation, Assessment
d. Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation
The patient's family has asked the a. "I appreciate your concern but your father has
doctor to make the patient told me that he does not want the drug."
comfortable but the patient wants to
stay alert. The doctor has ordered
Morphine 15 mg every 3 hours prn
for pain. The patient is refusing to
take the drug. How can you respond
to the family and demonstrate
support for the patient's autonomy?
Select one:
a. "I appreciate your concern but
your father has told me that he does
not want the drug."
b. "I can see that your dad is having
pain; I will prepare the drug."
c. "I will tell your father that you are
requesting that he take his drugs for
pain."
d. "Your father probably doesn't
know what he is saying; I will get the
drug for him."
, The nurse is gathering assessment b. Subjective
data for a patient's drug history. The
patient states "I am not able to
swallow pills." This is an example of
which type of data?
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Subjective
Creams and ointments used for skin a. local effect
lesions exert primarily a(an):
Select one:
a. local effect.
b. systemic effect.
Morphine has a high first pass effect. c. The patient will need a higher dose of oral
What are the implications of this for a morphine than IV morphine
patient receiving oral morphine for
pain?
Select one:
a. The patient will need a lower dose
of oral morphine than IV morphine.
b. The patient will need the same
amount of IV or oral morphine.
c. The patient will need a higher dose
of oral morphine than IV morphine.
Once a drug is administered, it is a. blood
distributed throughout the body by
the:
Select one:
a. blood.
b. liver.
c. kidneys.
d. GI mucosa
