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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




NCLEX RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Pharmacology Final Exam REVIEW!!!!
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EXAM CODE: NCLEX RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUES
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TIONS ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. A patient about to receive his morning dose of digoxin has an apical pulse of 70 beats per
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minute. What will the nurse do?
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A. Administer the dose.
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B. Administer the dose and notify the physician.
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C. Check the radial pulse for 1 full minute.
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D. Withhold the dose and notify the
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[Verified Solution]: A. Administer the dose.
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Q2. In assessing a patient before administration of a cardiac glycoside, the nurse knows that
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what condition can predispose a patient to digitalis toxicity?
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A. Hypokalemia
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B. Hyperkalemia
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C. Hypocalcemia
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D. Hypernatremia
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[Verified Solution]: A. Hypokalemia; control ventricular response to atrial fibrillation and a derived fr
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om foxglove. Digoxin is the only available cardiac glycoside---positive inotropic---
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inhibits sodium potassium pump (adenosine tripphophatase) Sodium and calcium rise. Cholinergic stimu
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lation via the vagus nerve of Parasympathetic nervous system. ---Negative chronotropic---
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Negative Dromotropic effect dd dd




Q3. While assessing a patient who is receiving intravenous digitalis, the nurse recognizes that
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the drug has a negative chronotropic effect. How would this drug effect be evident in the patie
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nt?
A. Increased heart rate
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B. Decreased heart rate
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,C. Decreased conduction
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D. Increased ectopic beats
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[Verified Solution]: B. Decreased heart rate dd dddd dd dd dd




Q4. 5. A patient has been placed on a milrinone infusion as part of the therapy for end-
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stage heart failure. What risks involved with this drug will the nurse keep in mind while assess
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ing this patient during the infusion?
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A. Hypertension
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B. Hyperkalemia
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C. Nausea and vomiting
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D. Cardiac dysrhythmias
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[Verified Solution]: D. Cardiac dysrhythmias (contraindictated with ventricular tachycardia, and fibrill
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ation) used for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Available in Oral and injection form.
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Q5. 6. A patient with atrial fibrillation was started on digoxin, and 1 week later a digoxin leve
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l was drawn. Which result is within normal therapeutic levels for digoxin?
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A. 0.4 ng/mL
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B. 0.7 ng/mL
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C. 2.1 ng/mL
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D. 2.6 ng/mL or higher
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[Verified Solution]: B. 0.7 ng/mL (normal 0.5 to 2.0 ng/mL
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Q6. 7. When reviewing the list of medications taken by a patient who will be receiving a new
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prescription for digoxin, the nurse would be concerned about which medication that may inter
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act with the digoxin?
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A. aspirin
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B. acetaminophen (Tylenol)
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C. furosemide (Lasix)
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D. vitamin K
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[Verified Solution]: C. furosemide (Lasix); (loop Diuretics); numerous ones on page 341
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Q7. 8. The nurse is reviewing discharge teaching for a patient who will be taking digoxin (La
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noxin) therapy. The patient should be taught to avoid which foods when taking the digoxin?
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A. Leafy green vegetables
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B. Dairy products
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C. Grapefruit juice
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D. Bran muffins
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[Verified Solution]: D. Bran muffins dd dddd dd dd

, Q8. 9. In assessing a patient before administration of a cardiac glycoside, the nurse knows tha
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t which lab result can increase the toxicity of the drug?
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A. Potassium level 2.8 mEq/L
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B. Potassium level 4.9 mEq/L
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C. Sodium level 140 mEq/L
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D. Calcium level 10 mg/dL
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[Verified Solution]: A. Potassium level 2.8 mEq/L (low potassium normal is 3.5 to 5.0)
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Q9. 10. The nurse administering the phosphodiesterase inhibitor inamrinone recognizes that t
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his drug should have a positive inotropic effect. This effect will result in increased
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A. heart rate.
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B. blood vessel dilation.
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C. force of cardiac contraction.
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D. conduction of electrical impulses across the heart.
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[Verified Solution]: C. force of cardiac contraction. (increase cAMP) positive inotropic (by more calci
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um available in SR)effect and vasodilation, (inodilators)---
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positive chornotropic effect); USED IN ICU; ADVERSE EFFECT...thrombocytopenia, dysrhythmia, ven
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tricular, hypotension and angina, hypokalemia, tremor.
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Q10. 11. The nurse notes in a patient's medical record that nesiritide has been ordered. Based
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on this order, the nurse interprets that the patient has which disorder?
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A. Atrial fibrillation
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B. Acutely decompensated heart failure with dyspnea at rest
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C. Systolic heart failure
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D. Long-term treatment of heart failure.
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[Verified Solution]: B. Acutely decompensated heart failure with dyspnea at rest
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Q11. 2. Which drug classes are considered first-
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line treatment for heart failure? Select all that apply.
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A. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
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B. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
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C. Digoxin (cardiac glycoside)
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D. Beta-blockers
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E. Nesiritide (Natrecor), the B-type natriuretic peptide
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[Verified Solution]: ACE ARBS Beta-blockers loop diuretics
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Q12. 1.When administering topical nitroglycerin ointment, the nurse should use which techniq
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ue?

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