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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Pharmacology NCLEX questions
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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. The nurse is administering the drug losartan (Cozaar) to a client with impaired liver func
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tion. Recognizing this medication is a prodrug, the nurse monitors what effect?
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[Verified Solution]: Reduction in the desired effect
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Q2. What pharmacokinetic property makes it difficult to treat a patients brain tumor?
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[Verified Solution]: blood-brain barrier
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Q3. The nurse administering an acidic drug to a client, and determines that drug absorption
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will be enhanced if the drug is administered:
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a) with milk
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b) on an empty stomach
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c) with other acidic medications
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d) after a lipid-soluble meal
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[Verified Solution]: b dd dddd




Q4. A client with cirrhosis of the liver exhibits decreased metabolic activity. The nurse anticip
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ates which possible change in the client's drug regimen?
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a) a reduction in the dosage of drugs
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b) an increase in the dosage of drugs
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, Q5. A client with renal failure is at particular risk for what condition?
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[Verified Solution]: rapid development of drug toxicity
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Q6. The nurse is preparing to dicharge a patient who has received one last dose of a medicati
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on that has a half-life of 7 days. What should the nurse tell the client?
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[Verified Solution]: That they might continue to experience effects of the drug for several days
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Q7. A client is started on a thyroid hormone and has blood drawn to measure the plasma con
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centration of the drug. The nurse explains that this will identify if:
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[Verified Solution]: the drug is in the therapeutic range
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Q8. In situations in which it is critical to raise a client's drug plasma level quickly, what shoul
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d the nurse be prepared to administer?
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[Verified Solution]: loading dose dd dddd dd




Q9. When administering oral medications to a client, the nurse recognizes that some drugs mi
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ght be completely metabolized by the liver circulation before entering general circulation. This
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effect is known as ___________.
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[Verified Solution]: first-pass effect dd dddd dd




Q10. If the nurse administers medications to a client with renal failure, it is imperative that t
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he client be assessed for what development?
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[Verified Solution]: drug toxicity dd dddd dd




Q11. In what phase of the dose-
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response curve should the nurse expect a medication to be in the most desirable range of doses
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?
a) Phase 2
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b) Phase 3
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c) Phase 4
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d) Phase 1
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[Verified Solution]: a dd dddd

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