Pharmacology Exam 1 Practice Questions And Answers
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1. Apatient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication
with a half-life of 30 hours. What is the expected duration of
this medication?
A. Increas
e.
B. Decrea
se.
C. Remain
unchanged.
D.dissipate.ANSW
ERS A
2. A
nurse is to administer a dose of furosemide (Lasix). The
nurse is aware that Lasix is the for the drug.
•
A. Generic name
B. Chemical
name
C.nonproprietary
name D.brand
nameANSWERS D
3. When assessing older adults and those with renal
dysfunction, the nurse would expect the creatinine
,clearance to be which of the following?
A. Substantially increased.
B. Slightly increased.
C. Decreased.
D. In the normal range.ANSWERS C
4. A patient sustains significant burns to the skin and is
experiencing fluid shift associated with edema in the fluid
overload phase. The nurse would anticipate that this will
interfere most with which phase of pharmacodynamics?
•
A. Absorption
B. Distribution
C. Metabolis
m
ExcretionAN
SWERS B
5. Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring
patient safety with a medication that has a low therapeutic
index?
A. Monitoring a patient's urine output
, B. Assessing vital signs hourly
C.Maintaining strict isolation
precautions
D.Monitoring serum peak and trough levelsANSWERS D
6. What is the primary site of metabolism for most drugs?
A. Kidney.
B. Small intestine.
C. Liver.
D. Brain.ANSWERS C
7. Children have higher metabolic rates than adults. The nurse
realizes that this affects administration of medication for pain
in children in all of the following ways except
A. Higher
requirement for
medication. B.increased
dosage.
C.decreased
frequency.
D.increased
frequency.ANSWERS
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1. Apatient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication
with a half-life of 30 hours. What is the expected duration of
this medication?
A. Increas
e.
B. Decrea
se.
C. Remain
unchanged.
D.dissipate.ANSW
ERS A
2. A
nurse is to administer a dose of furosemide (Lasix). The
nurse is aware that Lasix is the for the drug.
•
A. Generic name
B. Chemical
name
C.nonproprietary
name D.brand
nameANSWERS D
3. When assessing older adults and those with renal
dysfunction, the nurse would expect the creatinine
,clearance to be which of the following?
A. Substantially increased.
B. Slightly increased.
C. Decreased.
D. In the normal range.ANSWERS C
4. A patient sustains significant burns to the skin and is
experiencing fluid shift associated with edema in the fluid
overload phase. The nurse would anticipate that this will
interfere most with which phase of pharmacodynamics?
•
A. Absorption
B. Distribution
C. Metabolis
m
ExcretionAN
SWERS B
5. Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring
patient safety with a medication that has a low therapeutic
index?
A. Monitoring a patient's urine output
, B. Assessing vital signs hourly
C.Maintaining strict isolation
precautions
D.Monitoring serum peak and trough levelsANSWERS D
6. What is the primary site of metabolism for most drugs?
A. Kidney.
B. Small intestine.
C. Liver.
D. Brain.ANSWERS C
7. Children have higher metabolic rates than adults. The nurse
realizes that this affects administration of medication for pain
in children in all of the following ways except
A. Higher
requirement for
medication. B.increased
dosage.
C.decreased
frequency.
D.increased
frequency.ANSWERS
