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Pharmacology Exam 1 NCLEX Questions
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The clinical research nurse knows that only a small proportion of drugs
survive the research and development process. An appreciation of the process
and associated costs grows when the nurse is aware that approximately one in
how many potential drugs is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration?
a. 100
b. 1000
c. 10,000
d. 100,000
C
The nurse is interviewing a patient in a Phase I clinical trial. Which patient
statement indicates an understanding of this trial phase?
a. I am doing this to be sure this drug is safe.
b. I am doing this to be sure this drug is effective.
c. I hope this drug is better than the current treatment.
d. I can be part of demonstrating a cure.
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A
The foundation of clinical trials, Good Clinical Practice, is a helpful resource
for nurses. The nurse is correct in choosing Good Clinical Practice as a
reference for standards in which areas? (Select all that apply.)
a. Design
b. Monitoring and auditing
c. Analyses
d. Reporting
e. Outcomes evaluation
A,B,C,D
The nurse researcher reviews the proposed informed consent form for a future
clinical trial. The nurse expects to find which in the document? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Description of benefits and risks
b. Identification of related drugs, treatments, and techniques
c. Description of outcomes
d. Statement of compensation for participants, if any
e. Description of serious risks
A,B,D,E
The nurse knows that the patient should be informed about the risks and
benefits related to clinical research. What ethical principle does this describe?
a. Respect for persons
b. Justice
c. Beneficence
d. Informed consent
C
The nurse is reviewing a patient's list of medications and notes that several
have the highest abuse potential. According to U.S. standards, the highest
potential for abuse of drugs with accepted medical uses is found in drugs
included in which schedule?
a. II
b. III
c. IV
d. V
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A
The nurse is reviewing the drug-approval process in the United States and
learns that the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
contains which provisions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Review of new drugs is accelerated.
b. Drug companies must provide information on off-label use of drugs.
c. Privacy of individually identifiable health information must be protected.
d. Drug companies must offer advanced notice of plans to discontinue drugs.
e. Drug labels must describe side effects and adverse effects.
A,B,D
The patient has questions about counterfeit drugs. Which factors alert the
patient or nurse that a drug is counterfeit or adulterated? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Variations in packaging
b. Unexpected side effects
c. Different taste
d. Different chemical components
e. Different odor
A,B,C
The nurse knows the importance of administering the right medication to the
patient and that drugs have many names. It is therefore most important that
drugs be ordered by which name?
a. Generic
b. Brand
c. Trade
d. Chemical
A
What provisions from the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 were designed to
remedy drug abuse?
a. The act established treatment and rehabilitation facilities.
b. The act tightened controls on experimental drugs.
c. The act required clinical trial data on drugs.
d. The act required drug companies to give information on off-label use of
drugs.
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A
What provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
are most important for the nurse to know related to patient health teaching?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Clarified marketing regulations
b. Reclassified herbs as dietary supplements
c. Stated that herbal products can be marketed with suggested dosages
d. Required that package labels give quality and strength of all contents
e. Stated that herbs can be used as drugs
A,B,C
The nurse discovers that a patient has recently decided to take four herbal
preparations. Which action will the nurse take first?
a. Discuss the cost of herbal products.
b. Instruct the patient to inform the health care provider of all products taken.
c. Instruct the patient to stop taking all herbal products immediately.
d. Suggest that the patient taper off use of herbal products over the next 2
weeks.
B
Labeling of herbal products is important. Which is an appropriate claim for an
herbal product?
a. Prevents diabetes
b. Helps increase blood flow to the extremities
c. Cures Alzheimer disease
d. Is safe for all
B
The nurse is reviewing a patient's current medications. Which herbal products
interfere with the action of anticoagulants? (Select all that apply.)
a. Astragalus
b. Garlic
c. Ginger
d. Licorice root
e. Gingko
B,E
“PHARMACOLOGY EXAM NCLEX QUESTIONS
EXAM ”LATEST EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
(LATEST VERSION) WELL REVISED
GUARANTEE PASS
Pharmacology Exam 1 NCLEX Questions
.
The clinical research nurse knows that only a small proportion of drugs
survive the research and development process. An appreciation of the process
and associated costs grows when the nurse is aware that approximately one in
how many potential drugs is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration?
a. 100
b. 1000
c. 10,000
d. 100,000
C
The nurse is interviewing a patient in a Phase I clinical trial. Which patient
statement indicates an understanding of this trial phase?
a. I am doing this to be sure this drug is safe.
b. I am doing this to be sure this drug is effective.
c. I hope this drug is better than the current treatment.
d. I can be part of demonstrating a cure.
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A
The foundation of clinical trials, Good Clinical Practice, is a helpful resource
for nurses. The nurse is correct in choosing Good Clinical Practice as a
reference for standards in which areas? (Select all that apply.)
a. Design
b. Monitoring and auditing
c. Analyses
d. Reporting
e. Outcomes evaluation
A,B,C,D
The nurse researcher reviews the proposed informed consent form for a future
clinical trial. The nurse expects to find which in the document? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Description of benefits and risks
b. Identification of related drugs, treatments, and techniques
c. Description of outcomes
d. Statement of compensation for participants, if any
e. Description of serious risks
A,B,D,E
The nurse knows that the patient should be informed about the risks and
benefits related to clinical research. What ethical principle does this describe?
a. Respect for persons
b. Justice
c. Beneficence
d. Informed consent
C
The nurse is reviewing a patient's list of medications and notes that several
have the highest abuse potential. According to U.S. standards, the highest
potential for abuse of drugs with accepted medical uses is found in drugs
included in which schedule?
a. II
b. III
c. IV
d. V
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A
The nurse is reviewing the drug-approval process in the United States and
learns that the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
contains which provisions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Review of new drugs is accelerated.
b. Drug companies must provide information on off-label use of drugs.
c. Privacy of individually identifiable health information must be protected.
d. Drug companies must offer advanced notice of plans to discontinue drugs.
e. Drug labels must describe side effects and adverse effects.
A,B,D
The patient has questions about counterfeit drugs. Which factors alert the
patient or nurse that a drug is counterfeit or adulterated? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Variations in packaging
b. Unexpected side effects
c. Different taste
d. Different chemical components
e. Different odor
A,B,C
The nurse knows the importance of administering the right medication to the
patient and that drugs have many names. It is therefore most important that
drugs be ordered by which name?
a. Generic
b. Brand
c. Trade
d. Chemical
A
What provisions from the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 were designed to
remedy drug abuse?
a. The act established treatment and rehabilitation facilities.
b. The act tightened controls on experimental drugs.
c. The act required clinical trial data on drugs.
d. The act required drug companies to give information on off-label use of
drugs.
, Page 4 of 31
A
What provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
are most important for the nurse to know related to patient health teaching?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Clarified marketing regulations
b. Reclassified herbs as dietary supplements
c. Stated that herbal products can be marketed with suggested dosages
d. Required that package labels give quality and strength of all contents
e. Stated that herbs can be used as drugs
A,B,C
The nurse discovers that a patient has recently decided to take four herbal
preparations. Which action will the nurse take first?
a. Discuss the cost of herbal products.
b. Instruct the patient to inform the health care provider of all products taken.
c. Instruct the patient to stop taking all herbal products immediately.
d. Suggest that the patient taper off use of herbal products over the next 2
weeks.
B
Labeling of herbal products is important. Which is an appropriate claim for an
herbal product?
a. Prevents diabetes
b. Helps increase blood flow to the extremities
c. Cures Alzheimer disease
d. Is safe for all
B
The nurse is reviewing a patient's current medications. Which herbal products
interfere with the action of anticoagulants? (Select all that apply.)
a. Astragalus
b. Garlic
c. Ginger
d. Licorice root
e. Gingko
B,E
