PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS-CASE STUDIES PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS/CASE
STUDIES PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED PASS
A.jThatjthejdrugjwilljkilljthejmicroorganismj-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Ajnursejisjcaringjforjajpatientjwhojhasjanjinfection.jThejhealthcarejproviderjhasjorderedjanjantimicro
bialjdrugjforjthejpatient.jThejnursejunderstandsjthatjwhichjofjthejfollowingjisjthejmostjimportantjch
aracteristicjofjthisjdrug?



A.Thatjthejdrugjwilljkilljthejmicroorganism



B.Thatjthejdrugjwilljbejadministeredjorally



C.Thatjthejdrugjdoesjnotjhavejanyjharmfuljeffects



D.Thatjthejdrugjdoesjnotjinteractjwithjotherjdrugs



B.jRe-educatingjthejpatientjaboutjthejmedicationjandjhowjitjshouldjbejtaken.j-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Ajpatientjwhojwasjprescribedjanjoraljmedicationjtojbejtakenj4jtimesjajdayjreturnsjtojthejclinicjforjajfo
llow-
upjvisit.jThejpatientjtellsjthejnursejthatjhejforgetsjtojtakejtwojorjthreejdosesjofjthejmedicationjeachjd
ay.jWhatjisjthejmostjappropriatejactionjthatjthejnursejcanjtake?



A.Arrangingjforjthejpatientjtojhavejajhomejhealthcarejnurse



B.Re-educatingjthejpatientjaboutjthejmedicationjandjhowjitjshouldjbejtaken

,C.Determiningjwhetherjthejpatientjisjexperiencingjanyjadversejeffects



D.Tellingjthejpatientjtojsetjanjalarmjasjajreminderjtojtakejthejdrug



D.jVerifyjwithjthejprescribingjhealthcarejproviderjthejreasonjforjthejmedicationj-
jjCORRECTjANSWERS-


Whilejpreparingjtojadministerjmedicationsjtojajpatient,jthejnursejfindsjthatjhejdoesjnotjunderstandj
thejrationalejforjthejpatientjreceivingjonejofjthejprescribedjdrugs.jWhatjshouldjhejdo?



A.Askjanotherjnursejwhyjthejpatientjisjgettingjthisjmedication.



B.Askjthejpatientjwhyjthisjmedicationjhasjbeenjordered.



C.Researchjthejmedication,jfocusingjonjitsjtherapeuticjuses.



D.Verifyjwithjthejprescribingjhealthcarejproviderjthejreasonjforjthejmedication.



D.jCalljthejprescriberjtojverifyjthejroutej-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Whenjthejnursejreviewsjajmedicationjorder,jitjisjnotjclearjwhatjroutejshouldjbejusedjforjadministrati
on.jWhichjactionjbyjthejnursejisjbest?



A.Usejajcurrentjdrugjreferencejresourcejtojdeterminejthejadministrationjroute.



B.Administerjthejdrugjviajthejoraljroute.



C.Contactjthejpharmacistjforjclarification.

,D.Calljthejprescriberjtojverifyjthejroute.



C.jTojknowjthejpossiblejreactionsjtojmorphinej-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Thejnursejadministeredj2jmgjofjmorphinejintravenouslyjtojajpostoperativejpatient.jInjadditionjtojth
ejfollowingjRightsjofjDrugjAdministration,jwhatjresponsibilityjdoesjthejnursejhavejasjajpatientjadvoc
ate?



A.Tojadministerjthejdrugjasjoftenjasjpossible



B.Tojminimizejadversejeffectsjbyjreducingjthej

nextjdosejofjmorphine



C.Tojknowjthejpossiblejreactionsjtojmorphine



D.Tojinformjvisitorsjthatjthejpatientjhasjreceivedjmorphine



A.jHasjacceptablejmedicaljapplicationsjwithjlowjpotentialjforjabusej-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
AjnursejisjadministeringjajdrugjthatjisjcategorizedjasjSchedulejIV.jThejnursejunderstandsjthatjthisjme
ansjthejdrug:



A.Hasjacceptablejmedicaljapplicationsjwithjlowjpotentialjforjabuse.



B.Isjajcontrolledjsubstancejwithjnojacceptedjmedicaljuse.



C.Isjdangerousjtojadministerjtojpregnantjorjbreast-feedingjpatients.



D.Hasjthejpotentialjforjseriousjandjlife-threateningjadversejeffects.

, B.jGenericjnamej-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Thejnursejisjpreparingjajlistjofjmedicationsjtojgivejtojajpatientjwhojisjbeingjdischargedjfromjthejhospi
tal.jThejnursejshouldjusejwhichjdrugjnamejforjeachjmedication?



A.Chemicaljname



B.Genericjname



C.Tradejname



D.Classificationjname



A.jIntravenousj-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Ajnursejisjpreparingjtojadministerjepinephrinejtojajpatientjwhojisjhavingjajseverejallergicjreaction.j
Whichjroutejofjadministrationjshouldjthejnursejusejtojprovidejthejfastestjandjmostjcompletejabsorp
tionjofjepinephrine?



A.Intravenous



B.Intramuscular



C.Subcutaneous



D.Oral



A.jTheyjarejusuallyjmorejcostlyjthanjpillsj-jjCORRECTjANSWERS-
Whenjpreparingjtojadministerjajsustained-