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NU 150/ NU150 Exam 4 – Pharmacology Review | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION A patient is prescribed amitriptyline for depression. What is an essential teaching point for the nurse to include? Answer: "Avoid consuming alcohol while taking this medication." QUESTION What is the priority assessment for a patient starting venlafaxine for generalized anxiety disorder? Answer: Blood pressure QUESTION The nurse is teaching a patient prescribed phenelzine for depression. Which food should the patient avoid while taking this medication? Answer: Aged cheese and cured meats QUESTION A patient is prescribed diazepam for muscle spasms. What is the most important instruction for the nurse to include in the teaching? Answer: "Avoid driving or operating machinery after taking this medication." QUESTION What side effect should the nurse monitor for in a patient taking zolpidem for insomnia? Answer: Sleepwalking QUESTION The nurse is teaching a patient prescribed adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis. What is the priority teaching point? Answer: "You should avoid live vaccines while on this medication." QUESTION What is a critical assessment for a patient taking hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: Visual acuity and retinal health QUESTION A patient taking tamsulosin for benign prostatic hyperplasia reports dizziness when standing up quickly. What is the nurse's best advice? Answer: "Take the medication at bedtime to reduce this effect." QUESTION What dietary advice should the nurse provide to a patient starting lithium? Answer: "Maintain a consistent sodium intake to avoid fluctuations in lithium levels." QUESTION A patient taking allopurinol reports a rash. What is the nurse's priority action? Answer: Assess for signs of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or other hypersensitivity reactions. QUESTION The nurse is providing education to a patient prescribed alendronate for osteoporosis. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further teaching? Answer: "I can lie down 10 minutes after taking the medication." QUESTION A patient taking levodopa/carbidopa for Parkinson's disease reports nausea and dizziness. What advice should the nurse provide? Answer: "Take the medication with a small snack to reduce nausea." QUESTION The nurse is educating a patient on phenytoin for epilepsy. What statement by the patient indicates effective teaching? Answer: "I should brush and floss regularly to prevent gum problems." QUESTION A patient prescribed sildenafil for erectile dysfunction asks if there are any safety precautions. What should the nurse emphasize? Answer: "Do not take this medication with nitrates as it can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure." QUESTION A patient taking fluoxetine for depression reports restlessness and an inability to sit still. What is the nurse's priority action? Answer: Assess for signs of serotonin syndrome QUESTION The nurse is caring for a patient taking aripiprazole for bipolar disorder. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention? Answer: Tremors and muscle rigidity

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NUl 150/l NU150l Examl 4l –l Pharmacologyl
Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Al patientl isl prescribedl amitriptylinel forl depression.l Whatl isl anl essentiall teachingl
pointl forl thel nursel tol include?l l

Answer:
"Avoidl consumingl alcoholl whilel takingl thisl medication."l l l




Q:l Whatl isl thel priorityl assessmentl forl al patientl startingl venlafaxinel forl generalizedl
anxietyl disorder?l l

Answer:
Bloodl pressurel l l




Q:l Thel nursel isl teachingl al patientl prescribedl phenelzinel forl depression.l Whichl foodl
shouldl thel patientl avoidl whilel takingl thisl medication?l l

Answer:
Agedl cheesel andl curedl meatsl l l




Q:l Al patientl isl prescribedl diazepaml forl musclel spasms.l Whatl isl thel mostl importantl
instructionl forl thel nursel tol includel inl thel teaching?l l

Answer:
"Avoidl drivingl orl operatingl machineryl afterl takingl thisl medication."l l l

,Q:l Whatl sidel effectl shouldl thel nursel monitorl forl inl al patientl takingl zolpideml forl
insomnia?l l

Answer:
Sleepwalkingl l l




Q:l Thel nursel isl teachingl al patientl prescribedl adalimumabl forl rheumatoidl arthritis.l
Whatl isl thel priorityl teachingl point?l l

Answer:
"Youl shouldl avoidl livel vaccinesl whilel onl thisl medication."l l l




Q:l Whatl isl al criticall assessmentl forl al patientl takingl hydroxychloroquinel forl
rheumatoidl arthritis?l l

Answer:
Visuall acuityl andl retinall healthl l l




Q:l Al patientl takingl tamsulosinl forl benignl prostaticl hyperplasial reportsl dizzinessl whenl
standingl upl quickly.l Whatl isl thel nurse'sl bestl advice?l l

Answer:
"Takel thel medicationl atl bedtimel tol reducel thisl effect."l l l




Q:l Whatl dietaryl advicel shouldl thel nursel providel tol al patientl startingl lithium?l l
Answer:

,"Maintainl al consistentl sodiuml intakel tol avoidl fluctuationsl inl lithiuml levels."l l l




Q:l Al patientl takingl allopurinoll reportsl al rash.l Whatl isl thel nurse'sl priorityl action?l l
Answer:
Assessl forl signsl ofl Stevens-Johnsonl syndromel orl otherl hypersensitivityl reactions.l l l




Q:l Thel nursel isl providingl educationl tol al patientl prescribedl alendronatel forl
osteoporosis.l Whichl statementl byl thel patientl indicatesl thel needl forl furtherl teaching?l l

Answer:
"Il canl liel downl 10l minutesl afterl takingl thel medication."l l l




Q:l Al patientl takingl levodopa/carbidopal forl Parkinson'sl diseasel reportsl nauseal andl
dizziness.l Whatl advicel shouldl thel nursel provide?l l

Answer:
"Takel thel medicationl withl al smalll snackl tol reducel nausea."l l l




Q:l Thel nursel isl educatingl al patientl onl phenytoinl forl epilepsy.l Whatl statementl byl thel
patientl indicatesl effectivel teaching?l l

Answer:
"Il shouldl brushl andl flossl regularlyl tol preventl guml problems."l l l




Q:l Al patientl prescribedl sildenafill forl erectilel dysfunctionl asksl ifl therel arel anyl safetyl
precautions.l Whatl shouldl thel nursel emphasize?l l

, Answer:
"Dol notl takel thisl medicationl withl nitratesl asl itl canl causel al dangerousl dropl inl bloodl
pressure."l l l




Q:l Al patientl takingl fluoxetinel forl depressionl reportsl restlessnessl andl anl inabilityl tol
sitl still.l Whatl isl thel nurse'sl priorityl action?l l

Answer:
Assessl forl signsl ofl serotoninl syndromel l l




Q:l Thel nursel isl caringl forl al patientl takingl aripiprazolel forl bipolarl disorder.l Whichl
assessmentl findingl requiresl immediatel intervention?l l

Answer:
Tremorsl andl musclel rigidityl l l




Q:l Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl lorazepaml forl al patientl experiencingl anxiety.l
Whatl isl thel mostl importantl nursingl assessmentl beforel administration?l l

Answer:
Respiratoryl ratel l l




Q:l Al patientl takingl venlafaxinel forl depressionl reportsl feelingl excessivelyl tired.l Whatl
shouldl thel nursel advise?l l

Answer:
"Takel thel medicationl atl bedtimel tol reducel daytimel fatigue."l l l

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