NU 150/ NU150 Exam 3 – (New 2026/ 2027 Update) Pharmacology Review | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen

NUl 150/l NU150l Examl 3l –l (Newl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Pharmacologyl Reviewl |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen


QUESTION
Al patientl takingl morphinel reportsl nauseal andl itching.l Whatl isl thel nurse'sl bestl action?l

Answer:
Administerl anl antiemeticl andl monitorl thel patient.l




QUESTION
Al nursel isl teachingl al patientl aboutl thel usel ofl aspirinl forl strokel prevention.l Whichl
patientl statementl indicatesl al needl forl furtherl teaching?l

Answer:
"Il canl stopl takingl thisl medicationl oncel myl symptomsl improve."l




QUESTION
Al nursel isl administeringl sulfonamidesl tol al patient.l Whichl instructionl shouldl thel nursel
prioritize?l

Answer:
"Drinkl plentyl ofl waterl tol preventl kidneyl stones."l




QUESTION

,Thel nursel isl monitoringl al patientl whol hasl swallowedl kerosene.l Whatl isl thel firstl
intervention?l

Answer:
Performl al gastricl lavage.l




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl nitroglycerinl (Nitro)l tol al patient.l Whichl ofl thel
followingl instructionsl isl mostl appropriate?l

Answer:
"Liel downl afterl takingl thisl medicationl tol avoidl headaches."l




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl providingl educationl aboutl scopolaminel tol al patient.l Whatl isl thel primaryl
purposel ofl thisl medication?l

Answer:
Tol treatl nauseal andl vomitingl




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl caringl forl al school-agel childl whol isl prescribedl anl anti-infectivel
medication.l Whichl ofl thel followingl drugl classesl doesl thel nursel associatel withl
permanentl teethl staininel inl children?l

Answer:
Tetracyclinesl




QUESTION

,Thel nursel isl caringl forl al clientl whol receivedl meperidinel andl notesl thel followingl
findines:l respiratoryl ratel (RR]l 7,l pulsel (P)l 50,l bloodl pressurel (ep)l 90/54l mml Hg,l
oxygenl saturationl (SaO2)l 88%,l andl difficultyl wakingl thel client.l Thel nursel administersl
naloxone.l Whichl ofl thel followingl shouldl thel nursel expectl afterl administeringl thisl
medication?l

Answer:
Thel clientl willl reportl increasedl pain.l




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl administeringl meperidinel tol thel client.l Whichl ofl thel followingl statementsl
byl thel nursel indicatesl al correctl understandingl ofl thel actionl ofl oploidl analgesics?l

Answer:
"Meperidinel blocksl perceptionl ofl painl atl thel receptorl sites."l




QUESTION
Al nursel hasl completedl medicationl reconciliationl tol preparel al clientl whol isl scheduledl
forl surgery.l Whichl ofl thel followingl medicationsl takenl byl thel clientl priorl tol surgeryl
requiresl thel nursel tol notifyl thel primaryl healthl carel providerl (PHCP)?l

Answer:
Ibuprofenl




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl speakingl withl al clientl whol isl takingl al nonsteroidall anti-inflammatoryl drugl
(NSAID).l Whichl ofl thel followingl statementsl byl al clientl indicatesl thel needl tol consultl
withl thel primaryl healthl carel providerl (PHCP)?l

Answer:
"Myl legl stilll hurtsl andl nowl it'sl red,l warm,l andl swollen."l

, QUESTION
Thel nursel isl reviewingl thel planl ofl carel forl al clientl whol isl scheduledl forl surgery.l Thel
nursel shouldl prioritizel whichl ofl thel followingl nursingl actionsl froml thel carel planl beforel
administeringl meperidine?l

Answer:
Determinel thatl thel clientl hasl signedl thel informedl consentl forl thel surgicall procedure.l




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl al nonsteroidall antil inflammatoryl drugl (NSAID)l tol
al client.l Whichl ofl thel followingl conditionsl iSl al contraindicationl tol NSAIDl therapy?l

Answer:
Recentl myocardiall infarctionl




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl caringl forl al clientl whol isl takingl aspirinl routinelyl asl prescribedl byl thel
primaryl healthl carel providerl (PHCP).l Whichl ofl thel followingl statementsl byl thel nursel
indicatesl al correctl understandingl ofl long-terml aspirinl use?l

Answer:
"Aspirinl inhibitsl thel aggregationl ofl platelets."l




QUESTION
Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl al medicationl thatl stimulatesl thel parasympatheticl
nervousl systeml tol al client.l Thel nursel understandsl whichl ofl thel followingl classesl ofl
drugl isl commonlyl used?l

Answer:
Cholinergic.l