PHARMACOLOGY 2, MIDTERM EXAM, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS,
RATIONALES, NURSING STUDY GUIDE, AND 2026 UPDATE
A PATIENT GET PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION FOR A CERTAIN CHRONIC CONDITION AND THEY ASK
YOU ABOUT DIETARY MODIFICATIONS. WHAT WOULD BE THE NURSES BEST RESPONSE?
ANS>> YOU’RE GOING TO NEED MORE INFORMATION
KNOW WHAT MINERAL IS INVOLVED WITH THYROID DISEASE
ANS>> IODINE, THYROID ISN’T SO ACTIVE WHEN USED
KNOW WHY WE GIVE PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTIC BEFORE SURGERY
ANS>> WHAT YOU WOULD TEACH THE PATIENT ON WHY YOU’RE GIVING IT? REDUCE THE
CHANCES OF INFECTION!
SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THEY HAVE HYPOTHYROIDISM WHAT MEDICATION WOULD BE
INCLUDED.
ANS>> SYNTHROID AND THE LEVOTHYROXINE
WHAT TYPE OF MEDICATION IS GIVEN TO SOMEONE ON HOSPICE?
ANS>> PALLIATIVE (CARE AND COMFORT)
,WHAT MEDICATION WOULD BE GIVEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING?
ANS>> NOT THE ONE THAT IS NAMED MEDICATION. MEDICATION THAT IS CLOSEST FOR
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SUCH AS CONTRAST (BARIUM-SULFATE)
KNOW THE BENEFITS OF THE USE OF PHARMACOGENETICS
ANS>> SOMETHING TO DO WITH DNA AND WHY THEY USE PHARMACOGENETICS? TESTS HOW
YOU RESPOND TO THE DRUGS (WHICH ONE WILL BE BETTER FOR YOU TO USE)
WHICH PLANT CONTAINS VITAMIN C?
ANS>> NOT ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT (DON’T THINK CITRUS!!!) LOOK UP VITAMIN C
SUPPLEMENTS! ANSWER IS: ROSE HIPS!!!
KNOW ABOUT HOW BARBITURATE MEDICATIONS ARE DERIVED
ANS>> SYNTHETIC
THE BEST PLACE TO GIVE AN IM INJECTION (NOT THE BEST PLACE)
, ANS>> TATTOO REGION (NOT THE BEST PLACE)!!!
WHAT WOULD CONCERN YOU IF PATIENT WAS GETTING GENTAMICIN?
ANS>> HOW IS GENTAMICIN METABOLIZED (THINK LAB VALUES) ANS>> GFR!!!
MEDICATION THAT SHOULDN'T BE GIVEN WITH TETRACYCLINE
ANS>> LOOK UP WHAT TONSILLITIS MEDICATION CAN’T GO WITH TETRACYCLINE.
ANSWER:(AMOXICILLIN)
KNOW THE SIDE AFFECT OF FLEXERIL (CYCLOBENZAPRINE)
ANS>> SLEEPY, DIZZY, SLOW, DROWSINESS, DON’T OPERATE MACHINERY
WHILE CARING FOR PATIENTS ON THE MEDICAL UNIT THE NURSE SHOULD SEE WHICH PATIENT
FIRST?
ANS>> 61 YEAR OLD WHO TAKES IBUPROFEN AND HAS SEVERE STOMACH PAIN
RATIONALES, NURSING STUDY GUIDE, AND 2026 UPDATE
A PATIENT GET PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION FOR A CERTAIN CHRONIC CONDITION AND THEY ASK
YOU ABOUT DIETARY MODIFICATIONS. WHAT WOULD BE THE NURSES BEST RESPONSE?
ANS>> YOU’RE GOING TO NEED MORE INFORMATION
KNOW WHAT MINERAL IS INVOLVED WITH THYROID DISEASE
ANS>> IODINE, THYROID ISN’T SO ACTIVE WHEN USED
KNOW WHY WE GIVE PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTIC BEFORE SURGERY
ANS>> WHAT YOU WOULD TEACH THE PATIENT ON WHY YOU’RE GIVING IT? REDUCE THE
CHANCES OF INFECTION!
SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THEY HAVE HYPOTHYROIDISM WHAT MEDICATION WOULD BE
INCLUDED.
ANS>> SYNTHROID AND THE LEVOTHYROXINE
WHAT TYPE OF MEDICATION IS GIVEN TO SOMEONE ON HOSPICE?
ANS>> PALLIATIVE (CARE AND COMFORT)
,WHAT MEDICATION WOULD BE GIVEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING?
ANS>> NOT THE ONE THAT IS NAMED MEDICATION. MEDICATION THAT IS CLOSEST FOR
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SUCH AS CONTRAST (BARIUM-SULFATE)
KNOW THE BENEFITS OF THE USE OF PHARMACOGENETICS
ANS>> SOMETHING TO DO WITH DNA AND WHY THEY USE PHARMACOGENETICS? TESTS HOW
YOU RESPOND TO THE DRUGS (WHICH ONE WILL BE BETTER FOR YOU TO USE)
WHICH PLANT CONTAINS VITAMIN C?
ANS>> NOT ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT (DON’T THINK CITRUS!!!) LOOK UP VITAMIN C
SUPPLEMENTS! ANSWER IS: ROSE HIPS!!!
KNOW ABOUT HOW BARBITURATE MEDICATIONS ARE DERIVED
ANS>> SYNTHETIC
THE BEST PLACE TO GIVE AN IM INJECTION (NOT THE BEST PLACE)
, ANS>> TATTOO REGION (NOT THE BEST PLACE)!!!
WHAT WOULD CONCERN YOU IF PATIENT WAS GETTING GENTAMICIN?
ANS>> HOW IS GENTAMICIN METABOLIZED (THINK LAB VALUES) ANS>> GFR!!!
MEDICATION THAT SHOULDN'T BE GIVEN WITH TETRACYCLINE
ANS>> LOOK UP WHAT TONSILLITIS MEDICATION CAN’T GO WITH TETRACYCLINE.
ANSWER:(AMOXICILLIN)
KNOW THE SIDE AFFECT OF FLEXERIL (CYCLOBENZAPRINE)
ANS>> SLEEPY, DIZZY, SLOW, DROWSINESS, DON’T OPERATE MACHINERY
WHILE CARING FOR PATIENTS ON THE MEDICAL UNIT THE NURSE SHOULD SEE WHICH PATIENT
FIRST?
ANS>> 61 YEAR OLD WHO TAKES IBUPROFEN AND HAS SEVERE STOMACH PAIN
