NR 293 QUIZ 2 REVIEW CHAPTERS 16-22 & 44 | COMPREHENSIVE
PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
1.The nurse is administering an antipsychotic drug clozapine (Clozaril) and should monitor the patient for
what long-term problem(s) associated with this drug?
A. mood swings
B. agranulocytosis
C. weight gain
D. photosensitivity
E. increased appetite - ANS ✔✔b, c, e
2.During therapy for depression with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, it is most important for the
nurse to instruct the family to monitor for which adverse effect?
A. suicidal thoughts
B. visual disturbances
C. tardive dyskinesia
D. bleeding tendencies - ANS ✔✔a
.The wife of a patient who has started taking anti-depressant therapy asks, "How long will it take for him
to feel better?" What is the nurse's best response?
A."Well, depression rarely responds to medication therapy."
B."He should feel better in a few days."
C."It may take 4 to 6 weeks for you to see an improvement."
D."You may not see effects for several months." - ANS ✔✔C
When administering certain antipsychotic drugs, the nurse monitors for extrapyramidal effects such as:
(select all that apply)
A. tremors
B. elation and sense of well being
C. painful muscle spasms
D. monitor restlessness
E. bradycardia - ANS ✔✔a,c,d
The nurse instructs a patient who is undergoing therapy with monoamine oxidase inhibitors to avoid
tryamine- containing food. What medical emergency may occur if the atient eats these foods?
A. gastric hemmorhage
B. toxic shock
C. cardiac arrest
D. hypertensive crisis - ANS ✔✔D
A patient has been taking antipsychotic drugs for years, and his wife has noticed that he has had some
new physical symptoms. She describes him as having odd facial movements, sticking out is tongue, and
having movements of his arms that cannot be controlled. The nurse suspects the patient is exhibiting
signs of which condition?
A. hypomania
B. serotonin syndrome
, C. tardive dyskinesia
D. neuroleptic malignant syndrome - ANS ✔✔C
.Which outcome represents the most serious adverse effect of lithium?
A. renal failure
B. hyponatremia
C. respiratory syndrome
D. cardiac dysyrhythmia - ANS ✔✔D
Primary side effects of SSRIs include which of the following symptoms?
A. rash and alopecia
B. gastritis and diarrhea
C. weight gain and sexual dysfunction
D. photosensitivity and discoloration of the skin - ANS ✔✔C
a patient will be receiving benztropine (coegentin) 1.5 mg PO daily. the med comes in 0.5mg tabs how
many tabs will the nurse give? - ANS ✔✔3
busprione (BuSpar) - ANS ✔✔
tyramine - ANS ✔✔aged foods; pts taking MAOI need to avoid this
tricyclics - ANS ✔✔an older class of antidepressant drugs
mania - ANS ✔✔state characterized by an expansive emotional state i.e. extreme excitement and elation
and hyperactivity
Diazepam (Valium) - ANS ✔✔long lasting benzo
Amitriptyline (Elavil) - ANS ✔✔most widely used tricyclic antidepressant
Risperidone (risperdal) - ANS ✔✔atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia
Benzodiazepines (benzo) - ANS ✔✔group of psychotropic drug prescribed to alleviate anxiety
Lithium (Eskalith) - ANS ✔✔Medication use for Mania symptoms of bipolar
anxiety - ANS ✔✔unpleasant emotional state of mind in which real or imaginary dangers are anticipated
or exaggerated
affective disorders - ANS ✔✔Emotional disorders that are characterized by changes in mood.
depression - ANS ✔✔abnormal emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness,
melancholy, and worthlessness out of proportion to reality
bipolar affective disorder - ANS ✔✔A major psychological disorder characterized by episodes of mania or
hypomania, cycling with depression
PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
1.The nurse is administering an antipsychotic drug clozapine (Clozaril) and should monitor the patient for
what long-term problem(s) associated with this drug?
A. mood swings
B. agranulocytosis
C. weight gain
D. photosensitivity
E. increased appetite - ANS ✔✔b, c, e
2.During therapy for depression with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, it is most important for the
nurse to instruct the family to monitor for which adverse effect?
A. suicidal thoughts
B. visual disturbances
C. tardive dyskinesia
D. bleeding tendencies - ANS ✔✔a
.The wife of a patient who has started taking anti-depressant therapy asks, "How long will it take for him
to feel better?" What is the nurse's best response?
A."Well, depression rarely responds to medication therapy."
B."He should feel better in a few days."
C."It may take 4 to 6 weeks for you to see an improvement."
D."You may not see effects for several months." - ANS ✔✔C
When administering certain antipsychotic drugs, the nurse monitors for extrapyramidal effects such as:
(select all that apply)
A. tremors
B. elation and sense of well being
C. painful muscle spasms
D. monitor restlessness
E. bradycardia - ANS ✔✔a,c,d
The nurse instructs a patient who is undergoing therapy with monoamine oxidase inhibitors to avoid
tryamine- containing food. What medical emergency may occur if the atient eats these foods?
A. gastric hemmorhage
B. toxic shock
C. cardiac arrest
D. hypertensive crisis - ANS ✔✔D
A patient has been taking antipsychotic drugs for years, and his wife has noticed that he has had some
new physical symptoms. She describes him as having odd facial movements, sticking out is tongue, and
having movements of his arms that cannot be controlled. The nurse suspects the patient is exhibiting
signs of which condition?
A. hypomania
B. serotonin syndrome
, C. tardive dyskinesia
D. neuroleptic malignant syndrome - ANS ✔✔C
.Which outcome represents the most serious adverse effect of lithium?
A. renal failure
B. hyponatremia
C. respiratory syndrome
D. cardiac dysyrhythmia - ANS ✔✔D
Primary side effects of SSRIs include which of the following symptoms?
A. rash and alopecia
B. gastritis and diarrhea
C. weight gain and sexual dysfunction
D. photosensitivity and discoloration of the skin - ANS ✔✔C
a patient will be receiving benztropine (coegentin) 1.5 mg PO daily. the med comes in 0.5mg tabs how
many tabs will the nurse give? - ANS ✔✔3
busprione (BuSpar) - ANS ✔✔
tyramine - ANS ✔✔aged foods; pts taking MAOI need to avoid this
tricyclics - ANS ✔✔an older class of antidepressant drugs
mania - ANS ✔✔state characterized by an expansive emotional state i.e. extreme excitement and elation
and hyperactivity
Diazepam (Valium) - ANS ✔✔long lasting benzo
Amitriptyline (Elavil) - ANS ✔✔most widely used tricyclic antidepressant
Risperidone (risperdal) - ANS ✔✔atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia
Benzodiazepines (benzo) - ANS ✔✔group of psychotropic drug prescribed to alleviate anxiety
Lithium (Eskalith) - ANS ✔✔Medication use for Mania symptoms of bipolar
anxiety - ANS ✔✔unpleasant emotional state of mind in which real or imaginary dangers are anticipated
or exaggerated
affective disorders - ANS ✔✔Emotional disorders that are characterized by changes in mood.
depression - ANS ✔✔abnormal emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness,
melancholy, and worthlessness out of proportion to reality
bipolar affective disorder - ANS ✔✔A major psychological disorder characterized by episodes of mania or
hypomania, cycling with depression
