NUR 152 Final Exam Review – Complete Practice Test
(200 Questions)
Welcome to your comprehensive NUR 152 Final Exam study guide. This practice test
contains 200 questions with verified answers and detailed rationales, organized by the
key content areas tested on the 2026/2027 exam: Pharmacology, Nursing Process,
Critical Thinking, Data Collection, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Legal/Ethical Concepts,
and Patient Care .
SECTION 1: PHARMACOLOGY & MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION (Q1-50)
Drug Sources & Evaluation
Q1. Which of the following are considered natural sources of drugs?
• A) Plants and animal products
• B) Synthetic chemicals in a lab
• C) Genetically engineered bacteria
• D) Inorganic compounds and salts
✅ Answer: A) Plants and animal products
Rationale: Drugs can be derived from plants, animal products, and inorganic
compounds (salts of elements). Synthetic sources involve genetic engineering to alter
bacteria .
Q2. What is the purpose of Phase I studies in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
, • C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
• D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
Rationale: Phase I involves testing on healthy human volunteers. Preclinical trials use
animals, Phase II uses patients with the disease, and Phase III uses a vast clinical market .
Q3. What is the purpose of Phase II studies in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
• C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
• D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
Rationale: Phase II involves testing the drug on informed patients who have the disease
being treated .
Q4. What is the purpose of Phase III studies in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
• C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
• D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
Rationale: Phase III involves using the drug in a vast clinical market before final
approval .
Q5. What is the purpose of preclinical trials in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
• C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
, • D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
Rationale: Preclinical trials involve testing chemicals on laboratory animals to determine
safety and efficacy .
Q6. The study of drugs that are derived from natural sources is called:
• A) Pharmacology
• B) Pharmacognosy
• C) Pharmacokinetics
• D) Pharmacodynamics
✅ Answer: B) Pharmacognosy
Rationale: Pharmacognosy is the study of drugs derived from natural sources such as
plants and animals .
Q7. Which of the following is an example of a synthetic drug source?
• A) Digitalis from foxglove
• B) Insulin from pigs
• C) Genetically engineered bacteria
• D) Magnesium sulfate
✅ Answer: C) Genetically engineered bacteria
Rationale: Synthetic sources involve genetic engineering to alter bacteria to produce
drugs .
The 9 Rights of Medication Administration
Q8. Which of the following is NOT one of the "9 Rights" of medication
administration?
• A) Right Drug
, • B) Right Room
• C) Right Dose
• D) Right Reason
✅ Answer: B) Right Room
Rationale: The 9 Rights include: Right Drug, Patient, Dose, Route, Time, Reason,
Assessment, Documentation, and Response. "Right Room" is not a standard right .
Q9. When administering medication, the nurse checks the patient's identification
band and asks them to state their name. This fulfills which right?
• A) Right Drug
• B) Right Patient
• C) Right Dose
• D) Right Route
✅ Answer: B) Right Patient
Rationale: Using two identifiers (name band and patient statement) fulfills the Right
Patient .
Q10. A nurse checks the medication order, calculates the dose, and verifies the
amount against the medication label. This fulfills which right?
• A) Right Drug
• B) Right Patient
• C) Right Dose
• D) Right Time
✅ Answer: C) Right Dose
Rationale: Verifying the calculated dose against the label fulfills the Right Dose .
Q11. A nurse gives a medication at 0900 when the order reads "0900." This fulfills
which right?
(200 Questions)
Welcome to your comprehensive NUR 152 Final Exam study guide. This practice test
contains 200 questions with verified answers and detailed rationales, organized by the
key content areas tested on the 2026/2027 exam: Pharmacology, Nursing Process,
Critical Thinking, Data Collection, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Legal/Ethical Concepts,
and Patient Care .
SECTION 1: PHARMACOLOGY & MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION (Q1-50)
Drug Sources & Evaluation
Q1. Which of the following are considered natural sources of drugs?
• A) Plants and animal products
• B) Synthetic chemicals in a lab
• C) Genetically engineered bacteria
• D) Inorganic compounds and salts
✅ Answer: A) Plants and animal products
Rationale: Drugs can be derived from plants, animal products, and inorganic
compounds (salts of elements). Synthetic sources involve genetic engineering to alter
bacteria .
Q2. What is the purpose of Phase I studies in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
, • C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
• D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
Rationale: Phase I involves testing on healthy human volunteers. Preclinical trials use
animals, Phase II uses patients with the disease, and Phase III uses a vast clinical market .
Q3. What is the purpose of Phase II studies in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
• C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
• D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
Rationale: Phase II involves testing the drug on informed patients who have the disease
being treated .
Q4. What is the purpose of Phase III studies in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
• C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
• D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
Rationale: Phase III involves using the drug in a vast clinical market before final
approval .
Q5. What is the purpose of preclinical trials in drug evaluation?
• A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
• B) Chemicals are tested on human volunteers
• C) Drug is tried on informed patients with the disease
, • D) Drug is used in a vast clinical market
✅ Answer: A) Chemicals are tested on laboratory animals
Rationale: Preclinical trials involve testing chemicals on laboratory animals to determine
safety and efficacy .
Q6. The study of drugs that are derived from natural sources is called:
• A) Pharmacology
• B) Pharmacognosy
• C) Pharmacokinetics
• D) Pharmacodynamics
✅ Answer: B) Pharmacognosy
Rationale: Pharmacognosy is the study of drugs derived from natural sources such as
plants and animals .
Q7. Which of the following is an example of a synthetic drug source?
• A) Digitalis from foxglove
• B) Insulin from pigs
• C) Genetically engineered bacteria
• D) Magnesium sulfate
✅ Answer: C) Genetically engineered bacteria
Rationale: Synthetic sources involve genetic engineering to alter bacteria to produce
drugs .
The 9 Rights of Medication Administration
Q8. Which of the following is NOT one of the "9 Rights" of medication
administration?
• A) Right Drug
, • B) Right Room
• C) Right Dose
• D) Right Reason
✅ Answer: B) Right Room
Rationale: The 9 Rights include: Right Drug, Patient, Dose, Route, Time, Reason,
Assessment, Documentation, and Response. "Right Room" is not a standard right .
Q9. When administering medication, the nurse checks the patient's identification
band and asks them to state their name. This fulfills which right?
• A) Right Drug
• B) Right Patient
• C) Right Dose
• D) Right Route
✅ Answer: B) Right Patient
Rationale: Using two identifiers (name band and patient statement) fulfills the Right
Patient .
Q10. A nurse checks the medication order, calculates the dose, and verifies the
amount against the medication label. This fulfills which right?
• A) Right Drug
• B) Right Patient
• C) Right Dose
• D) Right Time
✅ Answer: C) Right Dose
Rationale: Verifying the calculated dose against the label fulfills the Right Dose .
Q11. A nurse gives a medication at 0900 when the order reads "0900." This fulfills
which right?
