Exam (elaborations) RN Pharmacology Online Practice Test with Answers

1.) A client is receiving a second dose of IV cefazolin postoperatively. The nurse notes urticarial, dyspnea, anxiety, and hypotension. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate administering? Oral diphenhydramine Parenteral diazepam Parenteral epinephrine Oral hydroxyzine 2.) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is diagnosed with migraine headaches. The client is prescribed ergotamine sublingual. Which of the following should the nurse include in her instructions? Take one tablet three times a day before meals Take one tablet at onset of migraine Take up to eight tablets as needed within a 24-hr period Take one tablet every 15 min until migraine subsides 3.) A nurse is caring for a client who has just been transferred from the PACU to the medical-surgical unit following a colon resection. The client reports pain of an 8 on a scale from 0 to 10 and has a prescription for morphine sulfate 4 mg IV bolus PRN pain every 2 hr. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Administer the morphine sulfate Check the client’s PACU medication record Notify the provider Change the client’s position 4.) A client newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed levothyroxine 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment, the nurse determines that the medication was effective if the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL total T4 level is 3 mcg/dL total T3 level is 65 ng/dL thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) is 1.0 mg/dL 5.) A client is taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Dry cough Involuntary wrist contraction