DETAILED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DETAILED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Ch. 1 An 86 year old patient is being discharged to home on drug therapy for hyperthyroidism and has very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities? A. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug. B. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects. C. The patient will state all the symptoms of toxicity of the drug. D. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. - CORRECT ANSWER -A Ch. 1 A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best human needs statement for this situation? A. Physical activity B. Physical safety C. Freedom pain D. Interchange of gases - CORRECT ANSWER -B Ch. 1 A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is correct? A. The nurse does not give the drug. B. The nurse gives the drug orally. C. The nurse gives the drug intravenously. D. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - CORRECT ANSWER -D Ch. 1 The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which questions from the nurse will obtain the most information from the patient? (Select all that apply) A. Do you use sleeping pills to get to sleep? B. Do you have a family history of heart disease? C. When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it? D. Did you have the mumps as a child? E. Tell me about what happened when you had the allergic reaction to penicillin. F. What herbal products or OTC meds do you use? - CORRECT ANSWER -C, E, F Ch. 1 A 77 year old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse? A. Many people are allergic to penicillin. B. This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so often. C. What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin? D. Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals due to built up resistance to allergic reactions. - CORRECT ANSWER -C Ch. 1 The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of these reflect the correct order of the steps of the nursing process? A. Assessment, Planning, human needs statement, implementation, evaluation B. Evaluation, assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation C. Human needs statement, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation D. Assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation, evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -D Ch. 1 The nurse is reviewing new med orders that have been written for a newly admitted patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? Select all that apply.