PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM PRACTICE TEST 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+

Which of the following should a nurse evaluate before administering a drug by the enteral route? the dose and compatibility of the drug with IV fluid the ability of the patient to lie supine the amount of subcutaneous fat in the area of injection the ability of the patient to swallow - CORRECT ANSWER the ability of the patient to swallow Which of the following items is NOT required by law to be on a prescription? Answers: the prescriber's name and signature the DEA number of the prescriber if it is a scheduled drug the patient's name and address the directions for use - CORRECT ANSWER the patient's diagnosis Which drug schedule has no (or very limited) therapeutic usefulness? I II III IV V - CORRECT ANSWER I An anticoagulant is Answers: a schedule V drug a pharmacologic classification a therapeutic classification both a therapeutic and pharmacologic classification - CORRECT ANSWER a therapeutic classification A client tells the nurse, "I have been reading about research trials, and would like to be involved in one." The nurse asks the client if she has any documented diseases, knowing that if she does, the client might be eligible to participate in which clinical trial phase? Answers: Preclinical investigation Phase I Phase II Postmarketing surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER Selected Answer: Correct Phase II Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of orally administered drugs? drugs taken orally may be inconsistently absorbed due to presence of food drugs taken orally may be destroyed by intestinal enzymes drugs taken orally cannot be retrieved when an overdose is taken drugs taken orally may be inactivated by the liver before they ever reach their site of action - CORRECT ANSWER Selected Answer: Correct drugs taken orally cannot be retrieved when an overdose is taken The Food and Drug Administration Answers: is responsible for approving drugs for market in the United States is responsible for manufacturing drugs for market in the United States has no regulatory authority over a drug after it has been approved for market both a and c - CORRECT ANSWER Selected Answer: Correct is responsible for approving drugs for market in the United States The nurse researches a new drug ordered for a client. In order to understand the drug's mechanism of action, the nurse checks to determine which of the following? Answers: The ingredients that are compounded in the drug The pharmacological classification The therapeutic action The frequency of reported adverse effects - CORRECT ANSWER Selected Answer: Correct The pharmacological classification A client asks the nurse why she cannot take her insulin by mouth. The nurse should explain Answers: "Insulin can irritate your stomach and cause gastric distress." "Insulin is a peptide, which will be broken down and inactivated by enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract." "Insulin is too large to be absorbed into the blood and passes through the gastrointestinal tract unchanged."