module 10 pharmacology exam
1. What is the first-line therapy for noninfectious rhinitis?: nasal corticosteroids
2. When educating a patient prior to initiating an inhaled corticosteroid, which
instruction is most important?: rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash after
administration
3. What is an appropriate instruction for patients taking second-generation
antihistamines?: use caution when driving or operating machinery
4. What cough medication is frequently used because it does not depress
respirations?: Dextromethorphan
5. How should bronchodilators be administered in conjunction with
corticosteroids?: administer the bronchodilator immediately before the
corticosteroids 6. Antitussives frequently contain controlled substances.
Which one of the following medicines is available OTC?: delysn
7. Nicorette would be an appropriate treatment for one with which
condition?-
: smoker with COPD
8. You are educating an older adult who is taking a quinolone antibiotic in
conjunction with an antacid. When should the patient be instructed to take
quinolone?: do not take within 2 hours of an antacid
9. Which one of these is an appropriate medication to treat arthritis pain in
an older adult?: acetominophen
10. Which one of these is an apprpriate antidepressant to treat older adults
with no history of seizure disorder?: welbutrin
11. Which organ's function decreases with age, resulting in a decline of
creatinine clearance?: kidney
12. Which two categories of drug therapy are responsible for more than two-
thirds of drug-related hospitalizations in older adult patients?: antidiabetic
and antithrombic
13. Older adults are very sensitive to drug actions and are more likely to have
adverse reactions to anticholinergics. What is one potential side effect of
an anticholinergic?: constipation
14. Which one of these is an appropriate pain medication for older adults after
surgery?: Indocin
15. Which of these cardiac drugs is LEAST appropriate for older adults?:
procardia XL
16. It is Aileen's first day working at the nursing home as an RN. While
reviewing patient charts, she notices that one patient with restless leg
syndrome is receiving dangerously high doses of a dopamine agonist.
What should she do?: talk to the appropriate authority
1. What is the first-line therapy for noninfectious rhinitis?: nasal corticosteroids
2. When educating a patient prior to initiating an inhaled corticosteroid, which
instruction is most important?: rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash after
administration
3. What is an appropriate instruction for patients taking second-generation
antihistamines?: use caution when driving or operating machinery
4. What cough medication is frequently used because it does not depress
respirations?: Dextromethorphan
5. How should bronchodilators be administered in conjunction with
corticosteroids?: administer the bronchodilator immediately before the
corticosteroids 6. Antitussives frequently contain controlled substances.
Which one of the following medicines is available OTC?: delysn
7. Nicorette would be an appropriate treatment for one with which
condition?-
: smoker with COPD
8. You are educating an older adult who is taking a quinolone antibiotic in
conjunction with an antacid. When should the patient be instructed to take
quinolone?: do not take within 2 hours of an antacid
9. Which one of these is an appropriate medication to treat arthritis pain in
an older adult?: acetominophen
10. Which one of these is an apprpriate antidepressant to treat older adults
with no history of seizure disorder?: welbutrin
11. Which organ's function decreases with age, resulting in a decline of
creatinine clearance?: kidney
12. Which two categories of drug therapy are responsible for more than two-
thirds of drug-related hospitalizations in older adult patients?: antidiabetic
and antithrombic
13. Older adults are very sensitive to drug actions and are more likely to have
adverse reactions to anticholinergics. What is one potential side effect of
an anticholinergic?: constipation
14. Which one of these is an appropriate pain medication for older adults after
surgery?: Indocin
15. Which of these cardiac drugs is LEAST appropriate for older adults?:
procardia XL
16. It is Aileen's first day working at the nursing home as an RN. While
reviewing patient charts, she notices that one patient with restless leg
syndrome is receiving dangerously high doses of a dopamine agonist.
What should she do?: talk to the appropriate authority
