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Pharmacology Final Test Bank Questions
and Answers |100% Pass
Important monitoring for Clonazepam - Answer✔✔-Respiratory rate since Clonazepam is a CNS
depressant
A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain after falling from a ladder
at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over the past few hours but cannot remember how many
he has taken. He hands the nurse an empty bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The nurse is aware that
the most serious toxic effect of acute acetaminophen overdose is which condition?
a. Tachycardia
b. Central nervous system depression
c. Hepatic necrosis
d. Nephropathy - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Hepatic necrosis is the most serious acute toxic effect of an acute overdose of acetaminophen.
When reviewing the allergy history of a patient, the nurse notes that the patient is allergic to
penicillin. Based on this finding, the nurse would question an order for which class of
antibiotics?
a. Tetracyclines
b. Sulfonamides
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c. Cephalosporins
d. Quinolones - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Allergy to penicillin may also result in hypersensitivity to cephalosporins.
The nurse is providing teaching to a patient taking an oral tetracycline antibiotic. Which
statement by the nurse is correct?
a. "Avoid direct sunlight and tanning beds while on this medication."
b. "Milk and cheese products result in increased levels of tetracycline."
c. "Antacids taken with the medication help to reduce gastrointestinal distress."
d. "Take the medication until you are feeling better." - Answer✔✔-ANS: A
Drug-related photosensitivity occurs when patients take tetracyclines, and it may continue for
several days after therapy. Milk and cheese products result in decreased levels of tetracycline
when the two are taken together. Antacids also interfere with absorption and should not be
taken with tetracycline. Counsel patients to take the entire course of prescribed antibiotic
drugs, even if they feel that they are no longer ill.
The nurse is monitoring for therapeutic results of antibiotic therapy in a patient with an
infection. Which laboratory value would indicate therapeutic effectiveness of this therapy?
a. Increased red blood cell count
b. Increased hemoglobin level
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c. Decreased white blood cell count
d. Decreased platelet count - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Decreased white blood cell counts are an indication of reduction of infection and are a
therapeutic effect of antibiotic therapy.
During a teaching session for a patient on antithyroid drugs, the nurse will discuss which dietary
instructions?
a. Using iodized salt when cooking
b. Avoiding foods containing iodine
c. Restricting fluid intake to 2500 mL/day
d. Increasing intake of sodium- and potassium-containing foods - Answer✔✔-ANS: B
Patients on antithyroid therapy need to avoid iodine-containing foods. These foods may interfere with
the effectiveness of the antithyroid drug.
When reviewing the laboratory values of a patient who is taking antithyroid drugs, the nurse
will monitor for which adverse effect?
a. Decreased glucose levels
b. Decreased white blood cell count
c. Increased red blood cell count
d. Increased platelet count - Answer✔✔-ANS: B
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Antithyroid drugs may cause bone marrow suppression, resulting in agranulocytosis,
leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and other problems.
A cholinergic drug is prescribed for a patient with a new diagnosis of myasthenia gravis, and
the nurse provides instructions to the patient about the medication. What is important to
include in the teaching?
a. Take the medication with meals to avoid gastrointestinal distress.
b. Give daytime doses close together for maximal therapeutic effect.
c. Take the medication 30 minutes before eating to improve swallowing and
chewing.
d. Take the medication only if difficulty swallowing occurs during a meal. - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Taking the medication 30 minutes before meals allows time for the onset of action and
therapeutic effects during the meal. The doses should be spaced evenly apart to optimize the
effects of the medication.
The nurse is providing teaching regarding drug therapy to the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's
disease. She was diagnosed 3 months ago, has mild memory loss, and will be receiving donepezil
(Aricept). What is the drug's expected action?
a. Prevents memory loss in later stages
b. Reverses the course of Alzheimer's disease
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Pharmacology Final Test Bank Questions
and Answers |100% Pass
Important monitoring for Clonazepam - Answer✔✔-Respiratory rate since Clonazepam is a CNS
depressant
A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain after falling from a ladder
at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over the past few hours but cannot remember how many
he has taken. He hands the nurse an empty bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The nurse is aware that
the most serious toxic effect of acute acetaminophen overdose is which condition?
a. Tachycardia
b. Central nervous system depression
c. Hepatic necrosis
d. Nephropathy - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Hepatic necrosis is the most serious acute toxic effect of an acute overdose of acetaminophen.
When reviewing the allergy history of a patient, the nurse notes that the patient is allergic to
penicillin. Based on this finding, the nurse would question an order for which class of
antibiotics?
a. Tetracyclines
b. Sulfonamides
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c. Cephalosporins
d. Quinolones - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Allergy to penicillin may also result in hypersensitivity to cephalosporins.
The nurse is providing teaching to a patient taking an oral tetracycline antibiotic. Which
statement by the nurse is correct?
a. "Avoid direct sunlight and tanning beds while on this medication."
b. "Milk and cheese products result in increased levels of tetracycline."
c. "Antacids taken with the medication help to reduce gastrointestinal distress."
d. "Take the medication until you are feeling better." - Answer✔✔-ANS: A
Drug-related photosensitivity occurs when patients take tetracyclines, and it may continue for
several days after therapy. Milk and cheese products result in decreased levels of tetracycline
when the two are taken together. Antacids also interfere with absorption and should not be
taken with tetracycline. Counsel patients to take the entire course of prescribed antibiotic
drugs, even if they feel that they are no longer ill.
The nurse is monitoring for therapeutic results of antibiotic therapy in a patient with an
infection. Which laboratory value would indicate therapeutic effectiveness of this therapy?
a. Increased red blood cell count
b. Increased hemoglobin level
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c. Decreased white blood cell count
d. Decreased platelet count - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Decreased white blood cell counts are an indication of reduction of infection and are a
therapeutic effect of antibiotic therapy.
During a teaching session for a patient on antithyroid drugs, the nurse will discuss which dietary
instructions?
a. Using iodized salt when cooking
b. Avoiding foods containing iodine
c. Restricting fluid intake to 2500 mL/day
d. Increasing intake of sodium- and potassium-containing foods - Answer✔✔-ANS: B
Patients on antithyroid therapy need to avoid iodine-containing foods. These foods may interfere with
the effectiveness of the antithyroid drug.
When reviewing the laboratory values of a patient who is taking antithyroid drugs, the nurse
will monitor for which adverse effect?
a. Decreased glucose levels
b. Decreased white blood cell count
c. Increased red blood cell count
d. Increased platelet count - Answer✔✔-ANS: B
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Antithyroid drugs may cause bone marrow suppression, resulting in agranulocytosis,
leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and other problems.
A cholinergic drug is prescribed for a patient with a new diagnosis of myasthenia gravis, and
the nurse provides instructions to the patient about the medication. What is important to
include in the teaching?
a. Take the medication with meals to avoid gastrointestinal distress.
b. Give daytime doses close together for maximal therapeutic effect.
c. Take the medication 30 minutes before eating to improve swallowing and
chewing.
d. Take the medication only if difficulty swallowing occurs during a meal. - Answer✔✔-ANS: C
Taking the medication 30 minutes before meals allows time for the onset of action and
therapeutic effects during the meal. The doses should be spaced evenly apart to optimize the
effects of the medication.
The nurse is providing teaching regarding drug therapy to the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's
disease. She was diagnosed 3 months ago, has mild memory loss, and will be receiving donepezil
(Aricept). What is the drug's expected action?
a. Prevents memory loss in later stages
b. Reverses the course of Alzheimer's disease
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