NEWEST NUR 100 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM
2024-2025 COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS
Pharmacodynamics
the study of how a medication interacts with the body's cells to produce a biologic response. A biologic
response can be systemic or local
A drug is...
Any chemical that affects the physiology of a living organism.
A medication is...
A drug preparation specifically designed to produce a therapeutic effect on physiologic function.
Name describes the medication's molecular structure.
Chemical Name
Medications in the same family have the same stem at the end of their generic names.
Generic names
The registered name assigned by the drug manufacturer.
Trade name
New drugs must...
Be tested, with results reviewed by the FDA. The FDA approves the drug for marketing based on test
results showing that drugs are safe.
Drugs must be free of what?
Adulteration.
, An 80 year old patient is being discharged 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
A
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. physical pain
d. interchange of gases
B
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
D
A 77 y/o man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that 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
C
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. eval, assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation
c. human needs statement, assessment, planning, implementation, eval
d. assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation, eval
D
2024-2025 COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS
Pharmacodynamics
the study of how a medication interacts with the body's cells to produce a biologic response. A biologic
response can be systemic or local
A drug is...
Any chemical that affects the physiology of a living organism.
A medication is...
A drug preparation specifically designed to produce a therapeutic effect on physiologic function.
Name describes the medication's molecular structure.
Chemical Name
Medications in the same family have the same stem at the end of their generic names.
Generic names
The registered name assigned by the drug manufacturer.
Trade name
New drugs must...
Be tested, with results reviewed by the FDA. The FDA approves the drug for marketing based on test
results showing that drugs are safe.
Drugs must be free of what?
Adulteration.
, An 80 year old patient is being discharged 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
A
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. physical pain
d. interchange of gases
B
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
D
A 77 y/o man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that 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
C
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. eval, assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation
c. human needs statement, assessment, planning, implementation, eval
d. assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation, eval
D
