PHARMACOLOGY EXAM -2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025.

PHARMACOLOGY EXAM #2 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025
AUpatientUisUtakingUtwoUprescriptionUmedicationsUthatUbothUcauseUbradycardia.UTheUnurseUshouldUmonito
rUtheUpatientUforUwhichUtypeUofUeffect?



A.UAnUincreasedUtherapeuticUeffect

B.UAnUincreasedUadverseUeffect

C.UAUreducedUtherapeuticUeffect

D.UAUreducedUadverseUeffectU-UcorrectUanswer-B.UAnUincreasedUadverseUeffect



WhichUindividualUisUatUtheUhighestUriskUforUaUdrug-drugUinteraction?



A.UAUtoddlerUwhoUisUprescribedUtwoUantibioticsUforUaUseriousUinfection

B.UAnUadolescentUwhoUtakesUover-the-counterUmedicationsUforUmenstrualUcramping

C.UAnUadultUwhoUtakesUeightUprescriptionUmedicationsUforUaUchronicUcondition

D.UAnUolderUadultUwhoUtakesUtwoUprescriptionUmedicationsUandUaUdietaryUsupplementUforUanxietyU-
UcorrectUanswer-C.UAnUadultUwhoUtakesUeightUprescriptionUmedicationsUforUaUchronicUcondition




TheUnurseUcaresUforUaUpatientUwhoUisUtakingUaUcalciumUchannelUblockerUforUhypertension.UTheUnurseUshou
ldUbeUmostUconcernedUifUtheUpatientUmakesUwhichUstatement?



A.U"IUtakeUmyUmedicationUwithUaUglassUofUwater."

B.U"IUeatUfoodsUhighUinUfiberUtoUpreventUconstipation."

C.U"IUdrinkUaUglassUofUgrapefruitUjuiceUeachUevening."

D.U"IUavoidUfoodsUsuchUasUbroccoliUandUcabbage."U-UcorrectUanswer-
C.U"IUdrinkUaUglassUofUgrapefruitUjuiceUeachUevening."



AUpatientUisUprescribedUaUmedicationUtoUbeUtakenUonUanUemptyUstomach.UWhichUstatementUshouldUtheUn
urseUincludeUwhenUprovidingUpatientUteaching?

, A.U"TakeUtheUmedicationU1UhourUbeforeUeating."

B.U"TakeUtheUmedicationUwithUaUsmallUglassUofUwater."

C.U"TakeUtheUmedicationUbeforeUgoingUtoUbedUatUnight."

D.U"TakeUtheUmedicationU1UhourUafterUaUmeal."U-UcorrectUanswer-
A.U"TakeUtheUmedicationU1UhourUbeforeUeating."



WhichUpatientUdoesUtheUnurseUidentifyUasUbeingUatUhighestUriskUforUtheUdevelopmentUofUanUadverseUdrugU
reaction?



A.UAU1-month-oldUpatientUwhoseUmotherUhasUallergiesUtoUpenicillin,Uaspirin,UandUcodeine

B.UAU16-year-oldUpatientUwithUmultipleUtraumaticUinjuriesUwhoUisUtakingUmorphineUandUanUantibiotic

C.UAU54-year-oldUpatientUwithUmultipleUsclerosisUwhoUhasUbeenUenrolledUinUaUclinicalUtrialUofUaUnewUdrug

D.UAnU84-year-
oldUpatientUwithUdiabetes,UheartUfailure,UandUhypertensionUwhoUtakesUsevenUprescriptionUmedicationsUea
chUdayU-UcorrectUanswer-D.UAnU84-year-
oldUpatientUwithUdiabetes,UheartUfailure,UandUhypertensionUwhoUtakesUsevenUprescriptionUmedicationsUea
chUday



AUpatientUisUprescribedUaUmedicationUthatUisUpotentiallyUhepatotoxic.UBeforeUadministeringUtheUmedicatio
n,UitUisUmostUimportantUforUtheUnurseUtoUassessUwhat?



A.UBloodUureaUnitrogenUandUserumUcreatinine

B.UAspartateUaminotransferaseUandUalanineUaminotransferase

C.UProlongedUQTUintervalUonUtheUelectrocardiogram

D.USerumUpotassium,UserumUsodium,UandUserumUmagnesiumU-UcorrectUanswer-
B.UAspartateUaminotransferaseUandUalanineUaminotransferase



TheUhealthcareUproviderUwritesUaUmedicationUorderUthatUtheUnurseUcannotUread.UWhatUshouldUtheUnurseU
do?U



A.UConsultUwithUtheUchargeUnurseUtoUverifyUtheUorder.

B.UDiscussUtheUorderUwithUtheUpharmacist.