Pharmacology NCLEX Questions.docx

PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX QUESTIONS 2024/2025 WITH
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An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little information
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regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities?
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a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
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b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
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c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
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d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. - correct answer a. The patient and patient's
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daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
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A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy during the
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first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
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a. Activity intolerance
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b. Risk for injury
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c. Disturbed body image
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d. Self-care deficit - correct answer b. Risk for injury
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, A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin 250 mcg once daily at 0900." Which action by
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the nurse is correct?
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a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
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b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
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c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
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d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - correct answer d. The nurse contacts the
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A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he is
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allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
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a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
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b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so commonly."
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c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
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d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because they have built up resistance." - correct
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answer c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
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The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the nurse will obtain the most
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a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
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b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
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c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
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d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" - correct answer c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve
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The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Put
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into correct order the steps of the nursing process, with 1 being the first step and 5 being the last step.
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