QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAneurotransmittersAareApresentAinAbothAtheACNSAandAperipheralAnervo
usAsystemA(PNS)?ASelectAallAthatAapply.
A.Ay-AminobutryicAacidA(GABA)
B.ANorepinephrine
C.AAcetylcholine
D.AOxytocinA-AcorrectAanswersB.ANorepinephrine
and
C.AAcetylcholine
WhichAareAcharacteristicsAofAdrugsAthatAcanAcrossAtheAblood-
brainAbarrier?A(SelectAallAthatAapply)
A.ALipid-soluble
B.AHighlyAIonized
C.AMoveAviaAtransportAsystems
D.AProtein-bound
E.AWater-solubleA-AcorrectAanswersA.ALipid-soluble
and
C.AProtein-bound
AApatientAwhoAhasAbeenAtakingAanAopiateAanalgesicAforAchronicApainAdueAtoAterminalAcancerAn
eedsAhigherAdosesAtoAproduceAtheAsameApainAreliefAasAwhenAoriginallyAprescribed.AThisAmayAb
eAanAexampleAofAwhat?
A.AAddiction
B.APhysicalADependence
C.ATolerance
D.AWithdrawalASyndromeA-AcorrectAanswersC.ATolerance
TrueAorAFalse?
,ActivationAofAdeltaAreceptorsAisAresponsibleAforAtheAdelusionsAandAdeliriumAthatAareAseenAwith
AcertainAopioids.A-AcorrectAanswersFalse
TrueAorAFalse?
TheArespiratoryAdepression,AphysicalAdependence,AandAeuphoriaAthatAoccurAwithAopioidAanalg
esicsAareArelatedAtoAactivationAofAmuAopioidAreceptors.A-AcorrectAanswersTrue
TrueAorAFalse?
BuprenorphineAhasAlessAconstipationAandAsedativeAeffectsAthanAmorphine.A-
AcorrectAanswersFalse
TrueAorAFalse?
AnAagonist-antagonistAblocksApainAwhenAtakenAaloneAbutAimprovesAtheApain-
relievingAeffectAofAanotherAopioidAifAinAtheAbloodAatAtheAsameAtime.A-AcorrectAanswersFalse
TrueAorAFalse?
TheAdoseAofAoralAmorphineAisAhigherAthanAtheAintravenousA(IV)AdoseAbecauseAtheAhepaticAfirstA
passAmetabolizesAsomeAofAtheAdrugAbeforeAitAreachesAtheACNS.A-AcorrectAanswersTrue
TheAnurseAisAambulatedAaApostoperativeApatientAinAtheAhallAwhoAisAreceivingAanAopioidAanalge
sicAforApain.ATheApatientAcomplainsAofAsevereAnausea.AWhatAisAtheApriorityAnursingAaction?
A.AAdministerAtheAprescribedAantiemetic
B.AAssistAtheApatientAtoAsitAdown
C.AGetAanAemesisAbasin
D.AWalkAtheApatientAbackAtoAhisAroomA-AcorrectAanswersB.AAssistAtheApatientAtoAsitAdown
(SafetyAissueA-
AfallAriskAwithAopioidAanalgesics.ADoAnotAkeepAtheApatientsAinApositionAofAleaveApatientsAunatte
ndedAinApositionAfromAwhichAtheyAcouldAfall.)
AApatientAwhoAhasAreceivedAmorphineAbecomesAslightlyAdisoriented.AIfAthisAadverseAeffectAisAd
ueAtoAtheAmorphine,AwhichAinterventionAbyAtheAnurseAmightAaidAinAreversingAit?
A.AAssistAtheApatientAtoAambulate
B.AInstructAtheApatientAtoAchangeApositionsAslowly
C.AInstructAtheApatientAtoAtakeAslow,AdeepAbreaths
D.AKeepAtheAroomAwell-litA-AcorrectAanswersC.AInstructAtheApatientAtoAtakeAslow,AdeepAbreaths
(MorphineAcanAcauseArespiratoryAdepression.AIfAitAoccurs,ApatientsAshouldAbeAarousedAandAins
tructedAtoAtakeAdeepAbreaths.)
, AAneonateAisAbornAtoAaAknownAheroinAaddict.ATHeAinfantAisAexhibitingAsymptomsAofAopioidAwit
hdrawal.AWhichAofAtheseAnursingAissuesAisAtheAhighestApriorityAasAtheAnurseAcaresAforAtheAneo
nateAinAtheAnursery?
A.AAlteredAnutrition
B.ADisturbedAsleep
C.AFluidAdeficit
D.AParentingA-AcorrectAanswersC.AFluidAdeficit
(SignsAofAwithdrawalAincludeAexcessiveAcrying,Asneezing,Atremor,Ahyperreflexia,Afever,AandAdiar
rhea;AfeverAandAdiarrheaAmayAresultAinAhypovolemia.)
AApatientAwhoAhasAoverdosedAonAoxycodoneAisAbroughtAintoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAunre
sponsiveAwithAseverelyAdepressedArespirations.ATheApatientAreceivesAIVAnaloxoneAHClAwithAanA
improvementAinAtheAlevelAofAconsciousnessAandArespiratoryArateAandAeffortAwithinAminutes.AT
heAnurseAisAscheduledAtoAgoAtoAlunchAinA15Aminutes.AWhatAisAtheAnursingApriorityAthatAguidesAi
nformationAthatAmustAbeAcommunicatedAbeforeAtheAnurseAleavesAforAlunch?
A.APreventionAofAabstinenceAsyndrome
B.ATheAshortAhalf-lifeAofAnaloxone
C.ATheAshortAhalf-lifeAofAoxycodone
D.AHistoryAofAsubstanceAabuseA-AcorrectAanswersB.ATheAshortAhalf-lifeAofAnaloxone
(TheAhalf-lifeAofAnaloxoneAisAapproximatelyA2Ahours.ADosingAisArepeatedAatA2-AtoA3-
AminuteAintervalsAuntilAaAsatisfactoryAresponseAhasAbeenAachieved.)
AAfentanylApatchAhasAbeenAprescribedAforAaApatientAafterAmultipleAmusculoskeletalAinjuries.ATh
eAmostAimportantAreasonAwhyAtheAnurseAshouldAteachAtheApatientAnotAtoAapplyAheatAinAtheAar
eaAofAtheApatchAisAbecauseAitAmight
A.AInactivateAtheAdrug
B.ALoosenAtheApatchAfromAtheAskin
C.AProlongAtheAdrug'sAeffect
D.ACauseArespiratoryAdepressionA-AcorrectAanswersD.ACauseArespiratoryAdepression
TheAnurseAanswersAaAcallAtoAtheAEdAfromAaAwomanAwhoAisAprescribedAaAfentanylAlozengeAonAaA
stick.ASheAstatesAthatAsheAfoundAherA2-
yearAoldAgrandsonAwithAtheAmedicationAinAhisAmouth.ASheAtookAitAawayAfromAhim,AandAheAisAst
andingAnextAtoAherAcrying.AWhichAactionAwouldAbeAofAgreatestApriority?
A.ACallA911