QUESTIONS - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AApatientAwhoAwasAprescribedAanAoralAmedicationAtoAbeAtakenAfourAtimesAperAdayAreturnsAtoAt
heAclinicAforAaAfollow-
upAvisit.ATheApatientAtellsAtheAnurseAthatAheAforgetsAtoAtakeAtwoAorAthreeAdosesAofAtheAmedicat
ionAeachAday.AWhatAisAtheAmostAappropriateAactionAthatAtheAnurseAcanAtake?
A.AArrangingAforAtheApatientAtoAhaveAaAhomeAhealthcareAnurse
B.ARe-educatingAtheApatientAaboutAtheAmedicationAandAhowAitAshouldAbeAtaken
C.ADeterminingAwhetherAtheApatientAisAexperiencingAanyAadverseAeffects
D.ATellingAtheApatientAtoAsetAanAalarmAasAaAreminderAtoAtakeAtheAdrugA-
AcorrectAanswersAnswer:AB
Rationale:AToAhelpAminimizeAerrorsAcausedAbyApoorAadherence,ApatientsAshouldAreceiveAthoro
ughAinstructionAregardingAtheirAmedicationsAandAhowAtoAtakeAthem.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAhasAanAinfection.ATheAhealthcareAproviderAhasAorderedAanA
antimicrobialAdrugAforAtheApatient.ATheAnurseAunderstandsAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheA
mostAimportantAcharacteristicAofAthisAdrug?A
A.AThatAtheAdrugAwillAkillAtheAmicroorganism
B.AThatAtheAdrugAwillAbeAadministeredAorally
C.AThatAtheAdrugAdoesAnotAhaveAanyAharmfulAeffects
D.AThatAtheAdrugAdoesAnotAinteractAwithAotherAdrugsA-AcorrectAanswersAnswer:AA
Rationale:ATheAthreeAmostAimportantAcharacteristicsAthatAanyAdrugAcanAhaveAareAeffectiveness
,Asafety,AandAselectivity.AEffectivenessAisAtheAmostAimportantApropertyAthatAaAdrugAcanAhave.
WhileApreparingAtoAadministerAmedicationsAtoAaApatient,AtheAnurseAfindsAthatAheAdoesAnotAun
derstandAtheArationaleAforAtheApatientAreceivingAoneAofAtheAprescribedAdrugs.AWhatAshouldAhe
Ado?
A.AAskAanotherAnurseAwhyAtheApatientAisAgettingAthisAmedication.
B.AAskAtheApatientAwhyAthisAmedicationAhasAbeenAordered.
, C.AResearchAtheAmedication,AfocusingAonAitsAtherapeuticAuses.
D.AVerifyAwithAtheAprescribingAhealthcareAproviderAtheAreasonAforAtheAmedication.A-
AcorrectAanswersAnswer:AD
Rationale:AAAnurseAshouldAnotAadministerAaAmedicationAunlessAheAorAsheAunderstandsAtheArea
sonAforAitsAuse.
WhenAtheAnurseAreviewsAaAmedicationAorder,AitAisAnotAclearAwhatArouteAshouldAbeAusedAforAad
ministration.AWhichAactionAbyAtheAnurseAisAbest?
A.AUseAaAcurrentAdrugAreferenceAresourceAtoAdetermineAtheAadministrationAroute.
B.AAdministerAtheAdrugAviaAtheAoralAroute.
C.AContactAtheApharmacistAforAclarification.
D.ACallAtheAprescriberAtoAverifyAtheAroute.A-AcorrectAanswersAnswer:AD
Rationale:AIfAtheAmedicationAorderAisAunclear,AtheAnurseAshouldAverifyAitAwithAtheAprescriber.
TheAnurseAadministeredA2AmgAofAmorphineAintravenouslyAtoAaApostoperativeApatient.AInAadditi
onAtoAfollowingAtheARightsAofADrugAAdministration,AwhatAresponsibilityAdoesAtheAnurseAhaveAa
sAaApatientAadvocate?A
A.AToAadministerAtheAdrugAasAoftenAasApossible
B.AToAminimizeAadverseAeffectsAbyAreducingAtheAnextAdoseAofAmorphine
C.AToAknowAtheApossibleAreactionsAtoAmorphine
D.AToAinformAvisitorsAthatAtheApatientAhasAreceivedAmorphineA-AcorrectAanswersAnswer:AC
Rationale:AItAisAimportantAforAtheAnurseAtoAknowAanyApossibleAreactionsAtoAtheAmedicationAinAa
dvance.
AAnurseAisAadministeringAaAdrugAthatAisAcategorizedAasAScheduleAIV.ATheAnurseAunderstandsAth
atAthisAmeansAtheAdrug:
A.AHasAacceptableAmedicalAapplicationsAwithAlowApotentialAforAabuse.
B.AIsAaAcontrolledAsubstanceAwithAnoAacceptedAmedicalAuse.
C.AIsAdangerousAtoAadministerAtoApregnantAorAbreast-feedingApatients.