DRUG THERAPY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AdultA-AcorrectAanswersAnyApatientAagedA19-64Ayears.
OlderAAdultsA-AcorrectAanswersPeopleAwhoAareA65AandAolder.
ReceptorASitesAandAOlderAAdultsA-
AcorrectAanswersInAolderAadults,AthereAmayAbeAaAreducedAnumberAofAreceptorAsitesAonAcellsAth
atAmayAcauseAaAlessAtherapeuticAeffectAtoAoccur.
Beta-adrenergicAAgonistsAandAOlderAAdultsA-
AcorrectAanswersMaybeAlessAeffectiveAasAaAresultAofAaAdecreasedAfunctionAofAtheAbeta-
receptorAsystemAinAthisApopulation.
BeersACriteriaAListA-
AcorrectAanswersAAlistAofApotentiallyAinappropriateAmedicationsAusedAbyAtheAolderAadultApopul
ation.
WhatAConstitutesATheABeersACriteriaAList?A-
AcorrectAanswers(1)ADrugsAforAwhichAdosage'sAmustAbeAalteredAbasedAonAtheAolderAadult'sAkid
neyAfunction.
(2)ADrug-DrugAInteractionsAthatAmayAoccurAinAolderAadults.
WhenAadministeringAaAbeta-
adrenergicAagonistAtoAaApatientAolderAthanA65AyearsAofAage,AwhatAresponseAdoAyouAanticipate?
A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAdosageAwillAneedAtoAbeAincreasedAtoAprovideAanAeffectiveAresponse.AThisA
isAbecauseAtheAbeta-receptorAsystemAinAolderAadultsAmayAhaveAaAdecreaseAinAfunction.
AA75-year-
oldAwomanAisAhavingAdifficultyArememberingAtoAtakeAallAofAherAmedications.AWhichAofAtheAfoll
owingAnursingAinterventionsAwillAassistAherAtoAimproveAadherenceAtoAtheAmedicationAschedule
?A-AcorrectAanswersProvideAaAmedicationAadministrationAaid.A
ItAisAimportantAtoAassistAtheAelderlyAclientAtoAmaintainAherAindependence.AByAprovidingAtheAcli
entAwithAaAmedicationAadministrationAaid,AherAmedicationsAwillAbeAsetAupAforA1Aweek,AsoAsheAc
anAmoreAeasilyArememberAifAsheAhasAtakenAtheAmedications.
AmiodaroneA(Cordarone)AInAOlderAAdultsA-AcorrectAanswersMayAcauseAanAalteredAQTAinterval.