RNSG 1430 Pharmacology Exam questions with verified
answers
A Ans✓✓✓ A patient receiving an antihistamine complains of dry mouth and
nose. An appropriate comfort measure for this patient would be to
a. suggest that the patient use a humidifier.
b. encourage voiding before taking the drug.
c. have the patient avoid sun exposure.
d. give the patient a back rub.
A Ans✓✓✓ After teaching a patient about digoxin (Lanoxin)—a drug used to
increase the effectiveness of the heart's contractions—which statement indicates
that the teaching was effective?
a. "I need to take my pulse every morning before I take my pill."
b. "If I forget my pills, I usually make up the missed dose once I remember."
c. "This pill might help my hay fever when it becomes a problem."
d. "I don't remember the name of it, but it is the white one."
A Ans✓✓✓ The FDA pregnancy categories were used
a. to indicate a drug's potential or actual teratogenic effects.
b. for research purposes only.
c. to list drugs that are more likely to have addicting properties.
d. to follow regulations set by the DEA.
A Ans✓✓✓ the half-life of a drug
,a. is determined by a balance of all pharmacokinetic processes.
b. is a constant factor for all drugs taken by a patient.
c. is only influenced by the fat distribution of the patient.
d. can be calculated with the use of a body surface nomogram.
A Ans✓✓✓ The nurse obtains a medical history from a patient before beginning
drug therapy based on an understanding of which of the following?
a. Medical conditions can alter a drug's pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
b. A medical history is a key component of any nursing protocol.
c. A baseline of information is necessary to evaluate a drug's effects.
d. The medical history is the first step in the nursing process.
A, B C, D, F Ans✓✓✓ The nursing care of a patient receiving drug therapy should
include measures to decrease the anticipated adverse effects of the drug. Which
of the following measures would a nurse consider? (select all the apply)
a. A positive approach
b. Environmental temperature control
c. Safety measures
d. Skin care
e. Refrigeration of the drug
f. Involvement of the family
A, B, D, E Ans✓✓✓ A nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client for the
first time. What questions should the nurse consider before actually administering
the drug?(select all that apply)
,a. Is this the right patient?
b. Is this the right drug?
c. Is there a generic drug available?
d. Is this the right route for this patient?
e. Is this the right dose, as ordered?
f. Did I record this properly?
A, C, D, F Ans✓✓✓ A patient asks what generic drugs are and if he should be
using them to treat his infection. Which of the following statements should be
included in the nurse's explanation?(select all that apply)
a. A generic drug is a drug that is sold by the name of the ingredient, not the
brand name.
b. Generic drugs are always the best drugs to use because they are never any
different from the familiar brand names.
c. Generic drugs are not available until the patent expires on a specific drug.
d. Generic drugs are usually cheaper than the well-known brand names, and some
insurance companies require that you receive the generic drug if one is available.
e. Generic drugs are forms of a drug that are available over the counter and do
not require a prescription.
f. Your physician may want you to have the brand name of a drug, not the generic
form, and DAW will be on your prescription form.
g. Generic drugs are less likely to cause adverse effects than brand name drugs.
, A, C, E Ans✓✓✓ A client is being started on a laxative regimen. Before
administering the medication, the nurse should perform which of the following
processes? (select all that apply)
a. Assessing for allergies
b. Evaluating the medication effectiveness
c. Evaluating the route of administration
d. Diagnosing the patient with ischemic colitis
e. Asking the patient for name and birth date record when the medication was
dispensed from the pharmacy
A, D, E, F Ans✓✓✓ When considering the pharmacokinetics of a drug, what
points would the nurse need to consider?(select all that apply)
a. How the drug will be absorbed
b. The way the drug affects the body
c. Receptor site activation and suppression
d. How the drug will be excreted
e. How the drug will be metabolized
f. The half-life of the drug
absorption Ans✓✓✓ what happens to a drug from the time it enters the body
until it enters the circulating fluid; intravenous administration causes the drug to
directly enter the circulating blood, bypassing the many complications of
absorption from other routes
answers
A Ans✓✓✓ A patient receiving an antihistamine complains of dry mouth and
nose. An appropriate comfort measure for this patient would be to
a. suggest that the patient use a humidifier.
b. encourage voiding before taking the drug.
c. have the patient avoid sun exposure.
d. give the patient a back rub.
A Ans✓✓✓ After teaching a patient about digoxin (Lanoxin)—a drug used to
increase the effectiveness of the heart's contractions—which statement indicates
that the teaching was effective?
a. "I need to take my pulse every morning before I take my pill."
b. "If I forget my pills, I usually make up the missed dose once I remember."
c. "This pill might help my hay fever when it becomes a problem."
d. "I don't remember the name of it, but it is the white one."
A Ans✓✓✓ The FDA pregnancy categories were used
a. to indicate a drug's potential or actual teratogenic effects.
b. for research purposes only.
c. to list drugs that are more likely to have addicting properties.
d. to follow regulations set by the DEA.
A Ans✓✓✓ the half-life of a drug
,a. is determined by a balance of all pharmacokinetic processes.
b. is a constant factor for all drugs taken by a patient.
c. is only influenced by the fat distribution of the patient.
d. can be calculated with the use of a body surface nomogram.
A Ans✓✓✓ The nurse obtains a medical history from a patient before beginning
drug therapy based on an understanding of which of the following?
a. Medical conditions can alter a drug's pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
b. A medical history is a key component of any nursing protocol.
c. A baseline of information is necessary to evaluate a drug's effects.
d. The medical history is the first step in the nursing process.
A, B C, D, F Ans✓✓✓ The nursing care of a patient receiving drug therapy should
include measures to decrease the anticipated adverse effects of the drug. Which
of the following measures would a nurse consider? (select all the apply)
a. A positive approach
b. Environmental temperature control
c. Safety measures
d. Skin care
e. Refrigeration of the drug
f. Involvement of the family
A, B, D, E Ans✓✓✓ A nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client for the
first time. What questions should the nurse consider before actually administering
the drug?(select all that apply)
,a. Is this the right patient?
b. Is this the right drug?
c. Is there a generic drug available?
d. Is this the right route for this patient?
e. Is this the right dose, as ordered?
f. Did I record this properly?
A, C, D, F Ans✓✓✓ A patient asks what generic drugs are and if he should be
using them to treat his infection. Which of the following statements should be
included in the nurse's explanation?(select all that apply)
a. A generic drug is a drug that is sold by the name of the ingredient, not the
brand name.
b. Generic drugs are always the best drugs to use because they are never any
different from the familiar brand names.
c. Generic drugs are not available until the patent expires on a specific drug.
d. Generic drugs are usually cheaper than the well-known brand names, and some
insurance companies require that you receive the generic drug if one is available.
e. Generic drugs are forms of a drug that are available over the counter and do
not require a prescription.
f. Your physician may want you to have the brand name of a drug, not the generic
form, and DAW will be on your prescription form.
g. Generic drugs are less likely to cause adverse effects than brand name drugs.
, A, C, E Ans✓✓✓ A client is being started on a laxative regimen. Before
administering the medication, the nurse should perform which of the following
processes? (select all that apply)
a. Assessing for allergies
b. Evaluating the medication effectiveness
c. Evaluating the route of administration
d. Diagnosing the patient with ischemic colitis
e. Asking the patient for name and birth date record when the medication was
dispensed from the pharmacy
A, D, E, F Ans✓✓✓ When considering the pharmacokinetics of a drug, what
points would the nurse need to consider?(select all that apply)
a. How the drug will be absorbed
b. The way the drug affects the body
c. Receptor site activation and suppression
d. How the drug will be excreted
e. How the drug will be metabolized
f. The half-life of the drug
absorption Ans✓✓✓ what happens to a drug from the time it enters the body
until it enters the circulating fluid; intravenous administration causes the drug to
directly enter the circulating blood, bypassing the many complications of
absorption from other routes
