KAPLAN PHARMACOLOGY INTEGRATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|WELL STRUCTURED|100 % PASS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Which instruction by the nurse is best
to include when teaching a client about
amlodipine?
1. Report any swelling of the face or ex-
tremities to the health care provider. 1. Report any swelling of the face or ex-
2. You need to refrigerate this medica- tremities to the health care provider.
tion.
3. Report any weight loss to the health
care provider.
4. Photophobia is a common adverse ef-
fect that will diminish with repeated use.
The nurse provides medication edu-
cation for a client receiving lovastatin.
Which information is most important for
the nurse to include?
1. Notify the health care provider if you
1. Notify the health care provider if you
experience muscle pain.
experience muscle pain.
2. This medication may damage your kid-
neys.
3. Take the medication with a large glass
of grapefruit juice.
4. If you miss a dose, double the medica-
tion the following day.
A client asks the nurse, "How does the
lovastatin work?" which is the nurse's
best response?
1. Lovastatin prevents the reabsorption
of bile acids into the small intestine. 2. Lovastatin prevents an enzyme in the
2. Lovastatin prevents an enzyme in the liver from making more cholesterol.
liver from making more cholesterol.
3. Lovastatin is a vitamin that increases
the activity of lipoprotein lipase.
4. Lovastatin is a fibric acid agent that
activates lipoprotein lipase.
, KAPLAN PHARMACOLOGY INTEGRATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS
The nurse provides care for a client diag-
nosed with schizophrenia who is taking
chlorpromazine. When providing med-
ication education to the client, the nurse
includes information about which com-
mon adverse effects? 2. Abnormal motor movements and dry
mouth
1. Insomnia and restlessness
2. Abnormal motor movements and dry
mouth
3. Weight loss and increased libido
4. Hypertension and dyspnea
Which nursing measure is included in the
teaching plan for the client regarding the
use of beclomethasone?
1. Instruct the client to drink copious
amounts of water before taking be-
clomethasone. 2. Instruct the client on the proper use of
2. Instruct the client on the proper use of the inhaler.
the inhaler.
3. Instruct the client to discontinue be-
clomethasone if there is no therapeutic
response in 2 weeks.
4. Instruct the client to take beclometha-
sone during an acute asthma attack.
Which factors increase the risk of med-
ication error occurring?
1. The nurse is hurrying to pass a med-
ication before breakfast.
2. The behavioral health nurse is unfamil-
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
iar with the units and clients.
3. The nurse verifies each medication
dosage with the medication record.
4. The nurse fails to use two client iden-
tifiers.
5. The client speaks to the nurse when
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS
giving medication.
6. The client's armband is not attached to
the client.
7. The two clients in the nurse's care
have the same last name.
8. The nurse does not acknowledge the
client's concerns about the medication.
Which 3 assessment findings indicate
complications during fluid administra-
tion?
1. Client is confused
2. Blood return is present during IV as-
sessment 1, 3, 4
3. IV site is edematous and cool to the
touch
4. Dyspnea
5. Blood pressure increases from 85/54
to 110/60
6. Apical heart rate of 74, regular
The nurse learns a client has been taking
simvastatin for 7 months. Which state-
ment by a colleague does the nurse cor-
rect?
1. I should take the client's blood pres-
sure in supine, sitting, and standing po- 1. I should take the client's blood pres-
sitions. sure in supine, sitting, and standing po-
2. I will check the laboratory blood values sitions.
for both HDL and LDL and their ratio.
3. I will check the laboratory blood values
for liver function tests.
4. I will ask the client if an eye exam
has been completed since beginning the
medication.
A client is prescribed morphine sulfate 4
mg IV every 4 hours PRN for pain after
surgery. The nurse assesses the client
ANSWERS|WELL STRUCTURED|100 % PASS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Which instruction by the nurse is best
to include when teaching a client about
amlodipine?
1. Report any swelling of the face or ex-
tremities to the health care provider. 1. Report any swelling of the face or ex-
2. You need to refrigerate this medica- tremities to the health care provider.
tion.
3. Report any weight loss to the health
care provider.
4. Photophobia is a common adverse ef-
fect that will diminish with repeated use.
The nurse provides medication edu-
cation for a client receiving lovastatin.
Which information is most important for
the nurse to include?
1. Notify the health care provider if you
1. Notify the health care provider if you
experience muscle pain.
experience muscle pain.
2. This medication may damage your kid-
neys.
3. Take the medication with a large glass
of grapefruit juice.
4. If you miss a dose, double the medica-
tion the following day.
A client asks the nurse, "How does the
lovastatin work?" which is the nurse's
best response?
1. Lovastatin prevents the reabsorption
of bile acids into the small intestine. 2. Lovastatin prevents an enzyme in the
2. Lovastatin prevents an enzyme in the liver from making more cholesterol.
liver from making more cholesterol.
3. Lovastatin is a vitamin that increases
the activity of lipoprotein lipase.
4. Lovastatin is a fibric acid agent that
activates lipoprotein lipase.
, KAPLAN PHARMACOLOGY INTEGRATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|WELL STRUCTURED|100 % PASS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
The nurse provides care for a client diag-
nosed with schizophrenia who is taking
chlorpromazine. When providing med-
ication education to the client, the nurse
includes information about which com-
mon adverse effects? 2. Abnormal motor movements and dry
mouth
1. Insomnia and restlessness
2. Abnormal motor movements and dry
mouth
3. Weight loss and increased libido
4. Hypertension and dyspnea
Which nursing measure is included in the
teaching plan for the client regarding the
use of beclomethasone?
1. Instruct the client to drink copious
amounts of water before taking be-
clomethasone. 2. Instruct the client on the proper use of
2. Instruct the client on the proper use of the inhaler.
the inhaler.
3. Instruct the client to discontinue be-
clomethasone if there is no therapeutic
response in 2 weeks.
4. Instruct the client to take beclometha-
sone during an acute asthma attack.
Which factors increase the risk of med-
ication error occurring?
1. The nurse is hurrying to pass a med-
ication before breakfast.
2. The behavioral health nurse is unfamil-
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
iar with the units and clients.
3. The nurse verifies each medication
dosage with the medication record.
4. The nurse fails to use two client iden-
tifiers.
5. The client speaks to the nurse when
, KAPLAN PHARMACOLOGY INTEGRATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|WELL STRUCTURED|100 % PASS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
giving medication.
6. The client's armband is not attached to
the client.
7. The two clients in the nurse's care
have the same last name.
8. The nurse does not acknowledge the
client's concerns about the medication.
Which 3 assessment findings indicate
complications during fluid administra-
tion?
1. Client is confused
2. Blood return is present during IV as-
sessment 1, 3, 4
3. IV site is edematous and cool to the
touch
4. Dyspnea
5. Blood pressure increases from 85/54
to 110/60
6. Apical heart rate of 74, regular
The nurse learns a client has been taking
simvastatin for 7 months. Which state-
ment by a colleague does the nurse cor-
rect?
1. I should take the client's blood pres-
sure in supine, sitting, and standing po- 1. I should take the client's blood pres-
sitions. sure in supine, sitting, and standing po-
2. I will check the laboratory blood values sitions.
for both HDL and LDL and their ratio.
3. I will check the laboratory blood values
for liver function tests.
4. I will ask the client if an eye exam
has been completed since beginning the
medication.
A client is prescribed morphine sulfate 4
mg IV every 4 hours PRN for pain after
surgery. The nurse assesses the client
