Pharmacology Exam 1 2025 Questions
and Answers
The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will
rely on knowledge of which topic?
a.
Clinical pharmacology
b.
Drug efficacy
c.
Pharmacokinetics
d.
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER✔✔-Pharmacotherapeutics
What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a.
It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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,b.
It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c.
It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d.
It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce. - ANSWER✔✔-It enhances patient adherence to the
drug regimen.
A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause drowsiness and will
decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this understanding of the drug's effects by the
patient, the nurse will anticipate which outcome?
a.
Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b.
Decreased motivation to take the drug
c.
Improved compliance with the drug regimen
d.
Increased likelihood of drug overdose - ANSWER✔✔-Improved compliance with the drug regimen
What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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,a.
Irreversible action
b.
Predictability
c.
Ease of administration
d.
Chemical stability
e.
A recognizable trade name - ANSWER✔✔-Predictability
Ease of administration
Chemical stability
Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how individual
patient variability might affect the patient's response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a.
Chemical stability of the medication
b.
Ease of administration
c.
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, Family medical history
d.
Patient's age
e.
Patient's diagnosis - ANSWER✔✔-Family medical history
Patient's age
Patient's diagnosis
A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication label
instructs the patient to administer "2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or wheezing." The
patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she doesn't feel that the
medication is always effective. Which action is outside the nurse's scope of practice?
a.
Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler
b.
Assessing the patient's exposure to tobacco smoke
c.
Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
d.
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and Answers
The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will
rely on knowledge of which topic?
a.
Clinical pharmacology
b.
Drug efficacy
c.
Pharmacokinetics
d.
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER✔✔-Pharmacotherapeutics
What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a.
It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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,b.
It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c.
It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d.
It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce. - ANSWER✔✔-It enhances patient adherence to the
drug regimen.
A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause drowsiness and will
decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this understanding of the drug's effects by the
patient, the nurse will anticipate which outcome?
a.
Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b.
Decreased motivation to take the drug
c.
Improved compliance with the drug regimen
d.
Increased likelihood of drug overdose - ANSWER✔✔-Improved compliance with the drug regimen
What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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,a.
Irreversible action
b.
Predictability
c.
Ease of administration
d.
Chemical stability
e.
A recognizable trade name - ANSWER✔✔-Predictability
Ease of administration
Chemical stability
Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how individual
patient variability might affect the patient's response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a.
Chemical stability of the medication
b.
Ease of administration
c.
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, Family medical history
d.
Patient's age
e.
Patient's diagnosis - ANSWER✔✔-Family medical history
Patient's age
Patient's diagnosis
A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication label
instructs the patient to administer "2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or wheezing." The
patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she doesn't feel that the
medication is always effective. Which action is outside the nurse's scope of practice?
a.
Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler
b.
Assessing the patient's exposure to tobacco smoke
c.
Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
d.
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