2025 RN PHARMACOLOGY A
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
RATED A+
Q: While teaching a patient on cyclosporine (Gengraf) with a potassium-restricted
diet, which food should they avoid?
A: ✔✔ Raisins
Q: A patient has a blood glucose reading of 33 mg/dL and cannot take anything by
mouth. What should you administer?
A: ✔✔ Dextrose 50% IV push
Q: Which comment from a patient starting warfarin (Coumadin) suggests they
need more education?
A: ✔✔ If I get a headache, I’ll just take aspirin for the pain.
Q: A patient using a morphine (Duramorph) PCA pump without a continuous
(basal) rate is worried about overdosing. How should you respond?
A: ✔✔ The pump only delivers a small dose when you press the button and only if
enough time has passed since your last dose.
Q: Which medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist?
A: ✔✔ Montelukast (Singulair)
Q: After receiving handoff from the previous nurse, you assess a patient who
recently received their fourth IV dose of vancomycin over 30 minutes. Their face
and neck are red and itchy. What condition do you suspect?
A: ✔✔ Red man syndrome, likely due to infusing vancomycin too rapidly.
, An order has been placed for a sublingual medication. The person you are caring
for currently has a nasogastric tube in place. What is your most appropriate action?
- ANSWERS✔✔Administer the medication as ordered
A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler. What would you include
when educating them on the medication? - ANSWERS✔✔It is important that you
wash out your mask after every dose to help prevent a fungal infection in your
mouth.
A person has a new-onset dysrhythmia. What medication might be prescribed for
this condition? - ANSWERS✔✔Diltiazem (Cardizem)
What is the PRIMARY cause of red man syndrome (RMS) during the
administration of vancomycin? - ANSWERS✔✔Increased histamine production
The person you are caring for tells you that they frequently take acetaminophen
(Tylenol) at home. Which statement made by them is correct? - ANSWERS✔✔I
should pay close attention to OTC drug labels so I don't take too much of
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron) IV push. The
medication is supplied in a 10 mg/mL vial. How many mL would you administer?
- ANSWERS✔✔0.4 mL
The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medication. The medication is supplied in a
10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for weighs 40 kg. How many mL of
the drug would you administer? - ANSWERS✔✔2 mL
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question if ordered by physician? - ANSWERS✔✔Ceftriaxone
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
RATED A+
Q: While teaching a patient on cyclosporine (Gengraf) with a potassium-restricted
diet, which food should they avoid?
A: ✔✔ Raisins
Q: A patient has a blood glucose reading of 33 mg/dL and cannot take anything by
mouth. What should you administer?
A: ✔✔ Dextrose 50% IV push
Q: Which comment from a patient starting warfarin (Coumadin) suggests they
need more education?
A: ✔✔ If I get a headache, I’ll just take aspirin for the pain.
Q: A patient using a morphine (Duramorph) PCA pump without a continuous
(basal) rate is worried about overdosing. How should you respond?
A: ✔✔ The pump only delivers a small dose when you press the button and only if
enough time has passed since your last dose.
Q: Which medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist?
A: ✔✔ Montelukast (Singulair)
Q: After receiving handoff from the previous nurse, you assess a patient who
recently received their fourth IV dose of vancomycin over 30 minutes. Their face
and neck are red and itchy. What condition do you suspect?
A: ✔✔ Red man syndrome, likely due to infusing vancomycin too rapidly.
, An order has been placed for a sublingual medication. The person you are caring
for currently has a nasogastric tube in place. What is your most appropriate action?
- ANSWERS✔✔Administer the medication as ordered
A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler. What would you include
when educating them on the medication? - ANSWERS✔✔It is important that you
wash out your mask after every dose to help prevent a fungal infection in your
mouth.
A person has a new-onset dysrhythmia. What medication might be prescribed for
this condition? - ANSWERS✔✔Diltiazem (Cardizem)
What is the PRIMARY cause of red man syndrome (RMS) during the
administration of vancomycin? - ANSWERS✔✔Increased histamine production
The person you are caring for tells you that they frequently take acetaminophen
(Tylenol) at home. Which statement made by them is correct? - ANSWERS✔✔I
should pay close attention to OTC drug labels so I don't take too much of
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron) IV push. The
medication is supplied in a 10 mg/mL vial. How many mL would you administer?
- ANSWERS✔✔0.4 mL
The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medication. The medication is supplied in a
10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for weighs 40 kg. How many mL of
the drug would you administer? - ANSWERS✔✔2 mL
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question if ordered by physician? - ANSWERS✔✔Ceftriaxone
