NU 150 PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW EXAM 2
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025-
2026) GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING
A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and describes a
drug that requires once a day and has a more uniform potency than do other thyroid
hormone replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse describing?
levothyroxine
A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the medication
should be taken. Which would the nurse include in the response?
in the morning on an empty stomach
Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the nurse
administers cautiously to a client who has recently had which condition or
disorder?
myocardial infarction
,A client is undergoing an iodine drug therapy for the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
Which adverse drug reactions would let the nurse suspect that overmedication to
antithyroid occurs in the client?
depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia
After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would focus on
assessing which information?
bradypnea, drowsiness, cough relief
After teaching a group of nursing students about the uses of acetylcysteine
(Mucomyst®), a mucolytic drug, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which of the following?
decreasing thickness of lung secretions in cystic fibrosis
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the
adrenal cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and
androgens?
adrenocorticotropin
, Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior pituitary
gland, and is responsible for the regulation of reabsorption of water by the
kidneys?
vasopressin
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP has
prescribed cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would administer the
drug cautiously to a client with which condition?
heart failure
A nurse is caring for a client with adrenocortical deficiency. An HCP has
prescribed fludrocortisone, a corticosteroid drug, to the client. The nurse would
assess the client for which adverse drug reactions?
hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain, hypokalemia
A client is receiving guaifenesin (Mucinex®), an expectorant drug. Which
interventions would the nurse include in the client's plan of care to help prevent
pooling of secretions in the client's lungs?
increase fluid intake
change position frequently
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025-
2026) GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING
A nurse is teaching a client about a prescribed thyroid supplement and describes a
drug that requires once a day and has a more uniform potency than do other thyroid
hormone replacement drugs? Which drug is the nurse describing?
levothyroxine
A client prescribed levothyroxine asks the nurse to explain when the medication
should be taken. Which would the nurse include in the response?
in the morning on an empty stomach
Based on the nurse's knowledge about thyroid hormone supplements, the nurse
administers cautiously to a client who has recently had which condition or
disorder?
myocardial infarction
,A client is undergoing an iodine drug therapy for the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
Which adverse drug reactions would let the nurse suspect that overmedication to
antithyroid occurs in the client?
depression, cold intolerance, hypothermia
After the nurse administers codeine, an antitussive agent, the nurse would focus on
assessing which information?
bradypnea, drowsiness, cough relief
After teaching a group of nursing students about the uses of acetylcysteine
(Mucomyst®), a mucolytic drug, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which of the following?
decreasing thickness of lung secretions in cystic fibrosis
lung collapse due to viscous mucus causing obstruction
treatment of overdosage from acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
Which is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the
adrenal cortex to produce and secrete glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and
androgens?
adrenocorticotropin
, Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior pituitary
gland, and is responsible for the regulation of reabsorption of water by the
kidneys?
vasopressin
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old client with rheumatoid arthritis. The HCP has
prescribed cortisone, a corticosteroid, to the client. The nurse would administer the
drug cautiously to a client with which condition?
heart failure
A nurse is caring for a client with adrenocortical deficiency. An HCP has
prescribed fludrocortisone, a corticosteroid drug, to the client. The nurse would
assess the client for which adverse drug reactions?
hyperglycemia, edema, weight gain, hypokalemia
A client is receiving guaifenesin (Mucinex®), an expectorant drug. Which
interventions would the nurse include in the client's plan of care to help prevent
pooling of secretions in the client's lungs?
increase fluid intake
change position frequently
