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BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
Nurse is preparing to give an antibiotic to a who reports being
allergic to antibiotics. Before giving the medication, what will the
nurse do first? - ANSWER-Ask whether the patient has taken this
antibiotic for other infections
A patient asks a nurse why a friend who is taking the same drug
responds differently to that drug. The nurse knows that the most
common variation in drug response is due to differences in each
patient's: - ANSWER-Metabolism of drugs
Which group of people are especially sensitive to medication
effects? - ANSWER-- Older adults
- Infants
A nurse is preforming a preoperative drug history on a patient who
is admitted to the hospital for surgery. To evaluate the risk of
hemorrhage, the nurse will ask the patient about anti-platelet and
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anticoagulant medications as well as which dietary supplement? -
ANSWER-Ginkgo biloba
A patient will begin taking drugs for hyperlipidemia. The patient
asks about using flaxseed supplements to increase fiber. What
will the nurse tell the patient? - ANSWER-Take the flaxseed 1
hour before taking the drug
Which claim may be made by manufacturers of dietary
supplements? - ANSWER-- "Energizes and rejuvenates"
- "Reduces stress"
- "Promotes pulmonary health"
A nurse is caring for a patient infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which finding would most concern
the nurse? - ANSWER-Very low helper T lymphocyte count
A nurse is reviewing the immune system with a group of nursing
students. One student asks about the difference between cell-
mediated immunity and humoral immunity. How should the nurse
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reply? - ANSWER-"Humoral immunity uses cells produced by B
lymphocytes in the immune response."
A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about antibodies.
The nurse correctly explains that which type of response is
triggered when antigens bind to antibodies on mast cells or
basophils? - ANSWER-Hypersensitivity reaction
A patient who breast-feeds her infant asks the nurse about the
immunity the infant receives from her breast milk. What does the
nurse tell the patient about immunity through breast-feeding? -
ANSWER-"The immunity results from the transfer of IgA through
the breast milk."
Which immune responses can result in harm to the body? -
ANSWER-- Autoimmune response
- IgE binding to mast cells and basophils
- Recognition of MHC molecules as non-self
BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
Nurse is preparing to give an antibiotic to a who reports being
allergic to antibiotics. Before giving the medication, what will the
nurse do first? - ANSWER-Ask whether the patient has taken this
antibiotic for other infections
A patient asks a nurse why a friend who is taking the same drug
responds differently to that drug. The nurse knows that the most
common variation in drug response is due to differences in each
patient's: - ANSWER-Metabolism of drugs
Which group of people are especially sensitive to medication
effects? - ANSWER-- Older adults
- Infants
A nurse is preforming a preoperative drug history on a patient who
is admitted to the hospital for surgery. To evaluate the risk of
hemorrhage, the nurse will ask the patient about anti-platelet and
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anticoagulant medications as well as which dietary supplement? -
ANSWER-Ginkgo biloba
A patient will begin taking drugs for hyperlipidemia. The patient
asks about using flaxseed supplements to increase fiber. What
will the nurse tell the patient? - ANSWER-Take the flaxseed 1
hour before taking the drug
Which claim may be made by manufacturers of dietary
supplements? - ANSWER-- "Energizes and rejuvenates"
- "Reduces stress"
- "Promotes pulmonary health"
A nurse is caring for a patient infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which finding would most concern
the nurse? - ANSWER-Very low helper T lymphocyte count
A nurse is reviewing the immune system with a group of nursing
students. One student asks about the difference between cell-
mediated immunity and humoral immunity. How should the nurse
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reply? - ANSWER-"Humoral immunity uses cells produced by B
lymphocytes in the immune response."
A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about antibodies.
The nurse correctly explains that which type of response is
triggered when antigens bind to antibodies on mast cells or
basophils? - ANSWER-Hypersensitivity reaction
A patient who breast-feeds her infant asks the nurse about the
immunity the infant receives from her breast milk. What does the
nurse tell the patient about immunity through breast-feeding? -
ANSWER-"The immunity results from the transfer of IgA through
the breast milk."
Which immune responses can result in harm to the body? -
ANSWER-- Autoimmune response
- IgE binding to mast cells and basophils
- Recognition of MHC molecules as non-self
