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Assessments: RN Pharmacology
Practice Assessment A Questions
with complete solutions Graded A+
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a peptic ulcer disease and is to start
a new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should
the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Decrease stomach acid secretion
B. Neutralizes acids in the stomach
C. Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
D. Treats ulcers by eradicating H. pylori. ANSWER -C
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new
prescription for methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include? (Select all that apply)
A. Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy
B. Avoid contact with people who have known infections
C. Take the medication 1 hour before breakfast
D. Decrease dietary intake of foods containing potassium
E. Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of the medication. ANSWER -ABE
,A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is
to continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry-flavored lozenges on a stick.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Chew on the medication stick to release the medication
B. Leave the medication stick in one location of the mouth until melted
C. Allow the medication 1 hour for analgesia effects to begin
D. Store unused medication sticks in a storage container. ANSWER -D
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for HF. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of hypokalemia?
A. Tall, tented t-waves
B. Presence of u-waves
C. Widened QRS complex
D. ST elevation. ANSWER -B
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate
sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking the docusate sodium daily can
minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine?
A. Constipation
B. Drowsiness
C. Facial Flushing
D. Itching. ANSWER -A
, A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via continuous IV
infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse
effects?
A. Weight loss
B. Increased Intraocular pressure
C. Auditory hallucination
D. Bibasilar crackles. ANSWER -D
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastric ulcer and a new prescription
for famotidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. "Take the medication on an empty stomach for full effectiveness"
B. "You may discontinue this medication when stomach discomfort subsides"
C. "Report yellowing of the skin"
D. "You will be taking this medication for 2 weeks". ANSWER -C
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The
nurse notes the client has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer first?
A. Diphenhydramine
B. Albuterol inhaler
C. Epinephrine
D. Prednisone. ANSWER -C
Assessments: RN Pharmacology
Practice Assessment A Questions
with complete solutions Graded A+
| Expert Verified
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a peptic ulcer disease and is to start
a new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should
the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Decrease stomach acid secretion
B. Neutralizes acids in the stomach
C. Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
D. Treats ulcers by eradicating H. pylori. ANSWER -C
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new
prescription for methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include? (Select all that apply)
A. Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy
B. Avoid contact with people who have known infections
C. Take the medication 1 hour before breakfast
D. Decrease dietary intake of foods containing potassium
E. Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of the medication. ANSWER -ABE
,A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is
to continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry-flavored lozenges on a stick.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Chew on the medication stick to release the medication
B. Leave the medication stick in one location of the mouth until melted
C. Allow the medication 1 hour for analgesia effects to begin
D. Store unused medication sticks in a storage container. ANSWER -D
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for HF. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of hypokalemia?
A. Tall, tented t-waves
B. Presence of u-waves
C. Widened QRS complex
D. ST elevation. ANSWER -B
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate
sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that taking the docusate sodium daily can
minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine?
A. Constipation
B. Drowsiness
C. Facial Flushing
D. Itching. ANSWER -A
, A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via continuous IV
infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse
effects?
A. Weight loss
B. Increased Intraocular pressure
C. Auditory hallucination
D. Bibasilar crackles. ANSWER -D
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastric ulcer and a new prescription
for famotidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. "Take the medication on an empty stomach for full effectiveness"
B. "You may discontinue this medication when stomach discomfort subsides"
C. "Report yellowing of the skin"
D. "You will be taking this medication for 2 weeks". ANSWER -C
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The
nurse notes the client has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer first?
A. Diphenhydramine
B. Albuterol inhaler
C. Epinephrine
D. Prednisone. ANSWER -C
