1-Nurs Pharmacology Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers

1-Nurs ePharmacology eMidterm eExam eQuestions
eWith eCorrect eAnswers e2025
What eis ethe emost eappropriate emeasurement eto edetermine ethe etherapeutic eresponse eof ean
eantipyreticTdru eg?




a) Blood ePressure

b) Respiratory eRate

c) Temperature

d) Radial ePulse e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-C



Which eof ethe efollowing eexamples ewould ebe econsidered eobjective edata? e(select eall ethat eapply)



a) "I ehave epain ein emy eabdomen"

b) Blood epressure eis e160/90

c) Skin eis emottled

d) "I ehad ea elab etest elast eweekTat emy edoctor's eoffice"

e) Child's emother estates, e"His etemperature ewas e102 edegrees ebefore ewe ecame eto ethe ehospital"

f) Weight egain eof e2 epounds ein e4 edays

g) Patient estates eshe ehas etrouble ebreathing eor e"catching" eher ebreath e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-B, eC, eF



Which eof ethe efollowing ewould ebe econsidered eexamples eof ethe eNine eRights? e(select eall ethat eapply)



a) Right epatient

b) Right etime

c) Right eroom enumber

d) Right eto erefuse

e) Right edocumentation

f) Right ereason e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-A, eB, eD, eE, eF

,Which eof ethe efollowing eexamples ewould ebe econsidered ea econtraindication?



a) Giving ea edrug efor enausea eto ea epatient ewho ehas ejust evomited

b) GivingTa edrug ethat ecauses ebirth edefects eto ea epatient ewho eis e12 eweek's epregnant

c) GivingTa edrug ethat emay ecause edizziness eto ea epatient ewith ehigh eblood epressure

d) GivingTa edrug ethat emay ecause ean eincrease ein eheart erate eto ea epatient ewho
ehas easthma e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-B




The eLPN/VN eis egiving ea epatient eher emorning edrugs edue eat e9:00 ea.m. eAfter eyou ehave ealready
eprepared ethe ed erug, ethe epatient estates, e" eNo, eI edon't ewant ethat epill etoday." eWhat eis eyour
ebest efirst eaction?



a) Tell ethe epatient eshe ehas eto etake ethe edrug ebecause eit ewas eordered eby ethe edoctor

b) Ask ethe epatient eto etell eyou eher ereason efor enot etaking ethe edrug

c) Teach ethe epatient ewhy eshe eneeds eit eand egive ethe edrug

d) Ask ethe epatient eif eshe ehas eany equestions eabout ethe edrug e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-B



WhatTis econsidered ethe ebest eresource efor ecurrent euse eof edrugs eat eadmission eto ethe ehealthcare
esetting?




a) The epatient

b) The emedical erecord

c) The ecaregiver

d) The eprescriber e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-A



The eLPN/VN eis eassessing ea epatient ebefore egiving ea edrug eto emanage ehis eblood epressure eand
enotes ethe eblood epressure eto ebe e90/50. eWhat eis ethe enurse's ebest eaction?




a) Hold ethe edrug eand ereport eto ethe eRN ein echarge

b) Give ethe epatient ea ecup eof ecoffee eand egive ethe edrug

c) Come eback e30 eminutes elater eand erecheck ethe eblood epressure

d) Tell ethe epatient eto ewalk ein ethe ehall eand egive ethe edrug e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-A

, What eis ethe ebest eway eto echeck ethat eyou eare egiving ethe edrug eto ethe eright epatient?



a) Ask ethe epatient's ename

b) Compare ethe epatient ewith ethe eroom enumber

c) Check ethe epatient's ewristband

d) CheckTtwo eunique epatient eidentifiers e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-D



Which eof ethe efollowing enine erights eshould eyou eapply eimmediately eafter eyou egive ea edrug?



a) Right edrug

b) Right epatient

c) RightTdocumentation

d) Right edose e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-C



Which epriority eassessment emust eyou emake ebefore egiving eany epatient ea edrug eby emouth?



a) Quiz ethe epatient eabout ethe eaction eof eeach edrug

b) Make esure ethe epatient ecan eswallow

c) Find eout ewhether ethe epatient eprefers ecold eor eroom etemperature eliquids

d) Ask ethe epatient eto erepeat ehis eor eher ename eand ebirthdate e- eCORRECT eANSWER e-B



AccordingTto ethe epatient's erecord, ea econtrolled esubstance ehas ebeen eordered efor epain erelief. eA
ereview eof ethe enarcotics elog eand ethe epatient's edrug erecord eindicates ethe edrug ehas ebeen egiven
eas eordered. eHowever, ethe ep eatient ereports enot ereceiving erelief eof epain. eWhat emay ebe ea
elikely ereason efor ethe elack eof epain erelief?




a) The epatient emay enot ebe etelling ethe etruth

b) The edrug eis elikely ebeing ediverted efor eillegal epurposes

c) The epatient ehas ean eallergy eto eopioids, eand eso ethey eare enot eeffective