Prophecy RN Pharmacology A Test Questions and Answers
Rated A
Which of the following medications is known to
cause orange-colored urine? - - Your patient has an epidural infusing
phenazopyridine (Pyridium) hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the
beginning of your shift was 92/58 with a heart
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, pressures have been around 130/70. What
Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. should you do FIRST? - - Check infusion
What should you do next? - - Hold digoxin rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia
and call the provider provider
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over The dosage of which drug must be tapered off
D5W when preparing to administer a blood slowly to prevent acute adrenal insufficiency? -
transfusion because: - - Normal Saline is - prednisone (Deltasone)
an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. IV push furosemide (Lasix), you emphasize that it
Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you should be given over two minutes to avoid: -
administer? - - 400mg - tinnitus
Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM A nurse is caring for a patient with
Potassium level of 3.0. This level may: - - hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's
Increase risk of digoxin toxicity serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which
medication should the nurse prepare to
administer as prescribed to the patient? - -
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. calcintonin (Miacalcin)
The physician has ordered cyclophosphamide
(Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to
the patient? - - Increase daily water intake A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin
(Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse
determines that the patient understands the
Which of the following medications will crystalize MOST effective use of the medication if the
when mixed with D5NS? - - phenytoin patient states that he or she will: - - take
(Dilantin) the medication with a full glass of water
Which of the following medications should be Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the
questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the following pharmacological effects? - - Anti-
provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea inflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet
and vomiting? - - famotidine (Pepcid) aggregation
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Rated A
Which of the following medications is known to
cause orange-colored urine? - - Your patient has an epidural infusing
phenazopyridine (Pyridium) hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the
beginning of your shift was 92/58 with a heart
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, pressures have been around 130/70. What
Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. should you do FIRST? - - Check infusion
What should you do next? - - Hold digoxin rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia
and call the provider provider
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over The dosage of which drug must be tapered off
D5W when preparing to administer a blood slowly to prevent acute adrenal insufficiency? -
transfusion because: - - Normal Saline is - prednisone (Deltasone)
an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. IV push furosemide (Lasix), you emphasize that it
Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you should be given over two minutes to avoid: -
administer? - - 400mg - tinnitus
Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM A nurse is caring for a patient with
Potassium level of 3.0. This level may: - - hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's
Increase risk of digoxin toxicity serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which
medication should the nurse prepare to
administer as prescribed to the patient? - -
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. calcintonin (Miacalcin)
The physician has ordered cyclophosphamide
(Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to
the patient? - - Increase daily water intake A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin
(Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse
determines that the patient understands the
Which of the following medications will crystalize MOST effective use of the medication if the
when mixed with D5NS? - - phenytoin patient states that he or she will: - - take
(Dilantin) the medication with a full glass of water
Which of the following medications should be Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the
questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the following pharmacological effects? - - Anti-
provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea inflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet
and vomiting? - - famotidine (Pepcid) aggregation
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