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PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy
and has very little information regarding the medication. Which
statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take
the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. Ans: a.
The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the
drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that
may cause him to feel dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is
the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit Ans: b. Risk for injury
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin 250
mcg once daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
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c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. Ans: d.
The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory
tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the
most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so
commonly."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because they
have built up resistance." Ans: c. "What type of reaction did you have
when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from
the nurse will obtain the most information from the patient?
a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" Ans: c. "When you have
pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Put into correct order the steps
of the nursing process, with 1 being the first step and 5 being the last
step.
a. Implementation
b. Planning
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c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
e. Nursing diagnoses Ans: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for
a newly admitted patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders?
Select all that apply.
a. Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO twice a day
b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
c. Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO every evening
d. Irbesartan (Avapro) 300 mg PO once a day
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation Ans: b. Sitagliptin
(Januvia) 50 mg daily
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation
An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her to sleep;
however, she felt restless all night and did not sleep at all. The nurse
recognizes that this woman has experienced which type of reaction or
effect?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Idiosyncratic reaction
c. Mutagenic effect
d. Synergistic effect Ans: b. Idiosyncratic reaction
While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the nurse knows that
abnormalities in which phase of pharmacokinetics may occur?
a. Absorption
PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy
and has very little information regarding the medication. Which
statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take
the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. Ans: a.
The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the
drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that
may cause him to feel dizzy during the first few days of therapy. Which is
the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit Ans: b. Risk for injury
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin 250
mcg once daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
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c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. Ans: d.
The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory
tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the
most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so
commonly."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because they
have built up resistance." Ans: c. "What type of reaction did you have
when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from
the nurse will obtain the most information from the patient?
a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" Ans: c. "When you have
pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Put into correct order the steps
of the nursing process, with 1 being the first step and 5 being the last
step.
a. Implementation
b. Planning
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c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
e. Nursing diagnoses Ans: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for
a newly admitted patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders?
Select all that apply.
a. Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO twice a day
b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
c. Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO every evening
d. Irbesartan (Avapro) 300 mg PO once a day
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation Ans: b. Sitagliptin
(Januvia) 50 mg daily
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation
An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her to sleep;
however, she felt restless all night and did not sleep at all. The nurse
recognizes that this woman has experienced which type of reaction or
effect?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Idiosyncratic reaction
c. Mutagenic effect
d. Synergistic effect Ans: b. Idiosyncratic reaction
While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the nurse knows that
abnormalities in which phase of pharmacokinetics may occur?
a. Absorption
