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NUR 3145 – Pharmacology in Nursing Practice Final Exam 2025/2026 55 Complete Board-Style Questions – Correct answers and strong rationales

NUR 3145: PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 PART 1 (PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY (CH. 1-10), DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (CH. 11-13) LATEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

NUR 3145 Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics WEEK 1 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

What is Pharmacology? - ANS The study of biological effects of chemicals -drugs/medications are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of change. What is the difference between therapeutic effect and adverse effects? - ANS -Therapeutic effects are the desired effects, while adverse are the undesirable, potentially dangerous effect What are some Nurses's roles in pharmacotherapeutics? - ANS -administering med -assessing med effects -assessing appropriateness for ...

NUR 3145: Week 3 - Analgesics (Pain Management) - Pain (The 5th Vital Sign) Questions With Complete Solutions

NUR 3145 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What are the types of drug categories? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Prescription (well controlled, high risk); 2. OTC (self prescribed); herbals (can be dangerous-drug interaction) What are the types of drug names? - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical (chemists and manufacturers); generic (short and simple); brand name (assigned by drug manufacturer) What is the initial therapy with most illnesses? - CORRECT ANSWER of self-care, s...

NUR 3145 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Neutropenia - CORRECT ANSWER Thrombocytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER Leukopenia - CORRECT ANSWER low level of neutrophils low level of platelets low WBCs which can encompass basophils, monocytes Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER Pancytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER low RBC or hemoglobin/hematocrit low RBC, WBC and platelet

Nur 3145: Pharmacology Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers A patient is prescribed lovastatin. The nurse will teach the patient to take the medication at which time? a. w/any meal b. w/the evening meal c. 1hr before breakfast d. 2hr after a meal - CORRECT ANSWER b. w/the evening meal

Nur 3145: Pharmacology Exam 1 part 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER any chemical that can affect living processes What is pharmacology? - CORRECT ANSWER living systems study of drugs and their interactions with What is clinical pharmacology? - CORRECT ANSWER study of drugs in humans What are therapeutics (aka pharmacotherapeutics)? - CORRECT ANSWER to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy ...