PHARMACOLOGY FINAL 2023 EXAM
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What test would the nurse expect to have preformed for a client with a fever and sore throat?
A. Throat culture
B. Blood culture
C. Assay for antibiotics
D. Gram strain - ANSWER-A. Throat culture
The nurse knows the best time to obtain specimen culture is which of the following.
A. 48 hours after antibiotics has been started
B. 12 hours after antibiotics has been started
C. 24 hours after antibiotics has been started
D. Before antibiotics have been started - ANSWER-D. Before antibiotics have been started
The physician is explaining to a client that the results of a culture test revealed that the organism is
resistant. The client later asks the nurse if this means the antibiotic is working against the organism.
How should the nurse respond?
A. The organisms growth is inhibited by the antibiotic because of its sensitivity to the antibiotic
B. The organisms growth is not inhibited, because of its lack of sensitivity to the antibiotic
C. Another culture will need to be done because the organism did not respond to the first test
D. The antibiotic is at too toxic a drug level to be therapeutic - ANSWER-B. The organisms growth is no
inhibited, because of its sensitivity to the antibiotic
Where are nosocomial infections acquired?
,A. Retirement communities
B. In healthcare facilities
C. In educational environments
D. On airplanes and trains - ANSWER-B. In Healthcare facilities
A client taking an antibiotic reports that he has an extremely itchy rash all over his chest. The nurse
suspects that the type of reaction occurring in the client is which of the following?
A. Allergic hypersensitivity
B. Direct toxicity
C. Indirect toxicity
D. Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-A. Allergic hypersensitivity
The nursing student is reviewing her pharmacology notes. She knows that the selection of an anti-
infective agent is based in which of the following?
A. Site of infection, respiratory and cardiac function, and pregnancy status
B. Site of infection, allergies, weight, age, pregnancy status, and organism resistance
C. Site of infection, renal and liver function, availability, and pregnancy status
D. Site of infection, renal and liver function, age, pregnancy status, and organism resistance - ANSWER-
D. Site of infection, renal and liver function, age, pregnancy status, and organism resistance
A 26-year-old client presents to the client with urinary frequency and burning. A urine specimen is
taken, and white blood cells are present in the urine dip test. Another specimen is sent out for urine
culture. The client is discharged with an antibiotic. What urinary anti-infective would the nurse
anticipate that the client would be prescribed?
A. Nitrofurantoin
B. Tobramycin
C. Isoniazid
D. Acyclovir - ANSWER-A. Nitrofurantoin
, The nurse knows that an example of an antibiotic is gentamycin. What is a characteristic of this drug
class?
A. It is a safe agent used for short bursts of treatment for gram-negative organisms only
B. It is used for long term therapy
C. It requires serum drug levels therapeutic response
D. It is a safe agent used for short bursts of treatment for gram-positive organisms - ANSWER-C. It
requires serum drug levels therapeutic response
The nurse stresses to the client the importance of reporting which of the following side effects of
gentamycin?
A. Nausea
B. Decrease in white blood cell count
C. Decrease in appetite
D. Hearing loss - ANSWER-D. Hearing loss
The nurse knows that levaquin belongs to which of the following drug classification?
A. Aminoglycoside
B. Quinolone
C. Cephalosporin
D. Tetracycline - ANSWER-B. Quinolone
A pediatric client is being treated for otitis media. A common pathogen for this age group is
streptococcus pneumonia. The pediatric client is allergic to penicillin. What antibiotic would the nurse
anticipate the client receiving?
A. Amoxicillin
B. Ampicillin
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What test would the nurse expect to have preformed for a client with a fever and sore throat?
A. Throat culture
B. Blood culture
C. Assay for antibiotics
D. Gram strain - ANSWER-A. Throat culture
The nurse knows the best time to obtain specimen culture is which of the following.
A. 48 hours after antibiotics has been started
B. 12 hours after antibiotics has been started
C. 24 hours after antibiotics has been started
D. Before antibiotics have been started - ANSWER-D. Before antibiotics have been started
The physician is explaining to a client that the results of a culture test revealed that the organism is
resistant. The client later asks the nurse if this means the antibiotic is working against the organism.
How should the nurse respond?
A. The organisms growth is inhibited by the antibiotic because of its sensitivity to the antibiotic
B. The organisms growth is not inhibited, because of its lack of sensitivity to the antibiotic
C. Another culture will need to be done because the organism did not respond to the first test
D. The antibiotic is at too toxic a drug level to be therapeutic - ANSWER-B. The organisms growth is no
inhibited, because of its sensitivity to the antibiotic
Where are nosocomial infections acquired?
,A. Retirement communities
B. In healthcare facilities
C. In educational environments
D. On airplanes and trains - ANSWER-B. In Healthcare facilities
A client taking an antibiotic reports that he has an extremely itchy rash all over his chest. The nurse
suspects that the type of reaction occurring in the client is which of the following?
A. Allergic hypersensitivity
B. Direct toxicity
C. Indirect toxicity
D. Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-A. Allergic hypersensitivity
The nursing student is reviewing her pharmacology notes. She knows that the selection of an anti-
infective agent is based in which of the following?
A. Site of infection, respiratory and cardiac function, and pregnancy status
B. Site of infection, allergies, weight, age, pregnancy status, and organism resistance
C. Site of infection, renal and liver function, availability, and pregnancy status
D. Site of infection, renal and liver function, age, pregnancy status, and organism resistance - ANSWER-
D. Site of infection, renal and liver function, age, pregnancy status, and organism resistance
A 26-year-old client presents to the client with urinary frequency and burning. A urine specimen is
taken, and white blood cells are present in the urine dip test. Another specimen is sent out for urine
culture. The client is discharged with an antibiotic. What urinary anti-infective would the nurse
anticipate that the client would be prescribed?
A. Nitrofurantoin
B. Tobramycin
C. Isoniazid
D. Acyclovir - ANSWER-A. Nitrofurantoin
, The nurse knows that an example of an antibiotic is gentamycin. What is a characteristic of this drug
class?
A. It is a safe agent used for short bursts of treatment for gram-negative organisms only
B. It is used for long term therapy
C. It requires serum drug levels therapeutic response
D. It is a safe agent used for short bursts of treatment for gram-positive organisms - ANSWER-C. It
requires serum drug levels therapeutic response
The nurse stresses to the client the importance of reporting which of the following side effects of
gentamycin?
A. Nausea
B. Decrease in white blood cell count
C. Decrease in appetite
D. Hearing loss - ANSWER-D. Hearing loss
The nurse knows that levaquin belongs to which of the following drug classification?
A. Aminoglycoside
B. Quinolone
C. Cephalosporin
D. Tetracycline - ANSWER-B. Quinolone
A pediatric client is being treated for otitis media. A common pathogen for this age group is
streptococcus pneumonia. The pediatric client is allergic to penicillin. What antibiotic would the nurse
anticipate the client receiving?
A. Amoxicillin
B. Ampicillin
