RN Learning Pharmacology Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2026

RN Learning
Pharmacology Practice
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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urseBshouldBincludeBthatBaspirinBisBCONTRAINDICATEDBforBchildrenBwhoBhaveBaBviral
BinfectionBdueBtoBtheBriskBofBdevelopingBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBadverseBeffects?B-
BAnswerBReye'sBsyndrome



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AsprinBshouldBnotBbeBgivenBtoBchildrenBorBadolescentsBwhoBhaveBaBviralBinfectionB(c
hickenpoxBorBinfluenza)B



-RiskBofBdevelopingBReye'sBsyndrome



ABnurseBisBprovidingBteachingBtoBaBclientBwhoBhasBchronicBkidneyBfailureBwithBanBA
VBFistulaBforBhemodialysisBandBaBprescriptionBforBepoetinBalfa.BWhichBofBtheBfollowin
gBTHERAPEUTICBeffectsBofBepoetinBalfaBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteaching?B-
BAnswerBPromotesBRBCBproduction



-
epoetinBalfaBstimulatesBerythropoiesisBinBtheBboneBmarrowB=BincreasesBRBCBproducti
onBandBreducesBanemia



-
anemiaB=BcommonBinBclientsBwhoBhaveBchronicBkidneyBfailureBsinceBerythropoietinBis
BproducedBbyBtheBkidney

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e.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBmedicationsBshouldBtheBnurseBplanBtoBadminister?B-
BAnswerBAcetaminophenB



-acetaminophenBisBanBanalgesicBusedBforBmildBtoBmoderateBpainB



-
canBbeBadministeredBtoBaBclientBwhoBhasBpepticBulcerBdiseaseBbecauseBitBdoesBnotB
affectBbloodBcoagulationBandBdoesBnotBincreaseBtheBriskBofBGIBbleeding



ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBadministerBheparinB8,000BUnitsBSubQBeveryB8Bhrs.BAvailable
BisBheparinB10,000BUnits/ml.BHowBmanyBm:BshouldBtheBnurseBadministerBperBdose?



RoundBtoBnearestB10thB-BAnswerB0.8Bml



8,000/10,000B=B0.8



ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBadministerBanBenteralBtubeBfeedingBthroughBanBNGBtubeBat
B250BmLBoverB4Bhrs.BTheBnurseBshouldBsetBtheBpumpBtoBdeliverBhowBmanyBmL/hr?



RoundBtoBnearestBwholeB#B-BAnswerB63BmL/hr




250/4B=B62.3B=B63



ABnurseBisBpreparingBtoBadministerBamoxicillinB250BmgBliquidBsuspensionBPOBeveryB8
BhrsBtoBanBolderBadultBclient.BAvailableBisBamoxicillinB50Bmg/mL.B



HowBmanyBmLBshouldBtheBnurseBadministerBperBdose?

, RoundBtoBnearestBwholeB#B-BAnswerB5BmL



250/50B=B5



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBhadBaBprescriptionBforBclopidogrel.BTheBnurseBsh
ouldBmonitorBtheBclientBforBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBadverseBeffects?B-
BAnswerBBleeding



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-usedBtoBpreventBstenosisBof:

B*coronaryBstents

B*BmyocardialBinfarctionB

B*Strokes



-nurseBshouldBmonitorBfor:

B*coffeeBgroupBemesis

B*BlackBtarryBstoll

B*Ecchymosis

B*anyBindicationBofBbleeding



ABnurseBisBteachingBaBnewlyBlicensedBnurseBaboutBcontraindicationsBtoBcetriaxone.



TherBnurseBshouldBincludeBaBsevereBallergyBtoBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBmedicationsBa
sBaBcontraindicationBtoBceftriaxone?B-BAnswerBPiperacillin



-clientsBwhoBhaveBaBsevereBallergyBtoBpiperacillinB=BpenicillinBcanBhaveBaBcross-
sensitivityBtoBceftriaxoneB(3rdBgenerationBcephalosporin).