Pharm final Test bank
After completing acourse on pharmacology for nurses, what will the nurse know?
A) Everything necessary for safe and effective medication administration
B) Current pharmacologic therapy; the nurse will not require ongoing education for 5 years.
C) General drug information; the nurse can consult a drug guide for specific drug
information.
D) The drug actions that are associated with each classification of medication - ANSC
The nurse learns that a drug needed by the patient is classified as an orphan drug and
recognizes what as a reason for this classification? (Select all that apply.)
A) The drug is rarely prescribed.
B) The drug has dangerous adverse effects.
C) The drug treats a rare disease.
D) The patent on the medication is still effective.
E) Production by a company that only manufactures drugs - ANSA,B,C
Before administering a prescription medication, what information does the nurse find on the
drug label? (Select all that apply.)
A) Brand name
B) Generic name
C) Drug concentration
D) Expiration date
E) Adverse effects - ANSA,B,C,D
A patient presents to the emergency department with a drug level of 50 units/mL. The
half-life of this drug is 1 hour. With this drug, concentrations above 25 units/mL are
considered toxic and no more drug is given. How long will it take for the blood level to reach
the non-toxic range?
A) 30 minutes
B) 1 hour
C) 2 hours
D) 3 hours - ANSC
A nurse is caring for a patient who has been receiving a drug by the intramuscular route but
will receive the drug orally after discharge. How does the nurse explain the increased
dosage prescribed for the oral dose?
A) Passive diffusion
B) Active transport
C) Glomerular filtration
D) First-pass effect - ANSD
The nurse uses what term to describe the drug level required to have a therapeutic effect?
A) Critical concentration
B) Dynamic equilibrium
, C) Selective toxicity
D) Active transport - ANSA
Several processes enable a drug to reach a specific concentration in the body. Together they
are called dynamic equilibrium. What are these processes? (Select all that apply.)
A) Distribution to the active site
B) Biotransformation
C) Absorption from the muscle
D) Excretion
E) Interaction with other drugs - ANSA,B,D
What factor influences drug absorption?
A) Kidney function
B) Route of administration
C) Liver function
D) Cardiovascular function - ANSB
The nursing students are learning about the half-life of drugs. A student asks the instructor to
explain half-life. What is the instructor's best response?
A) Half-life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease to half
of the peak level it previously achieved.
B) Half-life is the amount of time it takes for the drug to be metabolized by the body.
C) Half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of the drug to reach peak level in the body.
D) Half-life of a drug is the time it takes for the drug to reach half its potential peak level in
the body - ANSA
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving gentamicin, 250 mg and fluconazole
(Diflucan), 500 mg at the same time. The nurse knows that if these two drugs competed with
each other for proteinbinding sites, what would this do?
A) Make the patient gentamicin deficient
B) Make the patient fluconazole deficient
C) Counteract any positive benefit the drugs would have
D) Alter the effectiveness of both drugs - ANSD
The nurse is assessing a patient new to the clinic. The patient says she is allergic to
penicillin. What would be the nurse's appropriate next action?
A) Ascertain the exact nature of the patient's response to the drug.
B) Document the patient is allergic to penicillin.
C) Mark the patient's chart in red that she has a penicillin allergy.
After completing acourse on pharmacology for nurses, what will the nurse know?
A) Everything necessary for safe and effective medication administration
B) Current pharmacologic therapy; the nurse will not require ongoing education for 5 years.
C) General drug information; the nurse can consult a drug guide for specific drug
information.
D) The drug actions that are associated with each classification of medication - ANSC
The nurse learns that a drug needed by the patient is classified as an orphan drug and
recognizes what as a reason for this classification? (Select all that apply.)
A) The drug is rarely prescribed.
B) The drug has dangerous adverse effects.
C) The drug treats a rare disease.
D) The patent on the medication is still effective.
E) Production by a company that only manufactures drugs - ANSA,B,C
Before administering a prescription medication, what information does the nurse find on the
drug label? (Select all that apply.)
A) Brand name
B) Generic name
C) Drug concentration
D) Expiration date
E) Adverse effects - ANSA,B,C,D
A patient presents to the emergency department with a drug level of 50 units/mL. The
half-life of this drug is 1 hour. With this drug, concentrations above 25 units/mL are
considered toxic and no more drug is given. How long will it take for the blood level to reach
the non-toxic range?
A) 30 minutes
B) 1 hour
C) 2 hours
D) 3 hours - ANSC
A nurse is caring for a patient who has been receiving a drug by the intramuscular route but
will receive the drug orally after discharge. How does the nurse explain the increased
dosage prescribed for the oral dose?
A) Passive diffusion
B) Active transport
C) Glomerular filtration
D) First-pass effect - ANSD
The nurse uses what term to describe the drug level required to have a therapeutic effect?
A) Critical concentration
B) Dynamic equilibrium
, C) Selective toxicity
D) Active transport - ANSA
Several processes enable a drug to reach a specific concentration in the body. Together they
are called dynamic equilibrium. What are these processes? (Select all that apply.)
A) Distribution to the active site
B) Biotransformation
C) Absorption from the muscle
D) Excretion
E) Interaction with other drugs - ANSA,B,D
What factor influences drug absorption?
A) Kidney function
B) Route of administration
C) Liver function
D) Cardiovascular function - ANSB
The nursing students are learning about the half-life of drugs. A student asks the instructor to
explain half-life. What is the instructor's best response?
A) Half-life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease to half
of the peak level it previously achieved.
B) Half-life is the amount of time it takes for the drug to be metabolized by the body.
C) Half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of the drug to reach peak level in the body.
D) Half-life of a drug is the time it takes for the drug to reach half its potential peak level in
the body - ANSA
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving gentamicin, 250 mg and fluconazole
(Diflucan), 500 mg at the same time. The nurse knows that if these two drugs competed with
each other for proteinbinding sites, what would this do?
A) Make the patient gentamicin deficient
B) Make the patient fluconazole deficient
C) Counteract any positive benefit the drugs would have
D) Alter the effectiveness of both drugs - ANSD
The nurse is assessing a patient new to the clinic. The patient says she is allergic to
penicillin. What would be the nurse's appropriate next action?
A) Ascertain the exact nature of the patient's response to the drug.
B) Document the patient is allergic to penicillin.
C) Mark the patient's chart in red that she has a penicillin allergy.
