Examl 3:l NSG124/l NSGl 124l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Pharmacologyl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Herzing
Q:l Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl al calciuml channell blockerl tol al patient.l Thel
nursel knowsl whichl ofl thel followingl arel correct?l Selectl alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Informl patientsl aboutl signsl ofl edemal andl instructl theml tol notifyl thel prescriberl ifl
thesel occur
B)l Advisel patientsl thatl itl mayl bel prudentl tol minimizel grapefruitl juicel consumption.
C)l Teachl patientsl tol self-monitorl theirl bloodl pressurel orl anginal andl tol maintainl al
record.
Alll answersl arel correct
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl arel adversel effectsl ofl Angiotensin-Convertingl Enzymel
Inhibitors?l Selectl alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Cough
B)l Angioedema
C)l First-dosel hypotension
D)l hyperkalemia
Alll answersl arel correct
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl NOTl anl indicationl forl usel withl ACEl Inhibitors?
Answer:
Hypotension
,Q:l ARBsl causel __________l ofl arteriolesl andl veins.
Answer:
dilation
Q:l Truel orl False:l ARBsl havel anl increasedl incidencel ofl cough.
Answer:
FALSE
Q:l ARBsl arel approvedl forl treating
Answer:
treatingl heartl failure,l diabeticl nephropathy,l andl MI,l andl forl preventionl ofl MI,l stroke,l
andl deathl inl peoplel atl highl riskl forl cardiovascularl events.
Q:l Truel orl False:l ACEl inhibitorsl arel preferred.l Patientsl whol cannotl toleratel ACEl
inhibitors,l ARBsl arel anl appropriatel secondl choice.
Answer:
True
Q:l ________l blockl accessl ofl angiotensinl IIl tol itsl receptorsl inl bloodl vessels,l thel
adrenals,l andl alll otherl tissues.l Asl al result,l ARBsl havel effectsl muchl likel thosel ofl thel
ACEl inhibitors.
Answer:
ARBs
Q:l _______________l antagonistsl arel drugsl thatl blockl receptorsl forl aldosterone.
Answer:
Aldosterone
,Q:l Aldosteronel antagonistl drugsl arel usedl forl whichl ofl thel followingl disorders?l Selectl
alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Hypertensionl
B)l Heartl Failure
Alll answersl arel correct
Q:l Truel orl False:l Alll ACEl inhibitorsl canl causel persistentl dry,l irritating,l nonproductivel
cough.
Answer:
TRUE
Q:l Truel orl False:l Thel threel primaryl adversel effectsl relatedl tol vasodilatorl drugsl arel
hypertension,l reflexl tachycardia,l &l posturall hypotension.
Answer:
TRUE
Q:l Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl thel vasodilatorl hydralazinel tol al patient.l Thel
nursel knowsl whichl ofl thel followingl arel correct?
Selectl alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Riskl ofl anl acutel rheumatoidl syndromel thatl closelyl resemblesl systemicl lupusl
erythematosusl (SLE)
B)l Causesl selectivel dilationl ofl arterioles.
C)l Therapeuticl usel forl essentiall hypertension,l hypertensivel crisis,l andl heartl failure.
D)l Adversel effectsl ofl reflexl tachycardial andl increasel bloodl volume.
Alll thel answersl arel correct
, Q:l Truel orl False:l Nitroprussidel isl al potentl andl efficaciousl vasodilator,l worksl quickly,l
andl isl thel drugl ofl choicel forl hypertensivel emergencies.
Answer:
True
Q:l Overviewl ofl therapeuticl usesl ofl vasodilators
Answer:
Essentiall hypertension
Hypertensivel crisis
Anginal pectoris
Heartl failure
Myocardiall infarction
Pheochromocytoma
Peripherall vascularl disease
Pulmonaryl arteriall hypertension
Productionl ofl controlledl hypotensionl duringl surgery
Q:l Adversel effectsl relatedl tol vasodilation
Answer:
1.l posturall hypotension
2.l reflexl tachycardia
3.l expansionl ofl bloodl volume
Q:l Vasodilatorl drugs
Answer:
Hydralazine
Minoxidil
Sodiuml Nitroprusside
Q:l Vasodilatorl MOA
Answer:
Relaxesl thel smoothl musclel inl bloodl vesselsl causingl bloodl vesselsl tol dilate.
2026l Update)l Pharmacologyl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Herzing
Q:l Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl al calciuml channell blockerl tol al patient.l Thel
nursel knowsl whichl ofl thel followingl arel correct?l Selectl alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Informl patientsl aboutl signsl ofl edemal andl instructl theml tol notifyl thel prescriberl ifl
thesel occur
B)l Advisel patientsl thatl itl mayl bel prudentl tol minimizel grapefruitl juicel consumption.
C)l Teachl patientsl tol self-monitorl theirl bloodl pressurel orl anginal andl tol maintainl al
record.
Alll answersl arel correct
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl arel adversel effectsl ofl Angiotensin-Convertingl Enzymel
Inhibitors?l Selectl alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Cough
B)l Angioedema
C)l First-dosel hypotension
D)l hyperkalemia
Alll answersl arel correct
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl NOTl anl indicationl forl usel withl ACEl Inhibitors?
Answer:
Hypotension
,Q:l ARBsl causel __________l ofl arteriolesl andl veins.
Answer:
dilation
Q:l Truel orl False:l ARBsl havel anl increasedl incidencel ofl cough.
Answer:
FALSE
Q:l ARBsl arel approvedl forl treating
Answer:
treatingl heartl failure,l diabeticl nephropathy,l andl MI,l andl forl preventionl ofl MI,l stroke,l
andl deathl inl peoplel atl highl riskl forl cardiovascularl events.
Q:l Truel orl False:l ACEl inhibitorsl arel preferred.l Patientsl whol cannotl toleratel ACEl
inhibitors,l ARBsl arel anl appropriatel secondl choice.
Answer:
True
Q:l ________l blockl accessl ofl angiotensinl IIl tol itsl receptorsl inl bloodl vessels,l thel
adrenals,l andl alll otherl tissues.l Asl al result,l ARBsl havel effectsl muchl likel thosel ofl thel
ACEl inhibitors.
Answer:
ARBs
Q:l _______________l antagonistsl arel drugsl thatl blockl receptorsl forl aldosterone.
Answer:
Aldosterone
,Q:l Aldosteronel antagonistl drugsl arel usedl forl whichl ofl thel followingl disorders?l Selectl
alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Hypertensionl
B)l Heartl Failure
Alll answersl arel correct
Q:l Truel orl False:l Alll ACEl inhibitorsl canl causel persistentl dry,l irritating,l nonproductivel
cough.
Answer:
TRUE
Q:l Truel orl False:l Thel threel primaryl adversel effectsl relatedl tol vasodilatorl drugsl arel
hypertension,l reflexl tachycardia,l &l posturall hypotension.
Answer:
TRUE
Q:l Thel nursel isl preparingl tol administerl thel vasodilatorl hydralazinel tol al patient.l Thel
nursel knowsl whichl ofl thel followingl arel correct?
Selectl alll thatl apply.
Answer:
A)l Riskl ofl anl acutel rheumatoidl syndromel thatl closelyl resemblesl systemicl lupusl
erythematosusl (SLE)
B)l Causesl selectivel dilationl ofl arterioles.
C)l Therapeuticl usel forl essentiall hypertension,l hypertensivel crisis,l andl heartl failure.
D)l Adversel effectsl ofl reflexl tachycardial andl increasel bloodl volume.
Alll thel answersl arel correct
, Q:l Truel orl False:l Nitroprussidel isl al potentl andl efficaciousl vasodilator,l worksl quickly,l
andl isl thel drugl ofl choicel forl hypertensivel emergencies.
Answer:
True
Q:l Overviewl ofl therapeuticl usesl ofl vasodilators
Answer:
Essentiall hypertension
Hypertensivel crisis
Anginal pectoris
Heartl failure
Myocardiall infarction
Pheochromocytoma
Peripherall vascularl disease
Pulmonaryl arteriall hypertension
Productionl ofl controlledl hypotensionl duringl surgery
Q:l Adversel effectsl relatedl tol vasodilation
Answer:
1.l posturall hypotension
2.l reflexl tachycardia
3.l expansionl ofl bloodl volume
Q:l Vasodilatorl drugs
Answer:
Hydralazine
Minoxidil
Sodiuml Nitroprusside
Q:l Vasodilatorl MOA
Answer:
Relaxesl thel smoothl musclel inl bloodl vesselsl causingl bloodl vesselsl tol dilate.
