PHARMACOLOGY MSN 571 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

PHARMACOLOGY MSN 571 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
ARpatientRdiagnosedRwithRchronicRpainRcallsRtoRrequestRanRoxycodoneR(Oxycontin)Rrefill.RWhichRac
tionRshouldRtheRprescriberRtakeRinitially?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ArrangeRtoRscheduleRanRappointmentRwithRtheRpatient.



ARmetered-
doseRalbuterolRinhalerRisRprescribedRforRasthmaRmanagement.RTheRpatientRreportsRfeelingRjitteryRs
ometimesRwhenRtakingRtheRmedication,RandRdoesRnotRfeelRthatRtheRmedicationRisRalwaysReffective
.RWhichRactionRwillRtheRproviderRtakeRtoRbestRminimizeRpatientRrisksRandRmaximizeRmedicationReff
ectiveness?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AuscultateRtheRpatient'sRlungRsoundsRandRobtainRotherRrelevantRvitalRsigns.



ARpatientRisRprescribedRmetronidazoleRforRbacterialRvaginosis.RWhichRpatientRhistoryRfindingRwoul
dRbeRmostRconcerningRtoRtheRprovider?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRpatientRdrinksRtwoRglassesRofRwineReveryRnight.



TheRproviderRpreparesRaRpatientRwithRnewlyRdiagnosedRtypeR1RdiabetesRforRhospitalRdischarge.RW
hichRactionRbyRtheRproviderRwillRbestRsupportRtheRpatient'sRabilityRtoReffectivelyRmanageRmedicati
onRtherapy?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AskingRtheRpatientRtoRdemonstrateRhowRtoRmeasureRandRadministerRinsulin



ARpatientRreportsRthatRaRmedicationRprescribedRforRrecurrentRmigraineRheadachesRisRnotRworking.R
WhichRactionRisRtheRprescriber'sRpriorityRwhenRaddressingRtheRpatient'sRconcern?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AskRtheRpatientRaboutRtheRnumberRandRfrequencyRofRtabletsRtaken.




TheRdrugRmanualRstatesRthatRolderRadultRpatientsRareRatRincreasedRriskRforRhepatotoxicity.RWhichR
actionRisRmostRimportantRwhenRprescribingRthisRmedicationRtoRanR80-year-oldRpatient?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-ObtainingRbaselineRliverRfunction Rstudies

,ARpatientRwithRbipolarRdisorderRisRprescribedRdailyRlithium.RWhichRactionRisRmostRimportantRforRth
eRproviderRtoRtakeRinRorderRtoRdetermineRifRtheRtherapeuticRlevelRisRmaintained?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-OrderRperiodicRlaboratoryRtesting.




WhichRfactorRbestRsupportsRanRincreaseRforRfullRprescriptiveRauthorityRforRbothRadvancedRpractice
RregisteredRnursesR(APRNs)RandRphysicianRassistantsR(PAs)?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-


MoreRpatientsRwillRhaveRaccessRtoRhealthRcare.



ARpediatricRpatientRprescribedRampicillinRforRstreptococcalRpharyngitisRreportsRnewRonsetRofRaRpru
ritic,RdullRred,RmaculopapularRrashRonRtheRchestRandRneck.RWhichRactionRisRmostRimportantRforRthe
RproviderRtoRtakeRtoRminimizeRthisRpatient'sRriskRforRinjury?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-


DiscontinueRtheRampicillin.



WhichRprescriberRactionRwillRhaveRtheRgreatestRimpactRonRtheRpatient'sRcommitmentRtoRadherenc
eRtoRanyRtypeRofRmedicationRtherapy?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ProvidingRmedicationReducationRthatRtheRpatientRcanReasilyRunderstand



WhichRpatientRstatementRsuggestsRtoRtheRproviderRthatRtheRpatient'sRnonadherenceRwithRtheirRm
edicationRplanRisRrelatedRtoRdissatisfactionRwithRtheRtherapy?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
"I'veRbeenRtakingRthisRmedicationRforRwellRoverRaRweekRandRIRlostRonlyRaRhalfRaRpound."



HowRcanRtheRprescriber'sRregularRcollaborationRwithRaRpharmacistRimproveRpositiveRoutcomesRfor
Rpatients?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-


PharmacistsRhaveRadditionalRinformationRonRdrugRinteractions.RTheRpharmacistRcanRsuggestRadeq
uateRmedicationRdosing.RPharmacistsRhaveRfirsthandRknowledgeRofRtheRfacilityRformulary.



WhichRstatementsRmadeRbyRtheRprescriberRdemonstrateRanRunderstandingRofReffectiveRmedicatio
nReducation?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
"ThisRmedicationRneedsRtoRbeRstoredRinRtheRrefrigerator.R"TakeR3RtabletsRdaily:R1RwithRbreakfast,R1R
withRlunch,RandRoneRwithRdinner."R"YouRneedRtoRtakeRtheRmedicationRasRweRdiscussedRuntilRallRtheR
tabletsRareRgone."R"CallRtheRofficeRimmediatelyRifRyouRbeginRexperiencingRanyRitching,Rheadache,R
orRdifficultyRbreathing."

, TheRpatientRwhoRhasRbeenRprescribedRlithiumRforRaRdiagnosisRofRbipolarRdisorderRasksRwhyRbloodRt
estsRareRrequiredRonRaRregularRbasis.RWhichRproviderRresponsesRdemonstrateRanRunderstandingRo
fRwhyRtheRpatientRrequiresRaRvarietyRofRlaboratoryRtests?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
"WeRneedRtoRmonitorRhowRyourRthyroidRisRfunctioning."R"WeRneedRtoRmonitorRkidneyRfunctionRwh
ileRyouRareRonRthisRdrug.RThisRmedicationRcanRcauseRyouRtoRloseRsodium,RsoRweRneedRtoRmeasureRs
odiumRlevels."



WhenRprescribingRlovastatin,RwhatRwillRaRproviderRadviseRtoRdecreaseRtheRriskRofRdevelopingRmusc
leRtoxicity?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-SubstituteRgrapefruitRjuiceRwithRorangeRjuice



WhenRprescribingRdrugsRwithRaRnarrowRtherapeuticRindex,RwhatRinterventionRdoesRtheRproviderRt
akeRtoRdecreaseRriskRtoRtheRpatient?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
MonitorRtheRpatient'sRplasmaRdrugRlevelsRatRregularRintervals.



ARpatientRreportsRthatRaRmedicationRnoRlongerReffectivelyRalleviatesRsymptoms.RWhatRprocessRinfo
rmsRtheRprovider'sRresponseRtoRtheRpatient'sRconcerns?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DesensitizationRofRreceptorRsitesRresultsRfromRcontinualRexposureRtoRtheRdrug.



ARpatientRreportsRthatRBrandRXRtabletsRworkRfasterRthanRBrandRYRtabletsRofRtheRsameRamountRofRth
eRsameRdrug.RWhichRstatementRinformsRtheRprescriber'sRresponseRwhenRexplainingRthisRphenome
nonRtoRtheRpatient?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
InactiveRingredientsRusedRinRcompositionRcanRresultRinRdifferingRratesRofRdissolution,RwhichRcanRalt
erRtheRdrug'sRonsetRofRaction.



ARpatientRreceivingRintravenousRgentamicinRhasRaRtoxicRserumRdrugRlevel.RTheRprescriberRconfirms
RthatRtheRdosingRisRcorrect.RWhichRpossibleRcauseRofRthisRsituationRwillRtheRproviderRexplore?R-


RCORRECTRANSWERR-WhetherRpatientRisRtakingRaRmedicationRthatRbindsRtoRserumRalbumin.




ARpatientRtakesRaRdrugRthatRisRmetabolizedRbyRCYP3A4Risoenzymes.RIfRaRCYP3A4RinducingRdrugRisRp
rescribed,RwhatRdrugRadjustmentRmayRbeRnecessaryRtoRmaintainRaRtherapeuticRlevelRofRCYP3A4Rsu
bstrate?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-IncreaseRdosageRofRtheRCYP3A4Rsubstrate