NR 293/NR293 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
EXAM 2025/2026 BANK WITH 500
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ACTUAL
EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE /
EXPERTLY CRAFTED AND VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS/BRAND NEW
ALREADY GRADED A+!!!
when reviewing the medication orders for a patient who is
taking penicillin, the nurse notes that the patient is also
taking oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin). What
possible effect may occur as the result of an interaction
between these drugs?
a. the penicillin will cause an enhanced
anticoagulant effect of the warfarin
b. the penicillin will cause the anticoagulant effect of the
warfarin to decrease
c. the warfarin will reduce the anti infective action of the
penicillin
d. the warfarin will increase the effectiveness of the
penicillin - ....ANSWER...a. the penicillin will cause an
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,enhanced anticoagulant effect of the warfarin
a patient is receiving his third intravenous dose of a
penicillin drug. He calls the nurse to report that he is
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,feeling "anxious" and is having trouble breathing. What
will the nurse do first?
a. notify the prescriber
b. take the patients vital signs
c. stop the antibiotic infusion
d. check for allergies - ....ANSWER...c. stop the antibiotic
infusion
a patient is admitted with a fever of 102.8 F, origin
unknown. Assessment reveals cloudy, foul-smelling urine
that is dark amber color. Orders have just been written to
obtain stat urine and blood cultures and to administer
antibiotic intravenously. The nurse will complete these
orders in which sequence?
a. blood culture, antibiotic dose, urine culture
b. urine culture, antibiotic dose, blood culture
c. antibiotic dose, blood and urine cultures
d. blood and urine cultures, antibiotic dose -
....ANSWER...d. blood and urine cultures, antibiotic dose
during drug therapy with a tetracycline antibiotic, a
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, patient complains of some nausea and decreased appetite.
Which statement is the nurses best advice to the patient?
a. "take it with cheese and crackers or yogurt"
b. "take each dose with a glass of milk"
c. "take an antacid with each dose as needed"
d. "drink a full glass of water with each dose" -
....ANSWER...d. "drink a full glass of water with each
dose"
a patient has been given a prescription for levodopa-
carbidopa (sine met) for her newly diagnosed PD. She
asked the nurse, "why are there two drugs in this pill?" the
nurse best response reflects which fact?
a. carbidopa allows for larger doses of levodopa to be given
b. carbidopa prevents the breakdown of levodopa in the
periphery
c. there are concerns about drug-food interactions with
levodopa therapy that do not exist with the combination
therapy
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EXAM 2025/2026 BANK WITH 500
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ACTUAL
EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE /
EXPERTLY CRAFTED AND VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS/BRAND NEW
ALREADY GRADED A+!!!
when reviewing the medication orders for a patient who is
taking penicillin, the nurse notes that the patient is also
taking oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin). What
possible effect may occur as the result of an interaction
between these drugs?
a. the penicillin will cause an enhanced
anticoagulant effect of the warfarin
b. the penicillin will cause the anticoagulant effect of the
warfarin to decrease
c. the warfarin will reduce the anti infective action of the
penicillin
d. the warfarin will increase the effectiveness of the
penicillin - ....ANSWER...a. the penicillin will cause an
1
,enhanced anticoagulant effect of the warfarin
a patient is receiving his third intravenous dose of a
penicillin drug. He calls the nurse to report that he is
2
,feeling "anxious" and is having trouble breathing. What
will the nurse do first?
a. notify the prescriber
b. take the patients vital signs
c. stop the antibiotic infusion
d. check for allergies - ....ANSWER...c. stop the antibiotic
infusion
a patient is admitted with a fever of 102.8 F, origin
unknown. Assessment reveals cloudy, foul-smelling urine
that is dark amber color. Orders have just been written to
obtain stat urine and blood cultures and to administer
antibiotic intravenously. The nurse will complete these
orders in which sequence?
a. blood culture, antibiotic dose, urine culture
b. urine culture, antibiotic dose, blood culture
c. antibiotic dose, blood and urine cultures
d. blood and urine cultures, antibiotic dose -
....ANSWER...d. blood and urine cultures, antibiotic dose
during drug therapy with a tetracycline antibiotic, a
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, patient complains of some nausea and decreased appetite.
Which statement is the nurses best advice to the patient?
a. "take it with cheese and crackers or yogurt"
b. "take each dose with a glass of milk"
c. "take an antacid with each dose as needed"
d. "drink a full glass of water with each dose" -
....ANSWER...d. "drink a full glass of water with each
dose"
a patient has been given a prescription for levodopa-
carbidopa (sine met) for her newly diagnosed PD. She
asked the nurse, "why are there two drugs in this pill?" the
nurse best response reflects which fact?
a. carbidopa allows for larger doses of levodopa to be given
b. carbidopa prevents the breakdown of levodopa in the
periphery
c. there are concerns about drug-food interactions with
levodopa therapy that do not exist with the combination
therapy
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