RN Pharmacology A 2025/2026 Exam
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Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored
urine? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows:
Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air.
What should you do next? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hold digoxin and call the
provider
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to
administer a blood transfusion because: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Normal Saline is
an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How much
would you administer? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔400mg
, Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of 3.0.
This level may: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has ordered
cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to the
patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase daily water intake
Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with D5NS? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔phenytoin (Dilantin)
Which of the following medications should be questioned by the nurse, if
ordered by the provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea and
vomiting? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔famotidine (Pepcid)
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at
6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your
shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia
provider
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent acute
adrenal insufficiency? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔prednisone (Deltasone)
Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored
urine? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows:
Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air.
What should you do next? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hold digoxin and call the
provider
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to
administer a blood transfusion because: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Normal Saline is
an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How much
would you administer? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔400mg
, Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of 3.0.
This level may: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has ordered
cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to the
patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase daily water intake
Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with D5NS? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔phenytoin (Dilantin)
Which of the following medications should be questioned by the nurse, if
ordered by the provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea and
vomiting? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔famotidine (Pepcid)
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at
6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your
shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia
provider
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent acute
adrenal insufficiency? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔prednisone (Deltasone)
