NUR 226 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is a symptom?
A.weak grip strength
B.crackles
C.diaphoresis
D.pain - answer -d. Pain
A patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. This is considered what?
A. Bradycardia
B.tachypnea
C.tachycardia
D. Hypertension - answer -a. Bradycardia
Which of the following is a symptom?
A. Nausea
B. Rhonchi
C. Rash
D. Weak pulses - Answer -A. Nausea
An adult client has a respiratory rate of 24. This is considered what?
A. Bradycardia
B. Hypertension
C. Tachycardia
D. Tachypnea - Answer -D. Tachypnea
There are various conditions that can lead to disease. Which of the following is an
intrinsic condition?
A. Age
B. Injury
C. Stressors
D. Fungi - Answer -A. Age
When administering a drug that is classifies as Schedule II (C-2), the nurse recognizes
that
A. There is a HIGH potential for abuse
B. There is a LOW potential for abuse
C. There is SOME potential for abuse
D. There is NO potential for abuse - Answer -A. There is a HIGH potential for abuse
Over the counter (OTC) drugs and supplements should be used whenever possible
because they do not have side effects.
A. True
B. False - Answer -B. False
,The label for Fish Oil can describe it as an "antiplatelet" drug
A. True
B. False - Answer -B. False
The study of how an individual's genetic inheritance affects the body's response to
drugs is known as:
A. Pharmacology
B. Teratogens
C. Pharmacogenomics
D. Genetics - Answer -C. Pharmacogenomics
The drug Accutane (trade name) was removed from the market because it was found
that when taken by pregnant women it caused severe birth defects to the fetus.
Therefore, Accutane is known as a ________ drug.
A. Iatrogenic
B. Teratogenic
C. Idiopathic
D. Pharmacogenomic - Answer -B. Teratogenic
Which of the following names represents a drug trade name?
A. acetaminophen
B. ranitidine
C. Coumadin
D. acetylsalicylic acid - Answer -C. Coumadin
The four processes of the pharmacokinetic phase include all BUT...
A. excretion
B. metabolism
C. absorption
D. dissolution - Answer -D. dissolution
One side effect of drinking alcohol is decreased motor function. The nurse understands
this is due to what condition?
A. Alcohol has the ability to cross the blood brain barrier.
B. Alcohol affects the muscle fibers directly
C. Alcohol has 100% bioavailability
D. Alcohol is metabolized more slowly than other drugs - Answer -A. alcohol has the
ability to cross the blood brain barrier
A medication your patient is taking is a substrate of the CYP-450 system. If they start
taking a second drug that induces the CYP-450 system what can happen?
A. Decreased effect of the initial drug
B. No change to the initial drug
C. A decreased action of the second drug
D. Toxic effects of the initial drug - Answer -A. decreased effect of the initial drug
, A/An _____ can prevent receptor activation, blind to a receptor but has not activity or
block actions of some drugs.
A. Agonist
B. Antagonist
C. Receptor-less drug
D. Unbound drug - Answer -B. Antagonist
The nurse knows a drug with a narrow therapeutic index is ______ than a drug with a
wide therapeutic index.
A. Less safe
B. More safe
C. Equally safe - Answer -A. Less safe
Which medication is NOT a high alert medication?
A. Heparin
B. Insulin
C. Chemotherapy drugs
D. Penicillin - Answer -D. Penicillin
ADR's in the elderly are most likely due to decreased renal clearance.
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
A client has immunity to varicella because they had chicken pox as a child. This is an
example of _____ immunity.
A. innate (natural)
B. adaptive (active)
C. herd
D. passive - Answer -B. adaptive (active)
What is a function of major histocompatibility complex?
A. To produce leukocytes
B. To help body tell self from non-self
C. The role is unclear
D. To release antibodies in response to pathogens - Answer -B. To help body tell self
from non-self
The spleen is an important defense against infection because it _____.
A. activates compliment
B. initiates inflammation
C. controls phagocytosis
D. filters the blood - Answer -D. filters the blood
Kinins are the chemical mediators responsible for increased vascular permeability in the
inflammatory process?
A. True
Which of the following is a symptom?
A.weak grip strength
B.crackles
C.diaphoresis
D.pain - answer -d. Pain
A patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. This is considered what?
A. Bradycardia
B.tachypnea
C.tachycardia
D. Hypertension - answer -a. Bradycardia
Which of the following is a symptom?
A. Nausea
B. Rhonchi
C. Rash
D. Weak pulses - Answer -A. Nausea
An adult client has a respiratory rate of 24. This is considered what?
A. Bradycardia
B. Hypertension
C. Tachycardia
D. Tachypnea - Answer -D. Tachypnea
There are various conditions that can lead to disease. Which of the following is an
intrinsic condition?
A. Age
B. Injury
C. Stressors
D. Fungi - Answer -A. Age
When administering a drug that is classifies as Schedule II (C-2), the nurse recognizes
that
A. There is a HIGH potential for abuse
B. There is a LOW potential for abuse
C. There is SOME potential for abuse
D. There is NO potential for abuse - Answer -A. There is a HIGH potential for abuse
Over the counter (OTC) drugs and supplements should be used whenever possible
because they do not have side effects.
A. True
B. False - Answer -B. False
,The label for Fish Oil can describe it as an "antiplatelet" drug
A. True
B. False - Answer -B. False
The study of how an individual's genetic inheritance affects the body's response to
drugs is known as:
A. Pharmacology
B. Teratogens
C. Pharmacogenomics
D. Genetics - Answer -C. Pharmacogenomics
The drug Accutane (trade name) was removed from the market because it was found
that when taken by pregnant women it caused severe birth defects to the fetus.
Therefore, Accutane is known as a ________ drug.
A. Iatrogenic
B. Teratogenic
C. Idiopathic
D. Pharmacogenomic - Answer -B. Teratogenic
Which of the following names represents a drug trade name?
A. acetaminophen
B. ranitidine
C. Coumadin
D. acetylsalicylic acid - Answer -C. Coumadin
The four processes of the pharmacokinetic phase include all BUT...
A. excretion
B. metabolism
C. absorption
D. dissolution - Answer -D. dissolution
One side effect of drinking alcohol is decreased motor function. The nurse understands
this is due to what condition?
A. Alcohol has the ability to cross the blood brain barrier.
B. Alcohol affects the muscle fibers directly
C. Alcohol has 100% bioavailability
D. Alcohol is metabolized more slowly than other drugs - Answer -A. alcohol has the
ability to cross the blood brain barrier
A medication your patient is taking is a substrate of the CYP-450 system. If they start
taking a second drug that induces the CYP-450 system what can happen?
A. Decreased effect of the initial drug
B. No change to the initial drug
C. A decreased action of the second drug
D. Toxic effects of the initial drug - Answer -A. decreased effect of the initial drug
, A/An _____ can prevent receptor activation, blind to a receptor but has not activity or
block actions of some drugs.
A. Agonist
B. Antagonist
C. Receptor-less drug
D. Unbound drug - Answer -B. Antagonist
The nurse knows a drug with a narrow therapeutic index is ______ than a drug with a
wide therapeutic index.
A. Less safe
B. More safe
C. Equally safe - Answer -A. Less safe
Which medication is NOT a high alert medication?
A. Heparin
B. Insulin
C. Chemotherapy drugs
D. Penicillin - Answer -D. Penicillin
ADR's in the elderly are most likely due to decreased renal clearance.
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
A client has immunity to varicella because they had chicken pox as a child. This is an
example of _____ immunity.
A. innate (natural)
B. adaptive (active)
C. herd
D. passive - Answer -B. adaptive (active)
What is a function of major histocompatibility complex?
A. To produce leukocytes
B. To help body tell self from non-self
C. The role is unclear
D. To release antibodies in response to pathogens - Answer -B. To help body tell self
from non-self
The spleen is an important defense against infection because it _____.
A. activates compliment
B. initiates inflammation
C. controls phagocytosis
D. filters the blood - Answer -D. filters the blood
Kinins are the chemical mediators responsible for increased vascular permeability in the
inflammatory process?
A. True
