NR293 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+ FOR
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A nurse is collecting data from a client who has tuberculosis and a prescription for ethambutol.
The nurse should inform the client he is likely to develop which of the following alterations as
an adverse effect of this medication?
a. mottling of the extremities.
b. orange-red urine and bodily secretions.
c. yellowing of the sclera
d. loss of red/green color discrimination - CORRECT ANSWERS d. loss of red/green
color discrimination
A nurse is caring for a client taking streptomycin. Which of the following medications should the
nurse identify as increasing the risk of developing ototoxicity when taken with streptomycin?
a. cefoxitin
b. furosemide
c. naproxen
d. amphotericin b - CORRECT ANSWERS b. furosemide
A nurse is preparing to administer an otic medication to an adult client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. place the client leaning forward in a chair.
b. hold the medication dropper 1 in from the client's ear canal.
c. pull the pinna of the client's ear upward and outward.
d. have the client remain still for 30 seconds after the medication is administered. -
CORRECT ANSWERS c. pull the pinna of the client's ear upward and outward.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has urethritis and a new prescription for oral
erythromycin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
,NR293 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
a. report persistent diarrhea to the provider.
b. take this medication with a full glass of milk.
c. some people who take erythromycin experience vision loss.
d. antacids will reduce the extent of absorption of this medication. - CORRECT ANSWERS
a. report persistent diarrhea to the provider.
A nurse administered an antibiotic 10 minutes ago to a client who is now reporting wheezing
and swelling of the eyelids. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. give oral corticosteroids
b. administer dopamine
c. give diphenhydramine IV
d. administer epinephrine subcutaneously - CORRECT ANSWERS d. administer
epinephrine subcutaneously
A nurse is caring for a client who has a pseudomonas infection and a new prescription for
ticarcillin-clavulanate. Which of the following should the nurse collect before administering this
medication?
a. indications of superinfeciton
b. peak and trough medication levels
c. baseline BUN and creatinine
d. history of allergy to aminoglycoside antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWERS c. baseline BUN
and creatinine
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for doxycyline for treatment
of a H. pylori infection. What should she include?
a. take this medication with meals to decrease GI upset
, NR293 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
b. continue this medication if you become pregnant
c. wear protecting clothing while in the sun
d. expect to have severe diarrhea while taking this medication. - CORRECT ANSWERS c.
wear protecting clothing while in the sun
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has a respiratory infection. The nurse
notes the client has a severe penicillin allergy. which of the following class of antibiotics is also
contraindicated for this client?
a. carbapenems
b. cephalosporins
c. aminoglycosides
d. fluoroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWERS b. cephalosporins
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for doxycycline. The
nurse should reinforce with the client the need to monitor for which of the following adverse
effects of this medication?
a. photosensitivity
b. constipation
c. ototoxicity
d. blurry vision - CORRECT ANSWERS a. photosensitivity
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has chemotherapy-induced anemia and a
prescription for epoetin alfa. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following findings as an adverse effect of epoetin alpha?
a. hypertension
b. leukocytosis
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has tuberculosis and a prescription for ethambutol.
The nurse should inform the client he is likely to develop which of the following alterations as
an adverse effect of this medication?
a. mottling of the extremities.
b. orange-red urine and bodily secretions.
c. yellowing of the sclera
d. loss of red/green color discrimination - CORRECT ANSWERS d. loss of red/green
color discrimination
A nurse is caring for a client taking streptomycin. Which of the following medications should the
nurse identify as increasing the risk of developing ototoxicity when taken with streptomycin?
a. cefoxitin
b. furosemide
c. naproxen
d. amphotericin b - CORRECT ANSWERS b. furosemide
A nurse is preparing to administer an otic medication to an adult client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. place the client leaning forward in a chair.
b. hold the medication dropper 1 in from the client's ear canal.
c. pull the pinna of the client's ear upward and outward.
d. have the client remain still for 30 seconds after the medication is administered. -
CORRECT ANSWERS c. pull the pinna of the client's ear upward and outward.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has urethritis and a new prescription for oral
erythromycin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
,NR293 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
a. report persistent diarrhea to the provider.
b. take this medication with a full glass of milk.
c. some people who take erythromycin experience vision loss.
d. antacids will reduce the extent of absorption of this medication. - CORRECT ANSWERS
a. report persistent diarrhea to the provider.
A nurse administered an antibiotic 10 minutes ago to a client who is now reporting wheezing
and swelling of the eyelids. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. give oral corticosteroids
b. administer dopamine
c. give diphenhydramine IV
d. administer epinephrine subcutaneously - CORRECT ANSWERS d. administer
epinephrine subcutaneously
A nurse is caring for a client who has a pseudomonas infection and a new prescription for
ticarcillin-clavulanate. Which of the following should the nurse collect before administering this
medication?
a. indications of superinfeciton
b. peak and trough medication levels
c. baseline BUN and creatinine
d. history of allergy to aminoglycoside antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWERS c. baseline BUN
and creatinine
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for doxycyline for treatment
of a H. pylori infection. What should she include?
a. take this medication with meals to decrease GI upset
, NR293 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
b. continue this medication if you become pregnant
c. wear protecting clothing while in the sun
d. expect to have severe diarrhea while taking this medication. - CORRECT ANSWERS c.
wear protecting clothing while in the sun
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has a respiratory infection. The nurse
notes the client has a severe penicillin allergy. which of the following class of antibiotics is also
contraindicated for this client?
a. carbapenems
b. cephalosporins
c. aminoglycosides
d. fluoroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWERS b. cephalosporins
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for doxycycline. The
nurse should reinforce with the client the need to monitor for which of the following adverse
effects of this medication?
a. photosensitivity
b. constipation
c. ototoxicity
d. blurry vision - CORRECT ANSWERS a. photosensitivity
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has chemotherapy-induced anemia and a
prescription for epoetin alfa. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following findings as an adverse effect of epoetin alpha?
a. hypertension
b. leukocytosis
