RN Pharmacology A Questions and Answers Rated A
Which of the following medications is known to Your patient has an epidural infusing
cause orange-colored urine? - - hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
phenazopyridine (Pyridium) 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
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's pressures have been around 130/70. What
vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, should you do FIRST? - - Check infusion
Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia
What should you do next? - - Hold digoxin provider
and call the provider
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over slowly to prevent acute adrenal insufficiency? -
D5W when preparing to administer a blood - prednisone (Deltasone)
transfusion because: - - Normal Saline is
an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer
IV push furosemide (Lasix), you emphasize that it
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. should be given over two minutes to avoid: -
Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you - tinnitus
administer? - - 400mg
A nurse is caring for a patient with
Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's
Potassium level of 3.0. This level may: - - serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which
Increase risk of digoxin toxicity medication should the nurse prepare to
administer as prescribed to the patient? - -
calcintonin (Miacalcin)
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
The physician has ordered cyclophosphamide
(Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin
the patient? - - Increase daily water intake (Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse
determines that the patient understands the
MOST effective use of the medication if the
Which of the following medications will crystalize patient states that he or she will: - - take
when mixed with D5NS? - - phenytoin the medication with a full glass of water
(Dilantin)
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the
Which of the following medications should be following pharmacological effects? - - Anti-
questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the inflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet
provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea aggregation
and vomiting? - - famotidine (Pepcid)
Your patient is to receive 2 G vancomycin over 2
1/2
Which of the following medications is known to Your patient has an epidural infusing
cause orange-colored urine? - - hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
phenazopyridine (Pyridium) 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
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's pressures have been around 130/70. What
vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, should you do FIRST? - - Check infusion
Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia
What should you do next? - - Hold digoxin provider
and call the provider
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off
Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over slowly to prevent acute adrenal insufficiency? -
D5W when preparing to administer a blood - prednisone (Deltasone)
transfusion because: - - Normal Saline is
an isotonic solution and prevents cell hemolysis
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer
IV push furosemide (Lasix), you emphasize that it
Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. should be given over two minutes to avoid: -
Patient weighs 80kg. How much would you - tinnitus
administer? - - 400mg
A nurse is caring for a patient with
Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's
Potassium level of 3.0. This level may: - - serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which
Increase risk of digoxin toxicity medication should the nurse prepare to
administer as prescribed to the patient? - -
calcintonin (Miacalcin)
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
The physician has ordered cyclophosphamide
(Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given to A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin
the patient? - - Increase daily water intake (Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse
determines that the patient understands the
MOST effective use of the medication if the
Which of the following medications will crystalize patient states that he or she will: - - take
when mixed with D5NS? - - phenytoin the medication with a full glass of water
(Dilantin)
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the
Which of the following medications should be following pharmacological effects? - - Anti-
questioned by the nurse, if ordered by the inflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet
provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea aggregation
and vomiting? - - famotidine (Pepcid)
Your patient is to receive 2 G vancomycin over 2
1/2
