UNIT 1, PHARMACOLOGY RNSG 1301
EPCC: EXAM 1
1.a1Aa1nursea1isa1assessinga1thea1client'sa1homea1medicationa1use.a1Aftera1listeninga1toa
1thea1clienta1lista1currenta1medications,a1thea1nursea1asksa1whata1prioritya1question?
A)a1"Doa1youa1takea1anya1generica1medications?"
B)a1"Area1anya1ofa1thesea1medicationsa1orphana1drugs?"
C)a1"Area1thesea1medicationsa1safea1toa1takea1duringa1pregnancy?"
D)a1"Doa1youa1takea1anya1over-the-countera1medications?"a1-
a1ans✔D)a1"Doa1youa1takea1anya1over-the-countera1medications?"
2.a1Whicha1classificationa1appliesa1toa1Morphine?
A)a1centrala1nervousa1systema1depressant
B)a1centrala1nervousa1systema1stimulant
C)a1anti-inflammatory
D)a1antihypertensivea1-a1ans✔A)a1centrala1nervousa1systema1depressant
3.a1Whilea1studyinga1fora1thea1test,a1aa1nursinga1studenta1encountersa1thea1followinga1dr
ug:a1ibuprofena1(Motrin).a1Whata1doesa1thea1nursinga1studenta1identifya1thea1namea1ibup
rofena1as?
A)a1Thea1generica1name
B)a1Thea1chemicala1name
C)a1Thea1branda1name
D)a1Thea1chemicala1anda1generica1namea1-a1ans✔A)a1Thea1generica1name
4.a1Aa1nursea1isa1teachinga1thea1clienta1abouta1thea1usea1ofa1overa1thea1countera1(OTC)a
1drugs.a1Whicha1statementa1besta1informsa1thea1clienta1abouta1theira1use?
A)a1"OTCa1drugsa1area1productsa1thata1area1availablea1withouta1prescriptiona1fora1self-
treatmenta1ofa1minora1healtha1issues."
B)a1"OTCa1drugsa1area1considereda1medicationa1anda1shoulda1bea1reporteda1ona1aa1dru
ga1history."
C)a1"OTCa1drugsa1werea1approveda1asa1prescriptiona1drugsa1buta1latera1werea1founda1to
a1bea1safea1withouta1thea1needa1ofa1aa1prescription."
,D)a1"OTCa1drugsa1needa1toa1bea1takena1witha1caution;a1theya1cana1maska1thea1signsa1a
nda1symptomsa1ofa1ana1underlyinga1diseasea1anda1interferea1witha1prescriptiona1druga1th
erapy."a1-
a1ans✔D)a1"OTCa1drugsa1needa1toa1bea1takena1witha1caution;a1theya1cana1maska1thea1si
gnsa1anda1symptomsa1ofa1ana1underlyinga1diseasea1anda1interferea1witha1prescriptiona1d
ruga1therapy."
5.a1Whicha1terma1isa1useda1toa1describea1thea1studya1ofa1drugsa1anda1theira1actiona1ona1l
ivinga1organism?
A)a1Pharmacology
B)a1Microbiology
C)a1Biology
D)a1Pharmacotherapeuticsa1-a1ans✔A)a1Pharmacology
6.a1Aa1healtha1carea1facilitya1isa1complyinga1witha1thea1mandatesa1ofa1Thea1Druga1Enforc
ementa1Administrationa1(DEA)a1concerninga1Schedulea1IIa1medicationsa1whena1impleme
ntinga1whicha1nursinga1intervention?a1Selecta1alla1thata1apply.
A)a1Assessa1toa1narcoticsa1isa1controlleda1bya1keya1ora1codes.
B)a1Narcoticsa1area1administereda1bya1prescriptionsa1only.
C)a1Onlya1selecteda1narcoticsa1maya1bea1automaticallya1renewed.
D)a1Thea1administrationa1ofa1individuala1narcotica1dosesa1area1recordeda1ina1specifica1un
ita1documentation.
E)a1Anya1recognizeda1discrepancya1involvinga1aa1narcotica1musta1bea1reporteda1toa1thea
1appropriatea1facilitya1authority.a1-
a1ans✔A)a1Assessa1toa1narcoticsa1isa1controlleda1bya1keya1ora1codes.
B)a1Narcoticsa1area1administereda1bya1prescriptionsa1only.
D)a1Thea1administrationa1ofa1individuala1narcotica1dosesa1area1recordeda1ina1specifica1un
ita1documentation.
E)a1Anya1recognizeda1discrepancya1involvinga1aa1narcotica1musta1bea1reporteda1toa1thea
1appropriatea1facilitya1authority.
7.Whicha1organizationa1isa1responsiblea1fora1approvinga1newa1drugsa1ina1thea1Uniteda1St
ates?
A)a1Americana1Medicala1Associationa1(AMA)
B)a1Americana1Pharmaceuticala1Associationa1(APA)
C)a1Fooda1anda1Druga1Administrationa1(FDA)
D)a1Uniteda1Statesa1Pharmacopeiaa1-
a1ans✔C)a1Fooda1anda1Druga1Administrationa1(FDA)
8.a1Aa1nursinga1studenta1ina1aa1pharmacologya1classa1shoulda1bea1encourageda1toa1stud
ya1thea1medicationsa1accordinga1toa1whicha1categorization?a1Selecta1alla1thata1apply.
A)a1prototype
,B)a1controlleda1substance
C)a1druga1use
D)a1generica1names
E)a1therapeutica1classificationa1-a1ans✔A)a1prototype
E)a1therapeutica1classification
9.a1Aa1clienta1isa1confuseda1anda1hasa1stateda1toa1thea1nurse,a1"Ia1wasn'ta1surea1whether
a1I'ma1supposeda1toa1takea1Tylenola1ora1acetaminophen."a1Toa1besta1addressa1thea1clien
t'sa1concern,a1thea1nursea1shoulda1basea1thea1responsea1ona1whata1informationa1concer
ninga1generica1anda1tradea1names?
A)a1Prescribersa1shoulda1refera1solelya1toa1generica1namesa1ina1theira1recommendations
a1anda1writtena1prescriptions.
B)a1Aa1generica1namea1isa1independenta1ofa1anya1particulara1druga1manufacturer.
C)a1Generica1namesa1changea1frequently,a1buta1tradea1namesa1area1morea1consistent.
D)a1Prescribersa1shoulda1refera1solelya1toa1tradea1namesa1ina1theira1recommendationsa1
anda1writtena1prescriptionsa1-
a1ans✔B)a1Aa1generica1namea1isa1independenta1ofa1anya1particulara1druga1manufacturer
.
10.a1Aa1client'sa1currenta1medicationa1administrationa1recorda1includesa1aa1druga1thata1th
ea1nursea1recognizesa1asa1ana1Institutea1fora1Safea1Medicationa1Practicesa1(ISMP)a1high
-
alerta1medication.a1Thisa1designationa1signalsa1thea1nursea1toa1whata1characteristica1ofa1
thea1drug?
A)a1Ita1cana1onlya1bea1administereda1bya1aa1healtha1carea1providera1ora1advanceda1pract
icea1nurse.
B)a1Administrationa1musta1bea1cosigneda1bya1aa1seconda1registereda1nursea1ora1practica
l/vocationala1nurse.
C)a1Ita1isa1currentlya1undergoinga1Phasea14a1testinga1anda1isa1pendinga1fulla1FDAa1appro
val.
D)a1Administrationa1errorsa1carrya1aa1heighteneda1riska1ofa1causinga1significanta1clienta1
harm.a1-
a1ans✔D)a1Administrationa1errorsa1carrya1aa1heighteneda1riska1ofa1causinga1significanta1
clienta1harm.
11.a1Aa1hospitala1nursea1isa1vigilanta1ina1ensuringa1thea1safea1usea1ofa1medicationsa1and
a1consistentlya1appliesa1thea1rightsa1ofa1medicationa1administration.a1Whata1area1thea1rig
htsa1ofa1medicationa1administration?a1Selecta1alla1thata1apply.
A)a1righta1toa1refusea1prescribeda1medication
B)a1righta1routea1fora1effectivea1medicationa1therapy
C)a1righta1toa1effectivea1medicationa1education
D)a1righta1evaluationa1ofa1expecteda1results
, E)a1righta1toa1low-costa1medicationa1therapya1-
a1ans✔A)a1righta1toa1refusea1prescribeda1medication
B)a1righta1routea1fora1effectivea1medicationa1therapy
C)a1righta1toa1effectivea1medicationa1education
D)a1righta1evaluationa1ofa1expecteda1results
12.a1Thea1nursea1isa1caringa1fora1ana1oldera1adulta1whoa1needsa1toa1knowa1thata1drugs,a
1evena1whena1takena1correctly,a1cana1producea1negativea1ora1unexpecteda1effects.a1The
a1nursea1shoulda1addressa1whata1topica1duringa1healtha1education?
A)a1Teratogenica1effects
B)a1Toxica1effects
C)a1Adversea1effects
D)a1Paradoxicala1effectsa1-a1ans✔C)a1Adversea1effects
13.a1Whicha1processa1occursa1betweena1thea1timea1thea1druga1entersa1thea1bodya1anda1
thea1timea1thata1ita1entersa1thea1bloodstream?
A)a1absorption
B)a1distribution
C)a1metabolism
D)a1excretiona1-a1ans✔A)a1absorption
14.a1Whicha1sitea1isa1preferreda1whena1considerationa1musta1bea1madea1toa1identifyinga1
ana1exceptionallya1largea1surfacea1areaa1fora1druga1absorption?
A)a1rectum
B)a1fundusa1ofa1thea1stomach
C)a1esophagus
D)a1lungsa1-a1ans✔D)a1lungs
15.a1Ana1oldera1adulta1clienta1hasa1ana1elevateda1seruma1creatininea1level.a1Thisa1clienta
1isa1ata1greatesta1riska1fora1whicha1medication-relateda1effect?
A)a1toxicity
B)a1increaseda1absorption
C)a1delayeda1gastrica1emptying
D)a1idiosyncratica1effectsa1-a1ans✔A)a1toxicity
16.a1Whata1isa1thea1primarya1rolea1ofa1proteina1bindinga1ona1druga1action?
A)a1increasinga1thea1medication'sa1speeda1ofa1action
B)a1decreasinga1thea1medication'sa1speeda1ofa1action
C)a1increasinga1thea1ratea1ofa1thea1medication'sa1excretion
D)a1avertinga1thea1riska1ofa1adversea1effectsa1poseda1bya1thea1medicationa1-
a1ans✔B)a1decreasinga1thea1medication'sa1speeda1ofa1action
EPCC: EXAM 1
1.a1Aa1nursea1isa1assessinga1thea1client'sa1homea1medicationa1use.a1Aftera1listeninga1toa
1thea1clienta1lista1currenta1medications,a1thea1nursea1asksa1whata1prioritya1question?
A)a1"Doa1youa1takea1anya1generica1medications?"
B)a1"Area1anya1ofa1thesea1medicationsa1orphana1drugs?"
C)a1"Area1thesea1medicationsa1safea1toa1takea1duringa1pregnancy?"
D)a1"Doa1youa1takea1anya1over-the-countera1medications?"a1-
a1ans✔D)a1"Doa1youa1takea1anya1over-the-countera1medications?"
2.a1Whicha1classificationa1appliesa1toa1Morphine?
A)a1centrala1nervousa1systema1depressant
B)a1centrala1nervousa1systema1stimulant
C)a1anti-inflammatory
D)a1antihypertensivea1-a1ans✔A)a1centrala1nervousa1systema1depressant
3.a1Whilea1studyinga1fora1thea1test,a1aa1nursinga1studenta1encountersa1thea1followinga1dr
ug:a1ibuprofena1(Motrin).a1Whata1doesa1thea1nursinga1studenta1identifya1thea1namea1ibup
rofena1as?
A)a1Thea1generica1name
B)a1Thea1chemicala1name
C)a1Thea1branda1name
D)a1Thea1chemicala1anda1generica1namea1-a1ans✔A)a1Thea1generica1name
4.a1Aa1nursea1isa1teachinga1thea1clienta1abouta1thea1usea1ofa1overa1thea1countera1(OTC)a
1drugs.a1Whicha1statementa1besta1informsa1thea1clienta1abouta1theira1use?
A)a1"OTCa1drugsa1area1productsa1thata1area1availablea1withouta1prescriptiona1fora1self-
treatmenta1ofa1minora1healtha1issues."
B)a1"OTCa1drugsa1area1considereda1medicationa1anda1shoulda1bea1reporteda1ona1aa1dru
ga1history."
C)a1"OTCa1drugsa1werea1approveda1asa1prescriptiona1drugsa1buta1latera1werea1founda1to
a1bea1safea1withouta1thea1needa1ofa1aa1prescription."
,D)a1"OTCa1drugsa1needa1toa1bea1takena1witha1caution;a1theya1cana1maska1thea1signsa1a
nda1symptomsa1ofa1ana1underlyinga1diseasea1anda1interferea1witha1prescriptiona1druga1th
erapy."a1-
a1ans✔D)a1"OTCa1drugsa1needa1toa1bea1takena1witha1caution;a1theya1cana1maska1thea1si
gnsa1anda1symptomsa1ofa1ana1underlyinga1diseasea1anda1interferea1witha1prescriptiona1d
ruga1therapy."
5.a1Whicha1terma1isa1useda1toa1describea1thea1studya1ofa1drugsa1anda1theira1actiona1ona1l
ivinga1organism?
A)a1Pharmacology
B)a1Microbiology
C)a1Biology
D)a1Pharmacotherapeuticsa1-a1ans✔A)a1Pharmacology
6.a1Aa1healtha1carea1facilitya1isa1complyinga1witha1thea1mandatesa1ofa1Thea1Druga1Enforc
ementa1Administrationa1(DEA)a1concerninga1Schedulea1IIa1medicationsa1whena1impleme
ntinga1whicha1nursinga1intervention?a1Selecta1alla1thata1apply.
A)a1Assessa1toa1narcoticsa1isa1controlleda1bya1keya1ora1codes.
B)a1Narcoticsa1area1administereda1bya1prescriptionsa1only.
C)a1Onlya1selecteda1narcoticsa1maya1bea1automaticallya1renewed.
D)a1Thea1administrationa1ofa1individuala1narcotica1dosesa1area1recordeda1ina1specifica1un
ita1documentation.
E)a1Anya1recognizeda1discrepancya1involvinga1aa1narcotica1musta1bea1reporteda1toa1thea
1appropriatea1facilitya1authority.a1-
a1ans✔A)a1Assessa1toa1narcoticsa1isa1controlleda1bya1keya1ora1codes.
B)a1Narcoticsa1area1administereda1bya1prescriptionsa1only.
D)a1Thea1administrationa1ofa1individuala1narcotica1dosesa1area1recordeda1ina1specifica1un
ita1documentation.
E)a1Anya1recognizeda1discrepancya1involvinga1aa1narcotica1musta1bea1reporteda1toa1thea
1appropriatea1facilitya1authority.
7.Whicha1organizationa1isa1responsiblea1fora1approvinga1newa1drugsa1ina1thea1Uniteda1St
ates?
A)a1Americana1Medicala1Associationa1(AMA)
B)a1Americana1Pharmaceuticala1Associationa1(APA)
C)a1Fooda1anda1Druga1Administrationa1(FDA)
D)a1Uniteda1Statesa1Pharmacopeiaa1-
a1ans✔C)a1Fooda1anda1Druga1Administrationa1(FDA)
8.a1Aa1nursinga1studenta1ina1aa1pharmacologya1classa1shoulda1bea1encourageda1toa1stud
ya1thea1medicationsa1accordinga1toa1whicha1categorization?a1Selecta1alla1thata1apply.
A)a1prototype
,B)a1controlleda1substance
C)a1druga1use
D)a1generica1names
E)a1therapeutica1classificationa1-a1ans✔A)a1prototype
E)a1therapeutica1classification
9.a1Aa1clienta1isa1confuseda1anda1hasa1stateda1toa1thea1nurse,a1"Ia1wasn'ta1surea1whether
a1I'ma1supposeda1toa1takea1Tylenola1ora1acetaminophen."a1Toa1besta1addressa1thea1clien
t'sa1concern,a1thea1nursea1shoulda1basea1thea1responsea1ona1whata1informationa1concer
ninga1generica1anda1tradea1names?
A)a1Prescribersa1shoulda1refera1solelya1toa1generica1namesa1ina1theira1recommendations
a1anda1writtena1prescriptions.
B)a1Aa1generica1namea1isa1independenta1ofa1anya1particulara1druga1manufacturer.
C)a1Generica1namesa1changea1frequently,a1buta1tradea1namesa1area1morea1consistent.
D)a1Prescribersa1shoulda1refera1solelya1toa1tradea1namesa1ina1theira1recommendationsa1
anda1writtena1prescriptionsa1-
a1ans✔B)a1Aa1generica1namea1isa1independenta1ofa1anya1particulara1druga1manufacturer
.
10.a1Aa1client'sa1currenta1medicationa1administrationa1recorda1includesa1aa1druga1thata1th
ea1nursea1recognizesa1asa1ana1Institutea1fora1Safea1Medicationa1Practicesa1(ISMP)a1high
-
alerta1medication.a1Thisa1designationa1signalsa1thea1nursea1toa1whata1characteristica1ofa1
thea1drug?
A)a1Ita1cana1onlya1bea1administereda1bya1aa1healtha1carea1providera1ora1advanceda1pract
icea1nurse.
B)a1Administrationa1musta1bea1cosigneda1bya1aa1seconda1registereda1nursea1ora1practica
l/vocationala1nurse.
C)a1Ita1isa1currentlya1undergoinga1Phasea14a1testinga1anda1isa1pendinga1fulla1FDAa1appro
val.
D)a1Administrationa1errorsa1carrya1aa1heighteneda1riska1ofa1causinga1significanta1clienta1
harm.a1-
a1ans✔D)a1Administrationa1errorsa1carrya1aa1heighteneda1riska1ofa1causinga1significanta1
clienta1harm.
11.a1Aa1hospitala1nursea1isa1vigilanta1ina1ensuringa1thea1safea1usea1ofa1medicationsa1and
a1consistentlya1appliesa1thea1rightsa1ofa1medicationa1administration.a1Whata1area1thea1rig
htsa1ofa1medicationa1administration?a1Selecta1alla1thata1apply.
A)a1righta1toa1refusea1prescribeda1medication
B)a1righta1routea1fora1effectivea1medicationa1therapy
C)a1righta1toa1effectivea1medicationa1education
D)a1righta1evaluationa1ofa1expecteda1results
, E)a1righta1toa1low-costa1medicationa1therapya1-
a1ans✔A)a1righta1toa1refusea1prescribeda1medication
B)a1righta1routea1fora1effectivea1medicationa1therapy
C)a1righta1toa1effectivea1medicationa1education
D)a1righta1evaluationa1ofa1expecteda1results
12.a1Thea1nursea1isa1caringa1fora1ana1oldera1adulta1whoa1needsa1toa1knowa1thata1drugs,a
1evena1whena1takena1correctly,a1cana1producea1negativea1ora1unexpecteda1effects.a1The
a1nursea1shoulda1addressa1whata1topica1duringa1healtha1education?
A)a1Teratogenica1effects
B)a1Toxica1effects
C)a1Adversea1effects
D)a1Paradoxicala1effectsa1-a1ans✔C)a1Adversea1effects
13.a1Whicha1processa1occursa1betweena1thea1timea1thea1druga1entersa1thea1bodya1anda1
thea1timea1thata1ita1entersa1thea1bloodstream?
A)a1absorption
B)a1distribution
C)a1metabolism
D)a1excretiona1-a1ans✔A)a1absorption
14.a1Whicha1sitea1isa1preferreda1whena1considerationa1musta1bea1madea1toa1identifyinga1
ana1exceptionallya1largea1surfacea1areaa1fora1druga1absorption?
A)a1rectum
B)a1fundusa1ofa1thea1stomach
C)a1esophagus
D)a1lungsa1-a1ans✔D)a1lungs
15.a1Ana1oldera1adulta1clienta1hasa1ana1elevateda1seruma1creatininea1level.a1Thisa1clienta
1isa1ata1greatesta1riska1fora1whicha1medication-relateda1effect?
A)a1toxicity
B)a1increaseda1absorption
C)a1delayeda1gastrica1emptying
D)a1idiosyncratica1effectsa1-a1ans✔A)a1toxicity
16.a1Whata1isa1thea1primarya1rolea1ofa1proteina1bindinga1ona1druga1action?
A)a1increasinga1thea1medication'sa1speeda1ofa1action
B)a1decreasinga1thea1medication'sa1speeda1ofa1action
C)a1increasinga1thea1ratea1ofa1thea1medication'sa1excretion
D)a1avertinga1thea1riska1ofa1adversea1effectsa1poseda1bya1thea1medicationa1-
a1ans✔B)a1decreasinga1thea1medication'sa1speeda1ofa1action
