Nurs 6015 Exam 1
NURS 6015 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of penicillin. Before administering the
medication, the nurse assesses the patient's allergy history. Which aspect of drug
therapy does this represent?
a. Making PRN (as needed) decisions
b. Evaluating therapeutic effects
c. Ensuring proper dosage
d. Identifying high-risk patients - Correct Answer-d. Identifying high-risk patients
The nurse is preparing to administer a medication with the following order:
"Aldomet 250 mg daily." What should the nurse do?
a. Administer the medication as it was given last time.
b. Administer the medication by mouth.
c. Verify the order with the prescriber.
d. Ask the patient how this medication is usually given. - Correct Answer-c. Verify
the order with the prescriber.
Which aspect of drug therapy indicates to the nurse whether a drug is having a
beneficial effect?
a. Performing a preadministration assessment
b. Evaluating therapeutic responses
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c. Minimizing adverse effects
d. Managing toxicity - Correct Answer-b. Evaluating therapeutic responses
The nurse is managing the care of a group of patients with cancer who will be
receiving chemotherapy. The nurse defines goals, sets priorities, identifies
interventions, and establishes criteria for evaluating success. Which phase of the
nursing process does this represent?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation - Correct Answer-b. Planning
The nurse identifies which as the goal of drug therapy in the treatment of
patients?
a. Cure of the disease
b. Follow-up with the prescriber
c. Correct administration technique
d. Production of maximum benefit with minimum harm - Correct Answer-d.
Production of maximum benefit with minimum harm
A diabetic patient is taught the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia with insulin
use. The patient knows to eat fast-acting carbohydrates. This is an example of
which goal?
a. Minimizing adverse effects
b. Promoting therapeutic effects
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c. Minimizing adverse interactions
d. Managing toxicity - Correct Answer-a. Minimizing adverse effects
When questioning a patient about his or her allergic reaction to a drug, the nurse
should ask for which additional information?
a. The dose taken
b. The type of reaction
c. Who gave the drug
d. What was eaten with the drug - Correct Answer-b. The type of reaction
The nurse is obtaining a drug history for a patient admitted to the unit. The nurse
obtains information about past and present health histories, currently used
prescription drugs, behavioral factors, and use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
What other information does the nurse need to obtain? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use of recreational drugs and substances
b. Usual sleep patterns and disturbances
c. Highest level of education completed
d. Use of herbal remedies
e. Self-treatment with complementary and alternative drugs - Correct Answer-a, d,
and e
Which statements about medication administration would the nurse identify as
true? (Select all that apply.)
a. All drugs have the potential to produce undesired effects.
b. Drug therapy often can be enhanced by nonpharmacologic measures.
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c. Patients taking two drugs are not likely to have a drug interaction.
d. Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology is more important for standing orders than
for PRN medications.
e. Patient adherence is essential in achieving the therapeutic objective of
medications. - Correct Answer-a, b, and e
A nurse is preparing to give an oral dose of drug X to treat a patient's high blood
pressure. After giving the drug, the nurse finds that it not only reduces the blood
pressure without serious harmful effects, but it also causes the patient to have
nausea and headache. Based on this information, which property of an ideal drug
is this drug lacking?
a. Effectiveness
b. Safety
c. Selectivity
d. Ease of administration - Correct Answer-c. Selectivity
The nurse is preparing to give a drug with certain properties. Which property of
the drug is the most compelling indication that it should not be given?
a. The drug produces an unwanted side effect.
b. The drug is difficult to administer.
c. The drug's effects are reversible.
d. The drug is not effective for its intended purpose. - Correct Answer-d. The drug
is not effective for its intended purpose.
Why is it important for drugs to have ease of administration?
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NURS 6015 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of penicillin. Before administering the
medication, the nurse assesses the patient's allergy history. Which aspect of drug
therapy does this represent?
a. Making PRN (as needed) decisions
b. Evaluating therapeutic effects
c. Ensuring proper dosage
d. Identifying high-risk patients - Correct Answer-d. Identifying high-risk patients
The nurse is preparing to administer a medication with the following order:
"Aldomet 250 mg daily." What should the nurse do?
a. Administer the medication as it was given last time.
b. Administer the medication by mouth.
c. Verify the order with the prescriber.
d. Ask the patient how this medication is usually given. - Correct Answer-c. Verify
the order with the prescriber.
Which aspect of drug therapy indicates to the nurse whether a drug is having a
beneficial effect?
a. Performing a preadministration assessment
b. Evaluating therapeutic responses
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c. Minimizing adverse effects
d. Managing toxicity - Correct Answer-b. Evaluating therapeutic responses
The nurse is managing the care of a group of patients with cancer who will be
receiving chemotherapy. The nurse defines goals, sets priorities, identifies
interventions, and establishes criteria for evaluating success. Which phase of the
nursing process does this represent?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation - Correct Answer-b. Planning
The nurse identifies which as the goal of drug therapy in the treatment of
patients?
a. Cure of the disease
b. Follow-up with the prescriber
c. Correct administration technique
d. Production of maximum benefit with minimum harm - Correct Answer-d.
Production of maximum benefit with minimum harm
A diabetic patient is taught the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia with insulin
use. The patient knows to eat fast-acting carbohydrates. This is an example of
which goal?
a. Minimizing adverse effects
b. Promoting therapeutic effects
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c. Minimizing adverse interactions
d. Managing toxicity - Correct Answer-a. Minimizing adverse effects
When questioning a patient about his or her allergic reaction to a drug, the nurse
should ask for which additional information?
a. The dose taken
b. The type of reaction
c. Who gave the drug
d. What was eaten with the drug - Correct Answer-b. The type of reaction
The nurse is obtaining a drug history for a patient admitted to the unit. The nurse
obtains information about past and present health histories, currently used
prescription drugs, behavioral factors, and use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
What other information does the nurse need to obtain? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use of recreational drugs and substances
b. Usual sleep patterns and disturbances
c. Highest level of education completed
d. Use of herbal remedies
e. Self-treatment with complementary and alternative drugs - Correct Answer-a, d,
and e
Which statements about medication administration would the nurse identify as
true? (Select all that apply.)
a. All drugs have the potential to produce undesired effects.
b. Drug therapy often can be enhanced by nonpharmacologic measures.
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c. Patients taking two drugs are not likely to have a drug interaction.
d. Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology is more important for standing orders than
for PRN medications.
e. Patient adherence is essential in achieving the therapeutic objective of
medications. - Correct Answer-a, b, and e
A nurse is preparing to give an oral dose of drug X to treat a patient's high blood
pressure. After giving the drug, the nurse finds that it not only reduces the blood
pressure without serious harmful effects, but it also causes the patient to have
nausea and headache. Based on this information, which property of an ideal drug
is this drug lacking?
a. Effectiveness
b. Safety
c. Selectivity
d. Ease of administration - Correct Answer-c. Selectivity
The nurse is preparing to give a drug with certain properties. Which property of
the drug is the most compelling indication that it should not be given?
a. The drug produces an unwanted side effect.
b. The drug is difficult to administer.
c. The drug's effects are reversible.
d. The drug is not effective for its intended purpose. - Correct Answer-d. The drug
is not effective for its intended purpose.
Why is it important for drugs to have ease of administration?
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