PHARMACOLOGY A PATIENT CENTERED
NURSING PROCESS APPROACH 401 FINAL
PAPER 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ If the order is incomplete, contact the provider. Answer:
◉ Document conversation. Answer:
◉ You are liable if you give a med and the dosage is incorrect OR if
the medication is contraindicated because of the patient's health
status. Answer:
◉ After admin, you are liable for the predicted effects of the med.
Answer:
◉ Med admin. Answer:
◉ Assess your patient. Answer:
◉ Ask yourself. Answer:
,◉ Is this med appropriate for the patient's diagnosis. Answer:
◉ How should the patient respond?. Answer:
◉ Teach the patient about the meds side effects and when to contact
the HCP. Answer:
◉ Read the drug label 3 times. Answer:
◉ when you pick it up and remove it from the dispenser. Answer:
◉ as you prepare for admin. Answer:
◉ as you admin. Answer:
◉ Nursing interventions for med admin. Answer:
◉ Check the MAR against the original order. Answer:
◉ Clarify if necessary. Answer:
◉ Why is patient receiving med?. Answer:
,◉ Assess pt need, obtain V/S. Answer:
◉ For example, pain scale. Answer:
◉ Check labs. Answer:
◉ ID patient with 2 identifiers. Answer:
◉ Compare to ID band. Answer:
◉ Ask about allergies. Answer:
◉ Check the med label. Answer:
◉ Med name, amount/form, frequency. Answer:
◉ Calculate dosage. Answer:
◉ When was the med ordered and when should it be stopped?.
Answer:
, ◉ Read the drug label 3 times!. Answer:
◉ When picking up and removing from automated dispenser.
Answer:
◉ As preparing for admin. Answer:
◉ When administer. Answer:
◉ Right dose. Answer:
◉ Is it the amount ordered?. Answer:
◉ May be based on weight, so verify calculation. Answer:
◉ Is the amount ordered in the correct range?. Answer:
◉ Is it safe to admin based on patient's V/S?. Answer:
◉ Check lab results. Answer:
◉ Renal and liver function. Answer:
NURSING PROCESS APPROACH 401 FINAL
PAPER 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ If the order is incomplete, contact the provider. Answer:
◉ Document conversation. Answer:
◉ You are liable if you give a med and the dosage is incorrect OR if
the medication is contraindicated because of the patient's health
status. Answer:
◉ After admin, you are liable for the predicted effects of the med.
Answer:
◉ Med admin. Answer:
◉ Assess your patient. Answer:
◉ Ask yourself. Answer:
,◉ Is this med appropriate for the patient's diagnosis. Answer:
◉ How should the patient respond?. Answer:
◉ Teach the patient about the meds side effects and when to contact
the HCP. Answer:
◉ Read the drug label 3 times. Answer:
◉ when you pick it up and remove it from the dispenser. Answer:
◉ as you prepare for admin. Answer:
◉ as you admin. Answer:
◉ Nursing interventions for med admin. Answer:
◉ Check the MAR against the original order. Answer:
◉ Clarify if necessary. Answer:
◉ Why is patient receiving med?. Answer:
,◉ Assess pt need, obtain V/S. Answer:
◉ For example, pain scale. Answer:
◉ Check labs. Answer:
◉ ID patient with 2 identifiers. Answer:
◉ Compare to ID band. Answer:
◉ Ask about allergies. Answer:
◉ Check the med label. Answer:
◉ Med name, amount/form, frequency. Answer:
◉ Calculate dosage. Answer:
◉ When was the med ordered and when should it be stopped?.
Answer:
, ◉ Read the drug label 3 times!. Answer:
◉ When picking up and removing from automated dispenser.
Answer:
◉ As preparing for admin. Answer:
◉ When administer. Answer:
◉ Right dose. Answer:
◉ Is it the amount ordered?. Answer:
◉ May be based on weight, so verify calculation. Answer:
◉ Is the amount ordered in the correct range?. Answer:
◉ Is it safe to admin based on patient's V/S?. Answer:
◉ Check lab results. Answer:
◉ Renal and liver function. Answer:
