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PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis
therapy and has very little information regarding the medication.
Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient
teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to
take the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse
effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. -
correct answer-a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the
proper way to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication
that may cause him to feel dizzy during the first few days of
therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
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c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit - correct answer-b. Risk for injury
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin
250 mcg once daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is
correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. -
correct answer-d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the
dosage route.
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper
respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to
penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given
so commonly."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
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d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because
they have built up resistance." - correct answer-c. "What type of
reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which
question from the nurse will obtain the most information from the
patient?
a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" - correct answer-c.
"When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been
newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Put into correct
order the steps of the nursing process, with 1 being the first step
and 5 being the last step.
a. Implementation
b. Planning
c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
PHARMACOLOGY NCLEX 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis
therapy and has very little information regarding the medication.
Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient
teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to
take the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse
effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. -
correct answer-a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the
proper way to take the drug.
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication
that may cause him to feel dizzy during the first few days of
therapy. Which is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
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c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit - correct answer-b. Risk for injury
A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin
250 mcg once daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is
correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. -
correct answer-d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the
dosage route.
A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper
respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to
penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "that's to be expected--lots of people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given
so commonly."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
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d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals because
they have built up resistance." - correct answer-c. "What type of
reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which
question from the nurse will obtain the most information from the
patient?
a. "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
b. "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
d. "What childhood diseases did you have?" - correct answer-c.
"When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?"
The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been
newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Put into correct
order the steps of the nursing process, with 1 being the first step
and 5 being the last step.
a. Implementation
b. Planning
c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
