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BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The nurse receives an order to give morphine 5 mg IV every 2
hours PRN pain. Which action is not part of the six rights of drug
administration? - ANSWER-Assessing the patient's pain level 15
to 30 minutes after giving the medication
A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for pneumonia
for several days and begins to complain of generalized itching.
The nurse auscultates bilateral wheezing and notes a
temperature of 38.5C (101F). - ANSWER-Hold the next dose and
notify the prescriber of the symptoms
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of
nonproprietary names of drugs. The nurse tells them which fact
about nonproprietary names? - ANSWER-They are assigned by
the U.S. Adopted Names Council
A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research
and wants to know the purpose of randomization in drug trials.
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The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what? -
ANSWER-To ensure that differences in outcomes are the results
of treatment and not differences in subjects
A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an anticholinergic
agent. What will the nurse say when preparing this patient to go
home after the examination? - ANSWER-"You may need to wear
dark glasses until this medication wears off."
The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the medications
used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. - ANSWER--
Alpha2 agonists
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Beta blockers
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD who will
begin receiving bevacizumab [Avastin]. Which statement by the
patient indicates a need for further teaching? - ANSWER-"This
medication will not reduce the risk of blindness."
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An adolescent has recently been experiencing pimples. The nurse
notes several closed comedones across the patient's forehead
and on the nose. The nurse will expect to teach this patient about
the use of which medication? - ANSWER-Benzoyl peroxide
A patient has severe acne that has been refractory to treatment.
The patient is taking tetracycline and using topical tretinoin [Retin-
A] and has been applying benzoyl peroxide twice daily. The
provider asks the nurse to teach this patient about isotretinoin
[Accutane], which the patient will begin taking in a few weeks. -
ANSWER-"Tetracycline must be discontinued before beginning
the isotretinoin."
A patient receives a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range.
The nurse administering this medication will expect to do what? -
ANSWER-Monitor plasma drug levels
A patient reports becoming "immune" to a medication because it
no longer works to alleviate symptoms. The nurse recognizes that
BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The nurse receives an order to give morphine 5 mg IV every 2
hours PRN pain. Which action is not part of the six rights of drug
administration? - ANSWER-Assessing the patient's pain level 15
to 30 minutes after giving the medication
A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for pneumonia
for several days and begins to complain of generalized itching.
The nurse auscultates bilateral wheezing and notes a
temperature of 38.5C (101F). - ANSWER-Hold the next dose and
notify the prescriber of the symptoms
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of
nonproprietary names of drugs. The nurse tells them which fact
about nonproprietary names? - ANSWER-They are assigned by
the U.S. Adopted Names Council
A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research
and wants to know the purpose of randomization in drug trials.
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The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what? -
ANSWER-To ensure that differences in outcomes are the results
of treatment and not differences in subjects
A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an anticholinergic
agent. What will the nurse say when preparing this patient to go
home after the examination? - ANSWER-"You may need to wear
dark glasses until this medication wears off."
The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the medications
used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. - ANSWER--
Alpha2 agonists
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Beta blockers
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD who will
begin receiving bevacizumab [Avastin]. Which statement by the
patient indicates a need for further teaching? - ANSWER-"This
medication will not reduce the risk of blindness."
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An adolescent has recently been experiencing pimples. The nurse
notes several closed comedones across the patient's forehead
and on the nose. The nurse will expect to teach this patient about
the use of which medication? - ANSWER-Benzoyl peroxide
A patient has severe acne that has been refractory to treatment.
The patient is taking tetracycline and using topical tretinoin [Retin-
A] and has been applying benzoyl peroxide twice daily. The
provider asks the nurse to teach this patient about isotretinoin
[Accutane], which the patient will begin taking in a few weeks. -
ANSWER-"Tetracycline must be discontinued before beginning
the isotretinoin."
A patient receives a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range.
The nurse administering this medication will expect to do what? -
ANSWER-Monitor plasma drug levels
A patient reports becoming "immune" to a medication because it
no longer works to alleviate symptoms. The nurse recognizes that
