NUR 398 EXAM 1 – PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the drug class for aspirin? - Answers - NSAID
What is the mechanism of action for aspirin? - Answers - nonselective, irreversible COX
inhibitor
What are the uses for aspirin? - Answers - anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-pyretic
What are some adverse effects for aspirin? - Answers - GI symptoms, bleeding,
salicylate toxicity (tinnitus)
What is some important teaching for aspirin? - Answers - Do not use in pediatric
populations (Reyes syndrome), may take with food, do not take with other NSAIDs
What is the drug class for morphine? - Answers - Opioid agonist
What is the mechanism of action for morphine? - Answers - mimic action of opioid
peptides primarily at Mu receptor
What are the uses for morphine? - Answers - pain relief
What are some adverse effects for morphine? - Answers - respiratory depression,
constipation, hypotension, urinary retention, cough suppression, biliary colic, emesis,
sedation, euphoria
What is some important teaching for morphine? - Answers - Monitor breathing, pulse,
pain, sedation and tolerance, physical dependence and addiction can occur, falls risk
What is the drug class for naloxone? - Answers - Opioid antagonist
What is the mechanism of action for naloxone? - Answers - Blocks opioids at opioid
receptors
What are the uses for naloxone? - Answers - reverse respiratory depression caused by
opioids
What are the adverse effects of naloxone? - Answers - hypertension, can cause
withdrawal syndrome, wokeness
What is some important teaching for naloxone? - Answers - The goal is to increase
respiratory drive, not necessarily to wake them up
, What is the drug class for amoxicillin? - Answers - broad spectrum penicillin
What is the mechanism of action for amoxicillin? - Answers - inhibition of bacterial cell
wall synthesis
What are some uses for amoxicillin? - Answers - useful against Gram + and Gram -
organisms, some anaerobic coverage
What are some adverse effects for amoxicillin? - Answers - hypersensitivity reactions,
diarrhea
What is some important teaching for amoxicillin? - Answers - may take with food, renally
eliminated, caution with oral contraceptive use
What is the drug class for amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (augmentin)? - Answers -
aminopenicillin + beta-lactamase inhibitor
What is the mechanism of action for augmentin? - Answers - bacterial cell wall inhibitor
with beta-lactamase inhibitor
What are some uses for augmentin? - Answers - broad spectrum antibiotic, extended to
cover organism that are beta-lactamase producing (such as H. influenzae)
What are some adverse effects for augmentin? - Answers - hypersensitivity, diarrhea
What are some important teaching points for augmentin? - Answers - may take with
food, adjust dose in renal dysfunction
What is the drug class for piperacillin + tazobactam (zosyn)? - Answers - anti-
pseudomonal penicillin
What is the mechanism of action for zosyn? - Answers - bacterial cell wall inhibitor plus
beta-lactamase inhibitor
What are some uses for zosyn? - Answers - broad spectrum coverage, including
anaerobes and Pseudomonas
What are some adverse effects for zosyn? - Answers - hypersensitivity reactions and
diarrhea
What is some important teaching points for zosyn? - Answers - not available orally,
adjust dose in renal dysfunction
What is the drug class for cephalexin? - Answers - first generation cephalosporin
What is the mechanism of action for cephalexin? - Answers - bacterial cell wall inhibitor
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the drug class for aspirin? - Answers - NSAID
What is the mechanism of action for aspirin? - Answers - nonselective, irreversible COX
inhibitor
What are the uses for aspirin? - Answers - anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-pyretic
What are some adverse effects for aspirin? - Answers - GI symptoms, bleeding,
salicylate toxicity (tinnitus)
What is some important teaching for aspirin? - Answers - Do not use in pediatric
populations (Reyes syndrome), may take with food, do not take with other NSAIDs
What is the drug class for morphine? - Answers - Opioid agonist
What is the mechanism of action for morphine? - Answers - mimic action of opioid
peptides primarily at Mu receptor
What are the uses for morphine? - Answers - pain relief
What are some adverse effects for morphine? - Answers - respiratory depression,
constipation, hypotension, urinary retention, cough suppression, biliary colic, emesis,
sedation, euphoria
What is some important teaching for morphine? - Answers - Monitor breathing, pulse,
pain, sedation and tolerance, physical dependence and addiction can occur, falls risk
What is the drug class for naloxone? - Answers - Opioid antagonist
What is the mechanism of action for naloxone? - Answers - Blocks opioids at opioid
receptors
What are the uses for naloxone? - Answers - reverse respiratory depression caused by
opioids
What are the adverse effects of naloxone? - Answers - hypertension, can cause
withdrawal syndrome, wokeness
What is some important teaching for naloxone? - Answers - The goal is to increase
respiratory drive, not necessarily to wake them up
, What is the drug class for amoxicillin? - Answers - broad spectrum penicillin
What is the mechanism of action for amoxicillin? - Answers - inhibition of bacterial cell
wall synthesis
What are some uses for amoxicillin? - Answers - useful against Gram + and Gram -
organisms, some anaerobic coverage
What are some adverse effects for amoxicillin? - Answers - hypersensitivity reactions,
diarrhea
What is some important teaching for amoxicillin? - Answers - may take with food, renally
eliminated, caution with oral contraceptive use
What is the drug class for amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (augmentin)? - Answers -
aminopenicillin + beta-lactamase inhibitor
What is the mechanism of action for augmentin? - Answers - bacterial cell wall inhibitor
with beta-lactamase inhibitor
What are some uses for augmentin? - Answers - broad spectrum antibiotic, extended to
cover organism that are beta-lactamase producing (such as H. influenzae)
What are some adverse effects for augmentin? - Answers - hypersensitivity, diarrhea
What are some important teaching points for augmentin? - Answers - may take with
food, adjust dose in renal dysfunction
What is the drug class for piperacillin + tazobactam (zosyn)? - Answers - anti-
pseudomonal penicillin
What is the mechanism of action for zosyn? - Answers - bacterial cell wall inhibitor plus
beta-lactamase inhibitor
What are some uses for zosyn? - Answers - broad spectrum coverage, including
anaerobes and Pseudomonas
What are some adverse effects for zosyn? - Answers - hypersensitivity reactions and
diarrhea
What is some important teaching points for zosyn? - Answers - not available orally,
adjust dose in renal dysfunction
What is the drug class for cephalexin? - Answers - first generation cephalosporin
What is the mechanism of action for cephalexin? - Answers - bacterial cell wall inhibitor
