PHARM 2 EXAM 1 FINAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A client is on antipsychotic therapy for schizophrenia. During a
follow-up visit, the nurse suspects acute akathisia. Which symptoms in
the client support the nurses suspicion? Select all that apply.
a. restless movement
b. agitation
c. stooped posture
d. anxiety
e. rigidity.
Answer: a. restless movement
b. agitation
d. anxiety
●● A client is treated with lorazepam for status epilepticus. What effect
of lorazepam does the nurse consider therapeutic?
a. depress the CNS
b. slows cardiac contractions
,c. dilates tracheobronchial structures
d. provides amnesia for the convulsive episode.
Answer: a. depress the CNS
●● The registered nurse is teaching the nursing student about the
interventions the be followed while caring for a client undergoing
treatment with anxiolytic drugs. Which statement made by the nursing
student indicated the need for further teaching?
a. "I should monitor vital signs of the client."
b. "I should check the client's oral cavities for cheeking of drugs."
c. "I should encourage the client to use compression stockings."
d. "I should encourage the client to change positions quickly.".
Answer: d. "I should encourage the client to change positions quickly."
●● A client with dysrhythmia is admitted to telemetry for observation. In
the morning the client asks for a cup of coffee. What is the nurse's best
response?.
Answer: "Coffee has caffeine that can affect your heart. It should be
avoided."
●● Which organ only has beta 1-receptors?
a. bladder
,b. pancreas
c. liver
d. heart.
Answer: Heart
●● A client presents to the emergency department with weakness and
dizziness. The blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg, pulse is 92 and weak,
and body weight reflects a 3-pound (1.4 kg) loss in two days. The
weather has been hot. Which condition should the nurse conclude is the
priority for this client?
a. inadequate nutritional intake
b. deficient fluid volume
c. impaired skin integrity
d. decreased participation in activities.
Answer: b. deficient fluid volume
●● A nurse administers sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client with
chronic renal failure. Which finding provides evidence that the
intervention is effective?
a. frequent loose stools
b. sodium increases to 137 mEq
c. potassium decreases to 4.3 mEq
, d. improved mental status.
Answer: c. potassium decreases to 4.3 mEq
●● The nurse is preparing to discharge a client who presented to the
emergency room for an acute asthma attack. The nurse notes that upon
discharge the healthcare provider has prescribed theophylline 300 mg
orally to be taken daily at 9:00 AM. The nurse will teach the client to
take the medication on which schedule?
a. with a meal
b. at a specific time prescribed
c. until symptoms are gone
d. only at bedtime.
Answer: b. at a specific time prescribed
●● What medication does the nurse expect to administer to actively
reverse the overdose sedative effects of benzodiazepines?
a. chlorpromazine
b. flumazenil
c. lithium
d. methadone.
Answer: b. flumazenil
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A client is on antipsychotic therapy for schizophrenia. During a
follow-up visit, the nurse suspects acute akathisia. Which symptoms in
the client support the nurses suspicion? Select all that apply.
a. restless movement
b. agitation
c. stooped posture
d. anxiety
e. rigidity.
Answer: a. restless movement
b. agitation
d. anxiety
●● A client is treated with lorazepam for status epilepticus. What effect
of lorazepam does the nurse consider therapeutic?
a. depress the CNS
b. slows cardiac contractions
,c. dilates tracheobronchial structures
d. provides amnesia for the convulsive episode.
Answer: a. depress the CNS
●● The registered nurse is teaching the nursing student about the
interventions the be followed while caring for a client undergoing
treatment with anxiolytic drugs. Which statement made by the nursing
student indicated the need for further teaching?
a. "I should monitor vital signs of the client."
b. "I should check the client's oral cavities for cheeking of drugs."
c. "I should encourage the client to use compression stockings."
d. "I should encourage the client to change positions quickly.".
Answer: d. "I should encourage the client to change positions quickly."
●● A client with dysrhythmia is admitted to telemetry for observation. In
the morning the client asks for a cup of coffee. What is the nurse's best
response?.
Answer: "Coffee has caffeine that can affect your heart. It should be
avoided."
●● Which organ only has beta 1-receptors?
a. bladder
,b. pancreas
c. liver
d. heart.
Answer: Heart
●● A client presents to the emergency department with weakness and
dizziness. The blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg, pulse is 92 and weak,
and body weight reflects a 3-pound (1.4 kg) loss in two days. The
weather has been hot. Which condition should the nurse conclude is the
priority for this client?
a. inadequate nutritional intake
b. deficient fluid volume
c. impaired skin integrity
d. decreased participation in activities.
Answer: b. deficient fluid volume
●● A nurse administers sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client with
chronic renal failure. Which finding provides evidence that the
intervention is effective?
a. frequent loose stools
b. sodium increases to 137 mEq
c. potassium decreases to 4.3 mEq
, d. improved mental status.
Answer: c. potassium decreases to 4.3 mEq
●● The nurse is preparing to discharge a client who presented to the
emergency room for an acute asthma attack. The nurse notes that upon
discharge the healthcare provider has prescribed theophylline 300 mg
orally to be taken daily at 9:00 AM. The nurse will teach the client to
take the medication on which schedule?
a. with a meal
b. at a specific time prescribed
c. until symptoms are gone
d. only at bedtime.
Answer: b. at a specific time prescribed
●● What medication does the nurse expect to administer to actively
reverse the overdose sedative effects of benzodiazepines?
a. chlorpromazine
b. flumazenil
c. lithium
d. methadone.
Answer: b. flumazenil
