NURS 1140: PHARMACOLOGY: EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Which number is the pH in the stomach of a premature infant?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. 6
2) Which number is the gastric pH of a full-term newborn after 24 hours?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. 4
3) Which factor is the reason for administering a higher dose of a water-soluble
drug on a milligram-per-kilogram (mg/kg) basis to an infant?
A) Lean body mass
B) High fat content
C) Larger volume of distribution
D) Low percentage of total body water -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
Larger volume of distribution
,4) When initiating drug therapy in elderly adults, at which range are prescribed
medications are typically started?
A) 1/4 to 1/3
B) 1/8 to 1/4
C) 1/3 to 1/2
D) 1/2 to 3/4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. 1/3 to 1/2
5) Which class of drugs would be given at higher than normal doses in an infant?
A) Phenothiazines
B) Benzodiazepines
C) Calcium channel blockers
D) Aminoglycoside antibiotics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.
Aminoglycoside antibiotics
6) Which genetic factor influences how a person responds to a medication?
A) Genome
B) Polymorphisms
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacogenetics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Polymorphisms
7) Which phenomenon occurs in the body as a person ages?
A) Lean body mass decreases
B) Total body water increases
C) Total fat content decreases
D) Protein needs peak at adolescence -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Lean
body mass decreases
8) Which statement made by a nurse indicates effective teaching on the cumulative
effects of drugs?
A) "It may occur because of administration of benzodiazepines."
B) "Excessive accumulation of drugs may cause toxicity."
C) "It occurs when a patient has no control over consumption of drugs."
D) "It may lead to psychological symptoms when the drug is withdrawn."
-- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. "Excessive accumulation of drugs may
cause toxicity."
, 9) Which actions are examples of independent nursing actions? Select all that apply.
A) Collecting the premedication assessment
B) Reviewing the diagnostic test along with pharmacist results
C) Evaluating the lab test results with the primary healthcare provider
D) Selecting needle gauge for the administration of the medication
E) Following the medication order written by the primary healthcare
provider -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A, D
10) Arrange the human needs based on priority according to Maslow's hierarchy of
needs. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Physiologic needs
Safety needs
Belonging needs
Self-esteem needs
Self-actualization needs
11) Which statement is true regarding high-risk nursing diagnosis?
A) It is based on individuals' responses to health conditions.
B) It applies to an individual who is in the transition level of wellness.
C) It includes the causative or contributing factors in the diagnostic label.
D) It is applicable to individuals who are more vulnerable to a particular
problem. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. It is applicable to individuals
who are more vulnerable to a particular problem.
12) Which statement described a medical diagnosis?
A) Patient's recovery status is slowed altering the outcomes
B) Patient's outcome assumed within the scope of practice
C) Patient's ability to perform activities of daily living in relation to
impairment
D) Patient's report regarding structural alterations impairing physiologic
function -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Patient's report regarding
structural alterations impairing physiologic function
13) Which information is considered a secondary source for obtaining information
related to the patient? Select all that apply.
SOLUTIONS
1) Which number is the pH in the stomach of a premature infant?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. 6
2) Which number is the gastric pH of a full-term newborn after 24 hours?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. 4
3) Which factor is the reason for administering a higher dose of a water-soluble
drug on a milligram-per-kilogram (mg/kg) basis to an infant?
A) Lean body mass
B) High fat content
C) Larger volume of distribution
D) Low percentage of total body water -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
Larger volume of distribution
,4) When initiating drug therapy in elderly adults, at which range are prescribed
medications are typically started?
A) 1/4 to 1/3
B) 1/8 to 1/4
C) 1/3 to 1/2
D) 1/2 to 3/4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. 1/3 to 1/2
5) Which class of drugs would be given at higher than normal doses in an infant?
A) Phenothiazines
B) Benzodiazepines
C) Calcium channel blockers
D) Aminoglycoside antibiotics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.
Aminoglycoside antibiotics
6) Which genetic factor influences how a person responds to a medication?
A) Genome
B) Polymorphisms
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacogenetics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Polymorphisms
7) Which phenomenon occurs in the body as a person ages?
A) Lean body mass decreases
B) Total body water increases
C) Total fat content decreases
D) Protein needs peak at adolescence -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Lean
body mass decreases
8) Which statement made by a nurse indicates effective teaching on the cumulative
effects of drugs?
A) "It may occur because of administration of benzodiazepines."
B) "Excessive accumulation of drugs may cause toxicity."
C) "It occurs when a patient has no control over consumption of drugs."
D) "It may lead to psychological symptoms when the drug is withdrawn."
-- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. "Excessive accumulation of drugs may
cause toxicity."
, 9) Which actions are examples of independent nursing actions? Select all that apply.
A) Collecting the premedication assessment
B) Reviewing the diagnostic test along with pharmacist results
C) Evaluating the lab test results with the primary healthcare provider
D) Selecting needle gauge for the administration of the medication
E) Following the medication order written by the primary healthcare
provider -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A, D
10) Arrange the human needs based on priority according to Maslow's hierarchy of
needs. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Physiologic needs
Safety needs
Belonging needs
Self-esteem needs
Self-actualization needs
11) Which statement is true regarding high-risk nursing diagnosis?
A) It is based on individuals' responses to health conditions.
B) It applies to an individual who is in the transition level of wellness.
C) It includes the causative or contributing factors in the diagnostic label.
D) It is applicable to individuals who are more vulnerable to a particular
problem. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. It is applicable to individuals
who are more vulnerable to a particular problem.
12) Which statement described a medical diagnosis?
A) Patient's recovery status is slowed altering the outcomes
B) Patient's outcome assumed within the scope of practice
C) Patient's ability to perform activities of daily living in relation to
impairment
D) Patient's report regarding structural alterations impairing physiologic
function -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Patient's report regarding
structural alterations impairing physiologic function
13) Which information is considered a secondary source for obtaining information
related to the patient? Select all that apply.
