Pharmacology Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an
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illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic?
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a.
Clinical pharmacology
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b.
Drug efficacy
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c.
Pharmacokinetics
d.
Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pharmacotherapeutics | | |
What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to
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administer?
a.
It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b.
It does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c.
,It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d.
It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It
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|enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause
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drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this
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understanding of the drug's effects by the patient, the nurse will
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anticipate which outcome?
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a.
Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
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b.
Decreased motivation to take the drug
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c.
Improved compliance with the drug regimen
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d.
Increased likelihood of drug overdose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Improved compliance with the drug regimen
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What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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a.
Irreversible action |
,b.
Predictability
c.
Ease of administration
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d.
Chemical stability |
e.
A recognizable trade name - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Predictability
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Ease of administration
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Chemical stability |
Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know
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to evaluate how individual patient variability might affect the patient's
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response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
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a.
Chemical stability of the medication
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b.
Ease of administration
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c.
Family medical history
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d.
Patient's age |
, e.
Patient's diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Family medical history
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Patient's age |
Patient's diagnosis |
A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for
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asthma. The medication label instructs the patient to administer "2
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puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or wheezing." The patient
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reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she
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doesn't feel that the medication is always effective. Which action is
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outside the nurse's scope of practice?
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a.
Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler
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b.
Assessing the patient's exposure to tobacco smoke
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c.
Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
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d.
Suggesting that the patient use one puff to reduce side effects -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Suggesting that the patient use one puff to
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reduce side effects
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Correct Answers
The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a.
Clinical pharmacology
|
b.
Drug efficacy
|
c.
Pharmacokinetics
d.
Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pharmacotherapeutics | | |
What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
administer?
a.
It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
| | | | | | | |
b.
It does not interact significantly with other medications.
| | | | | | |
c.
,It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
| | | | | | |
d.
It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It
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|enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
| | | | | |
A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
understanding of the drug's effects by the patient, the nurse will
| | | | | | | | | | | |
anticipate which outcome?
| |
a.
Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
| | | | | |
b.
Decreased motivation to take the drug
| | | | |
c.
Improved compliance with the drug regimen
| | | | |
d.
Increased likelihood of drug overdose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Improved compliance with the drug regimen
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What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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a.
Irreversible action |
,b.
Predictability
c.
Ease of administration
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d.
Chemical stability |
e.
A recognizable trade name - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Predictability
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Ease of administration
| |
Chemical stability |
Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know
| | | | | | | | | | |
to evaluate how individual patient variability might affect the patient's
| | | | | | | | | |
response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
| | | | | | |
a.
Chemical stability of the medication
| | | |
b.
Ease of administration
| |
c.
Family medical history
| |
d.
Patient's age |
, e.
Patient's diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Family medical history
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Patient's age |
Patient's diagnosis |
A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for
| | | | | | | | | |
asthma. The medication label instructs the patient to administer "2
| | | | | | | | | |
puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or wheezing." The patient
| | | | | | | | | | | |
reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she
| | | | | | | | | |
doesn't feel that the medication is always effective. Which action is
| | | | | | | | | | |
outside the nurse's scope of practice?
| | | | |
a.
Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler
| | | | | | | |
b.
Assessing the patient's exposure to tobacco smoke
| | | | | |
c.
Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
| | | | | |
d.
Suggesting that the patient use one puff to reduce side effects -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Suggesting that the patient use one puff to
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reduce side effects
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