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Pharmacology II Exam Questions AND
Answers {Grade A} 100% Correct
A client is being treated for osteoporosis with alendronate, and the nurse has
completed discharge teaching regarding medication administration. Which morning
schedule would indicate to the nurse that the client teaching has been effective?
a) Take medication, go for a 30-minute morning walk, then eat breakfast.
b) Take medication, rest in bed for 30 minutes, eat breakfast, go for a morning walk.
c) Take medication with breakfast, then take a 30-minute morning walk.
d) Go for a 30-minute morning walk, eat breakfast, then take medication. - correct
answer a) Take medication, go for a 30-minute morning walk, then eat breakfast.
An adult client has prescriptions for morphine sulfate 2.5 mg IV every 6 hours and
ketorolac 30 mg IV every 6 hours. Which action should the nurse implement?
a) Administer both medications according to the prescription.
,b) Hold the ketorolac to prevent an antagonistic effect.
c) Hold the morphine to prevent an additive drug interaction.
d) Contact the healthcare provider to clarify the prescription. - correct answer a)
Administer both medications according to the prescription.
A client is admitted to the hospital for diagnostic testing for possible myasthenia
gravis. The nurse prepares for intravenous administration of edrophonium chloride.
What is the expected outcome for this client following the administration of this
pharmacologic agent?
a) Progressive difficulty with swallowing.
b) Decreased respiratory effort.
c) Improvement in generalized fatigue.
d) Decreased muscle weakness. - correct answer d) Decreased muscle weakness.
A client is admitted to the coronary care unit with a medical diagnosis of acute
myocardial infarction. Which medication prescription decreases both preload and
afterload?
,a) Nitroglycerin.
b) Propranolol.
c) Morphine.
d) Captopril. - correct answer a) Nitroglycerin.
A category X drug is prescribed for a young adult female client. Which instruction is
most important for the nurse to teach this client?
a) Use a reliable form of birth control.
b) Avoid exposure to ultraviolet light.
c) Refuse this medication if planning pregnancy.
d) Abstain from intercourse while on this drug. - correct answer a) Use a reliable form
of birth control.
The nurse is caring for a client who has taken atenolol for 2 years. The healthcare
provider recently changed the medication to enalapril to manage the client's blood
, pressure. Which instruction should the nurse provide the client regarding the new
medication?
a) Take the medication at bedtime.
b) Report presence of increased bruising.
c) Check pulse before taking medication.
d) Rise slowly when getting out of bed or a chair. - correct answer d) Rise slowly when
getting out of bed or a chair.
The nurse is teaching a client with cancer about opioid management for intractable
pain and tolerance-related side effects. The nurse should prepare the client on which
side effect that is most likely to persist during long-term use of opioids?
a) Sedation.
b) Constipation.
c) Urinary retention.
d) Respiratory depression. - correct answer b) Constipation.
Pharmacology II Exam Questions AND
Answers {Grade A} 100% Correct
A client is being treated for osteoporosis with alendronate, and the nurse has
completed discharge teaching regarding medication administration. Which morning
schedule would indicate to the nurse that the client teaching has been effective?
a) Take medication, go for a 30-minute morning walk, then eat breakfast.
b) Take medication, rest in bed for 30 minutes, eat breakfast, go for a morning walk.
c) Take medication with breakfast, then take a 30-minute morning walk.
d) Go for a 30-minute morning walk, eat breakfast, then take medication. - correct
answer a) Take medication, go for a 30-minute morning walk, then eat breakfast.
An adult client has prescriptions for morphine sulfate 2.5 mg IV every 6 hours and
ketorolac 30 mg IV every 6 hours. Which action should the nurse implement?
a) Administer both medications according to the prescription.
,b) Hold the ketorolac to prevent an antagonistic effect.
c) Hold the morphine to prevent an additive drug interaction.
d) Contact the healthcare provider to clarify the prescription. - correct answer a)
Administer both medications according to the prescription.
A client is admitted to the hospital for diagnostic testing for possible myasthenia
gravis. The nurse prepares for intravenous administration of edrophonium chloride.
What is the expected outcome for this client following the administration of this
pharmacologic agent?
a) Progressive difficulty with swallowing.
b) Decreased respiratory effort.
c) Improvement in generalized fatigue.
d) Decreased muscle weakness. - correct answer d) Decreased muscle weakness.
A client is admitted to the coronary care unit with a medical diagnosis of acute
myocardial infarction. Which medication prescription decreases both preload and
afterload?
,a) Nitroglycerin.
b) Propranolol.
c) Morphine.
d) Captopril. - correct answer a) Nitroglycerin.
A category X drug is prescribed for a young adult female client. Which instruction is
most important for the nurse to teach this client?
a) Use a reliable form of birth control.
b) Avoid exposure to ultraviolet light.
c) Refuse this medication if planning pregnancy.
d) Abstain from intercourse while on this drug. - correct answer a) Use a reliable form
of birth control.
The nurse is caring for a client who has taken atenolol for 2 years. The healthcare
provider recently changed the medication to enalapril to manage the client's blood
, pressure. Which instruction should the nurse provide the client regarding the new
medication?
a) Take the medication at bedtime.
b) Report presence of increased bruising.
c) Check pulse before taking medication.
d) Rise slowly when getting out of bed or a chair. - correct answer d) Rise slowly when
getting out of bed or a chair.
The nurse is teaching a client with cancer about opioid management for intractable
pain and tolerance-related side effects. The nurse should prepare the client on which
side effect that is most likely to persist during long-term use of opioids?
a) Sedation.
b) Constipation.
c) Urinary retention.
d) Respiratory depression. - correct answer b) Constipation.
