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Pharmacotherapy Exam Practice Test
with 150 Practice Questions and Correct
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The nurse is providing education about warfarin (Coumadin) to a patient of Asian ancestry. The nurse
determines that learning has occurred when the patient makes which statement?
a. "I may need less medication than someone from a different ethnic group."
b. "I may need more medication than someone from a different ethnic group."
c. "I may need to have more frequent blood tests."
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d. "I may need to have less frequent blood tests." –
Correct Answer :"I may need less medication than someone from a different ethnic group."
The patient is receiving a beta-blocker medication. The nurse has done medication education and
provided the patient with printed information to take home. During the next appointment, the nurse
notes that the patient is not taking the medication properly. What is a therapeutic assessment
question to ask this patient?
a. "Are you able to reach and comprehend the printed information?"
b. "Don't you understand how important it is to take the medicine?"
c. "Do I have to inform your physician about your noncompliance?"
d. "Why didn't you take your medicine as we talked about?" –
Correct Answer :"Are you able to reach and comprehend the printed information?"
Which of the following best indicates an ethnic characteristic that can affect pharmacotherapy?
a. Diet
b. Health beliefs
c. Alternative therapies
d. Genetic differences –
Correct Answer :Genetic differences
The nurse recognizes that adrenergic drugs cause relaxation of the bronchi and bronchodilation by
stimulating which type of receptors?
a.
Dopaminergic
b.
Beta1 adrenergic
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c.
Beta2 adrenergic
d.
Alpha1 adrenergic –
Correct Answer :C
The nurse is preparing to administer dopamine. Which is the correct technique for administering
dopamine?
a.
Orally
b.
Intravenous (IV) push injection
c.
Intermittent IV infusions (IV piggyback)
d.
Continuous IV infusion with an infusion pump
- Correct Answer :D
The nurse is presenting information to a class of students about adrenergic drugs. Which are the
effects of drugs that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system? (Select all that apply.)
a.
Dilation of bronchioles
b.
Constriction of bronchioles
c.
Decreased heart rate
d.
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Increased heart rate
e.
Dilated pupils
f.
Constricted pupils
g.
Glycogenolysis –
Correct Answer :A,D,E,G
When giving dextromethorphan, the nurse understands that this drug suppresses the cough reflex by
which mechanism of action?
a.
Causing depression of the central nervous system
b.
Anesthetizing the stretch receptors
c.
Having direct action on the cough center
d.
Decreasing the viscosity of the bronchial secretions –
Correct Answer :C
During a routine checkup, a patient states that she is unable to take the prescribed antihistamine
because of one of its most common adverse effects. The nurse suspects that which adverse effect has
been bothering this patient?
a.
Constipation
b.
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Pharmacotherapy Exam Practice Test
with 150 Practice Questions and Correct
Answers// Pharmacotherapeutics
Practice Questions and Correct Verified
Answers
The nurse is providing education about warfarin (Coumadin) to a patient of Asian ancestry. The nurse
determines that learning has occurred when the patient makes which statement?
a. "I may need less medication than someone from a different ethnic group."
b. "I may need more medication than someone from a different ethnic group."
c. "I may need to have more frequent blood tests."
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d. "I may need to have less frequent blood tests." –
Correct Answer :"I may need less medication than someone from a different ethnic group."
The patient is receiving a beta-blocker medication. The nurse has done medication education and
provided the patient with printed information to take home. During the next appointment, the nurse
notes that the patient is not taking the medication properly. What is a therapeutic assessment
question to ask this patient?
a. "Are you able to reach and comprehend the printed information?"
b. "Don't you understand how important it is to take the medicine?"
c. "Do I have to inform your physician about your noncompliance?"
d. "Why didn't you take your medicine as we talked about?" –
Correct Answer :"Are you able to reach and comprehend the printed information?"
Which of the following best indicates an ethnic characteristic that can affect pharmacotherapy?
a. Diet
b. Health beliefs
c. Alternative therapies
d. Genetic differences –
Correct Answer :Genetic differences
The nurse recognizes that adrenergic drugs cause relaxation of the bronchi and bronchodilation by
stimulating which type of receptors?
a.
Dopaminergic
b.
Beta1 adrenergic
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c.
Beta2 adrenergic
d.
Alpha1 adrenergic –
Correct Answer :C
The nurse is preparing to administer dopamine. Which is the correct technique for administering
dopamine?
a.
Orally
b.
Intravenous (IV) push injection
c.
Intermittent IV infusions (IV piggyback)
d.
Continuous IV infusion with an infusion pump
- Correct Answer :D
The nurse is presenting information to a class of students about adrenergic drugs. Which are the
effects of drugs that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system? (Select all that apply.)
a.
Dilation of bronchioles
b.
Constriction of bronchioles
c.
Decreased heart rate
d.
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Increased heart rate
e.
Dilated pupils
f.
Constricted pupils
g.
Glycogenolysis –
Correct Answer :A,D,E,G
When giving dextromethorphan, the nurse understands that this drug suppresses the cough reflex by
which mechanism of action?
a.
Causing depression of the central nervous system
b.
Anesthetizing the stretch receptors
c.
Having direct action on the cough center
d.
Decreasing the viscosity of the bronchial secretions –
Correct Answer :C
During a routine checkup, a patient states that she is unable to take the prescribed antihistamine
because of one of its most common adverse effects. The nurse suspects that which adverse effect has
been bothering this patient?
a.
Constipation
b.
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