NUR 103 FINAL EXAM PPHRM
,The student nurse asks the nursing instructor why he needs to take anatomy and physiology, as
well as microbiology, when he only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best
response by the instructor?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
2. "You must learn all, since those subjects, as well as pharmacology, are part of the curriculum."
3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to provide the best patient care, including
the administration of medications."
4. "Because an understanding of those subjects is essential to understanding pharmacology."
Correct Answer: 4
The nursing instructor is teaching a pharmacology class to student nurses. The current focus is
pharmacology and therapeutics. The nursing instructor determines that learning has occurred
when the students make which comments?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
Correct Answer: 2,3,5
,The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the pharmacological classification of
drugs. The instructor evaluates that learning has occurred when the students make which
response?
1. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
3. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure."
4. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting."
Correct Answer: 2
While discussing antihypertensives, the instructor states that a particular agent causes a reduction
in blood pressure by blocking receptor sites. The student wishing to understand this statement
would research which drug information?
1. Drug–drug interaction
2. Adverse effects
3. Indication
4. Mechanism of action
Correct Answer: 4
The nurse provides medication education to a client with terminal cancer. The physician has
ordered morphine (MS Contin), a Schedule II drug, for the client. The nurse determines that
learning has occurred when the client makes which statement?
1. "I need to call the office for a refill before my medication runs out."
2. "This drug is addictive so I should only take it when my pain becomes severe."
3. "Maybe my doctor could change me to a Schedule IV drug."
4. "I need to see my doctor before my prescription runs out so I can get a refill."
Correct Answer: 4
, The nurse is preparing medications prior to administration. To promote patient safety, the nurse
uses "rights" of drug administration. What do these "rights" include?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The right medication
2. The right time of delivery
3. The right dose
4. The right route of administration
5. The right nurse
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
The patient is having chest pain. The physician orders sublingual nitroglycerine STAT. The nurse
obtains the medication from the pharmacy and administers it to the patient 30 minutes later.
Which statement best describes the nurse's action?
1. The medication should have been administered immediately.
2. The physician should have specified the time frame for the medication.
3. The medication should have been administered within a 5-minute time frame.
4. The nursing action was correct because the medication was not on the unit.
Correct Answer: 3
The physician prescribes an oral medication for the patient. What is the primary nursing
assessment of the patient prior to receiving this medication?
1. The patient's understanding of the medication
2. The patient's ability to swallow
3. The patient's allergies
4. The patient's eyesight
,The student nurse asks the nursing instructor why he needs to take anatomy and physiology, as
well as microbiology, when he only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best
response by the instructor?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
2. "You must learn all, since those subjects, as well as pharmacology, are part of the curriculum."
3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to provide the best patient care, including
the administration of medications."
4. "Because an understanding of those subjects is essential to understanding pharmacology."
Correct Answer: 4
The nursing instructor is teaching a pharmacology class to student nurses. The current focus is
pharmacology and therapeutics. The nursing instructor determines that learning has occurred
when the students make which comments?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
Correct Answer: 2,3,5
,The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the pharmacological classification of
drugs. The instructor evaluates that learning has occurred when the students make which
response?
1. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
3. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure."
4. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting."
Correct Answer: 2
While discussing antihypertensives, the instructor states that a particular agent causes a reduction
in blood pressure by blocking receptor sites. The student wishing to understand this statement
would research which drug information?
1. Drug–drug interaction
2. Adverse effects
3. Indication
4. Mechanism of action
Correct Answer: 4
The nurse provides medication education to a client with terminal cancer. The physician has
ordered morphine (MS Contin), a Schedule II drug, for the client. The nurse determines that
learning has occurred when the client makes which statement?
1. "I need to call the office for a refill before my medication runs out."
2. "This drug is addictive so I should only take it when my pain becomes severe."
3. "Maybe my doctor could change me to a Schedule IV drug."
4. "I need to see my doctor before my prescription runs out so I can get a refill."
Correct Answer: 4
, The nurse is preparing medications prior to administration. To promote patient safety, the nurse
uses "rights" of drug administration. What do these "rights" include?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The right medication
2. The right time of delivery
3. The right dose
4. The right route of administration
5. The right nurse
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
The patient is having chest pain. The physician orders sublingual nitroglycerine STAT. The nurse
obtains the medication from the pharmacy and administers it to the patient 30 minutes later.
Which statement best describes the nurse's action?
1. The medication should have been administered immediately.
2. The physician should have specified the time frame for the medication.
3. The medication should have been administered within a 5-minute time frame.
4. The nursing action was correct because the medication was not on the unit.
Correct Answer: 3
The physician prescribes an oral medication for the patient. What is the primary nursing
assessment of the patient prior to receiving this medication?
1. The patient's understanding of the medication
2. The patient's ability to swallow
3. The patient's allergies
4. The patient's eyesight
