PROPHECY RN PHARMACOLOGY A
1. Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-
colored urine?: phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
2. You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as
follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room
air. What should you do next?: Hold digoxin and call the provider
3. Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to
administer a blood transfusion because:: Normal Saline is an isotonic
solution and prevents cell hemolysis
4. Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How
much would you administer?: 400mg
5. Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of
3.0. This level may:: Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
6. The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has or-
dered cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given
to the patient?: Increase daily water intake
7. Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with
D5NS?-
: phenytoin (Dilantin)
8. Which of the following medications should be questioned by the
nurse, if ordered by the provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea
and vomiting?: famotidine (Pepcid)
9. Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine
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, at 6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of
your shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's
blood pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST?:
Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia provider
10.The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent
acute adrenal insufficiency?: prednisone (Deltasone)
11.When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide
(Lasix), you emphasize that it should be given over two minutes to avoid::
- tinnitus
12.A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes
that the patient's serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication
should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the patient?:
calcintonin (Mia- calcin)
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1. Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-
colored urine?: phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
2. You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as
follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room
air. What should you do next?: Hold digoxin and call the provider
3. Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to
administer a blood transfusion because:: Normal Saline is an isotonic
solution and prevents cell hemolysis
4. Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. How
much would you administer?: 400mg
5. Your patient taking digoxin (Lanoxin) has an AM Potassium level of
3.0. This level may:: Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
6. The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician has or-
dered cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which instruction should be given
to the patient?: Increase daily water intake
7. Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed with
D5NS?-
: phenytoin (Dilantin)
8. Which of the following medications should be questioned by the
nurse, if ordered by the provider to treat a patient's complaint of nausea
and vomiting?: famotidine (Pepcid)
9. Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine
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, at 6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of
your shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's
blood pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST?:
Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia provider
10.The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent
acute adrenal insufficiency?: prednisone (Deltasone)
11.When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide
(Lasix), you emphasize that it should be given over two minutes to avoid::
- tinnitus
12.A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes
that the patient's serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication
should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the patient?:
calcintonin (Mia- calcin)
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