RASMUSSEN PHARM EXAM 1 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS AND LATEST
QUESTIONS ALREADY RATED A+ (2024-
2025)
A patient asks the nurse about drug interactions with OTC preparations. What is the nurse's best
response?
A. "Discuss this with the health care provider."
B. "There are not many interactions, so don't worry about it."
C. "Read the labels carefully, and check with your health care provider."
D. "Avoid over-the-counter preparations." - ANS-C. "Read the labels carefully, and check with your
health care provider."
The patient should always check with the healthcare provider prior to starting new medications, and
since this is referring to OTCs, the patient should also read labels for interactions and contraindications.
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long
half‑life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication?
A.One
, B.Two
C.Three
D.Four - ANS-•A. One. Medications with long half‑lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses
for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.
A nurse educator is reviewing medication metabolism at an in‑service presentation. Which of the
following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages?
A. Increased renal excretion
B. Increased medication‑metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Hypertension - ANS-C. Liver failure. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescribed medications. Which of the following situations represents a
contraindication to medication administration?
•
A. The client drank grapefruit juice, which could reduce a medication's effectiveness.
B. The medication has orthostatic hypotension as an adverse effect.
C. A medication is approved for ages 12 and older, and the client is 8 years old.
D. An antianxiety medication that has an adverse effect of drowsiness is prescribed as a preoperative
sedative. - ANS-C. Age is one factor that can be a contraindication to medication administration.
Contraindications are findings that indicate the client should not receive a medication and are different
from instances where an undesirable effect or more monitoring are needed.
A nurse is teaching a client about transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client understands?
•
A. "It doesn't' matter if I clean the site before I apply the patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch." - ANS-C. "I will apply the patch to an area of
skin with no hair."The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to promote absorption of
the medication.
CORRECT ANSWERS AND LATEST
QUESTIONS ALREADY RATED A+ (2024-
2025)
A patient asks the nurse about drug interactions with OTC preparations. What is the nurse's best
response?
A. "Discuss this with the health care provider."
B. "There are not many interactions, so don't worry about it."
C. "Read the labels carefully, and check with your health care provider."
D. "Avoid over-the-counter preparations." - ANS-C. "Read the labels carefully, and check with your
health care provider."
The patient should always check with the healthcare provider prior to starting new medications, and
since this is referring to OTCs, the patient should also read labels for interactions and contraindications.
A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long
half‑life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication?
A.One
, B.Two
C.Three
D.Four - ANS-•A. One. Medications with long half‑lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses
for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.
A nurse educator is reviewing medication metabolism at an in‑service presentation. Which of the
following factors should the educator include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages?
A. Increased renal excretion
B. Increased medication‑metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Hypertension - ANS-C. Liver failure. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the
concentration of a medication. This requires decreasing the dosage.
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescribed medications. Which of the following situations represents a
contraindication to medication administration?
•
A. The client drank grapefruit juice, which could reduce a medication's effectiveness.
B. The medication has orthostatic hypotension as an adverse effect.
C. A medication is approved for ages 12 and older, and the client is 8 years old.
D. An antianxiety medication that has an adverse effect of drowsiness is prescribed as a preoperative
sedative. - ANS-C. Age is one factor that can be a contraindication to medication administration.
Contraindications are findings that indicate the client should not receive a medication and are different
from instances where an undesirable effect or more monitoring are needed.
A nurse is teaching a client about transdermal patches. Which of the following statements should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client understands?
•
A. "It doesn't' matter if I clean the site before I apply the patch."
B. "I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C. "I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D. "I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch." - ANS-C. "I will apply the patch to an area of
skin with no hair."The client should apply the patch to a hairless area of skin to promote absorption of
the medication.
