PHARMACOLOGY RASMUSSEN EXAM 1
LPN NEWEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS | A+
GRADE
The nurse gave a patient a drug to help him sleep. Instead
he stayed awake all night. What is this outcome known
as? Correct Answer Paradoxical effect
The nurse gave a patient a drug that was supposed to
help minimize infection, but instead it caused a tennis
elbow. What is this response known as? Correct Answer
Idiosyncratic response
The nurse is giving a drug that blocks the effect of a
receptor. What is this response known as? Correct
Answer Antagonistic effect
The nurse is giving two drugs and finds that the effect of
the two drugs taken together is greater than the sum of the
effects of each drug were it given alone. What is this
response known as? Correct Answer Synergic
The nurse is preparing to give a drug via the buccal route.
Which statement accurately describes drug given by the
buccal route?
The drug will be absorbed through the cheek. Correct
Answer The drug will be absorbed through the cheek.
,The physician has changed an order from morphine 10 mg
intravenously every 2 hours to morphine 30 mg by mouth
every 4 hours. What does this nurse recognize about this
order? Correct Answer The increased dosage is needed
because of the first-pass effect.
A patient on a diuretic (drug that increases urine
production) complains of leg cramping. Which is the
priority action of the nurse? Correct Answer Review the
patient's current electrolyte levels for abnormalities.
A patient who is breast-feeding has been given a new
prescription. The patient asks the LPN how to avoid
exposing her infant to the drug. Which response is most
appropriate? Correct Answer Take the drug just before the
infant is scheduled for a nap
Which term describes the process by which chemicals are
made water-soluble, dissolved, and then filtered through
the kidneys? Correct Answer Excretion
Diuretic mening ? Correct Answer Drug that decreases
fluid volume by increasing urine output.
Adrenergics ? Correct Answer A category of drugs that
affect nervous system control of various organs and
tissues by activating or blocking receptors that respond to
the body's natural adrenergic substances, epinephrine and
norepinephrine.
, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ? Correct Answer
A type of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system drug that
reduces high blood pressure
angiotensin II receptor blocker ? Correct Answer A type of
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system drug that blocks the
vasoconstrictor and aldosterone-secreting effects of
angiotensin II.
Antidysrhythmic Drugs? Correct Answer A drug that
makes heart rhythm more regular and reduces serious
dysrhythmias.
antihyperlipidemic ? Correct Answer A drug that treat
hyperlipidemia, particularly by targeting blood cholesterol
levels.
What a legal medication must have ? Correct Answer The
patient full name
The patients date of birth
The current date
The name of the medication
The route of the medication
The frequency of the medication
The duration of the medication
The signature of the provider
"high alert" medication meaning? Correct Answer These
medication have a higher than normal possibility of
causing patient harm
LPN NEWEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS | A+
GRADE
The nurse gave a patient a drug to help him sleep. Instead
he stayed awake all night. What is this outcome known
as? Correct Answer Paradoxical effect
The nurse gave a patient a drug that was supposed to
help minimize infection, but instead it caused a tennis
elbow. What is this response known as? Correct Answer
Idiosyncratic response
The nurse is giving a drug that blocks the effect of a
receptor. What is this response known as? Correct
Answer Antagonistic effect
The nurse is giving two drugs and finds that the effect of
the two drugs taken together is greater than the sum of the
effects of each drug were it given alone. What is this
response known as? Correct Answer Synergic
The nurse is preparing to give a drug via the buccal route.
Which statement accurately describes drug given by the
buccal route?
The drug will be absorbed through the cheek. Correct
Answer The drug will be absorbed through the cheek.
,The physician has changed an order from morphine 10 mg
intravenously every 2 hours to morphine 30 mg by mouth
every 4 hours. What does this nurse recognize about this
order? Correct Answer The increased dosage is needed
because of the first-pass effect.
A patient on a diuretic (drug that increases urine
production) complains of leg cramping. Which is the
priority action of the nurse? Correct Answer Review the
patient's current electrolyte levels for abnormalities.
A patient who is breast-feeding has been given a new
prescription. The patient asks the LPN how to avoid
exposing her infant to the drug. Which response is most
appropriate? Correct Answer Take the drug just before the
infant is scheduled for a nap
Which term describes the process by which chemicals are
made water-soluble, dissolved, and then filtered through
the kidneys? Correct Answer Excretion
Diuretic mening ? Correct Answer Drug that decreases
fluid volume by increasing urine output.
Adrenergics ? Correct Answer A category of drugs that
affect nervous system control of various organs and
tissues by activating or blocking receptors that respond to
the body's natural adrenergic substances, epinephrine and
norepinephrine.
, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ? Correct Answer
A type of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system drug that
reduces high blood pressure
angiotensin II receptor blocker ? Correct Answer A type of
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system drug that blocks the
vasoconstrictor and aldosterone-secreting effects of
angiotensin II.
Antidysrhythmic Drugs? Correct Answer A drug that
makes heart rhythm more regular and reduces serious
dysrhythmias.
antihyperlipidemic ? Correct Answer A drug that treat
hyperlipidemia, particularly by targeting blood cholesterol
levels.
What a legal medication must have ? Correct Answer The
patient full name
The patients date of birth
The current date
The name of the medication
The route of the medication
The frequency of the medication
The duration of the medication
The signature of the provider
"high alert" medication meaning? Correct Answer These
medication have a higher than normal possibility of
causing patient harm
