NR293 Final Exam | NR 293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
Final Exam Questions & Answers 100% Correct, Latest Update
Grade A+ - Chamberlain
1. The RN is administering 12 units of regular insulin and 22 units of NPH. How much air does
the RN inject into the NPH vial?:
22 units of air
2. Most common (and annoying) side effect of ACE inhibitors?:
Coughing
3. Pharmacokinetics:
The study of what the body does to the drug
4. Pharmacodynamics:
The study of what the drug does to the body
5. Pharmacotherapeutics:
The study that focuses on the clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
6. Pharmacogenomics:
The study of how genetic inheritance affects the body's response to drugs
7. If a patient becomes digoxin toxic, what will the RN administer?:
DigiFab
8. What pharmacological class is ibuprofen in?:
Anti-inflammatory drugs
,9. A patient has an enteral feeding and he is receiving Theophylline PO 4 times a day. What
should the nurse do when administering this medication to this patient?:
Stop feeding tube and hold feeding 2 hours before and 1 hour after
10. If a patient has heart failure and has a potassium level of 2, what medication is most likely
causing this lab result?:
Furosemide (Lasix)
11. What kind of insulin is glargine?:
Long-acting
12. How many microgram (mcg) are in 1 milligram (mg)?:
1 mg= 1000 mcg
13. How many liters (L) are in 1 milliliter (mL)?:
1 L= 1000 mL
14. How many teaspoons (tsp) are in 1 tablespoon (tbsp)?:
1 tbsp= 3 tsp
15. How many ounces (oz) are in 1 cup?:
1 cup= 8 oz
16. How many grams (g) are in 1 kilogram (kg)?:
1 kg= 1000 g
17. How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 teaspoon (tsp)?:
1 Tsp= 5 mL
, 18. How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 ounce (oz) ?:
1 oz= 30 mL
19. How many pounds (lbs) are in 1 kilogram (kg)?:
1 kg= 2.2 lbs
20. How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 tablespoon (tbsp)?:
1 tbsp= 15 mL
21. How many milligrams (mg) are in 1 gram (g)?:
1 g= 1000 mg
22. How many milliliters (mL) are there in 1 cup?:
1 cup= 240 mL
23. A patient is going to receive pantoprazole for an upper GI bleed. What would the RN want to
educate the patient prior to discharge?:
Oral (PO) medication route will be given at home (IV only in hospital setting)
24. What are the common adverse effects of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB)?:
-Hypoglycemia
-Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
-Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
25. A patient is going to receive cefoxitin (cephalosporin) IV. What would be important to assess
before administering this antibiotic?:
Penicillin (PCN) allergy
Final Exam Questions & Answers 100% Correct, Latest Update
Grade A+ - Chamberlain
1. The RN is administering 12 units of regular insulin and 22 units of NPH. How much air does
the RN inject into the NPH vial?:
22 units of air
2. Most common (and annoying) side effect of ACE inhibitors?:
Coughing
3. Pharmacokinetics:
The study of what the body does to the drug
4. Pharmacodynamics:
The study of what the drug does to the body
5. Pharmacotherapeutics:
The study that focuses on the clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
6. Pharmacogenomics:
The study of how genetic inheritance affects the body's response to drugs
7. If a patient becomes digoxin toxic, what will the RN administer?:
DigiFab
8. What pharmacological class is ibuprofen in?:
Anti-inflammatory drugs
,9. A patient has an enteral feeding and he is receiving Theophylline PO 4 times a day. What
should the nurse do when administering this medication to this patient?:
Stop feeding tube and hold feeding 2 hours before and 1 hour after
10. If a patient has heart failure and has a potassium level of 2, what medication is most likely
causing this lab result?:
Furosemide (Lasix)
11. What kind of insulin is glargine?:
Long-acting
12. How many microgram (mcg) are in 1 milligram (mg)?:
1 mg= 1000 mcg
13. How many liters (L) are in 1 milliliter (mL)?:
1 L= 1000 mL
14. How many teaspoons (tsp) are in 1 tablespoon (tbsp)?:
1 tbsp= 3 tsp
15. How many ounces (oz) are in 1 cup?:
1 cup= 8 oz
16. How many grams (g) are in 1 kilogram (kg)?:
1 kg= 1000 g
17. How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 teaspoon (tsp)?:
1 Tsp= 5 mL
, 18. How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 ounce (oz) ?:
1 oz= 30 mL
19. How many pounds (lbs) are in 1 kilogram (kg)?:
1 kg= 2.2 lbs
20. How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 tablespoon (tbsp)?:
1 tbsp= 15 mL
21. How many milligrams (mg) are in 1 gram (g)?:
1 g= 1000 mg
22. How many milliliters (mL) are there in 1 cup?:
1 cup= 240 mL
23. A patient is going to receive pantoprazole for an upper GI bleed. What would the RN want to
educate the patient prior to discharge?:
Oral (PO) medication route will be given at home (IV only in hospital setting)
24. What are the common adverse effects of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB)?:
-Hypoglycemia
-Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
-Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
25. A patient is going to receive cefoxitin (cephalosporin) IV. What would be important to assess
before administering this antibiotic?:
Penicillin (PCN) allergy
