DETAILED PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
, Ch. 1 An 86 year old patient is being discharged to home on drug therapy for hyperthyroidism and has
very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of
patient teaching activities?
A. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
, B. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
C. The patient will state all the symptoms of toxicity of the drug.
D. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Ch. 1 A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy
during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best human needs statement for this situation? A.
Physical activity
B. Physical safety
C. Freedom pain
D. Interchange of gases - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Ch. 1 A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at
0900." Which action by the nurse is correct? A. The nurse does not give the drug.
B. The nurse gives the drug orally.
C. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
D. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Ch. 1 The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which questions from the nurse will obtain the
most information from the patient? (Select all that apply) A. Do you use sleeping pills to get to sleep?
B. Do you have a family history of heart disease?
C. When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?
D. Did you have the mumps as a child?
E. Tell me about what happened when you had the allergic reaction to penicillin.
F. What herbal products or OTC meds do you use? - CORRECT ANSWER -C, E, F
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
, Ch. 1 An 86 year old patient is being discharged to home on drug therapy for hyperthyroidism and has
very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of
patient teaching activities?
A. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
, B. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects.
C. The patient will state all the symptoms of toxicity of the drug.
D. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Ch. 1 A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy
during the first few days of therapy. Which is the best human needs statement for this situation? A.
Physical activity
B. Physical safety
C. Freedom pain
D. Interchange of gases - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Ch. 1 A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at
0900." Which action by the nurse is correct? A. The nurse does not give the drug.
B. The nurse gives the drug orally.
C. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
D. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Ch. 1 The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which questions from the nurse will obtain the
most information from the patient? (Select all that apply) A. Do you use sleeping pills to get to sleep?
B. Do you have a family history of heart disease?
C. When you have pain, what do you do to relieve it?
D. Did you have the mumps as a child?
E. Tell me about what happened when you had the allergic reaction to penicillin.
F. What herbal products or OTC meds do you use? - CORRECT ANSWER -C, E, F
