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NURS 617 PHARM EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2025
NEWEST EXAM WITH RATIONALES COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND RATIONALES / ALREADY
GRADED A+/LATEST EXAMS!!!
1. A 42 y / o woman is diagnosed with bacteremia in the
ED . The NP empirically starts antibiotics and want the first
dose of Vancomycin to be given prior to admission to the
floor . The hospital has a vancomycin nomogram for 15
mg / kg initial dosing ( rounded to the nearest 250 mg ) ,
followed by pharmacy dosing / pharmacokinetic service . If
the patient weighs 154 pounds , what dose of vancomycin
would the patient receive in the ED ? Please give your
answer as a whole number without units . - Answer-1000
The study of pharmacodynamics involves all of the
following EXCEPT , CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Biological effects of drugs 20 1919
b . Biotransformation of drugs
c . Chemical alteration of the cellular environment
d . Mechanism of a drug's action - Answer-b .
Biotransformation of drugs
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3. In regard to pharmacodynamics , " affinity " can be
defined as : CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . The measure of how tightly a drug binds to plasma
proteins
b . The amount of time that a measurable drug effect
persists
c . The degree of attraction between a drug and its
receptor
d . The measure of a drug's bioavailability - Answer-c . The
degree of attraction between a drug and its receptor
4. Antagonist drugs prevent the actions of the body's
endogenous biomediators on their receptors by which
mechanism ? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Preventing agonist drugs from binding to antagonist
drug
b . Binding to the receptor and activating it
c . Preventing occupancy of the receptor
d . Mimicking the actions of the body's endogenous
biomediators - Answer-c . Preventing occupancy of the
receptor
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What are the two most important sites for drug elimination
? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . liver and gastrointestinal tract
b . kidneys and liver
c . lungs and liver
d . skin and kidneys - Answer-b . kidneys and liver
ALSY 6. Acetaminophen and codeine are given together
for pain relief . The drug - drug interaction is : CHOOSE
ONE ANSWER
a . Beneficial inhibitory
b . Beneficial potentiative
c . Harmful inhibitory
d . Harmful potentiative - Answer-b . Beneficial potentiative
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what
property ? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Irreversible binding to the drug receptor site
b . Desensitization or down regulation with continuous use
c . Inverse relationship between drug concentration and
drug action
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d . Up - regulation with chronic use - Answer-b .
Desensitization or down regulation with continuous use
8. Which of the following is an example of a graded drug
response ? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Blood pressure
b . Death
c . Rash
d . Sleep - Answer-a . Blood pressure
In the elderly patient : CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . There is usually decreased plasma volume
b . Elimination of drugs in affected by their decreased
glomerular filtration rate
c . There is strong tendency for increased hepatic blood
flow
d . Distribution is usually affected by a decrease in body
fat - Answer-b . Elimination of drugs in affected by their
decreased glomerular filtration rate
Drugs cross the placenta membrane by : CHOOSE ONE
ANSWER
NURS 617 PHARM EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2025
NEWEST EXAM WITH RATIONALES COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND RATIONALES / ALREADY
GRADED A+/LATEST EXAMS!!!
1. A 42 y / o woman is diagnosed with bacteremia in the
ED . The NP empirically starts antibiotics and want the first
dose of Vancomycin to be given prior to admission to the
floor . The hospital has a vancomycin nomogram for 15
mg / kg initial dosing ( rounded to the nearest 250 mg ) ,
followed by pharmacy dosing / pharmacokinetic service . If
the patient weighs 154 pounds , what dose of vancomycin
would the patient receive in the ED ? Please give your
answer as a whole number without units . - Answer-1000
The study of pharmacodynamics involves all of the
following EXCEPT , CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Biological effects of drugs 20 1919
b . Biotransformation of drugs
c . Chemical alteration of the cellular environment
d . Mechanism of a drug's action - Answer-b .
Biotransformation of drugs
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3. In regard to pharmacodynamics , " affinity " can be
defined as : CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . The measure of how tightly a drug binds to plasma
proteins
b . The amount of time that a measurable drug effect
persists
c . The degree of attraction between a drug and its
receptor
d . The measure of a drug's bioavailability - Answer-c . The
degree of attraction between a drug and its receptor
4. Antagonist drugs prevent the actions of the body's
endogenous biomediators on their receptors by which
mechanism ? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Preventing agonist drugs from binding to antagonist
drug
b . Binding to the receptor and activating it
c . Preventing occupancy of the receptor
d . Mimicking the actions of the body's endogenous
biomediators - Answer-c . Preventing occupancy of the
receptor
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What are the two most important sites for drug elimination
? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . liver and gastrointestinal tract
b . kidneys and liver
c . lungs and liver
d . skin and kidneys - Answer-b . kidneys and liver
ALSY 6. Acetaminophen and codeine are given together
for pain relief . The drug - drug interaction is : CHOOSE
ONE ANSWER
a . Beneficial inhibitory
b . Beneficial potentiative
c . Harmful inhibitory
d . Harmful potentiative - Answer-b . Beneficial potentiative
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what
property ? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Irreversible binding to the drug receptor site
b . Desensitization or down regulation with continuous use
c . Inverse relationship between drug concentration and
drug action
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d . Up - regulation with chronic use - Answer-b .
Desensitization or down regulation with continuous use
8. Which of the following is an example of a graded drug
response ? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . Blood pressure
b . Death
c . Rash
d . Sleep - Answer-a . Blood pressure
In the elderly patient : CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a . There is usually decreased plasma volume
b . Elimination of drugs in affected by their decreased
glomerular filtration rate
c . There is strong tendency for increased hepatic blood
flow
d . Distribution is usually affected by a decrease in body
fat - Answer-b . Elimination of drugs in affected by their
decreased glomerular filtration rate
Drugs cross the placenta membrane by : CHOOSE ONE
ANSWER
