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QUESTION BANK TEST #2 PHARMACOLOGY (2025) EXAM 2025 PRACTICE GRADED A+
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
When starting a patient on a statin, education would include:
If they stop the medication their lipid levels will return to pre-treatment levels
Medication is a supplement to diet therapy and exercise
If they have any muscle aches or pain, they should contact their provider
Angina is produced by an imbalance between oxygen supply (MOS) and
demand (MOD) in the myocardium. Which of the following drugs help to
correct this imbalance by increasing MOS?
ACE inhibitors
Not all chest pain is caused by myocardial ischemia. Non-cardiac causes of
chest pain include:
Pulmonary embolism
Pneumonia
Gastroesophageal reflux
The New York Heart Association and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
have described grading criteria for levels of angina. Angina that occurs with
unusually strenuous activity or on walking or climbing stair after meals is:
Class II
Patients at high risk for developing significant coronary heart disease are
those with:
Class II angina
To reduce mortality, all patients with angina, regardless of Class, should be
on:
Aspirin 81 to 325 mg/d
Patients who have angina, regardless of Class, who are also diabetic, should
be on:
ACE inhibitors
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Management of all types and grades of angina includes the use of lifestyle
modification to reduce risk factors. Which of these modifications are
appropriate for which reason? Both the modification and the reason for it must
be true for the answer to be correct.
Reduce sodium intake to no more than 2,400 mg of sodium. Sodium increases blood
volume and cardiac workload.
Nitrates are especially helpful for patients with angina who also have:
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Beta blockers are especially helpful for patients with exertional angina who
also have:
Arrythmias
A nurse is ordered to draw blood levels for a person receiving an antibiotic.
The nurse is aware that peaks and troughs of serum antibiotic levels are
monitored for drugs with a:
narrow therapeutic index.
A client's medication warrants peak and trough levels to be drawn. The nurse
is aware that if the peak level of the drug is too high, what could occur?
Drug toxicity
Drug concentration is important for the eradication of bacterial infection. It is
desired to keep the drug dose:
Above minimum effective concentration
With continuous use of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance result because:
mutant bacteria are surviving antibiotic use
client with otitis media is ordered to receive amoxicillin (Amoxil). The client
discloses to the nurse that she is allergic to penicillin. What is the highest
priority action on the part of the nurse?
Notify healthcare
A client has relayed instructions from a physician regarding an allergy to a
type of antibiotic therapy. The nurse would question which instruction
Restrict fluids when taking the antibiotic
When antibacterials are prescribed for the treatment of an infection and a
culture is ordered, what should happen next?
culture should be taken before the initial dose of the antibiotic
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A client at an outpatient clinic is ordered to receive ampicillin (Omnipen) for an
infection. Which nursing intervention related to penicillins would the nurse
question?
Instruct client to discontinue penicillin when temperature is normal.
Most beta-lactam antibiotics are excreted through the kidneys. The nurse
should assess the client's renal function by monitoring which levels?
Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine
A client is ordered to receive a cephalosporin to treat a bacterial infection.
Regarding monitoring of the client, the highest priority action on the part of
the nurse includes assessing the client for which side effects?
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
A client has been receiving a cephalosporin for 20 days to treat a severe
bacterial infection. The client complains of mouth pain, and the nurse
assesses white patches in the client's mouth. What is the highest priority
action on the part of the nurse?
Notify the physician and describe symptoms
A client who reports an allergy to penicillin is ordered to receive cephalexin
(Keflex). The correct action for the nurse is to:
administer the medication and carefully observe for allergic reaction.
The client has been ordered treatment with Cefaclor as well as erythromycin.
The nurse anticipates what effect from the interaction of the medications?
Decreased action of Cefaclor
The client has been ordered Cefazolin. The nurse anticipates an increase in the
client's _____ from this medication?
BUN and serum creatinine
The client has been ordered to be treated with amoxicillin. The highest priority
instruction that the nurse should give the client related to diet while on the
medication is to avoid:
Acidic fruits and juices
The client has been ordered treatment with Wycillin. The nurse notes that the
solution is milky in color. What is the highest priority action on the part of the
nurse?
Administer the medication as ordered by the physician
QUESTION BANK TEST #2 PHARMACOLOGY (2025) EXAM 2025 PRACTICE GRADED A+
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
When starting a patient on a statin, education would include:
If they stop the medication their lipid levels will return to pre-treatment levels
Medication is a supplement to diet therapy and exercise
If they have any muscle aches or pain, they should contact their provider
Angina is produced by an imbalance between oxygen supply (MOS) and
demand (MOD) in the myocardium. Which of the following drugs help to
correct this imbalance by increasing MOS?
ACE inhibitors
Not all chest pain is caused by myocardial ischemia. Non-cardiac causes of
chest pain include:
Pulmonary embolism
Pneumonia
Gastroesophageal reflux
The New York Heart Association and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
have described grading criteria for levels of angina. Angina that occurs with
unusually strenuous activity or on walking or climbing stair after meals is:
Class II
Patients at high risk for developing significant coronary heart disease are
those with:
Class II angina
To reduce mortality, all patients with angina, regardless of Class, should be
on:
Aspirin 81 to 325 mg/d
Patients who have angina, regardless of Class, who are also diabetic, should
be on:
ACE inhibitors
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Management of all types and grades of angina includes the use of lifestyle
modification to reduce risk factors. Which of these modifications are
appropriate for which reason? Both the modification and the reason for it must
be true for the answer to be correct.
Reduce sodium intake to no more than 2,400 mg of sodium. Sodium increases blood
volume and cardiac workload.
Nitrates are especially helpful for patients with angina who also have:
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Beta blockers are especially helpful for patients with exertional angina who
also have:
Arrythmias
A nurse is ordered to draw blood levels for a person receiving an antibiotic.
The nurse is aware that peaks and troughs of serum antibiotic levels are
monitored for drugs with a:
narrow therapeutic index.
A client's medication warrants peak and trough levels to be drawn. The nurse
is aware that if the peak level of the drug is too high, what could occur?
Drug toxicity
Drug concentration is important for the eradication of bacterial infection. It is
desired to keep the drug dose:
Above minimum effective concentration
With continuous use of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance result because:
mutant bacteria are surviving antibiotic use
client with otitis media is ordered to receive amoxicillin (Amoxil). The client
discloses to the nurse that she is allergic to penicillin. What is the highest
priority action on the part of the nurse?
Notify healthcare
A client has relayed instructions from a physician regarding an allergy to a
type of antibiotic therapy. The nurse would question which instruction
Restrict fluids when taking the antibiotic
When antibacterials are prescribed for the treatment of an infection and a
culture is ordered, what should happen next?
culture should be taken before the initial dose of the antibiotic
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A client at an outpatient clinic is ordered to receive ampicillin (Omnipen) for an
infection. Which nursing intervention related to penicillins would the nurse
question?
Instruct client to discontinue penicillin when temperature is normal.
Most beta-lactam antibiotics are excreted through the kidneys. The nurse
should assess the client's renal function by monitoring which levels?
Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine
A client is ordered to receive a cephalosporin to treat a bacterial infection.
Regarding monitoring of the client, the highest priority action on the part of
the nurse includes assessing the client for which side effects?
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
A client has been receiving a cephalosporin for 20 days to treat a severe
bacterial infection. The client complains of mouth pain, and the nurse
assesses white patches in the client's mouth. What is the highest priority
action on the part of the nurse?
Notify the physician and describe symptoms
A client who reports an allergy to penicillin is ordered to receive cephalexin
(Keflex). The correct action for the nurse is to:
administer the medication and carefully observe for allergic reaction.
The client has been ordered treatment with Cefaclor as well as erythromycin.
The nurse anticipates what effect from the interaction of the medications?
Decreased action of Cefaclor
The client has been ordered Cefazolin. The nurse anticipates an increase in the
client's _____ from this medication?
BUN and serum creatinine
The client has been ordered to be treated with amoxicillin. The highest priority
instruction that the nurse should give the client related to diet while on the
medication is to avoid:
Acidic fruits and juices
The client has been ordered treatment with Wycillin. The nurse notes that the
solution is milky in color. What is the highest priority action on the part of the
nurse?
Administer the medication as ordered by the physician
