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“PHARMACOLOGY TEST “ TEST BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 1 UPDATED 2025 –
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS , ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST
VERSION)
Pharmacology
by which process would TPN on an outpatient basis help a client with Crohn's
disease prepare for surgery?
a. decreasing fecal bulk
b. preventing bowel infection
c. providing stimulation of secretions
d. maintaining negative nitrogen balance
a. decreasing fecal bulk
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which MOA would the nurse identify for levodopa therapy prescribed to a
client d/o w/ Parkinson disease?
a. blocks the effects of ACh
b. increases production of dopamine
c. restores the dopamine levels in the brain
d. promotes the production of ACh
c. restores the dopamine levels in the brain
which toxic effect would the nurse find in a client who has overdosed on
isocarboxazid?
a. mydriasis
b. bradycardia
c. hypothermia
d. circulatory collapse
d. circulatory collapse
A 2-year old toddler is to have IV abx therapy. Which action will the nurse take
to prevent the child from pulling out the IV line?
a. keep the arms restrained
b. tell the child not to touch the IV site
c. cover the IV site with a protective device
d. have the parent hold the child continuously
c. cover the IV site with a protective device
Which mineral deficiency would a nurse suspect in a client who reports
tingling in the fingers and around the mouth and exhibits carpopedal spasm
and tremors after a surgical thyroidectomy?
a. potassium
b. calcium
c. magnesium
d. sodium
b. calcium
which instruction about phenytoin will the nurse provide during discharge
teaching to a client with epilepsy who is prescribed phenytoin for seizure
control?
a. antiseizure meds will probably be continued for life
b. phenytoin prevents any further occurrence of seizures
c. this medication needs to be taken during periods of emotional stress
d. your antiseizure meds usually can be stopped after a year's absence of
seizures
a. antiseizure meds will probably be continued for life
the nurse understands which vaccine is administered through the intranasal
route?
a. rotavirus vx
b. influenza (live) vx
c. varicella virus vx
d. HPV
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b. influenza (live) vx
the nurse understands which preparations use toxoids but not live viruses?
SATA
a. rotavirus vx
b. varicella virus vx
c. mmr vx
d. diphtheria, hep B, pertussis, polio, tetanus vx
e. diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vx
d. diphtheria, hep B, pertussis, polio, tetanus vx
e. diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vx
a client with a hx of schizophrenia, who responds poorly to meds, is now
being treated for acute depression. Which information would the nurse provide
inn light of the info elicited from the med list and laboratory results?
a. come in for weekly blood tests to monitor for med-induced agranulocytosis
b. report incidents of unusual bleeding or easy bruising while taking fluoxetine
c. expect to be prescribed only 1 wk's supply of fluoxetine at a time
d. consume a high protein diet to offset the risk of anemia while taking
clozapine
a. come in for weekly blood tests to monitor for med-induced agranulocytosis
which medication is administered to women after delivery to prevent
postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage?
a. dinoprostone
b. miifepristone
c. indomethaciin
d. methylergonovine
d. methylergonovine
the nurse understands which medication increases the risk of Reye syndrome
in children?
a. aspirin
b. naloxone
c. ibuprofen
d. acetaminophen
a. aspirin
which statement is true regarding antipsychotic meds?
a. all 1st and 2nd gen antipsychotics are equally effective
b. 2nd gen antipsychs pose a risk of EPS sx
c. 1st gen antipsychs pose a sig risk of metabolic side effects
d. clozapine is more effective than other 2nd gen antipsychs
d. clozapine is more effective than other 2nd gen antipsychs
the nurse understands which vx may cause intussusception in chlidren?
a. rotavirus
b. hepatitis
c. MMR
d. diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
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a. rotavirus
which med may cause photophobia?
a. nifedipine
b. alendronate
c. clomiphene
d. indomethacin
c. clomiphene
the nurse understands which group of ped pop is at higher risk for developing
resp complications upon admin of general anesthesia?
a. infants
b. children
c. neonates
d. adolescents
c. neonates
which med is specifically responsible for the action of the med ranitidine?
a. inhibiting proton pumps
b. promoting release of gastrin
c. regenerating the gastric mucosa
d. inhibiting the histamine at H2 receptors
d. inhibiting the histamine at H2 receptors
which med may lead to bruxism?
a. vilazodone
b. isocarboxazid
c. clomipramine
d. levomilnacipran
d. levomilnacipran
which med is a teratogen that may cause masculinization of a female fetus?
a. lithium
b. danazol
c. nitrofurantoin
d. carbamazepine
b. danazol
which is the most common teratogenic effect associated with thalidomide?
a. shortened limbs
b. growth delay
c. neural tube defects
d. cleft lip w/ cleft palate
a. shortened limbs
which med is indicated for treated OCD?
a. imipramine
b. lithium salts
c. amitriptyline
d. clomipramine
d. clomipramine
“PHARMACOLOGY TEST “ TEST BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 1 UPDATED 2025 –
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS , ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST
VERSION)
Pharmacology
by which process would TPN on an outpatient basis help a client with Crohn's
disease prepare for surgery?
a. decreasing fecal bulk
b. preventing bowel infection
c. providing stimulation of secretions
d. maintaining negative nitrogen balance
a. decreasing fecal bulk
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which MOA would the nurse identify for levodopa therapy prescribed to a
client d/o w/ Parkinson disease?
a. blocks the effects of ACh
b. increases production of dopamine
c. restores the dopamine levels in the brain
d. promotes the production of ACh
c. restores the dopamine levels in the brain
which toxic effect would the nurse find in a client who has overdosed on
isocarboxazid?
a. mydriasis
b. bradycardia
c. hypothermia
d. circulatory collapse
d. circulatory collapse
A 2-year old toddler is to have IV abx therapy. Which action will the nurse take
to prevent the child from pulling out the IV line?
a. keep the arms restrained
b. tell the child not to touch the IV site
c. cover the IV site with a protective device
d. have the parent hold the child continuously
c. cover the IV site with a protective device
Which mineral deficiency would a nurse suspect in a client who reports
tingling in the fingers and around the mouth and exhibits carpopedal spasm
and tremors after a surgical thyroidectomy?
a. potassium
b. calcium
c. magnesium
d. sodium
b. calcium
which instruction about phenytoin will the nurse provide during discharge
teaching to a client with epilepsy who is prescribed phenytoin for seizure
control?
a. antiseizure meds will probably be continued for life
b. phenytoin prevents any further occurrence of seizures
c. this medication needs to be taken during periods of emotional stress
d. your antiseizure meds usually can be stopped after a year's absence of
seizures
a. antiseizure meds will probably be continued for life
the nurse understands which vaccine is administered through the intranasal
route?
a. rotavirus vx
b. influenza (live) vx
c. varicella virus vx
d. HPV
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b. influenza (live) vx
the nurse understands which preparations use toxoids but not live viruses?
SATA
a. rotavirus vx
b. varicella virus vx
c. mmr vx
d. diphtheria, hep B, pertussis, polio, tetanus vx
e. diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vx
d. diphtheria, hep B, pertussis, polio, tetanus vx
e. diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vx
a client with a hx of schizophrenia, who responds poorly to meds, is now
being treated for acute depression. Which information would the nurse provide
inn light of the info elicited from the med list and laboratory results?
a. come in for weekly blood tests to monitor for med-induced agranulocytosis
b. report incidents of unusual bleeding or easy bruising while taking fluoxetine
c. expect to be prescribed only 1 wk's supply of fluoxetine at a time
d. consume a high protein diet to offset the risk of anemia while taking
clozapine
a. come in for weekly blood tests to monitor for med-induced agranulocytosis
which medication is administered to women after delivery to prevent
postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage?
a. dinoprostone
b. miifepristone
c. indomethaciin
d. methylergonovine
d. methylergonovine
the nurse understands which medication increases the risk of Reye syndrome
in children?
a. aspirin
b. naloxone
c. ibuprofen
d. acetaminophen
a. aspirin
which statement is true regarding antipsychotic meds?
a. all 1st and 2nd gen antipsychotics are equally effective
b. 2nd gen antipsychs pose a risk of EPS sx
c. 1st gen antipsychs pose a sig risk of metabolic side effects
d. clozapine is more effective than other 2nd gen antipsychs
d. clozapine is more effective than other 2nd gen antipsychs
the nurse understands which vx may cause intussusception in chlidren?
a. rotavirus
b. hepatitis
c. MMR
d. diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
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a. rotavirus
which med may cause photophobia?
a. nifedipine
b. alendronate
c. clomiphene
d. indomethacin
c. clomiphene
the nurse understands which group of ped pop is at higher risk for developing
resp complications upon admin of general anesthesia?
a. infants
b. children
c. neonates
d. adolescents
c. neonates
which med is specifically responsible for the action of the med ranitidine?
a. inhibiting proton pumps
b. promoting release of gastrin
c. regenerating the gastric mucosa
d. inhibiting the histamine at H2 receptors
d. inhibiting the histamine at H2 receptors
which med may lead to bruxism?
a. vilazodone
b. isocarboxazid
c. clomipramine
d. levomilnacipran
d. levomilnacipran
which med is a teratogen that may cause masculinization of a female fetus?
a. lithium
b. danazol
c. nitrofurantoin
d. carbamazepine
b. danazol
which is the most common teratogenic effect associated with thalidomide?
a. shortened limbs
b. growth delay
c. neural tube defects
d. cleft lip w/ cleft palate
a. shortened limbs
which med is indicated for treated OCD?
a. imipramine
b. lithium salts
c. amitriptyline
d. clomipramine
d. clomipramine
