Pharmacology: Unit 1 NCLEX practice questions
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1. An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy 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 digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur.: a. The patient and patient's
daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
2. 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
nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit: b. Risk for injury
3. A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once
daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
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.: d. The nurse contacts
the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
4. The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the
nurse will obtain the most information from the patient?
a. "Do you depend on 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?"
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d. "What childhood diseases did you have?": c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve
it?"
5. A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract
infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most
appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "Many people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so often."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals due to built-up resis-
tance to allergic reactions.": c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
6. The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diag-
nosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of these reflect the correct order of
the steps of the nursing process?
a. Assessment, Planning, Nursing Diagnoses, Implementation, Evaluation
b. Evaluation, Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation
c. Nursing Diagnoses, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
d. Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation: d.
Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
7. The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a
newly admitted patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO twice a day
b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
c. Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO every evening
d. Irbesartan (Avapro) 300 mg PO once a day
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation: b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation
8. The nurse is reviewing data collected from a medication history. Which of
these data are considered objective data? (Select all that apply.)
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a. White blood cell count 22,000 mm3
b. Blood pressure 150/94 mm Hg
c. Patient rates pain as an "8" on a 10-point scale
d. Patient's wife reports that the patient has been very sleepy during the day
e. Patient's weight is 68 kg: a. White blood cell count 22,000 mm3
b. Blood pressure 150/94 mm Hg
e. Patient's weight is 68 kg
9. An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her to sleep; however,
she felt restless all night and did not sleep at all. The nurse recognizes that this
woman has experienced which type of reaction or effect?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Idiosyncratic reaction
c. Mutagenic effect
d. Synergistic effect: b. Idiosyncratic reaction
10. While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the nurse knows that
abnormalities in which phase of pharmacokinetics may occur?
a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion: c. Metabolism
11. A patient who had a thyroidectomy is now taking levothyroxine, a thyroid
hormone, daily. Which term best describes this type of therapy?
a. Palliative therapy
b. Maintenance therapy
c. Supportive therapy
d. Supplemental therapy: b. Maintenance therapy
12. The nurse is giving medications to a patient in heart failure. The intravenous
route is chosen instead of the intramuscular route. What patient function
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1. An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy 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 digitalis toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur.: a. The patient and patient's
daughter will state the proper way to take the drug.
2. 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
nursing diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit: b. Risk for injury
3. A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once
daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
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.: d. The nurse contacts
the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
4. The nurse is compiling a drug history for a patient. Which question from the
nurse will obtain the most information from the patient?
a. "Do you depend on 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?"
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d. "What childhood diseases did you have?": c. "When you have pain, what do you do to relieve
it?"
5. A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract
infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most
appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "Many people are allergic to penicillin."
b. "This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so often."
c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
d. "Drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals due to built-up resis-
tance to allergic reactions.": c. "What type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?"
6. The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diag-
nosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of these reflect the correct order of
the steps of the nursing process?
a. Assessment, Planning, Nursing Diagnoses, Implementation, Evaluation
b. Evaluation, Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation
c. Nursing Diagnoses, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
d. Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation: d.
Assessment, Nursing Diagnoses, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
7. The nurse is reviewing new medication orders that have been written for a
newly admitted patient. The nurse will need to clarify which orders? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO twice a day
b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
c. Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO every evening
d. Irbesartan (Avapro) 300 mg PO once a day
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation: b. Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg daily
e. Docusate (Colace) as needed for constipation
8. The nurse is reviewing data collected from a medication history. Which of
these data are considered objective data? (Select all that apply.)
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a. White blood cell count 22,000 mm3
b. Blood pressure 150/94 mm Hg
c. Patient rates pain as an "8" on a 10-point scale
d. Patient's wife reports that the patient has been very sleepy during the day
e. Patient's weight is 68 kg: a. White blood cell count 22,000 mm3
b. Blood pressure 150/94 mm Hg
e. Patient's weight is 68 kg
9. An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her to sleep; however,
she felt restless all night and did not sleep at all. The nurse recognizes that this
woman has experienced which type of reaction or effect?
a. Allergic reaction
b. Idiosyncratic reaction
c. Mutagenic effect
d. Synergistic effect: b. Idiosyncratic reaction
10. While caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis, the nurse knows that
abnormalities in which phase of pharmacokinetics may occur?
a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion: c. Metabolism
11. A patient who had a thyroidectomy is now taking levothyroxine, a thyroid
hormone, daily. Which term best describes this type of therapy?
a. Palliative therapy
b. Maintenance therapy
c. Supportive therapy
d. Supplemental therapy: b. Maintenance therapy
12. The nurse is giving medications to a patient in heart failure. The intravenous
route is chosen instead of the intramuscular route. What patient function
