NURS 6521N Actual Advanced
Pharmacology Week 1 Exams &
Reviews with Actual Questions and
Verified Answers 2025
A patient who has ongoing pain issues has been prescribed Demerol (meperidine) IM.
How should the nurse administer this medication?
Into the patients gleuteal using a large gauge needle
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving aminoglycoside (antibiotic) that can be
nephrotoxic. Which of the following will alert the nurse that the patient may be
experiencing nephrotoxicity?
A decrease in urinary output
In which of the following patients would a nurse expect to experience alterations in
drug metabolism?
A 50 year old man with cirrhosis of the liver
A nurse is instructing a patient on a newly prescribed drug. Which of the following
should be included to help improve patient compliance and safety?
Measures to alleviate discomfort associated with adverse effects
Which of the following statements best defines how a chemical becomes termed a
drug?
A chemical must have a proven therapeutic value or efficacy without severe toxicity or
damaging properties to become a drug.
, ? Correct answers
30ml=____tbsp
2
A nurse has been administering a drug to a patient IM. The physician discontinues the
IM dose and wrote an order for the drug to be given orally. The nurse notices that the
oral dosage is considerably higher that the parenteral dose and understands that this
is due to the...
first pass effect.
A patient with a recent diagnosis of acute renal failure has a long standing seizure
disorder which has been successfully controlled for several years with antiseizure
medications. The nurse should recognize that the patients compromised renal
function will likely...
Increase the half life of medications that are metabolized by the kidney.
An older patient with a history of Alzheimer's disease and numerous chronic health
problems has been prescribed several medications during his current admission to
hospital and recent declines in the patients cognition have impaired his ability to
swallow pills. Which of the following medications may the nurse crush before
administering them to this patient?
An immediate release opioid analgesic tablet
An 80 year old patient has been taking lorazepam since his wife died a year ago. He
has been staying with his son, but will now move into an assisted living facility. Before
admission to the assisted living facility, the patients physician has determined that the
drug is no longer needed. The nurse at the facility will plan to....
withdraw the drug gradually over a 2 to 3 week period.
Pharmacology Week 1 Exams &
Reviews with Actual Questions and
Verified Answers 2025
A patient who has ongoing pain issues has been prescribed Demerol (meperidine) IM.
How should the nurse administer this medication?
Into the patients gleuteal using a large gauge needle
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving aminoglycoside (antibiotic) that can be
nephrotoxic. Which of the following will alert the nurse that the patient may be
experiencing nephrotoxicity?
A decrease in urinary output
In which of the following patients would a nurse expect to experience alterations in
drug metabolism?
A 50 year old man with cirrhosis of the liver
A nurse is instructing a patient on a newly prescribed drug. Which of the following
should be included to help improve patient compliance and safety?
Measures to alleviate discomfort associated with adverse effects
Which of the following statements best defines how a chemical becomes termed a
drug?
A chemical must have a proven therapeutic value or efficacy without severe toxicity or
damaging properties to become a drug.
, ? Correct answers
30ml=____tbsp
2
A nurse has been administering a drug to a patient IM. The physician discontinues the
IM dose and wrote an order for the drug to be given orally. The nurse notices that the
oral dosage is considerably higher that the parenteral dose and understands that this
is due to the...
first pass effect.
A patient with a recent diagnosis of acute renal failure has a long standing seizure
disorder which has been successfully controlled for several years with antiseizure
medications. The nurse should recognize that the patients compromised renal
function will likely...
Increase the half life of medications that are metabolized by the kidney.
An older patient with a history of Alzheimer's disease and numerous chronic health
problems has been prescribed several medications during his current admission to
hospital and recent declines in the patients cognition have impaired his ability to
swallow pills. Which of the following medications may the nurse crush before
administering them to this patient?
An immediate release opioid analgesic tablet
An 80 year old patient has been taking lorazepam since his wife died a year ago. He
has been staying with his son, but will now move into an assisted living facility. Before
admission to the assisted living facility, the patients physician has determined that the
drug is no longer needed. The nurse at the facility will plan to....
withdraw the drug gradually over a 2 to 3 week period.
