Nurs 327 Pharmacology final test NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
NURS 327 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL TEST NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
1. The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication that is water-soluble.
The nurse understands that this
drug
a. must be taken on an empty stomach. b. requires active transport for
absorption. c. should be taken with fatty foods. d. will readily diffuse into the
gastrointestinal tract. - Correct Answer-B. requires active transport for absorption
2. A nurse is preparing to administer an oral drug that is best absorbed in an acidic
environment. How will the
nurse give the drug?
a. On an empty stomach
b. With a full glass of water
c. With food
d. With high-fat food - Correct Answer-c. with food
3. The nurse is preparing an injectable drug and wants to administer it for rapid
absorption. How will the nurse
give this medication?
a. IM into the deltoid muscle
b. IM into the gluteal muscle
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c. SubQ into abdominal tissue
d. SubQ into the upper arm - Correct Answer-a. IM in deltoid
4. The nurse is reviewing medication information with a nursing student prior to
administering an oral drug
and notes that the drug has extensive first-pass effects. Which statement by the
student indicates a need for
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further teaching about this medication?
a. The first-pass effect means the drug may be absorbed into systemic circulation
from the intestinal lumen. b. The first-pass effect means the drug may be changed
to an inactive form and excreted. c. The first-pass effect means the drug may be
changed to a metabolite, which may be more active than the
original. d. The first-pass effect means the drug may be unchanged as it passes
through the liver. - Correct Answer-a. The first-pass effect means the drug may be
absorbed into systemic circulation from the intestinal lumen
5. The nurse prepares to change a patients medication from an intravenous to an
oral form and notes that the
oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse understands that this is due to
differences in
a. bioavailability. b. pinocytosis. c. protein binding. d. tachyphylaxis. - Correct
Answer-a. bioavailability
6. The nurse is preparing to administer a drug and learns that it binds to protein at
a rate of 90%. The patients
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serum albumin level is low. The nurse will observe the patient for
a. decreased drug absorption. b. decreased drug interactions. c. decreased drug
toxicity. d. increased drug effects. - Correct Answer-d. increased drug effects
7. Which drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is administered?
a. Intramuscular cephalosporins
b. Intravenous vasopressors
c. Oral analgesics
d. Subcutaneous antiglycemics - Correct Answer-C. oral analegiscs
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a
rapid drug action. Which form
of the medication will the nurse administer?
a. Capsule
b. Enteric-coated pill
c. Liquid suspension
d. Tablet - Correct Answer-c. liquid suspension
9. The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with a prescription
for an enteric-coated tablet. Which statement by the patient indicates
understanding of the teaching?
a. I may crush the tablet and put it in applesauce to improve absorption. b. I
should consume acidic foods to enhance absorption of this medication. c. I should
expect a delay in onset of the drugs effects after taking the tablet. d. I should take
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this medication with high-fat foods to improve its action. - Correct Answer-C. I
should expect a delay.......
10. A patient who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks why
insulin must be given by
subcutaneous injection instead of by mouth. The nurse will explain that this is
because
a. absorption is diminished by the first-pass effects in the liver. b. absorption is
faster when insulin is given subcutaneously. c. digestive enzymes in the
gastrointestinal tract prevent absorption. d. the oral form is less predictable with
more adverse effects. - Correct Answer-c. digestive enzymes in GI prevent
absoprtion
11. The nurse is administering two drugs to a patient and learns that both drugs
are highly protein-bound. The
nurse may expect
a. decreased bioavailability of both drugs. b. decreased drug effects. c. decreased
drug interactions. d. increased risk of adverse effects. - Correct Answer-d.
increased risk of adverse effects
12. A patient has been taking a drug that has a protein-binding effect of 75%. The
provider adds a new
medication that has a protein-binding effect of 90%. The nurse will expect
a. decreased drug effects of the first drug. b. decreased therapeutic range of the
first drug. c. increased drug effects of the first drug. d. increased therapeutic range
of the first drug. - Correct Answer-c.increased drug effects of first drug
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NURS 327 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL TEST NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
1. The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication that is water-soluble.
The nurse understands that this
drug
a. must be taken on an empty stomach. b. requires active transport for
absorption. c. should be taken with fatty foods. d. will readily diffuse into the
gastrointestinal tract. - Correct Answer-B. requires active transport for absorption
2. A nurse is preparing to administer an oral drug that is best absorbed in an acidic
environment. How will the
nurse give the drug?
a. On an empty stomach
b. With a full glass of water
c. With food
d. With high-fat food - Correct Answer-c. with food
3. The nurse is preparing an injectable drug and wants to administer it for rapid
absorption. How will the nurse
give this medication?
a. IM into the deltoid muscle
b. IM into the gluteal muscle
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c. SubQ into abdominal tissue
d. SubQ into the upper arm - Correct Answer-a. IM in deltoid
4. The nurse is reviewing medication information with a nursing student prior to
administering an oral drug
and notes that the drug has extensive first-pass effects. Which statement by the
student indicates a need for
Test Bank - Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach (9th
Edition, 2017) 11
further teaching about this medication?
a. The first-pass effect means the drug may be absorbed into systemic circulation
from the intestinal lumen. b. The first-pass effect means the drug may be changed
to an inactive form and excreted. c. The first-pass effect means the drug may be
changed to a metabolite, which may be more active than the
original. d. The first-pass effect means the drug may be unchanged as it passes
through the liver. - Correct Answer-a. The first-pass effect means the drug may be
absorbed into systemic circulation from the intestinal lumen
5. The nurse prepares to change a patients medication from an intravenous to an
oral form and notes that the
oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse understands that this is due to
differences in
a. bioavailability. b. pinocytosis. c. protein binding. d. tachyphylaxis. - Correct
Answer-a. bioavailability
6. The nurse is preparing to administer a drug and learns that it binds to protein at
a rate of 90%. The patients
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serum albumin level is low. The nurse will observe the patient for
a. decreased drug absorption. b. decreased drug interactions. c. decreased drug
toxicity. d. increased drug effects. - Correct Answer-d. increased drug effects
7. Which drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is administered?
a. Intramuscular cephalosporins
b. Intravenous vasopressors
c. Oral analgesics
d. Subcutaneous antiglycemics - Correct Answer-C. oral analegiscs
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a
rapid drug action. Which form
of the medication will the nurse administer?
a. Capsule
b. Enteric-coated pill
c. Liquid suspension
d. Tablet - Correct Answer-c. liquid suspension
9. The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with a prescription
for an enteric-coated tablet. Which statement by the patient indicates
understanding of the teaching?
a. I may crush the tablet and put it in applesauce to improve absorption. b. I
should consume acidic foods to enhance absorption of this medication. c. I should
expect a delay in onset of the drugs effects after taking the tablet. d. I should take
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this medication with high-fat foods to improve its action. - Correct Answer-C. I
should expect a delay.......
10. A patient who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks why
insulin must be given by
subcutaneous injection instead of by mouth. The nurse will explain that this is
because
a. absorption is diminished by the first-pass effects in the liver. b. absorption is
faster when insulin is given subcutaneously. c. digestive enzymes in the
gastrointestinal tract prevent absorption. d. the oral form is less predictable with
more adverse effects. - Correct Answer-c. digestive enzymes in GI prevent
absoprtion
11. The nurse is administering two drugs to a patient and learns that both drugs
are highly protein-bound. The
nurse may expect
a. decreased bioavailability of both drugs. b. decreased drug effects. c. decreased
drug interactions. d. increased risk of adverse effects. - Correct Answer-d.
increased risk of adverse effects
12. A patient has been taking a drug that has a protein-binding effect of 75%. The
provider adds a new
medication that has a protein-binding effect of 90%. The nurse will expect
a. decreased drug effects of the first drug. b. decreased therapeutic range of the
first drug. c. increased drug effects of the first drug. d. increased therapeutic range
of the first drug. - Correct Answer-c.increased drug effects of first drug
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