RN NCLEX Comprehensive Review: Pharmacology in Nursing Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS All VERIFIED 2026

RN NCLEX
Comprehensive
Review: Pharmacology
in Nursing Questions
and CORRECT ANSWERS
All VERIFIED 2026
1BmgB=B?BmcgB-BAnswerB1,000Bmcg



1BgB=B?BmgB-BAnswerB1,000Bmg



1BkgB=B?BlbsB-BAnswerB2.2Blbs



1BgrB=B?BmgB-BAnswerB60Bmg



1BozB=B?BmLB-BAnswerB30BmL



1BLB=B?BmLB-BAnswerB1,000BmL



1BtspB=B?BmLB-BAnswerB5BmL

,1BtbspB=B?BmLB-BAnswerB15BmL



1BtbspB=B?BtspB-BAnswerB3Btsp



37.0BdegreesBCelsiusB=B?BdegreesBFahrenheitB-BAnswerB98.6BdegreesBFahrenheit



FormulaBtoBfindBCelsiusB-BAnswerBC=(F-32)x(5/9)



FormulaBtoBfindBFahrenheitB-BAnswerBF=(Cx9/5)+32



AdverseBReactionB-
BAnswerBNegativeBeffectsBexperiencedBbyBaBclientBasBaBresultBofBaBspecificBmedicati
on;BmayBbeBhazardous,Btolerated,BorBsubsideBwithBcontinuedBuse



RNBmustBassessBbeforeBadministeringBmedicationsBtoBaBpt.B(3)B-
BAnswerB1.BAllergiesBandBadverseBeffects

2.BCurrentBmedicationBregimenBforBpotentialBinteractions

3.BPhysiologicBstatusBcomparedBtoBbaselineBassessmentBdata



6BRightsBofBMedicationBAdministrationB-BAnswerB1.BRightBclient

2.BRightBmedication

3.BRightBdose

4.BRightBtime

5.BRightBroute

6.BRightBdocumentation



AverageBtimeBtoBdrawBpeakBlevels:BOralB(PO)B-BAnswerB1-
2BhoursBafterBadministration

,AverageBtimeBtoBdrawBpeakBlevels:BIntramuscularB(IM)B-
BAnswerB1BhourBafterBadministration



AverageBtimeBtoBdrawBpeakBlevels:BIntravenousB(IV)B-BAnswerB30Bminutes



TroughBLevelB-
BAnswerBReflectBtheBlowestBconcentrationBorBresidualBlevelBandBareBusuallyBobtained
BwithinB15BminutesBpriorBtoBadministrationBofBtheBnextBscheduledBdose



CultureBandBSensitivityB-
BAnswerBCulturesBareBobtainedBtoBdetectBtheBpresenceBofBpathogensBwithinBtheBspe
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toryBtoBidentifyBtheBappropriateBantibioticBtherapy.BBeginBantibioticBtherapyBafterBobt
ainingBlabBsample.



GuidelinesBforBSafeBIVBAdministrationB(5)B-
BAnswerB1.BReviewBmedicationBguidelinesBforBprecautionsBrelatedBtoBIVBadministratio
nBforBcompatibility,BrateBofBadmin.,BnecessityBofBinfusionBpump,BandBseriousBadverse
Breactions

2.BNeverBadministerBmedicationsBthroughBtubingBbeingBusedBforBbloodBadministration

3.BImplementBstandardBprecautionsBwhenBperformingBandBIVBsiteBchange

4.BFluidsBshouldBbeBinfusedBwithinB24BhoursBtoBpreventBinfectionB(discardBunusedBpo
rtion)

5.BMaintainBpatencyBofBIVBaccess



PreventBInfiltrationBofBIVBsiteB(3)B-
BAnswerB1.BUseBsmallestBcatheterBforBprescribedBtherapy

2.BStabilizeBport-access

3.BAssessBbloodBreturn



TreatmentBforBInfiltratedBIVB(5)B-BAnswerB1.BStopBinfusion

2.BRemoveBperipheralBcatheters

, 3.BApplyBcoldBcompress

4.BElevateBextremity

5.BInsertBnewBcatheterBintoBoppositeBextremity



PreventBExtravasationBofBIVB(1)B-
BAnswerB1.BKnowBvesicantBpotentialBbeforeBgivingBmed.



TreatmentBforBExtravasatedBIVB(5)B-BAnswerB1.BStopBinfusion

2.BDiscontinueBadministrationBset

3.BAspirateBdrugBifBpossible

4.BApplyBcoldBcompress

5.BDocumentBconditionBofBsiteB(mayBphotograph)



InfiltrationB-BAnswerBWhenBIVBfluidBorBmedicationBleaksBintoBsurroundingBtissue



ExtravasationB-
BAnswerBLeakageBofBIVBfluidBorBmedicationBintoBtheBextravascularBtissueBaroundBthe
BsiteBofBinfusion



Phlebitis/ThrombophlebitisB-
BAnswerBInflammatoryBprocessBthatBcausesBaBbloodBclotBtoBformBableBblockBoneBor
BmoreBvein



PreventBPhlebitis/ThrombophlebitisB(3)B-BAnswerB1.BRotateBsiteBeveryB72h-96h

2.BSecureBcatheter

3.BUseBasepticBtechnique



TreatmentBforBPhlebitis/ThrombophlebitisBatBIVBsiteB(4)B-BAnswerB1.BStopBinfusion

2.BRemoveBperipheralBcatheters