RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr to a
preschooler who weighs 44 lb. The amount available is amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. how many
mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer
to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANSWER-4 mL
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication metabolism with
a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator
include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes - ANSWER-Answer:
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration of a medication. This
requires decreasing the dosage.
,RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby
increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of one or
both medications.
A nurse is preparing to administer
eye drops to a client. Which of
the following actions should the
nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A.have the client lie on her side.
B.Ask the client to look
up at the ceiling.
C.Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D.Drop the medication
into the center of the
client's conjunctival sac.
E.Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - ANSWER-B. The client should look upward
to
keep the drops from falling onto her cornea.
,RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently
to promote distribution of the medication
A nurse is reviewing a new
prescription for ondansetron 4 mg
PO PRN for nausea and vomiting for a client who has hyperemesis
gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the following parts of the
prescription with the provider?
A.Name
B.Dosage
C.Route
D.Frequency - ANSWER-D. This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication
administration. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for transdermal
patches. Which of the following
, RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client
understands the instructions?
A."I will clean the site with
an alcohol swab before
I apply the patch."
B."I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C."I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D."I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. - ANSWER-C. The client should apply the patch
to a hairless
area of skin to promote absorption of the medication.
A nurse reviewing a client's
medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough
level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A.Obtain a blood specimen
immediately prior to
administering the next
dose of medication.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr to a
preschooler who weighs 44 lb. The amount available is amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. how many
mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer
to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANSWER-4 mL
A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that influence medication metabolism with
a group of nurses at an in-service presentation. Which of the following factors should the educator
include as a reason to administer lower medication dosages? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased renal secretion
B. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes
C. Liver failure
D. Peripheral vascular disease
E. Concurrent use of medication the same pathway metabolizes - ANSWER-Answer:
C. Liver failure decreases metabolism and thus increases the concentration of a medication. This
requires decreasing the dosage.
,RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
E. When the same pathway metabolizes two medications, they compete for metabolism, thereby
increasing the concentration of one or both medications. This requires decreasing the dosage of one or
both medications.
A nurse is preparing to administer
eye drops to a client. Which of
the following actions should the
nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A.have the client lie on her side.
B.Ask the client to look
up at the ceiling.
C.Tell the client to blink when the drops enter her eye.
D.Drop the medication
into the center of the
client's conjunctival sac.
E.Instruct the client to close her eye gently after instillation - ANSWER-B. The client should look upward
to
keep the drops from falling onto her cornea.
,RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
D. The nurse should drop the medication into the
center of the conjunctival sac to promote distribution.
E. The client should close her eye gently
to promote distribution of the medication
A nurse is reviewing a new
prescription for ondansetron 4 mg
PO PRN for nausea and vomiting for a client who has hyperemesis
gravidarum. The nurse should clarify which of the following parts of the
prescription with the provider?
A.Name
B.Dosage
C.Route
D.Frequency - ANSWER-D. This prescription does not include the time or frequency of medication
administration. The nurse must clarify this with the prescribing provide
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for transdermal
patches. Which of the following
, RN Pharmacology LATEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ -by DOCTER 254
statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client
understands the instructions?
A."I will clean the site with
an alcohol swab before
I apply the patch."
B."I will rotate the application sites weekly."
C."I will apply the patch to an area of skin with no hair."
D."I will place the new patch on the site of the old patch. - ANSWER-C. The client should apply the patch
to a hairless
area of skin to promote absorption of the medication.
A nurse reviewing a client's
medical record notes a new prescription for verifying the trough
level of the client's medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A.Obtain a blood specimen
immediately prior to
administering the next
dose of medication.
