Pharmacology Final Exam Review Questions & Answers!

With the need to protect our environment, what is it now important to teach patients to do? - ANSWER dispose of drugs no longer used on an annual basis Drugs do not metabolize the same way in all people. For what patient would a nurse expect to assess for an alteration in drug metabolism? - ANSWER A 50-year-old man with cirrhosis of the liver The parent of a 2-year-old child is visiting his or her pediatric health care provider and shows the nurse the advertisement for allergy medication found in a magazine in the waiting room saying, "This drug sounds like it would be far more effective to treat my son's asthma and I'd only have to give it once a day." What is the nurse's best response? - ANSWER "Talk with your health care provider about this drug, but be aware that advertisements do not always provide all the important information you need to know." The patient is taking a 2 mg dose of ropinerol XR. The drug has a half-life of 12 hours. How long will it be before only 0.25 mg of this drug remains in the patient's system? - ANSWER 36 hours When a nurse brings prescribed medication to a client, the client says she usually takes a white tablet, not the yellow tablet that the nurse has brought. What should the nurse do first? - ANSWER preform a recheck of the medication name and strength A client is to receive several oral medications at the same administration time. Which nursing instruction or action is appropriate in this situation? - ANSWER Tell the client the name and action or use of each med before administering it Which of the following concepts is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand-name drugs? - ANSWER Bioavailability The nurse, providing patient teaching about home medication use to an older adult, explains that even when drugs are taken properly they can produce negative or unexpected effects. What are these negative or unexpected effects called? - ANSWER Adverse effects The nurse plans to teach a group of patients about how their medications work in their bodies. If education has been successful, what will be the best understanding of the patients? - ANSWER Medications work by enhancing or blocking normal body functioning The nurse receives a medication order over the telephone. How should the nurse handle this situation? - ANSWER Verify the order by repeating it back to the physician ov