NEWEST NUR 100 - PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1
ACTUAL EXAM 2024 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 3
SETS
,An 80 year old patient is being discharged home on drug therapy for hyperthyroidism and has very little
information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching
activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of toxicity of the drug
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur - Answer- A
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy during the first
few days of therapy. Which is the best human needs statement for this situation?
a. physical activity
b. physical safety
c. physical pain
d. interchange of gases - Answer- B
A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900". Which
action by the nurse is correct?
a. the nurse does not give the drug
b. the nurse gives the drug orally
c. the nurse gives the drug intravenously
d. the nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route - Answer- D
A 77 y/o man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to
penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. Many people are allergic to penicillin
b. This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so often
c. what type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?
d. drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals due to built up resistance to allergic reactions -
Answer- C
,Pharmacodynamics
the study of how a medication interacts with the body's cells to produce a biologic
response. A biologic response can be systemic or local
A drug is...
Any chemical that affects the physiology of a living organism.
A medication is...
A drug preparation specifically designed to produce a therapeutic effect on physiologic
function.
Name describes the medication's molecular structure.
Chemical Name
Medications in the same family have the same stem at the end of their generic names.
Generic names
The registered name assigned by the drug manufacturer.
Trade name
New drugs must...
Be tested, with results reviewed by the FDA. The FDA approves the drug for marketing
based on test results showing that drugs are safe.
Drugs must be free of what?
Adulteration.
Drugs must be proven to be ....
Effective before they can be put on the market.
The manufacture and distribution of drugs that have the potential for abuse must be
what?
Regulated
, The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which
of these reflect the correct order of the steps of the nursing process?
a. assessment, planning, human needs statement, implementation, evaluation
b. eval, assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation
c. human needs statement, assessment, planning, implementation, eval
d. assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation, eval - Answer- D
An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her sleep; however, she felt restless all night and did not
sleep at all. The nurse recognizes that this woman has experienced which type or reaction or effect?
a. allergic reaction
b. idiosyncratic reaction
c. mutagenic effect
d. synergistic effect - Answer- B
The nurse is caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis and recognizes that abnormalities in which phase of
pharmokinetics may occur in this patient?
a. absorption
b. distribution
c. metabolism
d. excretion - Answer- C
A patient who has hypertension is now taking a daily beta blocker. Which term best describes this type of therapy?
a. palliative therapy
b. maintenance therapy
c. supportive therapy
d. supplemental therapy - Answer- B
- High potential for abuse
ACTUAL EXAM 2024 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 3
SETS
,An 80 year old patient is being discharged home on drug therapy for hyperthyroidism and has very little
information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching
activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of toxicity of the drug
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects occur - Answer- A
A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel dizzy during the first
few days of therapy. Which is the best human needs statement for this situation?
a. physical activity
b. physical safety
c. physical pain
d. interchange of gases - Answer- B
A patient's medical record includes an order that reads as follows: "Atenolol 25 mg once daily at 0900". Which
action by the nurse is correct?
a. the nurse does not give the drug
b. the nurse gives the drug orally
c. the nurse gives the drug intravenously
d. the nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the dosage route - Answer- D
A 77 y/o man who has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he is allergic to
penicillin. Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. Many people are allergic to penicillin
b. This allergy is not of major concern because the drug is given so often
c. what type of reaction did you have when you took penicillin?
d. drug allergies don't usually occur in older individuals due to built up resistance to allergic reactions -
Answer- C
,Pharmacodynamics
the study of how a medication interacts with the body's cells to produce a biologic
response. A biologic response can be systemic or local
A drug is...
Any chemical that affects the physiology of a living organism.
A medication is...
A drug preparation specifically designed to produce a therapeutic effect on physiologic
function.
Name describes the medication's molecular structure.
Chemical Name
Medications in the same family have the same stem at the end of their generic names.
Generic names
The registered name assigned by the drug manufacturer.
Trade name
New drugs must...
Be tested, with results reviewed by the FDA. The FDA approves the drug for marketing
based on test results showing that drugs are safe.
Drugs must be free of what?
Adulteration.
Drugs must be proven to be ....
Effective before they can be put on the market.
The manufacture and distribution of drugs that have the potential for abuse must be
what?
Regulated
, The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which
of these reflect the correct order of the steps of the nursing process?
a. assessment, planning, human needs statement, implementation, evaluation
b. eval, assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation
c. human needs statement, assessment, planning, implementation, eval
d. assessment, human needs statement, planning, implementation, eval - Answer- D
An elderly woman took a prescription medicine to help her sleep; however, she felt restless all night and did not
sleep at all. The nurse recognizes that this woman has experienced which type or reaction or effect?
a. allergic reaction
b. idiosyncratic reaction
c. mutagenic effect
d. synergistic effect - Answer- B
The nurse is caring for a patient with cirrhosis or hepatitis and recognizes that abnormalities in which phase of
pharmokinetics may occur in this patient?
a. absorption
b. distribution
c. metabolism
d. excretion - Answer- C
A patient who has hypertension is now taking a daily beta blocker. Which term best describes this type of therapy?
a. palliative therapy
b. maintenance therapy
c. supportive therapy
d. supplemental therapy - Answer- B
- High potential for abuse
