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BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY 2025/2026 FINAL EXAM
A patient received 500 mg of azithromycin (Zithromax) at
0800 as a first dose. What are the usual amount and time
of the second dose of azithromycin? - ANSWER-250 mg
at 0800 the next day
Which patients may receive gentamicin safely? -
ANSWER-- A 6-day-old newborn
- A 5-year-old child
- A women breast-feeding an infant
A nurse teaches a patient about sulfonamides. Which
statement by the patient indicates a need for further
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teaching? - ANSWER-"I should stop taking this drug when
my symptoms are gone."
A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for
pneumonia for several days and begins to complain of
generalized itching. The nurse auscultates bilateral
wheezing and notes a temperature of 38.5C (101F). -
ANSWER-Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of
the symptoms
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of
nonproprietary names of drugs. The nurse tells them
which fact about nonproprietary names? - ANSWER-They
are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
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A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical
research and wants to know the purpose of randomization
in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is
used to do what? - ANSWER-To ensure that differences in
outcomes are the results of treatment and not differences
in subjects
A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an
anticholinergic agent. What will the nurse say when
preparing this patient to go home after the examination? -
ANSWER-"You may need to wear dark glasses until this
medication wears off."
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The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the
medications used in the treatment of open-angle
glaucoma. - ANSWER-- Alpha2 agonists
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Beta blockers
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD
who will begin receiving bevacizumab [Avastin]. Which
statement by the patient indicates a need for further
teaching? - ANSWER-"This medication will not reduce the
risk of blindness."
BSN 215 PHARMACOLOGY 2025/2026 FINAL EXAM
A patient received 500 mg of azithromycin (Zithromax) at
0800 as a first dose. What are the usual amount and time
of the second dose of azithromycin? - ANSWER-250 mg
at 0800 the next day
Which patients may receive gentamicin safely? -
ANSWER-- A 6-day-old newborn
- A 5-year-old child
- A women breast-feeding an infant
A nurse teaches a patient about sulfonamides. Which
statement by the patient indicates a need for further
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teaching? - ANSWER-"I should stop taking this drug when
my symptoms are gone."
A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for
pneumonia for several days and begins to complain of
generalized itching. The nurse auscultates bilateral
wheezing and notes a temperature of 38.5C (101F). -
ANSWER-Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of
the symptoms
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of
nonproprietary names of drugs. The nurse tells them
which fact about nonproprietary names? - ANSWER-They
are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
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A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical
research and wants to know the purpose of randomization
in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is
used to do what? - ANSWER-To ensure that differences in
outcomes are the results of treatment and not differences
in subjects
A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an
anticholinergic agent. What will the nurse say when
preparing this patient to go home after the examination? -
ANSWER-"You may need to wear dark glasses until this
medication wears off."
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The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the
medications used in the treatment of open-angle
glaucoma. - ANSWER-- Alpha2 agonists
- Prostaglandin analogs
- Beta blockers
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD
who will begin receiving bevacizumab [Avastin]. Which
statement by the patient indicates a need for further
teaching? - ANSWER-"This medication will not reduce the
risk of blindness."
