Intro to Pharmacology - Practice Questions
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An order reads "Lanoxin 250 mcg once daily at 0900." Which action by the nurse is correct?:
- The nurse should give the drug intravenously.
- The nurse should give the drug orally.
- The nurse should give the drug via the transdermal route.
- The nurse should contact the prescriber to clarify the dosage route. - answer✔The nurse should
contact the prescriber to clarify the dosage route.
In creating a drug history for a patient, which is the most helpful question the nurse can ask?:
- "Do you depend on sleeping pills to get to sleep?"
- "Do you have a family history of heart disease?"
- "When you take your pain medicine, does it relieve your pain?"
- "What childhood diseases did you have?" - answer✔"When you take your pain medicine, does
it relieve your pain?"
Upon learning a 77-year-old man is allergic to penicillin (PCN), what is the most appropriate
response by the nurse?:
- "Drug allergies don't usually occur as you age because you build up resistance."
- "That's to be expected - lots of people are allergic to PCN."
- "This allergy isn't a major concern because PCN is given so commonly."
- "What type of reaction did you have?" - answer✔- "What type of reaction did you have?"
A patient gets a new prescription for a blood pressure medication that may cause him to feel
dizzy for the first few days of therapy. What is the best nursing diagnosis for this situation?
- Activity intolerance.
- Disturbed body image.
- Risk for injury.
- Self-care deficit. - answer✔Risk for injury.
Which order must be clarified? Select all that apply:
- Metformin (Glucophage) 1000 mg PO BID
- Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg PO
- Simvastatin (Zocor) 20 mg PO Q HS
- Irbesartan (Avapro)300 mg PO QD
- Docusate (Colace) PRN for constipation - answer✔- Sitagliptin (Januvia) 50 mg PO
- Docusate (Colace) PRN for constipation
Which of these reflects the correct order of the steps of the nursing process?:
- Assessment, NANDA/planning, implementation, evaluation - answer✔Assessment,
NANDA/planning, implementation, evaluation
The nurse reviews data collected from a medication history. Which of these data are considered
objective data? Select all that apply:
- WBCs 22,000 mm3
- Blood pressure 150/84 mm Hg
- Patient rates pain "8" on a 10-point scale
- Patient's wife reports he has been very sleepy during the day
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