Nur 350 pharmacology test 1 quiz Questions With Correct Answers
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Nur 350 pharmacology test 1 quiz Questions
With Correct Answers
A nurse is preparing to administer to a patient who is having a severe allergic reaction. Which route of
administration should the nurse use to provide the fastest and most complete absorption of the drug -
answerintravenous
when ...
Nur 350 pharmacology test 1 quiz Questions
With Correct Answers
A nurse is preparing to administer to a patient who is having a severe allergic reaction. Which route of
administration should the nurse use to provide the fastest and most complete absorption of the drug -
answer✔intravenous
when preparing to administer a sustained release capsule to a patient, the nurse understands that which
of the following is true for these capsules? - answer✔They are more costly than regular pills.
They contain spheres that hold the actual drug.
Spheres have coatings that dissolve at variable rates.
Digoxin has a half-life of 36 to 48 hours. Because of the length of the half-life, the nurse expects dosing
to occur how often? - answer✔once a day
when teaching a patient who has a gastric ulcer about cimetidine therapy, the nurse should include
what information about the antagonists? - answer✔an antagonist prevents receptor activation in the
stomach
Which statement about drug agonists does the nurse identify as being true? - answer✔an agonist exerts
effects by causing receptor activation
a patient has been receiving an antibiotic with a small therapeutic index for 10 days. Upon assessment,
the nurse notes an increase in the drug's side effects. What would the nurse's priority action be? -
answer✔Ask the provider to order a plasma drug level test
what does the evaluation of the outcome of drug therapy include? (select all) - answer✔adverse drug
reactions
satisfaction with treatment
therapeutic responses
adherence to regimen/prescription
in reviewing a patient's drug history, the nurse must be aware that which drug may have various names?
- answer✔trade name
the nurse is preparing to administer penicillin G IM to a child. The child's parent ask why the drug cannot
be given in an oral liquid form. What is the nurses response? - answer✔this drug would be inactivated
by enzymes in the stomach
a postoperative patient has orders for morphine sulfate 1 to 2 mg IV every hour PRN for severe pain and
acetaminophen-hydrocodone (Lortab) 7.5 mg PO every 4 to 6 hours PRN for moderate pain. Patient
rates pain at an 8/10. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? - answer✔administer morphine sulfate
2 mg IV and evaluate patients pain in 15 to 30 minutes
in comparing meperidine (Demerol) with pentazocine (Talwin), the nurse recognizes the degree of pain
relief that can be achieved with pentazocine is much lower than the relief that can be achieved with
meperidine because pentazocine is an example of a/an: - answer✔partial agonist
a patient who is taking morphine for pain asks the nurse how a pain medication can also cause
constipation. What does the nurse know about morphine? - answer✔it is selective to receptors that
regulate more than one body process
a prescriber has written an order for a medication: drug X 100 mg PO q6h. The half life is approximately
6 hours. The nurse is preparing to administer the first dose at 8:00 am on Tuesday. On Wednesday when
will the serum drug level reach plateau? - answer✔at 8:00 am
a nurse is giving an enteral medication. the patient asks why this method is preferable for this drug. How
will the nurse reply? - answer✔"This route is safer, less expensive, and more convenient."
a patient is given a prescription for azithromycin and asks the nurse why the dose on the first day is
twice the amount of the dose on the next 4 days. How will the nurse respond? - answer✔"A large initial
dose helps to get the drug to optimal levels in the body faster."
An adult male is 1 day postop from a total hip replacement. On a pain scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being
greatest, the patient reports pain of 10. Which medication would be most appropriate to administer? -
answer✔6 mg morphine sulfate intravenously
a nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of nonproprietary names for drugs. the nurse tells
them which fact about nonproprietary names? - answer✔they are assigned by the U.S. adopted names
council
in administering medications is it important for the nurse to understand that the major site of drug
metabolism is in the: - answer✔liver
the nurse is caring for a child who has ingested a toxic amount of aspirin. The provider orders an IV drug
that will increase pH in the blood and urine. The nurse understands that this effect is necessary to: -
answer✔increase the urinary excretion of aspirin
in preparing an inservice about drug safety in the US, the nurse describes which legislation that was the
first to regulate drug safety? - answer✔food, drug and cosmetic act of 1938
A nurse consults a drug manual before giving a medication to an 80-year-old patient. The manual states
that older-adult patients are at increased risk for hepatic side effects. Which action by the nurse is
correct? - answer✔contact the provider to discuss an order for pretreatment lab work
choose all that apply: the nurse understands that therapeutic index is: - answer✔the ratio of a drugs
LD50 to its ED50
a measure of a drugs safety
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