BSN 215 Pharmacology I Week 4 Exam (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale
Question:
Which nurses can prescribe medications?
Answer:
NPs
APNs
Question:
A healthcare provider calls in a new order and the nurse writes it down. What is ...
Question:
Which nurses can prescribe medications?
Answer:
NPs
APNs
Question:
A healthcare provider calls in a new order and the nurse writes it down. What
is the next step?
Answer:
read it back
,Question:
What is the last step in receiving a telephone order?
Answer:
receive confirmation
Question:
Which order is written correctly for an obstetrical patient, who is receiving
oxytocin after giving birth?
Answer:
Administer 20 units oxytocin in 1,000 mL IV fluid at 150 ml/hr for two liters of
fluid.
This order contains the medication name, dosage, route, frequency and
duration.
Question:
A patient is prescribed fluconazole 150 milligrams to be given in a single dose
by mouth immediately, and then repeated in one week as needed. Which
order is written correctly?
Answer:
Fluconazole 150 milligrams, po now and repeat in 1 week PRN
This order is correctly written and it contains all the essential information.
,Question:
A healthcare provider gives a verbal order for a patient to receive 0.4 mg
tablets of tamsulosin po for a diagnosis of BPH for LOS. What is missing from
the order?
Answer:
frequency
Question:
A patient is recovering from an eye surgery. What is wrong with this order
"instill 2 gtts tobramycin ophthalmic in both ears q2h on day one, then 2 gtts
in both ears q4h on day two through five?"
Answer:
route
Question:
A nurse in the recovery room receives an order for hydromorphone 2
milligrams every 3 hours intramuscularly as needed for pain control. Which
order is written correctly?
Answer:
Hydromorphone 2 milligrams IM every 3 hours PRN for pain
This order contains all the required components and it is written correctly.
, Question:
The physician calls to give a telephone order for ranitidine 150 mg by mouth
every 12 hours for a patient with a gastric ulcer. Which order is written
correctly?
Answer:
ranitidine 150 mg po 8 am and 8 pm
This order is correctly written as it contains all the components.
Question:
Why do some drug labels list only a generic name, instead of a trade name
along with its generic name?
Answer:
the medications generic name is the official name
Question:
Which statement accurately reflects the use of "tall man" lettering placed on
computer-generated drug labels used in the hospital environment?
Answer:
The FDA promotes the use of tall man lettering for similarly named
medications associated with drug errors.
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