Pharmacology Midterm Latest Update 2024-2025
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A - CORRECT ANSWER: A 47-year-old woman states that she has been trying to treat
her depression with exercise and "other things" for about 1 year. She is going to begin
taking a new prescription of an SSRI. Which of the following is most important to ask the
patient?
a) "Are you taking any herbal drugs such as St. John's wort?"
b) "How have the therapies worked so far?"
c) "Which exercises are you using to treat your depression?"
d) "Why did you wait so long to seek healthcare?"
A - CORRECT ANSWER: A patient is receiving a new statin drug for elevated
cholesterol level. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates a need for
additional teaching?
a) "I can eat anything I want since I am not taking this drug"
b) "I will notify my healthcare provider if I have any severe muscle aches or changes in
my urine"
c) "I will need to have tests to make sure my liver is functioning properly as my doctor
recommends"
d) "I have to monitor my blood sugar daily because the drug can increase my blood
sugar"
A - CORRECT ANSWER: A patient who is taking lamotrigine reports the appearance of
a new rash. What is your best action?
a) Report the rash to the healthcare provider immediately
b) Add the reaction to the patient's list of allergies in his or her record
,c) instruct the patient to take a substantial meal or snack
d) Suggest that the patient apply a cortisone-containing cream to the area
A - CORRECT ANSWER: A patient with benign prostatic hypertrophy is receiving
tamsulosin, a selective alpha blocker, to help improve urine flow. Which of the following
health factors would the LPN/VN report to the healthcare provider before giving the
drug?
a) The patient reports a history of allergy to sulfa antibiotics
b) The patient had a history of smoking 15 years ago
c) The patient is exercising three times a week
d) The patient's potassium level is 4.0 mEq/mL
A - CORRECT ANSWER: A patients calls the clinic and states that her right arm below
the elbow is reddened and painful since being prescribed ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract
infection. What is your best action?
a) Tell the patient to stop taking the drug for now and that you will notify the healthcare
provider for further instructions
b) Tell the patient that this is an expected side effect and to take acetaminophen for
discomfort
c) Tell the patient to take the drug with a full glass of water to alleviate this expected
side effect
d) Tell the patient to limit the use of her right arm and to wear a wrist splint
A - CORRECT ANSWER: Ampicillin is ordered for a child: 100 mg/kg per day every 6
hours. The child weighs 10 kg. Ampicillin is supplied as 250 mg/5 mL. What is the
correct dose at 6:00 a.m.?
a) 20 mL
b) 10 mL
c) 5 mL
,d) 5 mg
A - CORRECT ANSWER: The LPN/VN is assessing a patient before giving a drug to
manage his blood pressure and notes the blood pressure to be 90/50. What is the
nurse's best action?
a) Hold the drug and report to the RN in charge
b) Give the patient a cup of coffee and give the drug
c) Come back 30 minutes later and recheck the blood pressure
d) Tell the patient to walk in the hall and give the drug
A - CORRECT ANSWER: The patient is given a drug that will help him sleep. Instead he
stays awake all night. What is this outcome known as?
a) Paradoxical response
b) Adverse reaction
c) Side effect
d) Anaphylactic reaction
A - CORRECT ANSWER: The patient is prescribed a drug that leads to very difficult
breathing. What is the reason for this response?
a) Adverse reaction
b) Anaphylactic reaction
c) Side effect
d) Idiosyncratic response
A - CORRECT ANSWER: The physician has changed an order from morphine 10 mg
intravenously every 2 hours to morphine 30 mg by mouth every 4 hours. What does this
nurse recognize about this order?
, a) The increased dosage is needed because of the "first-pass" effect
b) The prescriber has made a drug error
c) The dosage change is needed because the patient excretes
d) The change is needed because the patient reports the IV dose is ineffective
A - CORRECT ANSWER: What is considered the best resource for current use of drugs
at admission to the healthcare setting?
a) The patient
b) The medical record
c) The caregiver
d) The prescriber
A - CORRECT ANSWER: Which administration technique does the nurse teach the
family of a patient with memory problems for best adherence to first-line drug therapy
for tuberculosis?
a) Having one family member responsible for giving the drugs and watching the patient
swallow them
b) Setting up the patient's drugs using a daily pill dispenser that has separate slots for
each individual drug
c) Asking the patient every night whether he or she has remembered to take all the drug
doses that day
d) Crushing all the drugs together and placing them in the patient's coffee so that he or
she is unaware of taking them
A - CORRECT ANSWER: Which antibody is produced in response to an allergen?
a) IgE
b) IgG
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