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PHARMACOLOGY STUDY QUESTIONS
The nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis for a plan of care for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which statement reflects the correct format for a nursing diagnosis? The patient is to receive oral guaifenesin (Mucinex) twice a day. Today, the nurse was busy and gave the medication 2 hours after the scheduled dose was due. What type of problem does this represent? The nurse has been monitoring the patient’s progress on a new drug regimen since the first dose and documenting the patient’s therapeutic response to the medication. Which phase of the nursing process do these actions illustrate? The nurse is assigned to a patient who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement best illustrates an outcome criterion for this patient? Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is newly diagnosed with hypertension?
The patient is receiving two different drugs. At current dosages and dosage forms, both drugs are absorbed into the circulation in identical amounts. Which term is used to identify this principle?
type of therapy? The patient is complaining of a headache and asks the nurse which over-the-counter medication form would work the
fastest to help reduce the pain. Which medication form will the nurse suggest? The nurse will be injecting a drug into the fatty tissue of the patient’s abdomen. Which route does this describe? A drug dose that delivers 250 mg has a half-life of 5 hours. Identify how much drug will remain in the body after one half- life. The nurse is aware that adrenergic agonist drugs produce effects similar to which of these nervous systems? The nurse is administering a stat dose of Ventolin (albuterol). Ventolin (albuterol) is appropriate for which situation? When a patient is taking a beta - adrenergic drug, the nurse expects to observe which side -effect? The nurse is screening a patient who will be taking a nonspecific/nonselective beta blocker. Which condition, if present, may cause serious problems if the patient takes this medication A patient is taking an alpha blocker Flowmax (tamsulosin)
When monitoring a client who is taking a low-dose (recommended dose) cholinergic drug, the nurse will watch for which cardiovascular effect? A client has been given an overdose of an intravenous cholinergic drug. The nurse expects to administer which drug as an antidote? Which finding would the nurse anticipate when assessing a client with an atropine overdose? The nurse is reviewing the use of anticholinergic drugs (cholinergic blockers). Anticholinergic drugs block the effects of which nervous system? Anticholinergics are indicated for which disease? When providing education to the client on the use of a benzodiazepine medication, the nurse will include which information? The nurse is administering medications. One patient has an order for aspirin 81 mg by mouth daily and another patient has an order for aspirin 650 mg 4 to 6 times daily (maximum 4 g/day). The nurse understands that the indication for the 81 mg of aspirin once daily is:
A patient is admitted with salicylate toxicity. When assessing the patient, the nurse anticipates which manifestation associated with salicylate toxicity? An 82-year-old woman is taking ibuprofen (Motrin)3200 mg divided three times daily as treatment for arthritis. She has had no other health problems. What is the most important assessment for the nurse to monitor while the patient is on this therapy? A hospitalized patient s an order for ketorolac (Toradol). The nurse notes that the order is only for 5 days. What is the reason for this? A patient is taking ibuprofen 800 mg three times a day by mouth (p.o.) as treatment for osteoarthritis. While taking a health history, the nurse finds out that the patient has few beers on weekends. What concern would there be with the interaction of alcohol and ibuprofen? Which medications are most likely to cause bleeding with NSAIDs? Barbiturates (sedative - hypnotic) drugs have a low therapeutic index. This means:
Before beginning a patient’s therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, the nurse will assess for concurrent use of which medications or medication class? When a patient is receiving a second-generation antipsychotic drug, such as risperidone (Risperdal), the nurse will monitor for which therapeutic effect? A patient has been taking haloperidol (Haldol) for 3 months for a psychotic disorder, and the nurse is concerned about the development of extrapyramidal symptoms. The nurse will monitor the patient closely for which effects? A patient has been taking the monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine (Nardil) for 6 months. The patient wants to go to a party and asks the nurse, “Will just one beer be a problem?” Which advice from the nurse is correct? The nurse is reviewing drug therapy for hypertension. According to the JNC-8 guidelines, antihypertensive drug therapy for a newly diagnosed hypertensive African- American patient would most likely include which drug or drug classes? A patient with primary hypertension is prescribed drug
therapy for the first time. The patient asks how long drug therapy will be needed. Which answer by the nurse is the correct response?
