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Exam 1 Practice Questions:Basic drug principles, safety, pharmacokinetics & dynamics, regulation
1. A nurse is obtaining a patient’s health history and notes that the pt takes over-the-counter
loratadine. Which of the following information about all OTC drugs is correct? SATA
a. They do not require supervision of a health care professional
b. They can interact with other drugs
c. They should be included in the drug history assessment
d. They are less effective than prescription drugs
e. They do not cause toxicity
2. A nurse is caring for a pt who is hospitalized with chest pain. Patient instruction about drugs
and discharge planning should begin:
a. As soon as possible
b. On the day of discharge
c. When family members are present
d. After the patient has a definitive diagnosis
3. A high therapeutic index means a drug is:
a. Most likely effective
b. Probably risky
c. Usually dangerous
d. Probably safe
4. When talking to a patient about taking vancomycin, the nurse explains the need to check
periodic blood levels to monitor serum peak and trough levels. Peak and trough levels help
monitor for which of the following? SATA
a. Drug toxicity
b. Minimum effective dose
c. Constant therapeutic level
d. Biotransformation
e. First pass effect
5. If drug plasma levels must be raised quickly, what should be administered?
a. Properly timed doses
b. Extra doses
c. a loading dose
d. the antidote
6. Diseases of the brain are difficult to treat because of what pharmacokinetic property?
a. The blood-brain barrier
b. A lack of active transport
c. Antibody complexes
d. 1st pass phenomenon
7. The nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will not be altered by first-pass effect?
SATA
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, a. Oral
b. SubQ
c. Sublingual
d. Intravenous
e. Rectal
8. A client explains that she keeps her medications in the bathroom cabinet because she takes
them after brushing her teeth and knows they are safe from her children. How should the nurse
respond?
a. It would be better to store them on the kitchen counter where you can see them and be
reminded to take them
b. As long as the lids are tightly closed this is a good place to store them
c. Storing them in the bathroom is not a good idea because they are exposed to high
humidity
d. They should be safe and you can remember to take them when you brush your teeth.
9. Who commonly collaborates with the nurse on checking the accuracy of medication prior to
administration?
a. The health care provider
b. The nursing supervisor
c. The pharmacist
d. The nurse manager
10. At 5pm a patient informs the nurse that they forgot to take their 12pm dose of a medication
and there is another one due at 6pm. What should the nurse do?
a. Take a double dose of the medication at 6pm
b. Take the missed dose now and take the 6pm dose at 10pm
c. Omit the 12pm dose and take the 6pm dose as ordered
d. Omit todays doses and resume the medication tomorrow
11. A client is admitted to the ER with HTN. The healthcare provider orders a loop diuretic and
states that the medication will work by decreasing the intravascular volume. What aspect does
this describe?
a. The drug’s onset of action
b. The drug’s pharmacologic classification
c. The drug’s therapeutic index
d. The drug’s possible idiosyncratic reaction
12. Which statements regarding the role of the FDA are true?
a. The FDA is responsible for ensuring the security of human drugs
b. The FDA publishes and distributes a summary of the standards of drug purity strength to
patients.
c. The FDA ensures the availability of effective drugs
d. The FDA takes action against any supplement that is deemed unsafe
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