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UNIT 8 | NUR 210 ACTUAL PHARMACOLOGY 2025/2026 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS - GALEN
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UNIT 8 | NUR 210 ACTUAL PHARMACOLOGY 2025/2026 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS - GALEN
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UNIT 8 | NUR 210 ACTUAL PHARMACOLOGY 2025/2026 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS -GALEN
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nurse provides teaching for a patient who is receiving corticotropin. The nurse will instruct the
patient to contact the provider if which condition occurs?
a. Bruising
b. Constipation
c. Myalgia
d. Nausea
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced head trauma in a motor vehicle accident. The
patient is having excessive output of dilute urine. The nurse will notify the provider and will
anticipate administering which medication?
a. Calcifediol (Calderol)
b. Corticotropin (Acthar)
c. Prednisolone (AK-Pred)
d. Vasopressin (Pitressin)
3. The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving desmopressin acetate (DDAVP). Which
assessments are important while caring for this patient?
a. Blood pressure and serum potassium
b. Heart rate and serum calcium
c. Lung sounds and serum magnesium
d. Urine output and serum sodium
4. A 35-year-old woman reports lethargy, difficulty remembering things, facial edema, dry skin, and
cessation of menses. The nurse notes a heart rate of 60 beats per minute and a weight increase of 5
pounds from a previous visit. The nurse will notify the provider of which possible condition?
a. Cretinism
b. Early menopause
c. Hyperthyroidism
d. Myxedema
5. A patient is admitted to the hospital to treat hypothyroidism. For rapid improvement in symptoms,
the nurse will expect to administer which medication?
a. Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid)
b. Liothyronine (Cytomel)
c. Liotrix (Thyrolar)
d. Thyroid desiccated (Armour Thyroid)
6. A patient who takes warfarin (Coumadin) and digoxin (Lanoxin) develops hypothyroidism and will
begin taking levothyroxine (Synthroid). The nurse anticipates which potential adjustments in dosing
for this patient?
a. Decreased digoxin and decreased warfarin
b. Decreased digoxin and increased warfarin
c. Increased digoxin and decreased warfarin
, d. Increased digoxin and increased warfarin
7. A patient who takes the oral antidiabetic agent metformin (Glucophage) will begin taking
levothyroxine (Synthroid). The nurse will teach this patient to monitor for
a. hyperglycemia.
b. hypoglycemia.
c. hyperkalemia.
d. hypokalemia.
8. A patient who has hyperthyroidism will begin treatment with an antithyroid medication. The patient
asks the nurse about dietary requirements. The nurse will counsel the patient to avoid which food(s)?
a. Fava beans
b. Foods high in purine
c. Grapefruit
d. Shellfish
9. The nurse is caring for a patient who is being treated for hypothyroidism. The patient reports
insomnia, nervousness, and flushing of the skin. Before notifying the provider, the nurse will
perform which action?
a. Assess serum glucose to evaluate possible hypoglycemia.
b. Check the patient’s heart rate to assess for tachycardia.
c. Perform an assessment of hydration status.
d. Take the patient’s temperature to evaluate for infection.
10. A patient with Graves disease exhibits tachycardia, heat intolerance, and exophthalmos. Prior to
surgery, which drug is used to alter thyroid hormone levels?
a. Liotrix (Thyrolar)
b. Propranolol (Inderal)
c. Propylthiouracil (PTU)
d. Thyroid (Thyro-Tab)
11. A patient has hypocalcemia caused by parathyroid hormone deficiency. Which medication will the
nurse anticipate giving to this patient?
a. Calcitonin
b. Calcitriol
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin D
12. A patient is receiving a glucocorticoid medication to treat an inflammatory condition, and the
provider has ordered a slow taper in order to discontinue this medication. The nurse explains to the
patient that this is done to prevent which condition?
a. Acromegaly
b. Adrenocortical insufficiency
c. Hypertensive crisis
d. Thyroid storm
13. A patient is taking prednisolone and fludrocortisone (Florinef). When teaching this patient about
dietary intake, the nurse will instruct the patient to consume a diet
a. high in carbohydrates.
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