Nursing 350: Pharmacology Exam Questions
And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
The nurse is teaching a patient about taking warfarin and asks if the patient takes aspirin. This
assessment by the nurse reflects a knowledge of which type of drug interaction?
a. creation of unique effects
b. increased therapeutic effects
c. inhibitory effects
d. potentiative effects - answer✔D. potentiative effects
A patient taking a beta blocker complains of shortness of breath. The patient has respirations of
28 breaths per minute, a blood pressure of 162/90 mm Hg, and a pulse of 88 beats per minute.
The nurse auscultates crackles in all lung fields. The nurse understands that these assessments
are consistent with:
a. bronchoconstriction.
b. left-sided heart failure.
c. rebound cardiac excitation.
d. sinus bradycardia. - answer✔B. left-sided heart failure
A pregnant patient in active labor receives a drug screen that reveals that the patient is an
active heroin addict. The nurse who cares for the neonate after delivery should anticipate
which clinical manifestations?
a. passivity and flat affect
b. diarrhea and salivation
c. a shrill cry and irritability - answer✔C. a shrill cry and irritability
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Many medications list side effects that include dry mouth, constipation, and urinary retention.
What kinds of effects are these?
a. alpha adrenergic
b. anticholinergic
c. beta adrenergic
d. sympathetic - answer✔B. anticholinergic
A patient is receiving digoxin daily. When assessing a patient before giving a dose, the nurse
counts a pulse of 64 beats per minute and learns that the patient is experiencing halo looking
shadows around lights. After verifying in the chart that the dose is correct, what action should
be taken next? - answer✔call the healthcare provider and report the symptoms
A patient is given a prescription for an antibiotic and she asks the nurse why her dose on the
first day is so much larger than that on the following days. Which statement would be best
given at this time?
a. "A large initial dose helps to get the drug to optimal levels in the body faster."
b. "The first dose is larger to minimize the first pass effect of the liver."
c. "The four smaller doses help the body taper the amount of drug more gradually."
d. "Tubular reabsorption is faster with initial doses, so more is needed at first." - answer✔A. "A
large initial dose helps to get the drug to optimal levels in the body faster."
Dopamine is administered to a patient who has been experiencing hypotensive episodes. Other
than an increase in blood pressure, which indicator would the nurse use to evaluate a
successful response?
a. decrease in pulse
b. increase in urine output
c. weight gain
d. improved gastric motility - answer✔B. increase in urine output
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