NURS 170 Pharmacology Test 1
Q&A New 2021/2022-Galen College.
Question 1
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Which drugs will go through a pharmaceutic phase after it is
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Subcutaneous antiglycemics
Oral analgesics
Intravenous vasopressors
Intramuscular cephalosporins
Question 2
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The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure
a rapid drug action. Which form of the medication will the nurse administer?
Tablet
Liquid solution
Enteric-coated pill
Capsule
Question 3
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The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with a
prescription for an enteric-coated tablet. Which statement by the patient
indicates understanding of the teaching?
“I may crush the tablet and put it in applesauce to improve absorption.”
“I should consume acidic foods to enhance absorption of this medication.”
“I should expect a delay in onset of the drug’s effects after taking the
tablet.”
“I should take this medication with high-fat foods to improve its action.”
Question 4
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Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring patient safety
with a medication that has a low therapeutic index?
Monitoring serum peak and trough levels
Monitoring a patient’s urine output
Assessing vital signs hourly
Maintaining strict isolation precautions
Question 5
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A patient about to receive his morning dose of digoxin has an apical pulse of
70 per minute. What should the nurse do?
Withhold the dose, and notify the physician.
Notify the physician, and monitor the patient’s vital signs.
Recheck the pulse, making sure to count for 1 full minute
Administer the dose.
Question 6
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In assessing the patient before administration of a cardiac glycoside, the
nurse knows that what condition can predispose a patient to digitalis
toxicity?
Heart failure
Hypokalemia
Hypocalcemia
Hyperkalemia
Question 7
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The nurse is reviewing medication information with a nursing student prior to
administering an oral drug and notes that the drug has extensive first-pass
effects. Which statement by the student indicates the student understands
the concept of first-pass effect?
“The first-pass effect reduces all the toxic effects of the drug"
"The first-pass effect means the drug must make a second pass through the
liver to make it a more active drug.”
“A drug given via the oral route may be extensively metabolized by the liver
before reaching the systemic circulation.”
“The first-pass effect means the drug must circumvent the liver.”
Question 8
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The nurse prepares to change a patient’s medication from an intravenous to
an oral form and notes that the oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The
nurse understands that this is due to differences in
pinocytosis.
protein binding.
bioavailability.
tachyphylaxis.
Question 9
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A nurse with adequate knowledge about the administration of intravenous
nitroglycerine will recognize that which statement is correct?
The IV form is given by IV push injection.
Because the IV form is short-lived, the dosing must be every hour.
Intravenous nitroglycerine must be protected from exposure to light through
a special tubing.
Intravenous nitroglycerine can be given by gravity drip infusion.
Question 10
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The nurse gives 800 mg of a drug that has a half-life of 8 hours. How much
drug will be left in the body eight hours after the drug is given if no
additional drug is given?
None
50 mg
400 mg
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