Exam 1: NUR 2407 / NUR2407
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Pharmacology | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
The provider orders morphine sulfate, an opioid agonist, to relieve a client's post operative pain. Which of the following actions best describes the action on of an agonist on a receptor
Answer:
activates the receptor
Question:
A client has overdosed on morphine and the nurse is preparing to administer naloxone. The nurse knows the administering of naloxone to treat the effects of a morphine overdose is successful due to what action
Answer:
Naloxone antagonizes opiate receptors to reverse symptoms of an opioid overdose.
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Question:
A 53-year-old female client is diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Which medication will the health care provider start the client on to improve her muscular coordination?
Answer:
Carbidopa /levodopa
Question:
Which of the following information true when providing education to clients about the use of benzodiazepines?
Answer:
If the medication is not effective within the first two weeks, they will be stopped immediately
Question:
A client reportedly overdosed on phenobarbital, what medication would the nurse expect to administer?
Answer:
Activated charcoal
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Question:
The nurse is administering valproic acid to a client for seizures and finds a serum range for valproic acid of 130 mcg/ml. What does the nurse anticipate the provider will do?
Answer:
Decrease the dose
Question:
The nurse anticipates that which of the following medication will be ordered for the management of spasticity in the client with multiple sclerosis
Answer:
baclofen
Question:
The nurse is providing education on baclofen to a client with multiple sclerosis. What statement by the client indicates that further teaching is needed?
Answer:
I should only consume alcohol in small quantities
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Question:
A client has been on medication for dementia and appears jaundiced. What does the nurse suspect?
Answer:
the medication may be impacting the patients liver
Question:
A client took an overdose of a tricyclic antidepressant. What adverse effects would the nurse expect?
Answer:
constipation, tachycardia, sleepiness
Question:
A client has a history of major depression and has tried many different types of medications. The client has now been prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant.Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for more teaching?
Answer:
If I have any nausea or headache, I will stop taking my medication immediately
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