NUR 100 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL 2024-2025

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NUR 100 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL 2024-2025

ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS

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A patient has been diagnosed with late stage cancer. After consulting with his family, he tells the nurse "i would like to try to live long enough to see my granddaughter graduate in 3 months, but after that I dont want any extra treatments." The patient is demonstrating which of these?

• veracity
• beneficence
• maleficence
• autonomy - ANSWER- D

When caring for an older adult Chinese patient, the nurse recognizes which of these cultural issues that may influence the care of this patient?

• chest x rays are seen as a break in the souls integrity
• hospital diets are interpreted as being healing and healthful
• the use of herbal products may be an important practice for this

patient

• being hospitalized is a source of peace and socialization for this

culture - ANSWER- C 1 / 4

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A patient is being counseled for possible participation in a clinical trial for a new medication. After the patient meets with the physician, the nurse is asked to obtain the patients signature on the consent forms. The nurse knows that this informed consent indicated which of these?

• once therapy has begun, the patient cannot withdraw from the clinical

trial

• the patient has been informed of all potential hazards and benefits of

the therapy

• the patient has received only the information that will help to make

the clinical trial a success

• no matter what happens, the patient will not be able to sue the

researchers for damages - ANSWER- B

A new drug has been approved for use, and the drug manufacturer has made it available for sale. During the first 6 months, the FDA receives reports of severe adverse effects that were not discovered during the testing and considers withdrawing the drug. This illustrates which phase of investigational drug studies?

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Phase III
• Phase IV - ANSWER- D

A patient of Japanese descent says that members of her family often have "strong reactions" after taking certain medications, but her white 2 / 4

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friends have no problems with the same dosages of the same drugs. The nurse recognizes that, because of this trait, which statement applies?

• she may need lower dosages of the medications prescribed
• she may need high dosages of the medications prescribed
• she should not receive these medications because of potential

problems with metabolism

• these situations vary greatly and her accounts may not indicate a valid

cause for concerns - ANSWER- A

During the medication administration process, it is important that the nurse remembers which guideline?a When in doubt about a drug, ask a colleague about it before giving the drug.

• Ask what the patient knows about the drug before giving it.

c When giving a new drug, be sure to read about it after giving it.d If a patient expresses a concern about a drug, stop, listen, and investigate the concerns. - ANSWER- D

If a student nurse realizes that he or she has made a drug error, the instructor should remind the student of which concept?

a) The student bears no legal responsibility when giving medications.

b) The major legal responsibility lies with the health care institution at

which the student is placed for clinical experience.

c) The major legal responsibility for drug errors lies with the faculty

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d) Once the student has committed a medication error, his or her

responsibility is to the patient and to being honest and accountable. -

ANSWER- D

The nurse is giving medications to a newly admitted patient who is to

receive nothing by mouth (NPO) and finds an order written as follows:

Digoxin, 250 mcg stat". Which action is appropriate?

• give the medication immediately by mouth because the patient has no

intravenous access at this time

• clarify the order with the prescriber before giving the drug
• ask the charge nurse what route the prescriber meant to use
• start an IV line then give the medication IV so that it will work faster

because the patients status is NPO at this time - ANSWER- B

The nurse is reviewing medication orders. Which digoxin dose is written correctly?

• digoxin .25mg
• digoxin .250mg
• digoxin 0.250mg
• digoxin 0.25mg - ANSWER- D

The nurse is performing medication reconciliation during a patients admission assessment. Which question by the nurse reflects medication reconciliation?

• do you have any medication allergies?
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