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PHARMACOLOGY CMS NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 -2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 190 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is to start therapy with risperidone. Which of the following therapeutic effects Should the nurse instruct the family to expect?
Reduced seizure activity
Increased muscle strength
Improved social interaction
Decreased fatigue - ANSWER- Improved social interaction
A nurse is administering regular insulin 10 units and NPH insulin 15 units in one syringe to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
insert the needle at a 15° angle to the skin
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Administer the medication into the vasts lateralis muscle
Use a 3 mL syringe
Draw the regular insulin into the syringe first. - ANSWER- Draw the regular insulin into the syringe first.
A nurse administered a dose of almotriptan to a client 30 min ago.Which of the following statements by the client indicates the medication is effective?
My headache pain has decreased."
I am not coughing as much as i was before."
My hand tremors are slower now."
I am no longer agitated. - ANSWER- My hand tremors are slower now."
A nurse is collecting data from a client who received diphenhydramine for insomnia. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an idiosyncratic reaction?
Nausea
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Dizziness
Dry mouth
Agitation - ANSWER- Dry mouth
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about age- related changes that affect medication administration for older adult clients. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Renal excretion time slows for medication.
Gastric emptying rate increases.
Hepatic enzymes process medications more rapidly.
Brain receptors become less sensitive to medications. - ANSWER- Renal excretion time slows for medication.
A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic hypertension. The client's morning vital signs include BP 140/80 mm Hg, heart rate 54/min, and respiratory rate 18/min. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to withhold?
Aspirin 3 / 4
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Lisinopril
Atenolol
Hydrochlorothiazide - ANSWER- Atenolol
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving ampicillin via intermittent IV bolus. The client begins wheezing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Prepare for administration of epinephrine.
Notify the provider.
Document the client's vital signs.
Discontinue the medication. - ANSWER- Discontinue the medication.
A nurse is caring for a client who started taking amitriptyline 6 days ago.The client reports that the medication is not helping, Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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