Pharmacology LVN

Question 1

Nurse caring for a pt who was hospitalized after developing thrombocytopenia from a prescribed med know this is

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Adverse drug effect

Question 2

Which causes the most concern when administering medication to apatient with decreased albumin and globulin levels?

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Water soluble drugs will be absorbed more completely.

Question 3

Zyrtec is an example of which?

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Brand

Question 4

Which use does the MedWatch form serve?

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Identifying adverse effects of a drug in the general population

Question 5

Which is the only one not allowed to prescribe meds

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Nurses

Question 6

Which legislation was written to require companies to determine the safety of medications before marketing?

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The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938

Question 7

Which guideline does the nurse follow when administering oral medication to a preschool child?

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Using a follow-up rinse with a flavored drink

Question 8

Pt asks a nurse what the difference is between biosimilars and generic biologic agents. The nurse responds with

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Biosimilars are close in structure function to biologics but not identical

Question 9

Anticholinergics and Beta adrenergic blockers are classified by

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Both

Question 10

Antacids, antibiotics, diuretics and laxatives are examples of drugs that are clsssified by which method

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Clinical indication

Question 11

A patient states he is allergic to the medication the nurse is ready to administer to him. Which action should be next?

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Withhold the medication and notify the prescriber of the situation.

Question 12

Nurse is reviewing the route that a drug is administered for a pt w/a nasogastric tube. Which one is correct?

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Enteral

Question 13

Which description best defines a medication?

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Drug used for a therapeutic effect to treat or prevent an illness

Question 14

Which stage of new drug development involves giving the medication to large numbers of individuals

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Developmental stage—Phase 3

Question 15

An example of enteral route is

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Oral

Question 16

Why is it important for nurses to know about drug actions and current developments in drug tx?

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The elderly pop has a greater likelihood of plyppharmacy

Question 17

Chemical names of drugs are used for which purpose?

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To describe the exact chemical makeup of the drug

Question 18

The difference between a placebo and a regular drug is

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Placebo is a drug that has no active ingredients

Question 19

What is the name of the the interaction that inhibits the metabolism or excretion of one drug is called

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Interference

Question 20

Whch aspect of pharmakinetics shld nurse be mst concerned w/when caring for pt w/abnormal functioning of hepatic enzyme

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Distribution

Question 21

After nurse injects the pt w/morning insulin dose, when will the action of the drug reach the highest physiologic effect

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During peak action

Question 22

Drugs known to bind to an enzyme that cause the metabolism of the drug to be increased are called what

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Enzyme inducers

Question 23

Which life stage pertains to a 66-year-old patient ?

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Elderly

Question 24

Drugs are rapidly dispersed throughout the body when administerd by which route

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Intravenous

Question 25

Which government agency enforces the Controlled Substances Act?

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Question 26

Which legislation was enacted to stimulate development and availability of drugs to treat rare diseases

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The Orphan Drug Act

Question 27

Which definition is accurate for the trade name of a drug?

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The proprietary name of the drug given by a manufacturer.

Question 28

Which effect of protein binding on drugs in the bloodstream is accurate

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Precipitation of an idiosyncratic reaction

Question 29

Half-life of drugs mat become considerably longer in pts who have

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Blue and yellow

Question 30

Which aspect of genetic makeup is most likely to alter a person’s response to medication?

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Metabolism

Question 31

Generic names of drugs are used for which purpose?

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To provide a simplerway to identify the drug being manufactured

Question 32

“Infants wearing plastic-coated diapers are more susceptible to skin absorption.”

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True

Question 33

Nurses know that drugs are administered by these most common routes

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All of these

Question 34

Genetics refers to the study of how living organisms inherit the characteristic or traits of their ancestors and include

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Body build

Question 35

If a half-life of a drug is 12 hours, this means that __ the drug will be in the body after 24 hours

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25%

Question 36

Adverse reactions to meds must be reported to

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MedWatch program

Question 37

What is it called when we will be able to determine which drug will be effective based on genetics

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Pharmacogenetics

Question 38

Whch range of the normal adult dose, w/the amnt of med increasing over time, is used whn initiating drug tx in elderly

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One-third to one-half

Question 39

Pt who was prescrbed warfarin & valproic acid begins experiencing an increased effect of warfarin, wht is this knwn as

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Displacement effect

Question 40

When drugs are classified according to body systems, their effect can involve which system?

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All of these

Question 41

Which statement about drug names is correct?

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A drug may have multiple proprietary names.

Question 42

When an antihypertensive drug causes a drop in bp to the normal range, what is this effect called?

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Desired effect

Question 43

A pt takes 2 meds. Drug A is taken once per day; drug B is taken q 8 hours. Which conclusion about drug A is correct?

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It has a longer half-life than drug B.

Question 44

The antacid inhibits the dissolution of ketoconazole. Which term accurately describes this result?

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Displacement

Question 45

What is the portion of a drug that is pharmacologically active called?

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Unbound drug

Question 46

Drug dependence can be the result of taking addictive substances for prolonged time; drug accumulation can result in OD

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True

Question 47

ePocrates, DailyMed and LexiComp are all accurate sites to look up meds on the internet.

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True

Question 48

Teratogens are drugs that cause birth defects

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True

Question 49

Which is the best description of a toxic reaction to a drug?

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Deleterious adverse effect

Question 50

Measure of time required for elimination of a drug from body is known as the

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Half-life

Question 51

How should the dosage of a drug that binds to an enzyme that increases its metabolism (enzyme inducer) be adjusted

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Generally increased

Question 52

Which electronic databases provide drug info for healthcare providers

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Red and yellow

Question 53

Displacement refers to the drug-drug interaction that causes the first drug to have what effect on the second drug

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First drug becomes unbound by the second drug, increasing its effect

Question 54

Which is the most common symptom of a hypersensitivity reaction to a medication

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Urticaria

Question 55

Which principle of pharmacokinetics must the nurse keep in mind when administering medication to an infant?

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There is an increased risk of toxicity with use of topical agents

Question 56

Pt takes 50mg of a drug wiht a half life of 12 hrs. What % remains in the body 36 hrs later?

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6.25 mg

Question 57

Drug absorption the elderly is affected by which of these physiologic factors

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All of the above

Question 58

Which phenomenon occurs in the body as a person ages

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Lean body mass decreases.

Question 59

Who are drugs classified

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All of these

Question 60

Pt fequently complains about feelin queasy after taking her am meds. What is this response called?

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Common adverse effect

Question 61

Which factor causes women to experience more problems than men when taking aspirin?

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Decreased gastric emptying

Question 62

When drugs are circulating in the bloodstream and reach the sites of action, what is this process known as

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Distribution

Question 63

Pt is receiving a med to increase urine output. The pt’s urinary output increases significantly and the bp decreases

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Common

Question 64

Which correctly describes the difference between Schedule II drugs and Schedule V drugs?

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Schedule II drugs are more likely to cause dependence.

Pharmacology LVN

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Pharmacology LVN

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