BSN 215 RN Pharmacology I Exam

BSN 215 RN Pharmacology I Exam (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) | Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale

Question:

The nurse records a handwritten telephone order for ketorolac 30 mg IM q6h prn for pain. Which signature line would the nurse add in the order?

Answer:

VORB Dr. John James/Sue Smith, RN This is the correct signature line that the nurse would include, as it has the licensed prescriber's name, the notation that this is a verbal order (VORB, verbal order read back), and the nurse's signature.

Question:

Which medication administration device would the nurse use to administer 0.5 mL of a liquid medication?

Answer:

Dropper A dropper would be able to accurately measure small amounts of medication such as 0.5 mL.

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Question:

The nurse has calculated a pediatric drug dose of 5.82 mL amoxicillin. Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if applicable.__ mL

Answer:

5.8 Because the number in the hundredths place is between 0 and 4, the nurse

would round down: 5.82 rounds to 5.8 mL amoxicillin

Question:

The health care provider has prescribed 125 mg spironolactone. The pharmacy provides 50 mg spironolactone tablets. Calculate the number of tablets the nurse would administer. Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if applicable.__ tablets

Answer:

2.5 Tablets may be split in half to provide the correct dosage of a drug to be administered. Half of a 50 mg spironolactone tablet is 25 mg spironolactone.So, to administer 125 mg spironolactone, the nurse would administer 2.5 tablets, which would equal to 50 + 50 + 25 = 125 mg spironolactone50 + 50 + 25 = 125 mg spironolactone

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Question:

The nurse is preparing to administer nafcillin 500 mg. The available medication is nafcillin 1 gram per milliliter. Which action will the nurse take to administer the correct dose?

Answer:

Perform conversion and calculations to determine the correct dose to be administered.

The nurse will perform the conversions and calculate the correct dose of the medication. The nurse will convert the medication available in grams to milligrams 1 gram=1000 mg1 gram=1000 mg, and then perform the calculations as 500 mg1000 mg×1 mL=0.5 mL500 mg1000 mg×1 mL=0.5 mL.

Question:

Which medication would be crushed?

Answer:

Scored tablet A scored tablet is safe to crush or break in half as needed.

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Question:

According to this medication administration record (MAR), which route is prescribed for amoxicillin?

Answer:

Oral P.O. is the approved abbreviation for "by mouth" (per os), which is the oral route.

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