MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION NEWEST COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

1 P a g e MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION NEWEST 2026-2027 COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( ANSWERS) A health care professional is caring for a patient who is receiving nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) IV and is changing to the oral form of the drug. The health care professional should recognize that the oral dose will be higher than the IV dose because of which of the following? A. The IV dose crossing the blood-brain barrier B. Decreased bioavailability because of the first-pass effect. C. decreased half-life of the oral dose D. increased rate of excretion of the oral dose. - ANSWER- B. Decreased bioavailability because of the first-pass effect. A patient is having difficulty remembering to take a prescribed drug three times a day. Which of the following forms of the drug should the health care professional recommend to increase adherence? A. liquid suspension B. immediate-release capsule C. extended-release tablet D. powder form - ANSWER- C. extended-release tablet 2 P a g e A health care professional is talking with a female patient who is taking captopril (Capoten), and ACE inhibitor, for hypertension. The health care professional informs the patient that captopril is a teratogenic drug. Teratogenic drugs can cause which of the following? A. maternal bleeding B. fetal malformation C. gestational diabetes D. maternal blood clots - ANSWER- B. fetal malformation a health care professional is caring for a patient who arrived at an urgent care center following a bee sting. Which of the following findings indicates an anaphylactic reaction? (Select all that apply) A. low blood pressure B. wheezing C. bradycardia D. peripheral edema E. swallowing difficulty - ANSWER- A. low blood pressure B. wheezing D. peripheral edema Infants are at risk for drug toxicity due to which of the following? (select all that apply) A. decreased liver enzymes B. reduced kidney perfusion C. increased stomach acid 3 P a g e D. reduced percentage of body water E. reduced liver perfusion - ANSWER- A. decreased liver enzymes B. reduced kidney perfusion E. reduced liver perfusion A patient who is postpartum and is breastfeeding asks a health care professional about what effects taking over-the-counter drugs will have on her newborn. Which of the following should the health care professional consider when recommending a drug for the patient? (select all that apply) A. the newborn's weight B. how much breast milk the newborn consumes each day C. Whether or not the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the newborn. D. the properties of the drug E. the route of administration of the drug - ANSWER- A. the newborn's weight B. how much breast milk the newborn consumes each day C. Whether or not the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the newborn. D. the properties of the drug A patient who reports chronic pain states that his fentanyl (Duragesic) topical patch is no longer effective for pain relief. The health care professional should support which of the following? A. tolerance to the drug 4 P a g e B. dependence on the drug C. drug toxicity D. drug interaction - ANSWER- A. tolerance to the drug When talking to a patient about taking vancomycin (Vancocin), the health care professional explains the need to check periodic blood levels of the drug to monitor serum peak and trough. Peak and trough drug levels help monitor for which of the following? (Select all that apply) A. drug toxicity B. minimum effective dose C. constant therapeutic level D. biotransformation E. first-pass effect - ANSWER- A. drug toxicity B. minimum effective dose C. constant therapeutic level A health care professional is explaining the adverse effects of digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient. Which of the following is an adverse effect of the drug? A. cardiac dysrhythmias B. increased cardiac output C. increased urine output D. reduced edema - ANSWER- A. cardiac dysrhythmias