Pharmacology NCLEX Questions

Pharmacology NCLEX Questions
1. An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home
on digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects
a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities?
a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the
proper way to take the drug.
b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's
adverse effects.
c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis
toxicity.
d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects
occur.
a. The patient and
patient's daughter
will state the proper way to take the
drug.
2. A patient has a new prescription for a blood pressure
medication that may cause him to feel dizzy during
the first few days of therapy. Which is the best nursing
diagnosis for this situation?
a. Activity intolerance
b. Risk for injury
c. Disturbed body image
d. Self-care deficit
b. Risk for injury
3. A patient's chart includes an order that reads as follows: "Lanoxin 250 mcg once daily at 0900." Which
action by the nurse is correct?
a. The nurse gives the drug via the transdermal route.
b. The nurse gives the drug orally.
c. The nurse gives the drug intravenously.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify the
dosage route.
d. The nurse contacts the prescriber to clarify
the dosage route.
4. A 77-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an
upper respiratory tract infection tells the nurse that he
is allergic to penicillin. Which is the most appropriate
response by the nurse?
c. "What type of
reaction did you
have when you
took penicillin?"