Pharm 21-30
Pharmacology Knowledge Quiz: Essentials for Healthcare Professionals
Test your knowledge of pharmacology with our engaging quiz specially designed for healthcare professionals. Assess your understanding of various medications, their effects, and important nursing considerations.
This quiz includes:
- 10 multiple-choice and checkbox questions
- Scenarios covering real-world applications
- Immediate feedback on your answers
The client has been taking chlorpromazine for more than 40 years. What adverse effect will the client most likely be experiencing? Select all that apply
Urinary frequency
Hypertension
Extrapyramidal effect
Acute Dysonia
Tardive Dyskinesia
A patient asks “ why is my medication being switched from furosemide to spironolactone?” What is the nurse’s best response?
You will lose less potassium with spironolactone than with furosemide"
You will lose no potassium with spironolactone than with furosemide"
You will gain more potassium with spironolactone than with furosemide"
Lisa is treated for bipolar disorder with lithium carbonate, has a history of congestive heart failure and hypertension. The client has an increase fluid volume and has recently had difficulty breathing. What laboratory value should the nurse monitor to provide for the affect the action of Lisa lithium carbonate therapy?
White blood cell count
Hematocrit
Serum sodium
Serum potassium
A client is taking propylthiouracil (PTU) contacts the health care professional to report weight gain, drowsiness, and depression. The healthcare professional should suspect which of the adverse reactions to the PTU?
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Addisons Disease
Cushings Disease
A healthcare provider is caring for a client who is about to begin taking clopidogrel to prevent thrombus formation. The healthcare provider should question the use of Clopidogrel by a client who has which of the following?
Peptic ulcer disease
Renal Failure
Pancreatitis
Gastritis
A client hypertension has not responded significantly to first line therapies, so the client has been prescribed aliskiren and spironolactone. In addition to blood pressure monitoring what ……prioritize
Heart rhythm
Quantity and character of urine output
Serum potassium level
. AST, ALT and bilirubin level
The nurse should be aware that ranitidine achieves a therapeutic effect by which means
Raising the PH of gastric secretions
Decreasing gastric motility
Inhibiting the secretion of gastric acid
Binding to proton pumps
Which adverse effect is more likely to occur with cimetidine than with other histamine 2 receptor antagonists?
Gynecomastia
Hysterectomy
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy
A client experiencing cancer pain is receiving morphine every 2 hours. What assessment should the family is taught to make while caring for this client at home?
Insulin Supression
Respiratory depression
Nausea
Constipation
A nurse instructs the client with a new prescription to treat hyperthyroidism and indicates the importance of regular lab studies to monitor. What drug is the nurse teaching the client about?
Potassium iodide
Methimazole
Sodium iodide
Levothyroxine
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