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Title : RN Pharmacology 2025 Exam-1

Type : Nursing

Category : RN Nursing Exams

Subcategory : ATI Exams (RN)

Domain : PHARMACOLOGY (RN ati)

Fragment : N/A

Module : RN-NURSING

Exam Status : active

Rating : 95.00%

Attempts Allowed : 15

Exam Year : 2025

Duration : 200 minutes

Total Questions : 10

Passing Score : 90%

Difficulty : Intermediate

Instructions : Answer all questions carefully and within the allocated time, using current best practices and critical thinking.

Description : This test features high-yield, NCLEX-style Pharmacology questions tailored for RN students.

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1 :
A 66-year-old patient with heart disease requires ampicillin (Principen) IV for an infection. Which overnight change in the patient’s assessment findings is the nurse’s priority?

Weight gain of 0.68 kg

Potassium 4.0 mEq/L

Heart rate 94 beats/min and regular

Hemoglobin 10.5 g/dL

Hint : 💡Think about which change most strongly signals fluid overload in a cardiac patient.

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The nurse instructs a patient taking which antibiotic(s) to wear sunscreen and a hat and to avoid the sun between 10 AM and 4 PM? (Select all that apply.)

Cotrimoxazole (Bactrim)

Demeclocycline (Declomycin)

Imipenem-cilastatin (Primaxin)

Azithromycin (Zithromax)

Cefuroxime axetil (Ceftin)

Ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn)

Hint : 🕶️Which antibiotic classes are infamous for sunburn-like reactions?

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3 :
Cancer: First cause of death in USA

True

False

Hint : 📉Consider which condition most commonly tops national mortality statistics overall.

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A patient who takes several antidepressants and cetirizine (Zyrtek) complains to the nurse about experiencing hemorrhoids as a result of chronic constipation. Which instruction should the nurse include in patient teaching for initial therapy?

Use glycerin.

Try senna (Senokot) tablets

Drink 2 L/day of fluid

Drink lactulose (Enulose).

Hint : 🌿Begin with non-drug strategies that soften stools naturally.

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5 :
Which CNS stimulant is not addictive?

Ergotamine (Ergostat)

Sumatriptan (Imitrex)

Phentermine (lonamin)

Atomoxetine (Strattera)

Hint : 🧷Pick the ADHD medicine that isn’t a stimulant.

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Which laboratory parameter should the nurse monitor in a patient taking linezolid (Zyvox) to prevent a serious complication of therapy?

Alkaline phosphatase

Complete blood count

Serum creatinine level

Peak and trough drug levels

Hint : 📋Track the test that reveals falling platelets early.

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An adult patient is about to receive intravenous (IV) ondansetron (Zofran) during a chemotherapy treatment. A dose of 0.15 mg/kg IV 30 minutes before chemotherapy is ordered. The patient weighs 140 pounds. The medication is supplied in a vial marked 2 mg/mL for IV administration. Identify how many milliliters the nurse will administer for this dose. (record answer to one decimal place)

Hint : 🔢Do lbs→kg, dose per kg, then mg→mL.

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Which endogenous protective factor of the gastric mucosa alters the pH balance of the stomach?

Mucus

Bicarbonate

Amylase

Pepsin

Hint : 🧪Choose the buffer that neutralizes acid at the surface.

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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are generally admistered at which time of day?

Evening

Afternoon

12:00 noon

Morning

Hint : ⏰Match the dose to when the liver makes the most cholesterol.

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Naloxone (Narcan) induces which one of the following responses?

Relieves severe pain of short duration in patients who cannot have morphine

Reverses the respiratory depression that occurs with CNS-depressing drugs (e.g., opioids, alcohol, sedatives)

Produces withdrawal syndrome in a person who is physically dependent on morphine

Reverses the respiratory depressant effects of morphine without affecting the analgesic effect

Hint : 🤔Think of the antidote that “turns breathing back on” in opioid overdose.

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RN Pharmacology 2025 Exam-1

No.

1 : A 66-year-old patient with heart disease requires ampicillin (Principen) IV for an infection. Which overnight change in the patient’s assessment findings is the nurse’s priority?

2 : The nurse instructs a patient taking which antibiotic(s) to wear sunscreen and a hat and to avoid the sun between 10 AM and 4 PM? (Select all that apply.)

3 : Cancer: First cause of death in USA

4 : A patient who takes several antidepressants and cetirizine (Zyrtek) complains to the nurse about experiencing hemorrhoids as a result of chronic constipation. Which instruction should the nurse include in patient teaching for initial therapy?

5 : Which CNS stimulant is not addictive?

6 : Which laboratory parameter should the nurse monitor in a patient taking linezolid (Zyvox) to prevent a serious complication of therapy?

8 : Which endogenous protective factor of the gastric mucosa alters the pH balance of the stomach?

9 : Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are generally admistered at which time of day?

10 : Naloxone (Narcan) induces which one of the following responses?

1 :
A 66-year-old patient with heart disease requires ampicillin (Principen) IV for an infection. Which overnight change in the patient’s assessment findings is the nurse’s priority?

2 :
The nurse instructs a patient taking which antibiotic(s) to wear sunscreen and a hat and to avoid the sun between 10 AM and 4 PM? (Select all that apply.)

3 :
Cancer: First cause of death in USA

4 :
A patient who takes several antidepressants and cetirizine (Zyrtek) complains to the nurse about experiencing hemorrhoids as a result of chronic constipation. Which instruction should the nurse include in patient teaching for initial therapy?

5 :
Which CNS stimulant is not addictive?

6 :
Which laboratory parameter should the nurse monitor in a patient taking linezolid (Zyvox) to prevent a serious complication of therapy?

8 :
Which endogenous protective factor of the gastric mucosa alters the pH balance of the stomach?

9 :
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are generally admistered at which time of day?

10 :
Naloxone (Narcan) induces which one of the following responses?