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Pharmacology Proficiency Quiz

Test your knowledge in pharmacology with this engaging quiz designed for healthcare professionals and students. From understanding drug interactions to recognizing potential toxicities, this quiz covers a wide range of essential topics.

The quiz consists of:

10 carefully crafted multiple-choice questions
Immediate feedback on your answers
Insight into critical pharmacological concepts

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringNurse247

Which medication will reduce the effects of the sedation and respiratory depression in a client suspected of experiencing lorazepam toxicity?

Flumazenil

Naloxone

Acetylcysteine

Digibind

A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking warfarin. They should caution about which drug?

Calcium carbonate

Ibuprofen

Dimenhydrinate

Diphenhydramine

A client has started aminoglycoside therapy. It is time for a client's next dose of an aminoglycoside. What best course of action should the nurse take when learning the client’s creatinine level is 3.9 mg/dl

Administer the medication and report the creatinine level

Hold the dose until another creatinine level is assessed

Administer the medication with 100 mL of fluids

Hold the medication and assess the urine output

A nurse is caring for a client who is going home with warfarin. What lab test will the client require to evaluate therapeutic effects of the drug?

Serum creatinine/ prothrombin time (PT) /Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)

Platelet level

International normalized ratio (INR) / prothrombin time (PT)

Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)

When acetylsalicylic (ASA) is administered in low doses, it blocks the synthesis of thromboxane A2. What physiologic effect results from this action?

Pain is relieved

Inflammation is relived

Core of body temperature is reduced

Platelet aggregation is inhibited

A nurse is assessing a client who is being considered for anticoagulant therapy. What aspect of the client's health history should the nurse follow up?

The clients body mass index (BMI) is 32 (obese)

The client has a history of urinary tract infection

The client's last menstrual period was 10 days ago.

The client has a history of peptic ulcer disease (PUD)

A client has been administered an opioid. For which effects should the client be regularly assessed for?

Edema

Oliguria

Tachycardia

Sedation level - Level of Consciousness (LOC)

What medication will be ordered for a client prescribed an opioid for pain who is unresponsive with respiration assessed at 6 breaths per minute?

Naloxone

Capsaicin

Nalbuphine

Butorphanol

An older adult client has taken ibuprofen 800 mg twice a day for the past 3 years which lab test is the priority assessment?

Complete blood count

Renin and aldosterone levels

24-hours urine for micro albumin

Serum creatinine

The nurse discovers a client going home receiving warfarin in bleeding. What drug should the nurse prepare to counteract this drug?

Vitamin K

Vitamin A

Vitamin D

Vitamin B

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