NUR 2407 PHARMACOLOGY -PHARM EXAM 1 QUESTION
AND ANSWERS 2023
Pharm Exam 1 Questions
What nursing intervention is appropriate for a 70-year-old female patient receiving lithium?
-Monitor Fluid and Sodium Intake
A nurse is caring fora patient who is taking lithium for mania. The nurse’s assessment includes a
notation of a lithium serum level of 2.4 mEq/L. The nurse anticipates seeing what?
-clonic movements
•serum levels of 2-2.5 mEq/L may produce ataxia, clonic movements, possible seizures and
hypotension*
The nurse administers chlorpromazine intramuscularly to the preoperative patient who is extremely
anxious about surgery in the morning. What priority teaching point will the nurse provide this
patient?
-remain recumbent for at least 30 minutes after the injection
*decreases the risk of injury if orthostatic hypotension occurs.
The nurse is presenting an in-service at a children’s unit on hyperactivity. The nurse is told that a 6-
year-old on the unit is being treated with methylphenidate (Ritalin), an amphetamine. The presenting
nurse talks about discharge teaching for this patient and the importance of monitoring what?
-weight and complete blood count
*drug is associated with weight loss, bone marrow suppression, and cardiac
arrhythmias
The nurse is caring for a patient taking an oral neuroleptic medication, haloperidol. What is the
nurse’s priority assessment to monitor for?
-Tardive dyskinesia
*such a common adverse effect with continued use of the drug
A psychotic patient is admitted through the ED. The physician has ordered chlorpromazine
