LILLEYS PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS 1 to 17 2026/2027 ||
NURSING PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW || DRUG THERAPY & MEDICATION SAFETY
|| COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK || PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
Which phase of the nursing process requires the nurse to establish a
comprehensive baseline of data concerning ap articular patient?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Assessment
The nurse monitors the fulfillment of goals, and may revise them, during which
phase of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Evaluation
The nurse prepares and administers prescribed medications during which phase
of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Implementation
,When considering the various routes of drug elimination, the nurse is aware that
elimination occurs mainly by which routes?
A. Renal tubules and skin
B. Skin and lungs
C. Bowel and renal tubules
D. Lungs and gastrointestinal tract - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Bowel and
renal tubules
The nurse is aware that excessive drug dosage, impaired metabolism, or
inadequate excretion may result in which drug effect?
A. Tolerance
B. Cumulative effect
C. Incompatibility
D. Antagonistic effect - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Cumulative effect
Drug half-life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug to:
A. be absorbed by the body
B. reach a therapeutic level
C. exert a response
D. be removed by the body - CORRECT ANSWER -D. be removed by the
body
The nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered by the
first-pass effect? (Select all that apply.)
A. Oral
,B. Sublingual
C. Subcutaneous
D. Intravenous
E. Rectal - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Oral
E. Rectal
If a drug binds with an enzyme and thereby prevents the enzyme from binding
to its normal target cell, it will produce which effect?
A. Receptor interaction
B. Enzyme affinity
C. Enzyme interaction
D. Nonspecific interaction - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Enzyme interaction
The nurse is revieweing a list of a patient's medications, and notes that one of
the drugs is known to have a low therapeutic index. Which statement accurately
explains this concept?
A. the difference between a therapeutic dose and toxic dose is large
B. The difference between a therapeutic dose and toxic dose is small
C. The dose needed to reach a therapeutic level is small
D. The drug has only a slight chance of being effective - CORRECT
ANSWER -B. The difference between a therapeutic dose and toxic dose is
small
The nurse prepares to obtain a patient's blood sample from a central line for a
drug level that is to drawn JUST BEFORE THAT MEDICATION'S NEXT
DOSE. What is the timing of this blood draw known as?
A. Half-life
, B. Therapeutic level
C. Peak level
D. Trough level - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Trough level
(Lowest level)
What is Pharmaceutics? - CORRECT ANSWER -The science of preparing
and dispensing drugs, including dosage form design.
When developing a plan of care, which nursing action ensures the goal
statement is patient-centered?
A. Considering family input
B. Involving the patient
C. Developing the goal first, and then sharing it with the patient
D. Including the physician - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Involving the patient
The nurse includes which information as part of a complete medication profile?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of "street" drugs
B. Current laboratory work
C. History of surgeries
D. Use of alcohol
E. Use of herbal products
F. Family history - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Use of "street" drugs
D. Use of alcohol
E. Use of herbal products
NURSING PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW || DRUG THERAPY & MEDICATION SAFETY
|| COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK || PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
Which phase of the nursing process requires the nurse to establish a
comprehensive baseline of data concerning ap articular patient?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Assessment
The nurse monitors the fulfillment of goals, and may revise them, during which
phase of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Evaluation
The nurse prepares and administers prescribed medications during which phase
of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Implementation
,When considering the various routes of drug elimination, the nurse is aware that
elimination occurs mainly by which routes?
A. Renal tubules and skin
B. Skin and lungs
C. Bowel and renal tubules
D. Lungs and gastrointestinal tract - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Bowel and
renal tubules
The nurse is aware that excessive drug dosage, impaired metabolism, or
inadequate excretion may result in which drug effect?
A. Tolerance
B. Cumulative effect
C. Incompatibility
D. Antagonistic effect - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Cumulative effect
Drug half-life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug to:
A. be absorbed by the body
B. reach a therapeutic level
C. exert a response
D. be removed by the body - CORRECT ANSWER -D. be removed by the
body
The nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered by the
first-pass effect? (Select all that apply.)
A. Oral
,B. Sublingual
C. Subcutaneous
D. Intravenous
E. Rectal - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Oral
E. Rectal
If a drug binds with an enzyme and thereby prevents the enzyme from binding
to its normal target cell, it will produce which effect?
A. Receptor interaction
B. Enzyme affinity
C. Enzyme interaction
D. Nonspecific interaction - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Enzyme interaction
The nurse is revieweing a list of a patient's medications, and notes that one of
the drugs is known to have a low therapeutic index. Which statement accurately
explains this concept?
A. the difference between a therapeutic dose and toxic dose is large
B. The difference between a therapeutic dose and toxic dose is small
C. The dose needed to reach a therapeutic level is small
D. The drug has only a slight chance of being effective - CORRECT
ANSWER -B. The difference between a therapeutic dose and toxic dose is
small
The nurse prepares to obtain a patient's blood sample from a central line for a
drug level that is to drawn JUST BEFORE THAT MEDICATION'S NEXT
DOSE. What is the timing of this blood draw known as?
A. Half-life
, B. Therapeutic level
C. Peak level
D. Trough level - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Trough level
(Lowest level)
What is Pharmaceutics? - CORRECT ANSWER -The science of preparing
and dispensing drugs, including dosage form design.
When developing a plan of care, which nursing action ensures the goal
statement is patient-centered?
A. Considering family input
B. Involving the patient
C. Developing the goal first, and then sharing it with the patient
D. Including the physician - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Involving the patient
The nurse includes which information as part of a complete medication profile?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Use of "street" drugs
B. Current laboratory work
C. History of surgeries
D. Use of alcohol
E. Use of herbal products
F. Family history - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Use of "street" drugs
D. Use of alcohol
E. Use of herbal products
