INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 11TH EDITION TEST
BANK | VISOVSKY, ZAMBROSKI & HOSLER | COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-
23 EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM PREP | 2026 UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES ....................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 01: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS IN LPN PRACTICE ..................................... 3
CHAPTER 02: LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION .................... 14
CHAPTER 03: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY...................................................................................... 23
UNIT II: PRINCIPLES OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................... 38
CHAPTER 04: DRUG CALCULATION: PREPARING AND GIVING DRUGS ................................................... 38
UNIT III: DRUG CATEGORIES ...................................................................................................................... 49
CHAPTER 05: DRUGS FOR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS................................................................................. 49
CHAPTER 06: DRUGS FOR TUBERCULOSIS, FUNGAL, AND PARASITIC INFECTIONS................................ 66
CHAPTER 07: DRUGS FOR VIRAL AND RETROVIRAL INFECTIONS ........................................................... 76
CHAPTER 08: DRUGS FOR ALLERGY AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS ...................................................... 90
CHAPTER 09: DRUGS AFFECTING THE RENAL/URINARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS ................ 101
CHAPTER 10: DRUGS FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEMS .................................................... 115
CHAPTER 11: DRUGS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ......................................................................................... 129
CHAPTER 12: DRUGS FOR ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA ..................................................................... 145
CHAPTER 13: DRUGS FOR INFLAMMATION, ARTHRITIS, AND GOUT ................................................... 155
CHAPTER 14: DRUGS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS.................................................................. 172
CHAPTER 15: DRUGS FOR IMMUNIZATION AND IMMUNOMODULATION .......................................... 185
CHAPTER 16: DRUGS AFFECTING THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM ........................................................... 195
CHAPTER 17: DRUGS FOR CANCER TREATMENT .................................................................................. 210
CHAPTER 18: DRUGS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.............................................................................. 229
CHAPTER 19: DRUGS FOR THYROID AND ADRENAL PROBLEMS........................................................... 243
CHAPTER 20: DRUG THERAPY FOR DIABETES ....................................................................................... 287
CHAPTER 21: DRUGS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS ........................................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 22: DRUGS FOR EYE AND EAR PROBLEMS ............................................................................ 315
CHAPTER 23: OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG THERAPY ............................................................................ 325
,UNIT I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER 01: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS IN LPN PRACTICE
VISOVSKY: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 11TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE LPN IS COLLECTING DATA FOR THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF A PATIENT UPON ADMISSION
TO A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY BEFORE GIVING THE PATIENT’S PRESCRIBED DRUGS. WHICH ACTION
SHOULD THE LPN CONSIDER TO BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY?
A. OBTAIN ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO GIVE THE PATIENT’S DRUG.
B. MONITOR THE PATIENT FOR A RESPONSE TO THE DRUG GIVEN.
C. COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT’S HEALTH CONDITION.
D. REVIEW THE NURSING CARE PLAN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS ACCURATE.
ACCURATE ANSWER>> C
COLLECTING AND DOCUMENTING DATA ABOUT THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT’S HEALTH CONDITION
IS A CRITICAL STEP BEFORE ANY DRUGS ARE GIVEN. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRESENT ILLNESS,
ANY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS, DRUG HISTORY, AND VITAL SIGNS ARE
NEEDED BEFORE DRUGS ARE GIVEN. DECIDING ON SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO GIVE
THE PATIENT’S DRUG IS PART OF THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS. MONITORING THE
PATIENT FOR HIS RESPONSE TO GIVEN DRUG IS PART OF THE EVALUATION STAGE OF THE NURSING
PROCESS. REVIEWING THE NURSING CARE PLAN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS BEING FOLLOWED ACCURATELY IS
PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE OF THE NURSING PROCESS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING REF: P. 2
, 2. THE LPN IS WORKING WITH A PATIENT IN THE PLANNING STAGE OF THE NURSING PROCESS
RELATED TO THE PATIENT’S PRESCRIBED DRUGS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD THE LPN TAKE DURING THIS
STAGE?
A. DEVELOP A NURSING GOAL TO PLAN THE PROCEDURES NEEDED TO GIVE DRUG.
B. DEVELOP A TEACHING PLAN FOR THE PATIENT REGARDING THE DRUG’S ACTIONS.
C. DETERMINE THAT THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXPECTED RESPONSE TO HIS DRUG.
D. DETERMINE HOW MUCH THE PATIENT UNDERSTANDS ABOUT HIS DRUG.
ACCURATE ANSWER>> D
DETERMINING HOW MUCH THE PATIENT UNDERSTANDS ABOUT HIS DRUG IS PART OF THE DIAGNOSIS
PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS. DEVELOPING A NURSING GOAL TO PLAN THE PROCEDURES NEEDED
TO GIVE DRUG AND DEVELOPING A TEACHING PLAN FOR THE PATIENT REGARDING THE DRUG’S
ACTIONS ARE PART OF THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING REF: P. 2
3. YOU ARE TEACHING A PATIENT WITH DEPRESSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
A PRESCRIBED DRUG. WHAT PART OF THE NURSING PROCESS RELATED TO DRUG THERAPY ARE YOU
ENGAGING IN AT THIS POINT OF THE TEACHING PLAN?
A. ASSESSMENT
B. IMPLEMENTATION
C. EVALUATION
D. DIAGNOSIS
ACCURATE ANSWER>> C
IN THE EVALUATION PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS, THE LPN UNDERSTANDS AND TEACHES TO THE
PATIENT THE DRUG’S THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS, EXPECTED SIDE EFFECTS, AND POTENTIAL ADVERSE
EFFECTS.
BANK | VISOVSKY, ZAMBROSKI & HOSLER | COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-
23 EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM PREP | 2026 UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES ....................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 01: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS IN LPN PRACTICE ..................................... 3
CHAPTER 02: LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION .................... 14
CHAPTER 03: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY...................................................................................... 23
UNIT II: PRINCIPLES OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................... 38
CHAPTER 04: DRUG CALCULATION: PREPARING AND GIVING DRUGS ................................................... 38
UNIT III: DRUG CATEGORIES ...................................................................................................................... 49
CHAPTER 05: DRUGS FOR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS................................................................................. 49
CHAPTER 06: DRUGS FOR TUBERCULOSIS, FUNGAL, AND PARASITIC INFECTIONS................................ 66
CHAPTER 07: DRUGS FOR VIRAL AND RETROVIRAL INFECTIONS ........................................................... 76
CHAPTER 08: DRUGS FOR ALLERGY AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS ...................................................... 90
CHAPTER 09: DRUGS AFFECTING THE RENAL/URINARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS ................ 101
CHAPTER 10: DRUGS FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEMS .................................................... 115
CHAPTER 11: DRUGS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ......................................................................................... 129
CHAPTER 12: DRUGS FOR ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA ..................................................................... 145
CHAPTER 13: DRUGS FOR INFLAMMATION, ARTHRITIS, AND GOUT ................................................... 155
CHAPTER 14: DRUGS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS.................................................................. 172
CHAPTER 15: DRUGS FOR IMMUNIZATION AND IMMUNOMODULATION .......................................... 185
CHAPTER 16: DRUGS AFFECTING THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM ........................................................... 195
CHAPTER 17: DRUGS FOR CANCER TREATMENT .................................................................................. 210
CHAPTER 18: DRUGS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.............................................................................. 229
CHAPTER 19: DRUGS FOR THYROID AND ADRENAL PROBLEMS........................................................... 243
CHAPTER 20: DRUG THERAPY FOR DIABETES ....................................................................................... 287
CHAPTER 21: DRUGS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS ........................................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 22: DRUGS FOR EYE AND EAR PROBLEMS ............................................................................ 315
CHAPTER 23: OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG THERAPY ............................................................................ 325
,UNIT I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER 01: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS IN LPN PRACTICE
VISOVSKY: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 11TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE LPN IS COLLECTING DATA FOR THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF A PATIENT UPON ADMISSION
TO A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY BEFORE GIVING THE PATIENT’S PRESCRIBED DRUGS. WHICH ACTION
SHOULD THE LPN CONSIDER TO BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY?
A. OBTAIN ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO GIVE THE PATIENT’S DRUG.
B. MONITOR THE PATIENT FOR A RESPONSE TO THE DRUG GIVEN.
C. COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT’S HEALTH CONDITION.
D. REVIEW THE NURSING CARE PLAN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS ACCURATE.
ACCURATE ANSWER>> C
COLLECTING AND DOCUMENTING DATA ABOUT THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT’S HEALTH CONDITION
IS A CRITICAL STEP BEFORE ANY DRUGS ARE GIVEN. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRESENT ILLNESS,
ANY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS, DRUG HISTORY, AND VITAL SIGNS ARE
NEEDED BEFORE DRUGS ARE GIVEN. DECIDING ON SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO GIVE
THE PATIENT’S DRUG IS PART OF THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS. MONITORING THE
PATIENT FOR HIS RESPONSE TO GIVEN DRUG IS PART OF THE EVALUATION STAGE OF THE NURSING
PROCESS. REVIEWING THE NURSING CARE PLAN TO VERIFY THAT IT IS BEING FOLLOWED ACCURATELY IS
PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE OF THE NURSING PROCESS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING REF: P. 2
, 2. THE LPN IS WORKING WITH A PATIENT IN THE PLANNING STAGE OF THE NURSING PROCESS
RELATED TO THE PATIENT’S PRESCRIBED DRUGS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD THE LPN TAKE DURING THIS
STAGE?
A. DEVELOP A NURSING GOAL TO PLAN THE PROCEDURES NEEDED TO GIVE DRUG.
B. DEVELOP A TEACHING PLAN FOR THE PATIENT REGARDING THE DRUG’S ACTIONS.
C. DETERMINE THAT THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXPECTED RESPONSE TO HIS DRUG.
D. DETERMINE HOW MUCH THE PATIENT UNDERSTANDS ABOUT HIS DRUG.
ACCURATE ANSWER>> D
DETERMINING HOW MUCH THE PATIENT UNDERSTANDS ABOUT HIS DRUG IS PART OF THE DIAGNOSIS
PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS. DEVELOPING A NURSING GOAL TO PLAN THE PROCEDURES NEEDED
TO GIVE DRUG AND DEVELOPING A TEACHING PLAN FOR THE PATIENT REGARDING THE DRUG’S
ACTIONS ARE PART OF THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING REF: P. 2
3. YOU ARE TEACHING A PATIENT WITH DEPRESSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
A PRESCRIBED DRUG. WHAT PART OF THE NURSING PROCESS RELATED TO DRUG THERAPY ARE YOU
ENGAGING IN AT THIS POINT OF THE TEACHING PLAN?
A. ASSESSMENT
B. IMPLEMENTATION
C. EVALUATION
D. DIAGNOSIS
ACCURATE ANSWER>> C
IN THE EVALUATION PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS, THE LPN UNDERSTANDS AND TEACHES TO THE
PATIENT THE DRUG’S THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS, EXPECTED SIDE EFFECTS, AND POTENTIAL ADVERSE
EFFECTS.
