PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS 9 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ Does the nursing diagnosis identify medical problems
experienced by the patient.
Answer: no
◉ An appropriate stated goal for a patient with type 1 diabetes
mellitus is.
Answer: the patient will demonstrate self-injection of insuling, using
a preloaded syringe, into the subcutaneous tissue of the thigh prior
to discharge
◉ A 15 year old with a history of type 1 diabetes presents to the
emergency department in diabetic ketoacidosis. She has successfully
self-managed her diet and insulin therapy for the last two years. She
confides in the nurse that she deliberately skipped some of her
insulin doses because she did not want to gain weight, and she is
afraid of needle marks. What nursing diagnoses is most appropriate
in this situation?.
Answer: Deficient Knowledge
, ◉ Which factor is most important for the nurses to assess when
evaluating the effectiveness of a patient's drug therapy?.
Answer: Evidence of therapeutic benefit
◉ Which part of the nursing process is where the nurse assesses the
effectiveness of the medication?.
Answer: Evaluation
◉ During the evaluation phase of drug administration, the nurse
completes what responsibilities?.
Answer: Monitors the patient for therapeutic and adverse effects.
◉ How long does the assessment phase last?.
Answer: it is an ongoing process that begins with the nurse's initial
contact with the patient and continues with every interaction
thereafter
◉ Once pharmacotherapy is initiated, ongoing assessment are
conducted to determine?.
Answer: the effectiveness of the medication
◉ What does the nursing diagnoses focus on?.
Answer: the patients needs not the nurses needs
PROCESS 9 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ Does the nursing diagnosis identify medical problems
experienced by the patient.
Answer: no
◉ An appropriate stated goal for a patient with type 1 diabetes
mellitus is.
Answer: the patient will demonstrate self-injection of insuling, using
a preloaded syringe, into the subcutaneous tissue of the thigh prior
to discharge
◉ A 15 year old with a history of type 1 diabetes presents to the
emergency department in diabetic ketoacidosis. She has successfully
self-managed her diet and insulin therapy for the last two years. She
confides in the nurse that she deliberately skipped some of her
insulin doses because she did not want to gain weight, and she is
afraid of needle marks. What nursing diagnoses is most appropriate
in this situation?.
Answer: Deficient Knowledge
, ◉ Which factor is most important for the nurses to assess when
evaluating the effectiveness of a patient's drug therapy?.
Answer: Evidence of therapeutic benefit
◉ Which part of the nursing process is where the nurse assesses the
effectiveness of the medication?.
Answer: Evaluation
◉ During the evaluation phase of drug administration, the nurse
completes what responsibilities?.
Answer: Monitors the patient for therapeutic and adverse effects.
◉ How long does the assessment phase last?.
Answer: it is an ongoing process that begins with the nurse's initial
contact with the patient and continues with every interaction
thereafter
◉ Once pharmacotherapy is initiated, ongoing assessment are
conducted to determine?.
Answer: the effectiveness of the medication
◉ What does the nursing diagnoses focus on?.
Answer: the patients needs not the nurses needs
