PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS 9 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ Effectiveness of medication therapy is associated with which
phase of the nursing process?
Answer: Assessment
Planning
Evaluation
Analysis
Evaluation
◉ A client is scheduled for a test. Prior to the test, the client must be
premedicated. When administering the prescribed pre-procedure
sedative, the nurse is performing an intervention associated with
what step of the nursing process?
Answer: assessment
evaluation
planning
implementation
,implementation
◉ A nurse has been assigned the task of preparing educational
materials for clients with diabetes. The nurse has included the drug
name, the reason the drug was prescribed, the intended effect of the
drug, along with important adverse effects that should be reported
to the nurse or the health care provider. Which information is
essential to include in the educational materials?
Answer: drug administration method
core drug knowledge
vital signs of the client
diagnosis and outcome identification mechanism
drug administration method
◉ A 35-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
The client was originally being treated at home, but the client's
condition became worse upon discontinuation of medication. What
would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
Answer: Deficient knowledge: monitoring temperature
Non-adherence: overuse
Risk for injury related to office visits
Noncompliance
, Noncompliance
◉ The nurse is planning to educate a client about medication
therapy. What is an essential part of the nursing process?
Answer: informing the physician about who has taught the client
the delegation of teaching to students
the delegation of teaching to licensed personnel
that the nurse perform all teaching and evaluation
that the nurse perform all teaching and evaluation
◉ What is the primary purpose associated with the use of the
nursing process related to the implementation of medication
therapy?
Answer: That the right dose is given to the patient
That holistic, evidence-informed care is given
That the drug is given to the right patient
That the drug is given at the right time
That holistic, evidence-informed care is given
PROCESS 9 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ Effectiveness of medication therapy is associated with which
phase of the nursing process?
Answer: Assessment
Planning
Evaluation
Analysis
Evaluation
◉ A client is scheduled for a test. Prior to the test, the client must be
premedicated. When administering the prescribed pre-procedure
sedative, the nurse is performing an intervention associated with
what step of the nursing process?
Answer: assessment
evaluation
planning
implementation
,implementation
◉ A nurse has been assigned the task of preparing educational
materials for clients with diabetes. The nurse has included the drug
name, the reason the drug was prescribed, the intended effect of the
drug, along with important adverse effects that should be reported
to the nurse or the health care provider. Which information is
essential to include in the educational materials?
Answer: drug administration method
core drug knowledge
vital signs of the client
diagnosis and outcome identification mechanism
drug administration method
◉ A 35-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
The client was originally being treated at home, but the client's
condition became worse upon discontinuation of medication. What
would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
Answer: Deficient knowledge: monitoring temperature
Non-adherence: overuse
Risk for injury related to office visits
Noncompliance
, Noncompliance
◉ The nurse is planning to educate a client about medication
therapy. What is an essential part of the nursing process?
Answer: informing the physician about who has taught the client
the delegation of teaching to students
the delegation of teaching to licensed personnel
that the nurse perform all teaching and evaluation
that the nurse perform all teaching and evaluation
◉ What is the primary purpose associated with the use of the
nursing process related to the implementation of medication
therapy?
Answer: That the right dose is given to the patient
That holistic, evidence-informed care is given
That the drug is given to the right patient
That the drug is given at the right time
That holistic, evidence-informed care is given
