Lilley's Pharmacology Study Guide
(Chapters 1-7, 10-11, 17) Questions and
Correct Answers (100% Certified)
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 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
During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse prioritize the nursing diagnoses?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - Correct Answer: B. Planning
The nurse is preparing to adminsiter morning doses of medications to a patient and has just checked the
patient's name on the identification band. The patient has stated his name. Which is the nurse's next
appropriate action?
A. Administer the medications
B. Ask the patient's wife to verity the patient's identify
,C. Ask the patient to verity his date of birth
D. Check the chart fo the patient's date of birth - Correct Answer: C. Ask the patient to verity his date of
birth
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
(Chapters 1-7, 10-11, 17) Questions and
Correct Answers (100% Certified)
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 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
During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse prioritize the nursing diagnoses?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - Correct Answer: B. Planning
The nurse is preparing to adminsiter morning doses of medications to a patient and has just checked the
patient's name on the identification band. The patient has stated his name. Which is the nurse's next
appropriate action?
A. Administer the medications
B. Ask the patient's wife to verity the patient's identify
,C. Ask the patient to verity his date of birth
D. Check the chart fo the patient's date of birth - Correct Answer: C. Ask the patient to verity his date of
birth
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
