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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 10TH EDITION
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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN PracticeVisovsky:Intro
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. ThebLPNbisbcollectingbdatabforbthebinitialbassessmentbofbabpatientbuponbadmissionbtoba
Long-
termbcarebfacilitybbeforebgivingbthebpatient’sbprescribedbdrugs.bWhichbactionbshouldbthebLPNbconsiderbt
obbebthebhighestbpriority?
a. Obtainbanybspecialbequipmentbthatbwillbbebneededbtobgivebthebpatient’sbdrug.
b. Monitorbthebpatientbforbabresponsebtobthebdrugbgiven.
c. Collectbdatababoutbthebpatientbandbthebpatient’sbhealthbcondition.
d. Reviewbthebnursingbcarebplanbtobverifybthatbitbisbaccurate.b
ANS:bC
Collectingbandbdocumentingbdatababoutbthebpatientbandbthebpatient’sbhealthbconditionbisbabcriticalbst
epbbeforebanybdrugsbarebgiven.bInformationbregardingbthebpresentbillness,banybsignsbandbsymptoms
,breviewbofbmedicalbrecords,bdrugbhistory,bandbvitalbsignsbarebneededbbeforebdrugsbarebgiven.bDecid
ingbonbspecialbequipmentbthatbwillbbebneededbtobgivebthebpatient’sbdrugbisbpartbofbthebplanningbphas
ebofbthebnursingbprocess.bMonitoringbthebpatientbforbhisbresponsebtobgivenbdrugbisbpartbofbthebevalua
tionbstagebofbthebnursingbprocess.bReviewingbthebnursingbcarebplanbtobverifybthatbitbisbbeingbfollowe
dbaccuratelybisbpartbofbthebimplementationbstagebofbthebnursingbprocess.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bApplying REF:bp.b2
,2. ThebLPNbisbworkingbwithbabpatientbinbthebplanningbstagebofbthebnursingbprocessbrelatedbtobt
hebpatient’sbprescribedbdrugs.bWhichbactionbshouldbthebLPNbtakebduringbthisbstage?
a. Developbabnursingbgoalbtobplanbthebproceduresbneededbtobgivebdrug.
b. Developbabteachingbplanbforbthebpatientbregardingbthebdrug’sbactions.
, c. Determinebthatbthebpatientbisbexperiencingbthebexpectedbresponsebtobhisbdrug.
d. Determinebhowbmuchbthebpatientbunderstandsbaboutbhisbdrug.b
ANS:bD
Determiningbhowbmuchbthebpatientbunderstandsbaboutbhisbdrugbisbpartbofbthebdiagnosisbphasebofbt
hebnursingbprocess.bDevelopingbabnursingbgoalbtobplanbthebproceduresbneededbtobgivebdrugbandbde
velopingbabteachingbplanbforbthebpatientbregardingbthebdrug’sbactionsbarebpartbofbthebplanningbpha
sebofbthebnursingbprocess.
DIF:b CognitivebLevel:bApplyingb REF:bp.b2
3. Youbarebteachingbabpatientbwithbdepressionbaboutbthebpotentialbadversebeffectsbofbabprescr
ibedbdrug.bWhatbpartbofbthebnursingbprocessbrelatedbtobdrugbtherapybarebyoubengagingbinbatbthisbpoi
ntbofbthebteachingbplan?
a. Assessment
b. Implementation
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosisb
ANS:bC
Inbthebevaluationbphasebofbthebnursingbprocess,bthebLPNbunderstandsbandbteachesbtobthebpatientbt
hebdrug’sbtherapeuticbeffects,bexpectedbsidebeffects,bandbpotentialbadversebeffects.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: p.b2
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbanbexamplebofbsubjectivebdata?
a. Thebpatientbstatesbshebhasbpainbinbherbleftbarm.
b. Thebmedicalbchartbhasbabrecordedbbloodbpressurebofb128/88.
c. Thebserumbpotassiumblevelbisb3.8bmmol/L.
d. Thebpatient’sbECGbshowsbnormalbsinusbrhythm.