Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology
10th Edition by Visovsky and Zambroski
all Chapters 1-20
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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UnityI.yGeneralyPrinciples
1.yPharmacologyyandytheyNursingyProcessyinyLPNyPractice
2.yLegal,yRegulatory,yandyEthicalyAspectsyofyDrugyAdministration
3.yPrinciplesyofyPharmacology
UnityII.yPrincipalsyofyMedicationyAdministration
4.yDrugyCalculation:yPreparingyandyAdministeringyDrugs
UnityIII.yDrugyCategories
5.yDrugsyforyBacterialyInfections
6.yDrugsyforyTuberculosis,yFungalyandyParasiticyInfections
7.yDrugsyforyViralyandyRetroviralyInfections
8.yDrugsyforyAllergyyandyRespiratoryyProblems
9.yDrugsyAffectingytheyRenal/UrinaryyandyCardiovascularySystems
10.yyDrugsyforyCentralyNervousySystemyProblems
11.yDrugsyforyMentalyHealth
12.yDrugsyforyPainyManagement
13.yDrugsyforyInflammation,yArthritisyandyGout
14.yDrugsyforyGastrointestinalyProblems
15.yDrugsyAffectingytheyHematologicySystem
16.yDrugsyforyImmunizationyandyImmunomodulation
17.yDrugsyforyOsteoporosisyandyHormonalyProblems
18.yDrugyTherapyyforyDiabetes
19.yDrugsyforyEyeyandyEaryProblems
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20.yOver-the-CounteryDrugyTherapy
Chaptery01:yPharmacologyyandytheyNursingyProcessyinyLPNyPracticeyVisovsky:Introd
uctionytoyClinicalyPharmacology,y 10thyEdition
MULTIPLEyCHOICE
1. TheyLPNy isycollectingydatayforythey initialyassessmentyofyaypatienty uponyadmissionytoy a
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termycareyfacilityybeforeygivingytheypatient’syprescribedydrugs.yWhichyactionyshouldytheyLPNyconsider
y toy beytheyhighesty priority?
a. Obtainyanyyspecialyequipmentythaty willybeyneededytoygiveytheypatient’sydrug.
b. Monitorytheypatienty foryayresponseytoytheydrugygiven.
c. Collectydatayaboutytheypatienty andytheypatient’syhealthycondition.
d. Reviewytheynursingycareyplanytoyverifyythaty ity isyaccurate.y
ANS:yC
Collectingyandydocumentingydatayaboutytheypatientyandytheypatient’syhealthyconditionyisyaycriticaly
stepybeforeyanyydrugsyareygiven.yInformationyregardingytheypresentyillness,yanyysignsyandysympto
ms,yreviewyofymedicalyrecords,ydrugyhistory,yandyvitalysignsyareyneededybeforeydrugsyareygiven.yD
ecidingyonyspecialyequipmentythatywillybeyneededytoygiveytheypatient’sydrugyisypartyofytheyplanningy
phaseyofytheynursingyprocess.yMonitoringytheypatientyforyhisyresponseytoygivenydrugyisypartyofythey
evaluationystageyofytheynursingyprocess.yReviewingytheynursingycareyplanytoy verifyythatyity isybeingy f
ollowedyaccuratelyyisypartyofythey implementationystageyofytheynursingyprocess.
DIF: CognitiveyLevel:yApplying REF:yp.y 2
2. TheyLPNy isyworkingywithyaypatienty inytheyplanningystageyofytheynursingyprocessyrelatedytoyt
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heypatient’syprescribedydrugs.y WhichyactionyshouldytheyLPNytakeyduringythisystage?
a. Developyaynursingygoalytoy planytheyproceduresyneededytoy giveydrug.
b. Developyayteachingyplanyforytheypatientyregardingytheydrug’syactions.