Nursing Pharmacology 9th Chapter 1-60 All
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Your response to this medication will be reported to the drug company and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
When a drug begins to be used by a large clinical market, new adverse effects may be found.
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a severe, acute, previously unseen adverse effect of a drug in
Phase III testing. The patient asks, After all the testing done on this drug, didn't they know this adverse
effect could occur? What is the nurse's best response?
Controlled substances like narcotics are controlled by the FDA and the DEA.
The telephone triage nurse receives a call from a patient asking for a prescription for a narcotic to
manage his surgical pain. The nurse explains that narcotic prescriptions must be written and cannot be
called in to the pharmacy. The patient says, Why are narcotics so difficult to get a prescription for? What
is the nurse's best response?
Schedule I medications have no medical use so they are not prescribed.
The nurse explains the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA's) schedule of controlled substances to the
nursing assistant who asks, Do you ever get a prescription for Schedule I medications? What is the
nurse's best response?
Never take medication until you receive approval from your health care provider.
The nurse, working on the maternity unit, receives a call from a pregnant woman asking how she can
know whether a medication is safe to take while pregnant. What is the nurse's best response?
, DEA Numbers are given to physicians and pharmacists when they register with the DEA to
prescribe and dispense controlled substances.
A patient asks the nurse, What is a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number? What is the nurse's best
response?
Local policies and procedures for controlled substance administration
When moving to another state, what is the nurse responsible for becoming familiar with?
DAW
The patient looks at the prescription provided by the doctor and asks the nurse whether he can request
a generic substitution. The nurse answers No when noting what on the prescription?
Most generic drugs are very safe and can be cost effective as well.
The patient asks the nurse why generic drugs would be used and voices concerns that only the brand
name product will be safe. What is the nurse's best response?
The brand name
While studying for the test, the nursing student encounters the following drug: papaverine (Pavabid).
What does the nursing student identify the name Pavabid as?
Medications are not produced in generic form until the patent expires, which normally takes
several years.
The patient is prescribed a medication that was just placed in Phase IV study. The patient tells the nurse,
This medication is too expensive. Could the doctor order a generic form of this medication? What is the
nurse's most accurate response?
, The drug is rarely prescribed.
The drug has dangerous adverse effects.
The drug treats a rare disease.
The nurse learns that a drug needed by the patient is classified as an orphan drug and recognizes what
as a reason for this classification?
OTC drugs are serious medications and carry serious risks if not taken as directed.
While collecting a medication history, the patient admits to doubling the recommended dosage of an
over-the-counter (OTC) medication, saying It's harmless or they would require a prescription. What is
the nurse's best response?
OTC medications can interact with prescription medications.
It is important to tell your doctor all medications you take, including OTC.
OTC medications could mask or hide signs and symptoms of a disease.
The patient asks the nurse, Is it safe to take over-the-counter (OTC) medications with prescription
medications? What is the nurse's best response?
Brand name
Generic name
Drug concentration
Expiration date
Before administering a prescription medication, what information does the nurse find on the drug label?
Package insert
The nurse is preparing a medication that is new to the market and cannot be found in the nurse's drug
guide. Where can the nurse get the most reliable information about this medication?
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
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Your response to this medication will be reported to the drug company and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
When a drug begins to be used by a large clinical market, new adverse effects may be found.
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a severe, acute, previously unseen adverse effect of a drug in
Phase III testing. The patient asks, After all the testing done on this drug, didn't they know this adverse
effect could occur? What is the nurse's best response?
Controlled substances like narcotics are controlled by the FDA and the DEA.
The telephone triage nurse receives a call from a patient asking for a prescription for a narcotic to
manage his surgical pain. The nurse explains that narcotic prescriptions must be written and cannot be
called in to the pharmacy. The patient says, Why are narcotics so difficult to get a prescription for? What
is the nurse's best response?
Schedule I medications have no medical use so they are not prescribed.
The nurse explains the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA's) schedule of controlled substances to the
nursing assistant who asks, Do you ever get a prescription for Schedule I medications? What is the
nurse's best response?
Never take medication until you receive approval from your health care provider.
The nurse, working on the maternity unit, receives a call from a pregnant woman asking how she can
know whether a medication is safe to take while pregnant. What is the nurse's best response?
, DEA Numbers are given to physicians and pharmacists when they register with the DEA to
prescribe and dispense controlled substances.
A patient asks the nurse, What is a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number? What is the nurse's best
response?
Local policies and procedures for controlled substance administration
When moving to another state, what is the nurse responsible for becoming familiar with?
DAW
The patient looks at the prescription provided by the doctor and asks the nurse whether he can request
a generic substitution. The nurse answers No when noting what on the prescription?
Most generic drugs are very safe and can be cost effective as well.
The patient asks the nurse why generic drugs would be used and voices concerns that only the brand
name product will be safe. What is the nurse's best response?
The brand name
While studying for the test, the nursing student encounters the following drug: papaverine (Pavabid).
What does the nursing student identify the name Pavabid as?
Medications are not produced in generic form until the patent expires, which normally takes
several years.
The patient is prescribed a medication that was just placed in Phase IV study. The patient tells the nurse,
This medication is too expensive. Could the doctor order a generic form of this medication? What is the
nurse's most accurate response?
, The drug is rarely prescribed.
The drug has dangerous adverse effects.
The drug treats a rare disease.
The nurse learns that a drug needed by the patient is classified as an orphan drug and recognizes what
as a reason for this classification?
OTC drugs are serious medications and carry serious risks if not taken as directed.
While collecting a medication history, the patient admits to doubling the recommended dosage of an
over-the-counter (OTC) medication, saying It's harmless or they would require a prescription. What is
the nurse's best response?
OTC medications can interact with prescription medications.
It is important to tell your doctor all medications you take, including OTC.
OTC medications could mask or hide signs and symptoms of a disease.
The patient asks the nurse, Is it safe to take over-the-counter (OTC) medications with prescription
medications? What is the nurse's best response?
Brand name
Generic name
Drug concentration
Expiration date
Before administering a prescription medication, what information does the nurse find on the drug label?
Package insert
The nurse is preparing a medication that is new to the market and cannot be found in the nurse's drug
guide. Where can the nurse get the most reliable information about this medication?
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
