Test45Bank45for45Lehne's45Pharmacology45for45Nursing45Care,4512th45Edition
by Jacqueline Burchum & Laura Rosenth
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al
Expert Verified Q&As With Rationales
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, Chapter451:45Orientation45to45Pharmacology45MUL
TIPLE45CHOICE
1. The45nurse45is45teaching45a45patient45how45a45medication45works45to45treat45an45illness.45To45do45this
,45the45nurse45will45rely45on45knowledge45of:
a. clinical45pharmacology.
b. drug45efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
45CORRECT45ANSWER
45D
Pharmacotherapeutics45is45the45study45of45the45use45of45drugs45to45diagnose,45treat,45and45prevent45conditio
ns.45Clinical45pharmacology45is45concerned45with45all45aspects45of45drug–
human45interactions.45Drug45efficacy45measures45the45extent45to45which45a45given45drug45causes45an45inte
nded45effect.
Pharmacokinetics45is45the45study45of45the45impact45of45the45body45on45a45drug.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension4 5 REF:45Four45Basic45Terms45TOP:45Nursing45Process:45Impl
ementation45MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45P
arenteral45Therapies
2. What45does45it45mean45when45a45drug45is45described45as45easy45to45administer?
a. It45can45be45stored45indefinitely45without45need45for45refrigeration.
b. It45does45not45interact45significantly45with45other45medications.
c. It45enhances45patient45adherence45to45the45drug45regimen.
d. It45is45usually45relatively45inexpensive45to45pro
duce.45CORRECT45ANSWER45C
A45major45benefit45of45drugs45that45are45easy45to45administer45is45that45patients45taking45them45are45more45l
ikely45to45comply45with45the45drug45regimen.45Drugs45that45are45easy45to45give45may45have45the45other45at
tributes45listed,45but45those45properties45are45independent45of45ease45of45administration.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension
REF:45Additional45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug:45Ease45of45Administration45TOP:45Nursing45Process:45
Assessment45MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45P
arenteral45Therapies
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,3. A45patient45tells45the45nurse45that45he45was45told45by45the45prescriber45that45the45analgesic45he45is45taking45is45
very
effective.45Which45statement45by45the45patient45demonstrates45an45understanding45of45the45drug‘s45effectiveness
?
a. I45don‘t45have45to45worry45about45toxicity,45since45it45takes45a45large45amount45of45this45drug45to45cause45an45
overdose.
b. It45has45no45side45effects45and45doesn‘t45interact45with45other45drugs.
c. I45only45have45to45take45it45every451245hours.
d. It45might45make45me45sleepy,45and45it45lessens45pain45for45several45hour
s45at45a45time45CORRECT45ANSWER45D
A45drug45is45effective45if45it45produces45the45intended45effects,45even45if45it45also45produces45side45effects
.45Because45no45drug45is45completely45safe,45the45level45of45toxicity45does45not45determine45effectiveness.4
5All45drugs45have45side45effects45and45many45react45with45other45substances;45these45do45not45affect45the45d
rug‘s45effectiveness.45Ease45of45administration45is45independent45of45a45drug‘s45effectiveness.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension4 5 REF:45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug45TOP:45Nursing45Pro
cess:45Evaluation
MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45Parenteral45Therapie
s
MULTIPLE45RESPONSE
1. What45are45the45properties45of45an45ideal45drug?45(Select45all45that45apply.)
a. Irreversible45action
b. Predictability
c. Ease45of45administration
d. Chemical45stability
e. A45simple45trade45name45C
ORRECT45ANSWER45B,45C,45
D
In45addition45to45predictability,45ease45of45administration,45and45chemical45stability,45other45properties45in
clude45a45reversible45action45so45that45any45harm45the45drug45may45cause45can45be45undone45and45a45simple
45generic45name,45because45generic45names45are45usually45complex45and45difficult45to45remember45and45pr
onounce.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension
REF:45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug45|45Additional45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug45TOP:45Nursing45Pr
ocess:45Assessment
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s
Page45445of4513
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by Jacqueline Burchum & Laura Rosenth
45 45 45 45 45
al
Expert Verified Q&As With Rationales
45 45 45 45
Page45145of4513
01
, Chapter451:45Orientation45to45Pharmacology45MUL
TIPLE45CHOICE
1. The45nurse45is45teaching45a45patient45how45a45medication45works45to45treat45an45illness.45To45do45this
,45the45nurse45will45rely45on45knowledge45of:
a. clinical45pharmacology.
b. drug45efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
45CORRECT45ANSWER
45D
Pharmacotherapeutics45is45the45study45of45the45use45of45drugs45to45diagnose,45treat,45and45prevent45conditio
ns.45Clinical45pharmacology45is45concerned45with45all45aspects45of45drug–
human45interactions.45Drug45efficacy45measures45the45extent45to45which45a45given45drug45causes45an45inte
nded45effect.
Pharmacokinetics45is45the45study45of45the45impact45of45the45body45on45a45drug.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension4 5 REF:45Four45Basic45Terms45TOP:45Nursing45Process:45Impl
ementation45MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45P
arenteral45Therapies
2. What45does45it45mean45when45a45drug45is45described45as45easy45to45administer?
a. It45can45be45stored45indefinitely45without45need45for45refrigeration.
b. It45does45not45interact45significantly45with45other45medications.
c. It45enhances45patient45adherence45to45the45drug45regimen.
d. It45is45usually45relatively45inexpensive45to45pro
duce.45CORRECT45ANSWER45C
A45major45benefit45of45drugs45that45are45easy45to45administer45is45that45patients45taking45them45are45more45l
ikely45to45comply45with45the45drug45regimen.45Drugs45that45are45easy45to45give45may45have45the45other45at
tributes45listed,45but45those45properties45are45independent45of45ease45of45administration.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension
REF:45Additional45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug:45Ease45of45Administration45TOP:45Nursing45Process:45
Assessment45MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45P
arenteral45Therapies
Page45245of4513
01
,3. A45patient45tells45the45nurse45that45he45was45told45by45the45prescriber45that45the45analgesic45he45is45taking45is45
very
effective.45Which45statement45by45the45patient45demonstrates45an45understanding45of45the45drug‘s45effectiveness
?
a. I45don‘t45have45to45worry45about45toxicity,45since45it45takes45a45large45amount45of45this45drug45to45cause45an45
overdose.
b. It45has45no45side45effects45and45doesn‘t45interact45with45other45drugs.
c. I45only45have45to45take45it45every451245hours.
d. It45might45make45me45sleepy,45and45it45lessens45pain45for45several45hour
s45at45a45time45CORRECT45ANSWER45D
A45drug45is45effective45if45it45produces45the45intended45effects,45even45if45it45also45produces45side45effects
.45Because45no45drug45is45completely45safe,45the45level45of45toxicity45does45not45determine45effectiveness.4
5All45drugs45have45side45effects45and45many45react45with45other45substances;45these45do45not45affect45the45d
rug‘s45effectiveness.45Ease45of45administration45is45independent45of45a45drug‘s45effectiveness.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension4 5 REF:45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug45TOP:45Nursing45Pro
cess:45Evaluation
MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45Parenteral45Therapie
s
MULTIPLE45RESPONSE
1. What45are45the45properties45of45an45ideal45drug?45(Select45all45that45apply.)
a. Irreversible45action
b. Predictability
c. Ease45of45administration
d. Chemical45stability
e. A45simple45trade45name45C
ORRECT45ANSWER45B,45C,45
D
In45addition45to45predictability,45ease45of45administration,45and45chemical45stability,45other45properties45in
clude45a45reversible45action45so45that45any45harm45the45drug45may45cause45can45be45undone45and45a45simple
45generic45name,45because45generic45names45are45usually45complex45and45difficult45to45remember45and45pr
onounce.
DIF:45Cognitive45Level:45Comprehension
REF:45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug45|45Additional45Properties45of45an45Ideal45Drug45TOP:45Nursing45Pr
ocess:45Assessment
Page45345of4513
01
, MSC:45NCLEX45Client45Needs45Category:45Physiologic45Integrity:45Pharmacologic45and45Parenteral45Therapie
s
Page45445of4513
01
