NSG367 EXAM 1 / NSG367 EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST
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An 82 year-old patient is admitted to the hospital after an episode of confusion at
home. The nurse is assessing the current medications he is taking at hime. Which
method is the best way to assess his home medications?
A- Ask the patient what medications me takes at home
B- Ask the patient's wife what medications he takes at home
C- Ask the patient's wife to bring his medications to the hospital in their original
containers
D- Contact the patient's pharmacy for a list of the patient's current medications -
ANSWER-C- Ask the patient's wife to bring his medications to the hospital in their
original containers
a patient has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer. After consulting with his
family, he tells the nurse, "I would like to try to live long enough to see my
granddaughter graduate in 3 months, but after that I don't want any extra
treatments." This patient is demonstrating which of these?
a. veracity
b. beneficence
c. maleficence
d. autonomy - ANSWER-d. autonomy
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A new drug has been approved for use, and the drug manufacturer has made it
available for sale. During the first 6 months, the FDA receives reports of severe
adverse effects that were not discovered during the testing and considers
withdrawing the drug. This illustrates which phase of investigational drug studies?
a. Phase I
b. Phase II
c. Phase III
d. Phase IV - ANSWER-d. Phase IV
Phase I: 20-30 health volunteers used to check for safety & dosage
Phase II: 100-300 patient volunteers used to check for efficacy & side effects
Phase III: 1000-3000 patient volunteers used to monitor reactions to long-term
drug use
Phase IV: FDA Review & Approval
A patient of Japanese descent describes a family trait that manifests frequently:
She says that members of her family often have "strong reactions" after taking
certain medications, but her white friends have no problems with the same
dosages of the same drugs. The nurse recognizes that, because of this trait, which
statement applies?
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a. She may need lower dosages of the medications prescribed.
b. She may need higher dosages of the medications prescribed.
c. She should not receive these medications because of potential problems with
metabolism.
d. These situations vary greatly, and her accounts may not indicate a valid cause
for concern. - ANSWER-a. She may need lower dosages of the medications
prescribed.
The nurse is reviewing the four clinical phases of investigational drug studies.
Place the four phases in the correct order of occurrence.
a. Studies that are voluntarily conducted by pharmaceutical companies to obtain
more information about the therapeutic and adverse effects of a drug.
b. Studies that involve small numbers of volunteers who have the disease or
ailment that the drug is designed to diagnose or treat.
c. Studies that involve small numbers of healthy subjects who do not have the
disease or ailment that the drug is intended to treat.
d. Studies that involve large numbers of patients who have the disease that the
drug is intended to treat; these studies establish the drug's clinical effectiveness,
safety, and dosage range. - ANSWER-c. Studies that involve small numbers of
healthy subjects who do not have the disease or ailment that the drug is intended
to treat.
b. Studies that involve small numbers of volunteers who have the disease or
ailment that the drug is designed to diagnose or treat.
d. Studies that involve large numbers of patients who have the disease that the
drug is intended to treat; these studies establish the drug's clinical effectiveness,
safety, and dosage range.
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a. Studies that are voluntarily conducted by pharmaceutical companies to obtain
more information about the therapeutic and adverse effects of a drug.
The nurse keeps in mind that which measure is used to reduce the risk of
medication errors?
a. When questioning a drug order, keep in mind that the prescriber is correct.
b. Be careful about questioning the drug order a board-certified physician has
written for a patient.
c. Always double-check the many drugs with sound-alike and look-alike names
because of the high risk of error.
d. If the drug route has not been specified, use the oral route. - ANSWER-c. Always
double-check the many drugs with sound-alike and look-alike names because of
the high risk of error.
During the medication administration process, it is important that the nurse
remembers which guideline?
a. When in doubt about a drug, ask a colleague about it before giving the drug.
b. Ask what the patient knows about the drug before giving it.
c. When giving a new drug, be sure to read about it after giving it.
d. If a patient expresses a concern about a drug, stop, listen, and investigate the
concerns - ANSWER-d. If a patient expresses a concern about a drug, stop, listen,
and investigate the concern
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