Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
, Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
1.
, Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
2. A 28-year-old patient has been B.
prescribed penicillin for the Because this is the first time the patient has taken penicillin,
first time. What nursing diag- she is likely to have limited knowledge about the drug. She
nosis would be most appropri- may not understand the importance of taking the medication
ate for this patient? as ordered to increase ettectiveness of the drug or to report
A. Acute pain related to gas- adverse ettects. because the patient has not started the drug
trointestinal (GI) effects of the yet, there is no way to know what adverse ettects, if any, she
drug will experience. Only if she develops acute pain related to GI
B. Deficient knowledge re- ettects of the drug would this be appropriate. If GI symptoms
garding drug therapy develop it may lead to imbalanced nutrition, but that remains
C. Imbalance nutrition: less to be seen. No indication about constipation exists.
than body requirements relat-
ed to multiple GI effects of the
drug
D. Constipation
3. he mother of a 5-year-old asks Ans: A
the nurse why it seems amox- Feedback:
icillin is always prescribed Most penicillins are rapidly absorbed from the GI tract, reach-
when her child needs an an- ing peak levels in 1 hour. Although amoxicillin is less expen-
tibiotic. What is the priority ra- sive, that fact has far less impact on choosing the proper an-
tionale the nurse should give the patient about amoxicillin prior
the mother? to discharge and in-
A) It is better absorbed.
B) It is less costly.
C) It has a less frequent dosing
schedule.
D) It tastes better in oral form.
4. 25. The nurse is teaching
, Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
tibiotic than the ettectiveness of the drug. Most oral
antibiotics for children are available in pleasant
tasting syrups so taste would not be a factor.
Ampicillin is often given up to 4 times a day so it
actually has a frequent dosing schedule.
Ans:
A
Feedb
ack:
One of the adverse ettects of ampicillin is blackening of
the
, Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
1.
, Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
2. A 28-year-old patient has been B.
prescribed penicillin for the Because this is the first time the patient has taken penicillin,
first time. What nursing diag- she is likely to have limited knowledge about the drug. She
nosis would be most appropri- may not understand the importance of taking the medication
ate for this patient? as ordered to increase ettectiveness of the drug or to report
A. Acute pain related to gas- adverse ettects. because the patient has not started the drug
trointestinal (GI) effects of the yet, there is no way to know what adverse ettects, if any, she
drug will experience. Only if she develops acute pain related to GI
B. Deficient knowledge re- ettects of the drug would this be appropriate. If GI symptoms
garding drug therapy develop it may lead to imbalanced nutrition, but that remains
C. Imbalance nutrition: less to be seen. No indication about constipation exists.
than body requirements relat-
ed to multiple GI effects of the
drug
D. Constipation
3. he mother of a 5-year-old asks Ans: A
the nurse why it seems amox- Feedback:
icillin is always prescribed Most penicillins are rapidly absorbed from the GI tract, reach-
when her child needs an an- ing peak levels in 1 hour. Although amoxicillin is less expen-
tibiotic. What is the priority ra- sive, that fact has far less impact on choosing the proper an-
tionale the nurse should give the patient about amoxicillin prior
the mother? to discharge and in-
A) It is better absorbed.
B) It is less costly.
C) It has a less frequent dosing
schedule.
D) It tastes better in oral form.
4. 25. The nurse is teaching
, Pharmacology Final Review – Test Bank PDF & Practice.
tibiotic than the ettectiveness of the drug. Most oral
antibiotics for children are available in pleasant
tasting syrups so taste would not be a factor.
Ampicillin is often given up to 4 times a day so it
actually has a frequent dosing schedule.
Ans:
A
Feedb
ack:
One of the adverse ettects of ampicillin is blackening of
the
