ch. 3 test bank questions
Drug transfer to the fetus is more likely during the last trimester of pregnancy for which reason?
a. Decreased fetal surface area
b. Increased placental surface area
c. Enhanced blood flow to the fetus
d. Increased amount of protein-bound drug in maternal circulation
c. Enhanced blood flow to the fetus
The nurse is monitoring a patient who is in the 26th week of pregnancy and has developed gestational
diabetes and pneumonia. She is given medications that pose a possible fetal risk, but the potential
benefits may warrant the use of the medications in her situation. The nurse recognizes that these
medications are in which U.S. Food and Drug Administration pregnancy safety category?
a. Category X
b. Category B
c. Category C
d. Category D
d. Category D
When discussing dosage calculation for pediatric patients with a clinical pharmacist, the nurse notes that
which type of dosage calculation is used most commonly in pediatric calculations?
a. West nomogram
b. Clark rule
c. Height-to-weight ratio
d. Milligram per kilogram of body weight formula
, d. Milligram per kilogram of body weight formula
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted 83-year-old patient and determines that the patient is
experiencing polypharmacy. Which statement most accurately illustrates polypharmacy?
a. The patient is experiencing multiple illnesses.
b. The patient uses one medication for an illness several times per day.
c. The patient uses over-the-counter drugs for an illness.
d. The patient uses multiple medications simultaneously.
d. The patient uses multiple medications simultaneously.
The nurse is aware that confusion, forgetfulness, and increased risk for falls are common responses in an
elderly patient who is taking which type of drug?
a. Laxatives
b. Anticoagulants
c. Sedatives
d. Antidepressants
c. Sedatives
For accurate medication administration to pediatric patients, the nurse must take into account which
criteria?
a. Organ maturity
b. Renal output
c. Body temperature
d. Height
Drug transfer to the fetus is more likely during the last trimester of pregnancy for which reason?
a. Decreased fetal surface area
b. Increased placental surface area
c. Enhanced blood flow to the fetus
d. Increased amount of protein-bound drug in maternal circulation
c. Enhanced blood flow to the fetus
The nurse is monitoring a patient who is in the 26th week of pregnancy and has developed gestational
diabetes and pneumonia. She is given medications that pose a possible fetal risk, but the potential
benefits may warrant the use of the medications in her situation. The nurse recognizes that these
medications are in which U.S. Food and Drug Administration pregnancy safety category?
a. Category X
b. Category B
c. Category C
d. Category D
d. Category D
When discussing dosage calculation for pediatric patients with a clinical pharmacist, the nurse notes that
which type of dosage calculation is used most commonly in pediatric calculations?
a. West nomogram
b. Clark rule
c. Height-to-weight ratio
d. Milligram per kilogram of body weight formula
, d. Milligram per kilogram of body weight formula
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted 83-year-old patient and determines that the patient is
experiencing polypharmacy. Which statement most accurately illustrates polypharmacy?
a. The patient is experiencing multiple illnesses.
b. The patient uses one medication for an illness several times per day.
c. The patient uses over-the-counter drugs for an illness.
d. The patient uses multiple medications simultaneously.
d. The patient uses multiple medications simultaneously.
The nurse is aware that confusion, forgetfulness, and increased risk for falls are common responses in an
elderly patient who is taking which type of drug?
a. Laxatives
b. Anticoagulants
c. Sedatives
d. Antidepressants
c. Sedatives
For accurate medication administration to pediatric patients, the nurse must take into account which
criteria?
a. Organ maturity
b. Renal output
c. Body temperature
d. Height
