Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
,Chapter111:11Orientation11to11Pharmacolo
gy11Test11Bank
MULTIPLE11CHOIC
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1. The11nurse11is11teaching11a11patient11how11a11medication11works11to11treat11an11illness.11
To11do11this,11the11nurse11will11rely11on11knowledge11of:
a. clinical11pharmacology.
b. drug11efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:1 1 D
Pharmacotherapeutics11is11the11study11of11the11use11of11drugs11to11diagnose,11treat,11and11pr
event11conditions.11Clinical11pharmacology11is11concerned11with11all11aspects11of11drug–
human11interactions.11Drug11efficacy11measures11the11extent11to11which11a11given11drug11cau
ses11an11intended11effect.
Pharmacokinetics11is11the11study11of11the11impact11of11the11body11on11a11drug.
DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Comprehension
REF:11Four11Basic11Terms11TOP:1 1 Nursing11Process:11Impl
ementation
MSC:1 1 NCLEX11Client11Needs11Category:11Physiologic11Integrity:11Pharmacologic11and11Parenteral11
Therapies
2. What11does11it11mean11when11a11drug11is11described11as11easy11to11administer?
a. It11can11be11stored11indefinitely11without11need11for11refrigeration.
b. It11does11not11interact11significantly11with11other11medications.
c. It11enhances11patient11adherence11to11the11drug11regimen.
d. It11is11usually11relatively11inexpensive11to11produce.
, ANS:1 1 C
A11major11benefit11of11drugs11that11are11easy11to11administer11is11that11patients11taking11
them11are11more11likely11to11comply11with11the11drug11regimen.11Drugs11that11are11easy1
1to11give11may11have11the11other11attributes11listed,11but11those11properties11are11indepe
ndent11of11ease11of11administration.
DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Comprehension
REF:11Additional11Properties11of11an11Ideal11Drug:11Ease11of11Ad
ministration11TOP:1 1 Nursing11Process:11Assessment
MSC:1 1 NCLEX11Client11Needs11Category:11Physiologic11Integrity:11Pharmacologic11and11Parenteral11
Therapies
3. A11patient11tells11the11nurse11that11he11was11told11by11the11prescriber11that11the11analgesic1
1he11is11taking11is11very11effective.11Which11statement11by11the11patient11demonstrates11an
11understanding11of11the11drug‘s11effectiveness?
a. ―I11don‘t11have11to11worry11about11toxicity,11since11it11takes11a11large11amount11o
f11this11drug11to11cause11an11overdose.‖
b. ―It11has11no11side11effects11and11doesn‘t11interact11with11other11drugs.‖
c. ―I11only11have11 to11 take11 it1 1 every111211 hours.‖
d. ―It11might11make11me11sleepy,11and11it11lessens11pain11for11several11hours11at11a11time.‖
, ANS:1 1 D
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
,Chapter111:11Orientation11to11Pharmacolo
gy11Test11Bank
MULTIPLE11CHOIC
E
1. The11nurse11is11teaching11a11patient11how11a11medication11works11to11treat11an11illness.11
To11do11this,11the11nurse11will11rely11on11knowledge11of:
a. clinical11pharmacology.
b. drug11efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:1 1 D
Pharmacotherapeutics11is11the11study11of11the11use11of11drugs11to11diagnose,11treat,11and11pr
event11conditions.11Clinical11pharmacology11is11concerned11with11all11aspects11of11drug–
human11interactions.11Drug11efficacy11measures11the11extent11to11which11a11given11drug11cau
ses11an11intended11effect.
Pharmacokinetics11is11the11study11of11the11impact11of11the11body11on11a11drug.
DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Comprehension
REF:11Four11Basic11Terms11TOP:1 1 Nursing11Process:11Impl
ementation
MSC:1 1 NCLEX11Client11Needs11Category:11Physiologic11Integrity:11Pharmacologic11and11Parenteral11
Therapies
2. What11does11it11mean11when11a11drug11is11described11as11easy11to11administer?
a. It11can11be11stored11indefinitely11without11need11for11refrigeration.
b. It11does11not11interact11significantly11with11other11medications.
c. It11enhances11patient11adherence11to11the11drug11regimen.
d. It11is11usually11relatively11inexpensive11to11produce.
, ANS:1 1 C
A11major11benefit11of11drugs11that11are11easy11to11administer11is11that11patients11taking11
them11are11more11likely11to11comply11with11the11drug11regimen.11Drugs11that11are11easy1
1to11give11may11have11the11other11attributes11listed,11but11those11properties11are11indepe
ndent11of11ease11of11administration.
DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Comprehension
REF:11Additional11Properties11of11an11Ideal11Drug:11Ease11of11Ad
ministration11TOP:1 1 Nursing11Process:11Assessment
MSC:1 1 NCLEX11Client11Needs11Category:11Physiologic11Integrity:11Pharmacologic11and11Parenteral11
Therapies
3. A11patient11tells11the11nurse11that11he11was11told11by11the11prescriber11that11the11analgesic1
1he11is11taking11is11very11effective.11Which11statement11by11the11patient11demonstrates11an
11understanding11of11the11drug‘s11effectiveness?
a. ―I11don‘t11have11to11worry11about11toxicity,11since11it11takes11a11large11amount11o
f11this11drug11to11cause11an11overdose.‖
b. ―It11has11no11side11effects11and11doesn‘t11interact11with11other11drugs.‖
c. ―I11only11have11 to11 take11 it1 1 every111211 hours.‖
d. ―It11might11make11me11sleepy,11and11it11lessens11pain11for11several11hours11at11a11time.‖
, ANS:1 1 D
