PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS 9TH EDITION ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ medication error. Answer: Any preventable adverse drug event
involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care
professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm.
◉ Noncompliance. Answer: An informed decision on the part of the
patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
◉ Nursing Process. Answer: Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Outcomes. Answer: Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or
responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors
related to each nursing diagnosis. These statements are specific
while framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.
,◉ Prescriber. Answer: Any health care professional licensed by the
appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications.
◉ QSEN. Answer: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
◉ KSA. Answer: knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to to continually
improve the quality and safety of a patient within a healthcare
system
◉ 6 major initiatives of QSEN. Answer: Patient-centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
◉ Nine Rights of Medication Administration. Answer: 1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
5) Right patient
6) Right documentation
,7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
◉ Right drug. Answer: Must be checked against the medication label
or profile 3x b4 giving
◉ Right Dose. Answer: always check the dose and confirm that is
appropriate for patient's age and size
check prescribed dose against available drug stock and against
normal drug range
recheck all math calculations
◉ REMEMBER NO LEADING ZERO's. Answer: 0.2 is allowed, but
NEVER 2.0
◉ Right Time. Answer: Include in your 3 check the frequency of the
ordered medication, the time administered and the last time the
med was given.
, ***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the half
hour it was prescribed.
◉ PNR. Answer: as needed
◉ analgesic. Answer: pain reliever
◉ Never use abbreviations. Answer: It is crucial to patient safety to
never use any abbreviations for any component of the drug order
◉ Right Route and Form. Answer: Never assume the route of
admission
◉ Right Patient. Answer: requires confirmation of a patient's
identity with two forms of identification before drug administration
◉ Right Documentation. Answer: requires the nurse to record
immediately the appropriate information about the drug
administered
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
◉ Right Reason. Answer: Is it appropriate to give the med
PROCESS 9TH EDITION ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ medication error. Answer: Any preventable adverse drug event
involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care
professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm.
◉ Noncompliance. Answer: An informed decision on the part of the
patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
◉ Nursing Process. Answer: Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
◉ Outcomes. Answer: Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or
responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors
related to each nursing diagnosis. These statements are specific
while framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.
,◉ Prescriber. Answer: Any health care professional licensed by the
appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications.
◉ QSEN. Answer: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
◉ KSA. Answer: knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to to continually
improve the quality and safety of a patient within a healthcare
system
◉ 6 major initiatives of QSEN. Answer: Patient-centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
◉ Nine Rights of Medication Administration. Answer: 1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
5) Right patient
6) Right documentation
,7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
◉ Right drug. Answer: Must be checked against the medication label
or profile 3x b4 giving
◉ Right Dose. Answer: always check the dose and confirm that is
appropriate for patient's age and size
check prescribed dose against available drug stock and against
normal drug range
recheck all math calculations
◉ REMEMBER NO LEADING ZERO's. Answer: 0.2 is allowed, but
NEVER 2.0
◉ Right Time. Answer: Include in your 3 check the frequency of the
ordered medication, the time administered and the last time the
med was given.
, ***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the half
hour it was prescribed.
◉ PNR. Answer: as needed
◉ analgesic. Answer: pain reliever
◉ Never use abbreviations. Answer: It is crucial to patient safety to
never use any abbreviations for any component of the drug order
◉ Right Route and Form. Answer: Never assume the route of
admission
◉ Right Patient. Answer: requires confirmation of a patient's
identity with two forms of identification before drug administration
◉ Right Documentation. Answer: requires the nurse to record
immediately the appropriate information about the drug
administered
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
◉ Right Reason. Answer: Is it appropriate to give the med
