Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
• Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
,TEST BANK
Question 1 — MCQ
Clinical Scenario
A nurse is teaching a group of first-year nursing students about
basic pharmacology before they begin medication
administration during clinical practice.
Question Stem
Which statement best describes pharmacotherapeutics?
Answer Options
A. The study of how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes,
and excretes drugs
B. The study of how drugs produce their physiological and
biochemical effects in the body
C. The clinical use of medications to prevent, diagnose, and
treat disease
D. The science of identifying medication errors during drug
administration
Correct Answer
, C. The clinical use of medications to prevent, diagnose,
and treat disease
Detailed Rationale
Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on the clinical application of
medications to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes, including
disease prevention, symptom relief, diagnosis, and treatment.
Nurses apply pharmacotherapeutic principles when selecting
interventions, monitoring responses, educating patients, and
collaborating with prescribers to optimize medication therapy.
Understanding pharmacotherapeutics supports safe medication
administration, individualized care, and evaluation of treatment
effectiveness.
Incorrect Option Analysis
Option A
Why Incorrect
Describes pharmacokinetics.
Common Misconception
Students often confuse drug movement through the body with
clinical drug use.
, Medication Safety Risk
Poor understanding may lead to incorrect timing of medication
administration or failure to recognize altered drug clearance.
Appropriate Nursing Consideration
Assess factors that influence absorption, metabolism, and
elimination before administering medications.
Option B
Why Incorrect
Describes pharmacodynamics.
Common Misconception
Mechanism of action is often mistaken for therapeutic use.
Medication Safety Risk
Failure to understand pharmacodynamics may delay recognition
of therapeutic effects or adverse reactions.
Appropriate Nursing Consideration
Monitor expected physiologic responses and adverse effects.
Option D
Why Incorrect
Medication error prevention is an important nursing
responsibility but is not the definition of pharmacotherapeutics.
Care
12th Edition
• Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
,TEST BANK
Question 1 — MCQ
Clinical Scenario
A nurse is teaching a group of first-year nursing students about
basic pharmacology before they begin medication
administration during clinical practice.
Question Stem
Which statement best describes pharmacotherapeutics?
Answer Options
A. The study of how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes,
and excretes drugs
B. The study of how drugs produce their physiological and
biochemical effects in the body
C. The clinical use of medications to prevent, diagnose, and
treat disease
D. The science of identifying medication errors during drug
administration
Correct Answer
, C. The clinical use of medications to prevent, diagnose,
and treat disease
Detailed Rationale
Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on the clinical application of
medications to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes, including
disease prevention, symptom relief, diagnosis, and treatment.
Nurses apply pharmacotherapeutic principles when selecting
interventions, monitoring responses, educating patients, and
collaborating with prescribers to optimize medication therapy.
Understanding pharmacotherapeutics supports safe medication
administration, individualized care, and evaluation of treatment
effectiveness.
Incorrect Option Analysis
Option A
Why Incorrect
Describes pharmacokinetics.
Common Misconception
Students often confuse drug movement through the body with
clinical drug use.
, Medication Safety Risk
Poor understanding may lead to incorrect timing of medication
administration or failure to recognize altered drug clearance.
Appropriate Nursing Consideration
Assess factors that influence absorption, metabolism, and
elimination before administering medications.
Option B
Why Incorrect
Describes pharmacodynamics.
Common Misconception
Mechanism of action is often mistaken for therapeutic use.
Medication Safety Risk
Failure to understand pharmacodynamics may delay recognition
of therapeutic effects or adverse reactions.
Appropriate Nursing Consideration
Monitor expected physiologic responses and adverse effects.
Option D
Why Incorrect
Medication error prevention is an important nursing
responsibility but is not the definition of pharmacotherapeutics.
