The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy
Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis for a plan of care for a patient who has been newly diagnosed
with type 2 diabetes. Which statement reflects the correct format for a nursing diagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as “I’m upset
about having to test my blood sugars.”
d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as “I’m upset about having to
test my blood sugars.”
ANS: D
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,Formulation of nursing diagnoses is usually a threestep process. “Anxiety” is missing the “related to” and
“as evidenced by” portions of defining characteristics. “Anxiety related to new drug therapy” is missing the
“as evidenced by” portion of defining characteristics. The statement beginning “Anxiety related to anxious
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,feelings” is incorrect because the “related to” section is simply a restatement of the problem “anxiety,” not a
separate factor related to the response.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 9
TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Nursing Diagnosis
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. The patient is to receive oral guaifenesin (Mucinex) twice a day. Today, the nurse was busy and gave the
medication 2 hours after the scheduled dose was due. What type of problem does this represent?
a. “Right time” problem
b. “Right dose” problem
c. “Right route” problem
d. “Right medication” problem
ANS: A
“Right time” is correct because the medication was given more than 30 minutes after the scheduled dose
was due. “Dose” is incorrect because the dose is not related to the time the medication administration is
scheduled. “Route” is incorrect because the route is not affected. “Medication” is incorrect because the
medication ordered will not change.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Applying (Application) REF: p. 13
TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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, 3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient’s progress on a new drug regimen since the first dose and docu
menting the patient’s therapeutic response to the medication. Which phase of the nursing process do these
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Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis for a plan of care for a patient who has been newly diagnosed
with type 2 diabetes. Which statement reflects the correct format for a nursing diagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as “I’m upset
about having to test my blood sugars.”
d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as “I’m upset about having to
test my blood sugars.”
ANS: D
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,Formulation of nursing diagnoses is usually a threestep process. “Anxiety” is missing the “related to” and
“as evidenced by” portions of defining characteristics. “Anxiety related to new drug therapy” is missing the
“as evidenced by” portion of defining characteristics. The statement beginning “Anxiety related to anxious
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,feelings” is incorrect because the “related to” section is simply a restatement of the problem “anxiety,” not a
separate factor related to the response.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 9
TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Nursing Diagnosis
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. The patient is to receive oral guaifenesin (Mucinex) twice a day. Today, the nurse was busy and gave the
medication 2 hours after the scheduled dose was due. What type of problem does this represent?
a. “Right time” problem
b. “Right dose” problem
c. “Right route” problem
d. “Right medication” problem
ANS: A
“Right time” is correct because the medication was given more than 30 minutes after the scheduled dose
was due. “Dose” is incorrect because the dose is not related to the time the medication administration is
scheduled. “Route” is incorrect because the route is not affected. “Medication” is incorrect because the
medication ordered will not change.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Applying (Application) REF: p. 13
TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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, 3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient’s progress on a new drug regimen since the first dose and docu
menting the patient’s therapeutic response to the medication. Which phase of the nursing process do these
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