TEST BANK j
PHARMACOLOGY jFOR jCANADIAN jHEALTH jCARE jPRACTICE
LINDA jLANE jLILLEY, jJULIE jS. jSNYDER jAND jSHELLY jRAINFORTH jCOLLINS
3rd jEdition
TESTBANK j
,Chapter j01: jNursing jPractice jin jCanada jand jDrug jTherapy
Lilley: jPharmacology jfor jCanadian jHealth jCare jPractice, j3rd jCanadian jEdition
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. Which jis ja jjudgement jabout ja jparticular jpatient‘s jpotential jneed
jor jproblem?
a. A jgoal
b. An jassessment
c. Subjective jdata
d. A jnursing jdiagnosis
ANS: j D
Nursing jdiagnosis jis jthe jphase jof jthe jnursing jprocess jduring jwhich
a jclinical jjudgement jis jmade jabout jhow ja jpatient jresponds jto jheath jconditions jand jlife
jprocesses jor jvulnerability jforthat jresponse.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jKnowledge REF: jp. j11
2. The jpatient jis jto jreceive joral jfurosemide j(Lasix) jevery jday; jhowever, jbecause jthe
jpatient jis junable jto jswallow, jhe jcannot jtake jmedication jorally, jas jordered. jThe jnurse
jneeds jto jcontact jthe jphysician. jWhat jtype jof jproblem jis jthis?
a. A j―right jtime‖ jproblem
b. A j―right j dose‖ jproblem
c. A j―right jroute‖ jproblem
d. A j―right jmedication‖ jproblem
ANS: j C
This jis ja j―right jroute‖ jproblem: jthe jnurse jcannot jassume jthe jroute jand jmust jclarify jthe jroute
with jthe jprescriber. jThis jis jnot ja j―right jtime‖ jproblem jbecause jthe jordered jfrequency jhas
jnot jchanged. jThis jis jnot ja j―right jdose‖ jproblem jbecause jthe jdose jis jnot jrelated jto jan
jinability jto jswallow. jThis jis jnot ja j―right jmedication‖ jproblem jbecause jthe jmedication
jordered jwill jnot jchange, jjust jthe jroute.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j p. j14
3. The jnurse jhas jbeen jmonitoring jthe jpatient‘s jprogress jon jhis jnew jdrug jregimen jsince jthe
jfirst jdose jand jhas jbeen jdocumenting jsigns jof jpossible jadverse jeffects. jWhat jnursing
jprocess jphase jis jthe jnurse jpractising?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing jdiagnosis
ANS: j B
Monitoring jthe jpatient‘s jprogress jis jpart jof jthe jevaluation jphase. jPlanning,
jimplementation, jand jnursing jdiagnosis jare jnot jillustrated jby jthis jexample.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j19
,4. The jnurse jis jcaring jfor ja jpatient jwho jhas jbeen jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jtype j1 jdiabetes
jmellitus. jWhich jstatement jbest jillustrates jan joutcome jcriterion jfor jthis jpatient?
a. The jpatient jwill jfollow jinstructions.
b. The jpatient jwill jnot jexperience jcomplications.
c. The jpatient jadheres jto jthe jnew jinsulin jtreatment jregimen.
d. The jpatient jdemonstrates jsafe jinsulin jself-administration jtechnique.
ANS: j D
Having jthe jpatient jdemonstrate jsafe jinsulin jself-administration jtechnique jis ja jspecific jand
jmeasurable joutcome jcriterion. jFollowing jinstructions jand javoiding jcomplications jare jnot
jspecific jcriteria. jAdherence jto jthe jnew jinsulin jtreatment jregimen jis jnot jobjective jand
jwould jbe jdifficult jto jmeasure.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j13
5. Which jactivity jbest jreflects jthe jimplementation jphase jof jthe jnursing jprocess jfor jthe
jpatient jwho jis jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jtype j1 jdiabetes jmellitus?
a. Providing jeducation jregarding jself-injection jtechnique
b. Setting jgoals jand joutcome jcriteria jwith jthe jpatient‘s jinput
c. Recording ja jhistory jof jover-the-counter jmedications jused jat jhome
d. Formulating jnursing jdiagnoses jregarding jknowledge jdeficits jrelated jto jthe
jnew jtreatment jregimen
ANS: j A
Education jis jan jintervention jthat joccurs jduring jthe jimplementation jphase. jSetting jgoals
jand joutcome jcriteria jreflects jthe jplanning jphase. jRecording ja jdrug jhistory jreflects jthe
jassessment jphase. jFormulating jnursing jdiagnoses jregarding ja jknowledge jdeficit jreflects
janalysis jof jdata jas jpart jof jthe jplanning jphase.N
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalysis REF: jp. j8 j| jp. j13
6. The jnurse jis jworking jduring ja jvery jbusy jnight jshift, jand jthe jhealth jcare jprovider jhas jjust
jgiven jthe jnurse ja jmedication jorder jover jthe jtelephone, jbut jthe jnurse jdoes jnot jrecall jthe
jroute. jWhat jis jthe jbest jway jfor jthe jnurse jto javoid jmedication jerrors?
a. Recopy jthe jorder jneatly jon jthe jorder jsheet, jwith jthe jmost jcommon jroute jindicated
b. Consult jwith jthe jpharmacist jfor jclarification jabout jthe jmost jcommon jroute
c. Call jthe jhealth jcare jprovider jto jclarify jthe jroute jof jadministration
d. Withhold jthe jdrug juntil jthe jhealth jcare jprovider jvisits jthe jpatient
ANS: j C
If ja jmedication jorder jdoes jnot jinclude jthe jroute, jthe jnurse jmust jask jthe jhealth jcare
jprovider jto jclarify jit. jNever jassume jthe jroute jof jadministration.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication j| jCognitive jLevel: jAnalysis j REF: j p. j17
7. Which jconstitutes jthe jtraditional jFive jRights jof jmedication jadministration?
a. Right jdrug, jright jroute, jright jdose, jright jtime, jand jright jpatient
b. Right jdrug, jthe jright jeffect, jthe jright jroute, jthe jright jtime, jand jthe jright jpatient
c. Right jpatient, jright jstrength, jright jdiagnosis, jright jdrug, jand jright jroute
d. Right jpatient, jright jdiagnosis, jright jdrug, jright jroute, jand jright jtime
ANS: j A
, The jtraditional jFive jRights jof jmedication jadministration jwere jconsidered jto jbe jRight
jdrug, jRight jroute, jRight jdose, jRight jtime, jand jRight jpatient. jRight jeffect, jright jstrength,
jand jright jdiagnosis jare jnot jpart jof jthe jtraditional jFive jRights.
DIF: j j Cognitive jLevel: jComprehension j j j REF: j p. j13
8. What jcorrectly jdescribes j the jnursing jprocess?
a. Diagnosing, jplanning, jassessing, jimplementing, jand jfinally jevaluating
b. Assessing, jthen jdiagnosing, jimplementing, jand jending jwith jevaluating
c. A jlinear jdirection jthat jbegins jwith jassessing jand jcontinues jthrough
jdiagnosing, jplanning, jand jfinally jimplementing
d. An jongoing jprocess jthat jbegins jwith jassessing jand jcontinues jwith
jdiagnosing, jplanning, jimplementing, jand jevaluating
ANS: j D
The jnursing jprocess jis jan jongoing, jflexible, jadaptable, jand jadjustable jfive-step jprocess
jthat jbegins jwith jassessing jand jcontinues jthrough jdiagnosing, jplanning, jimplementing, jand
jfinally jevaluating, jwhich jmay jthen jlead jback jto jany jof jthe jother jphases.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j8
9. When jthe jnurse jis jconsidering jthe jtiming jof ja jdrug jdose, jwhich jis jmost jimportant jto jassess?
a. The jpatient‘s jidentification
b. The jpatient‘s jweight
c. The jpatient‘s jlast jmeal
d. Any jdrug jor jfood jallergies
ANS: j C
The jpharmacokinetic jand jpharmacodynamic jproperties jof jthe jdrug jneed jto jbe jassessed jwith
regard jto jany jdrug–food jinteractions jor jcompatibility jissues. jThe jpatient‘s jidentification,
jweight, jand jdrug jor jfood jallergies jare jnot jaffected jby jthe jdrug‘s jtiming.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j17
10. The jnurse jis jwriting jnursing jdiagnoses jfor ja jplan jof jcare. jWhich jreflects jthe jcorrect jformat
jfor jher jnursing jdiagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety jrelated jto jnew jdrug jtherapy
c. Anxiety jrelated jto janxious jfeelings jabout jdrug jtherapy, jas jevidenced jby
jstatements jsuch jas j―I‘m jupset jabout jhaving jto jgive jmyself jshots‖
d. Anxiety jrelated jto jnew jdrug jtherapy, jas jevidenced jby jstatements jsuch jas
j―I‘m jupset jabout jhaving jto jgive jmyself jshots‖
ANS: j D
PHARMACOLOGY jFOR jCANADIAN jHEALTH jCARE jPRACTICE
LINDA jLANE jLILLEY, jJULIE jS. jSNYDER jAND jSHELLY jRAINFORTH jCOLLINS
3rd jEdition
TESTBANK j
,Chapter j01: jNursing jPractice jin jCanada jand jDrug jTherapy
Lilley: jPharmacology jfor jCanadian jHealth jCare jPractice, j3rd jCanadian jEdition
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. Which jis ja jjudgement jabout ja jparticular jpatient‘s jpotential jneed
jor jproblem?
a. A jgoal
b. An jassessment
c. Subjective jdata
d. A jnursing jdiagnosis
ANS: j D
Nursing jdiagnosis jis jthe jphase jof jthe jnursing jprocess jduring jwhich
a jclinical jjudgement jis jmade jabout jhow ja jpatient jresponds jto jheath jconditions jand jlife
jprocesses jor jvulnerability jforthat jresponse.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jKnowledge REF: jp. j11
2. The jpatient jis jto jreceive joral jfurosemide j(Lasix) jevery jday; jhowever, jbecause jthe
jpatient jis junable jto jswallow, jhe jcannot jtake jmedication jorally, jas jordered. jThe jnurse
jneeds jto jcontact jthe jphysician. jWhat jtype jof jproblem jis jthis?
a. A j―right jtime‖ jproblem
b. A j―right j dose‖ jproblem
c. A j―right jroute‖ jproblem
d. A j―right jmedication‖ jproblem
ANS: j C
This jis ja j―right jroute‖ jproblem: jthe jnurse jcannot jassume jthe jroute jand jmust jclarify jthe jroute
with jthe jprescriber. jThis jis jnot ja j―right jtime‖ jproblem jbecause jthe jordered jfrequency jhas
jnot jchanged. jThis jis jnot ja j―right jdose‖ jproblem jbecause jthe jdose jis jnot jrelated jto jan
jinability jto jswallow. jThis jis jnot ja j―right jmedication‖ jproblem jbecause jthe jmedication
jordered jwill jnot jchange, jjust jthe jroute.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j p. j14
3. The jnurse jhas jbeen jmonitoring jthe jpatient‘s jprogress jon jhis jnew jdrug jregimen jsince jthe
jfirst jdose jand jhas jbeen jdocumenting jsigns jof jpossible jadverse jeffects. jWhat jnursing
jprocess jphase jis jthe jnurse jpractising?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing jdiagnosis
ANS: j B
Monitoring jthe jpatient‘s jprogress jis jpart jof jthe jevaluation jphase. jPlanning,
jimplementation, jand jnursing jdiagnosis jare jnot jillustrated jby jthis jexample.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j19
,4. The jnurse jis jcaring jfor ja jpatient jwho jhas jbeen jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jtype j1 jdiabetes
jmellitus. jWhich jstatement jbest jillustrates jan joutcome jcriterion jfor jthis jpatient?
a. The jpatient jwill jfollow jinstructions.
b. The jpatient jwill jnot jexperience jcomplications.
c. The jpatient jadheres jto jthe jnew jinsulin jtreatment jregimen.
d. The jpatient jdemonstrates jsafe jinsulin jself-administration jtechnique.
ANS: j D
Having jthe jpatient jdemonstrate jsafe jinsulin jself-administration jtechnique jis ja jspecific jand
jmeasurable joutcome jcriterion. jFollowing jinstructions jand javoiding jcomplications jare jnot
jspecific jcriteria. jAdherence jto jthe jnew jinsulin jtreatment jregimen jis jnot jobjective jand
jwould jbe jdifficult jto jmeasure.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j13
5. Which jactivity jbest jreflects jthe jimplementation jphase jof jthe jnursing jprocess jfor jthe
jpatient jwho jis jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jtype j1 jdiabetes jmellitus?
a. Providing jeducation jregarding jself-injection jtechnique
b. Setting jgoals jand joutcome jcriteria jwith jthe jpatient‘s jinput
c. Recording ja jhistory jof jover-the-counter jmedications jused jat jhome
d. Formulating jnursing jdiagnoses jregarding jknowledge jdeficits jrelated jto jthe
jnew jtreatment jregimen
ANS: j A
Education jis jan jintervention jthat joccurs jduring jthe jimplementation jphase. jSetting jgoals
jand joutcome jcriteria jreflects jthe jplanning jphase. jRecording ja jdrug jhistory jreflects jthe
jassessment jphase. jFormulating jnursing jdiagnoses jregarding ja jknowledge jdeficit jreflects
janalysis jof jdata jas jpart jof jthe jplanning jphase.N
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalysis REF: jp. j8 j| jp. j13
6. The jnurse jis jworking jduring ja jvery jbusy jnight jshift, jand jthe jhealth jcare jprovider jhas jjust
jgiven jthe jnurse ja jmedication jorder jover jthe jtelephone, jbut jthe jnurse jdoes jnot jrecall jthe
jroute. jWhat jis jthe jbest jway jfor jthe jnurse jto javoid jmedication jerrors?
a. Recopy jthe jorder jneatly jon jthe jorder jsheet, jwith jthe jmost jcommon jroute jindicated
b. Consult jwith jthe jpharmacist jfor jclarification jabout jthe jmost jcommon jroute
c. Call jthe jhealth jcare jprovider jto jclarify jthe jroute jof jadministration
d. Withhold jthe jdrug juntil jthe jhealth jcare jprovider jvisits jthe jpatient
ANS: j C
If ja jmedication jorder jdoes jnot jinclude jthe jroute, jthe jnurse jmust jask jthe jhealth jcare
jprovider jto jclarify jit. jNever jassume jthe jroute jof jadministration.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication j| jCognitive jLevel: jAnalysis j REF: j p. j17
7. Which jconstitutes jthe jtraditional jFive jRights jof jmedication jadministration?
a. Right jdrug, jright jroute, jright jdose, jright jtime, jand jright jpatient
b. Right jdrug, jthe jright jeffect, jthe jright jroute, jthe jright jtime, jand jthe jright jpatient
c. Right jpatient, jright jstrength, jright jdiagnosis, jright jdrug, jand jright jroute
d. Right jpatient, jright jdiagnosis, jright jdrug, jright jroute, jand jright jtime
ANS: j A
, The jtraditional jFive jRights jof jmedication jadministration jwere jconsidered jto jbe jRight
jdrug, jRight jroute, jRight jdose, jRight jtime, jand jRight jpatient. jRight jeffect, jright jstrength,
jand jright jdiagnosis jare jnot jpart jof jthe jtraditional jFive jRights.
DIF: j j Cognitive jLevel: jComprehension j j j REF: j p. j13
8. What jcorrectly jdescribes j the jnursing jprocess?
a. Diagnosing, jplanning, jassessing, jimplementing, jand jfinally jevaluating
b. Assessing, jthen jdiagnosing, jimplementing, jand jending jwith jevaluating
c. A jlinear jdirection jthat jbegins jwith jassessing jand jcontinues jthrough
jdiagnosing, jplanning, jand jfinally jimplementing
d. An jongoing jprocess jthat jbegins jwith jassessing jand jcontinues jwith
jdiagnosing, jplanning, jimplementing, jand jevaluating
ANS: j D
The jnursing jprocess jis jan jongoing, jflexible, jadaptable, jand jadjustable jfive-step jprocess
jthat jbegins jwith jassessing jand jcontinues jthrough jdiagnosing, jplanning, jimplementing, jand
jfinally jevaluating, jwhich jmay jthen jlead jback jto jany jof jthe jother jphases.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j8
9. When jthe jnurse jis jconsidering jthe jtiming jof ja jdrug jdose, jwhich jis jmost jimportant jto jassess?
a. The jpatient‘s jidentification
b. The jpatient‘s jweight
c. The jpatient‘s jlast jmeal
d. Any jdrug jor jfood jallergies
ANS: j C
The jpharmacokinetic jand jpharmacodynamic jproperties jof jthe jdrug jneed jto jbe jassessed jwith
regard jto jany jdrug–food jinteractions jor jcompatibility jissues. jThe jpatient‘s jidentification,
jweight, jand jdrug jor jfood jallergies jare jnot jaffected jby jthe jdrug‘s jtiming.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: jp. j17
10. The jnurse jis jwriting jnursing jdiagnoses jfor ja jplan jof jcare. jWhich jreflects jthe jcorrect jformat
jfor jher jnursing jdiagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety jrelated jto jnew jdrug jtherapy
c. Anxiety jrelated jto janxious jfeelings jabout jdrug jtherapy, jas jevidenced jby
jstatements jsuch jas j―I‘m jupset jabout jhaving jto jgive jmyself jshots‖
d. Anxiety jrelated jto jnew jdrug jtherapy, jas jevidenced jby jstatements jsuch jas
j―I‘m jupset jabout jhaving jto jgive jmyself jshots‖
ANS: j D
