Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology 10th Edition By Constance Visovsky, Cheryl Zambroski, Shirley Hosler Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide A+

Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical
Pharmacology 10th Edition By Constance
Visovsky, Cheryl Zambroski, Shirley Hosler
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide A+




TEST
BANK

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1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a
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Long-
term care facility before giving the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN consid
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er to be the highest priority?
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a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug.
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b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.
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c. Collect data about the patient and the patient’s health condition.
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d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is accurat
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e. ANS: C
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Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient’s health condition is a critic
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al step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and sy
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mptoms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are
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given. Deciding on special equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug is part of t
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he planning phase of the nursing process. Monitoring the patient for his response to given dru
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g is part of the evaluation stage of the nursing process. Reviewing the nursing care plan to veri
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fy that it is being followed accurately is part of the implementation stage of the nursing proce
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying qk qk REF: p. 2 qk qk




2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing process related
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to the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
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a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.
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b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions.
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c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.
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d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug
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. ANS: D
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Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis phase
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of the nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give dru
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g and developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions are part of the
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3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a pr
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escribed drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in at
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a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosis
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In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the patie
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nt the drug’s therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential adverse effects.
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4. Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
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a. The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
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b. The medical chart has a recorded blood pressure of 128/88.
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c. The serum potassium level is 3.8 mmol/L.
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d. The patient’s ECG shows normal sinus rhythm.
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