TEST BANK
LEHNE'S PHARMACOLOGY FOR
NURSING CARE 10TH EDITION
Author: Jacqueline Burchum| Laura
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,Chapter 1: Orientation to
Pharmacology Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an
illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of:
a. clinical pharmacology.
b. drug efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat,
and prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all
aspects of drug–human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to
which a given drug causes an intended effect.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Four
Basic Terms TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
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Parenteral Therapies
2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a.It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b.It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c.It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d.It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
ANS: C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking
them are more likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy
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to give may have the other attributes listed, but those properties are
independent of ease of administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of
Administration TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
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3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the
analgesic he is taking is very effective. Which statement by the patient
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,demonstrates an understanding of the drug’s effectiveness?
a. “I don’t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount
of this drug to cause an overdose.”
b. “It has no side effects and doesn’t interact with other drugs.”
c. “I only have to take it every 12 hours.”
d. “It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.”
ANS: D
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, A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also
produces side effects. Because no drug is completely safe, the level of
toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All drugs have side effects and
many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug’s
effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug’s
effectiveness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Properties
of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
a.Irreversible action
b.Predictability
c.Ease of administration
d.Chemical stability
e.A simple trade name
ANS: B, C, D
In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability,
other properties include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may
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cause can be undone and a simple generic name, because generic names
are usually complex and difficult to remember and pronounce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional
Properties of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
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2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to
evaluate how
individual patient variability might affect the patient’s response to the
medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patient’s age
e. Patient’s diagnosis
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ANS: C, D, E
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LEHNE'S PHARMACOLOGY FOR
NURSING CARE 10TH EDITION
Author: Jacqueline Burchum| Laura
wis
epr
of
wiseprof
,Chapter 1: Orientation to
Pharmacology Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an
illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of:
a. clinical pharmacology.
b. drug efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat,
and prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all
aspects of drug–human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to
which a given drug causes an intended effect.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Four
Basic Terms TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
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Parenteral Therapies
2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a.It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b.It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c.It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d.It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
ANS: C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking
them are more likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy
epr
to give may have the other attributes listed, but those properties are
independent of ease of administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of
Administration TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
of
3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the
analgesic he is taking is very effective. Which statement by the patient
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,demonstrates an understanding of the drug’s effectiveness?
a. “I don’t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount
of this drug to cause an overdose.”
b. “It has no side effects and doesn’t interact with other drugs.”
c. “I only have to take it every 12 hours.”
d. “It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.”
ANS: D
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epr
of
wiseprof
, A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also
produces side effects. Because no drug is completely safe, the level of
toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All drugs have side effects and
many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug’s
effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug’s
effectiveness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Properties
of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
a.Irreversible action
b.Predictability
c.Ease of administration
d.Chemical stability
e.A simple trade name
ANS: B, C, D
In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability,
other properties include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may
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cause can be undone and a simple generic name, because generic names
are usually complex and difficult to remember and pronounce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional
Properties of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
epr
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to
evaluate how
individual patient variability might affect the patient’s response to the
medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patient’s age
e. Patient’s diagnosis
of
ANS: C, D, E
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