Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology For Nursing Care 10Th Edition Author: Jacqueline Burchum| Laura

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LAURA ROSENTHAL CHAPTER 1- 112|COMPLETE
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Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mm




1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To
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mm do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of:
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a. clinical pharmacology. mm



b. drug efficacy. mm



c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
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Pharmacotherapeutics is the study ofvthe use of vdrugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent
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conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–human
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interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an
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intended effect.
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Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Four Basic mm mm mm mm



Terms TOP:
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
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Therapies
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2. What mm does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
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a. It mm can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b. It mm does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c. It mm enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d. It mm is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANS: m m C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are
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more likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may
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have the other attributes listed, but those properties are independent ofvease
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ofvadministration.
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REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of
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Administration TOP:
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Therapies
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,3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is
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mmtaking is very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an
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mmunderstanding ofvthe drug‘s effectiveness?mm mm mm



a. —I don‘t have to worryvabout toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this
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drug to cause an overdose.‖
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b. —It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖
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c. —I only have to take it every 12 hours.‖
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d. —It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖
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, ANS: m m D