NSG1721-900: PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING (FINAL EXAM)

NSG1721-900: PHARMACOLOGY FOR
NURSING (FINAL EXAM)
ACclientCasksCwhyCtheCoralCdoseCofCherCpainCmedicationCisChigherCthanCtheCintravenousCdose.CTheC
nurseCexplainsCthatCwithCtheCoralCdose,ConlyC20%CtoC40%CofCtheCdrugCmayCactuallyCenterCsystemicC
circulation.CThisCreducesCtheCamountCofCactiveCdrug.CWhatCisCtheCtermCforCthisCeffect?



a.)CProteinCbinding

b.)CPinocytosis

c.)CBioavailability

d.)CHepaticCfirstCpassC-CCORRECTCANSWERc.)CBioavailability



ACclientCisCtoCreceiveCaCdrugCthatChasCaChalf-
lifeCofC36Chours.CTheCdrugCwouldCprobablyCbeCadministeredConCwhichCdoseCschedule?C



a.)COnceCaCday

b.)COnceCaCweek

c.)CTwiceCaCday

d.)CThreeCtimesCaCdayC-CCORRECTCANSWERa.)COnceCaCday



ACnurseCisClearningChowCtoCdrawCpeakCandCtroughClevelsCofCmedication.CInCorderCtoCdrawCthemCcor
rectly,CtheCnurseCshouldCknowCwhatCtheCtroughClevelCis.CTheCtroughClevelCisCtheC___________CofCaC
drug.



a.)CHighestCplasmaCconcentration

b.)CLowestCplasmaCconcentration

c.)CRateCofCabsorption

d.)CMinimumCeffectiveCconcentrationC-CCORRECTCANSWERb.)CLowestCplasmaCconcentration

,TheCnurseCnotesCthatCtheCclientCisCrapidlyCdevelopingCaCdecreasedCresponseCtoCaCmedication.CThisC
decreasedCresponseCisCknownCas:



a.)CTachyphylaxis

b.)CDrugCtoxicity

c.)CPharmacogenetics

d.)CDrugCaccumulationC-CCORRECTCANSWERa.)CTachyphylaxis



TheCclientCisCreceivingCfrequentCdailyCdrugCdosingCofCaCdrugCthatChasCaClongCdurationCofCaction.CWh
atCshouldCtheCnurseCexpectCtoCbeCtheCresultCofCthisCadministration?C



a.)CIncreasedCdrugChalf-life

b.)CIncreasedCdrugCexcretion

c.)CDrugCaccumulationCandCpossibleCdrugCtoxicity

d.)CEnhancedCtherapeuticCresponseC-
CCORRECTCANSWERc.)CDrugCaccumulationCandCpossibleCdrugCtoxicity




WhenCprovidingCaCmedication,CwhichCrouteCshouldCtheCnurseCselectCtoCensureCtheCmaximumCamo
untCofCbioavailability?



a.)CIntravenous

b.)CIntramuscular

c.)COral

d.)CSubcutaneousC-CCORRECTCANSWERa.)CIntravenous

,ACnurseCisCprovidingCanCoralCmedicationCforCpainCmedicationCforCpainCreliefCtoCaCclient.CToCattainCth
eCfastestCpainCrelief,CtheCnurseCadministersCtheCmedicationCsoCthatCitCisCmostCrapidlyCabsorbedCfro
mCtheCgastrointestinalC(GI)Ctract.CWhichCmodeCofCdeliveryChasCtheCfastestCabsorption?



a.)CCapsule

b.)CEnteric-coatedCpill

c.)CLiquidCsuspension

d.)CTabletC-CCORRECTCANSWERc.)CLiquidCsuspension



ACclientCasksCwhyCsheCneedsCtoCtakeCaCmedicationConCanCemptyCstomach.CTheCnurseCexplainsCthatC
foodCgenerallyChasCwhichCeffectConCdrugCdissolutionCandCabsorption?



a.)CIncreases

b.)CEnhances

c.)CDecreases

d.)CDoesCnotChaveCanCeffectC-CCORRECTCANSWERc.)CDecreases



DuringCwhichCphasesCofCtheCnursingCprocessCwillCtheCnurseCincludeCnursingCactionsCorCinterventio
nsCnecessaryCtoCaccomplishCexpectedCoutcomes?



a.)CPlanning

b.)CAssessment

c.)CImplementation

d.)CEvaluationC-CCORRECTCANSWERc.)CImplementation



WhichCisCaCcorrectlyCwrittenCgoal?

, a.)CTheCclientCwillCindependentlyCadministerCaCprescribedCdoseCofCantibioticCbyCtheCendCofCtheCfirst
CteachingCsession.



b.)CTheCclientCwillClearnCtoCtakeCanCantibioticCcorrectly.

c.)CTheCclientCwillCadministerCaCprescribedCdose.

d.)CTheCclientCwillCknowChowCtoCadministerCantibiotics.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERa.)CTheCclientCwillCindependentlyCadministerCaCprescribedCdoseCofCantibioticCb


yCtheCendCofCtheCfirstCteachingCsession.



TheCnurseCensuresCthatCsheCprovidesCtheCnextCnurseCtakingCoverCtheCcareCofCherCclientCwithCaCcom
pleteClistCofChisCmedicationsCsinceCtheCnextCnurseCisCnewlyCadmittedCtoCthatCunit.CSheCrecognizesCt
hatCthisCfulfillsCwhichCofCtheCNationalCPatientCSafetyCGoals?



a.)CImproveCtheCaccuracyCofCpatientCidentification.

b.)CImproveCtheCeffectivenessCofCcommunicationCamongCcaregivers

c.)CImproveCtheCsafetyCofCusingCmedications.

d.)CAccuratelyCandCcompletelyCreconcileCmedicationsCacrossCtheCcontinuumCofCcare.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERd.)CAccuratelyCandCcompletelyCreconcileCmedicationsCacrossCtheCcontinuumCo


fCcare.



WhatCisCtheCimportanceCofCtheCnurseCpracticingCtheC"5-plus-5Crights"CofCdrugCadministration?C



a.)CTheyCensureCsafeCdrugCadministration.

b.)CTheyCensureCcorrectCmixingCofCtheCdrug.

c.)CTheyCensureCtime-savingCadministration.

d.)CTheyCensureCadequateCknowledgeCaboutCtheCdrug.C-
CCORRECTCANSWERa.)CTheyCensureCsafeCdrugCadministration.




TheCnurseCchecksCtheCexpirationCdateConCtheCmedicationCtoCbeCadministeredCandCfindsCthatCtheCdr
ugCexpiredC2CdaysCago.CWhatCisCtheCmostCappropriateCactionConCtheCpartCofCtheCnurse?