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Test Bank for Pharmacology 10th Edition A PatientCentered Nursing Process Approach By Linda McCuistion- Kathleen DiMaggio- Mary Beth Winton- Jennifer Yeager Complete Guide A+.pdf Covers essential pharmacology concepts, including drug classifications, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, medication administration, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and safe medication practices. Includes practice questions and answers to support nursing and healthcare coursework, assignments, quizzes, and exam preparation. Covers essential pharmacology concepts, including drug classifications, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, medication administration, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and safe medication practices. Includes practice questions and answers to support nursing and healthcare coursework, assignments, quizzes, and exam preparation.

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pharmacology 10th edition McCuistion TBW.

,Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Patient-Centered Care
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McCuistion: Pharmacology: A Patient- va va va




Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition
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1. The nursing process is a five-step decision-
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making approach that includes all of the following steps, EXCEPT:
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a. Assessment
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c. Planning
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The nursing process is a five-step decision-
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making approach that includes: 1) assessment, 2) patient problem, 3) planning, 4) implement
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ation, and 5) evaluation. “Right drug” is one of the “Six Rights” of medication administratio
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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2. The nurse is using data collected to set goals or expected outcomes and interventions that
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address the patient’s problems. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse applying?
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a. Assessment
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c. Planning
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During the planning phase, the nurse uses the data collected to set goals or expected outcomes
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and interventions which address the patient’s problems. The data was collected during the “
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Assessment” and “Patient problem” steps. During the “Evaluation” phase the nurse would de
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termine whether the goals and objectives set during the planning phase were met.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
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MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care v a va va va




3. A 5-year-
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old child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has had repeated hospitalizations for episodes of hyper
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glycemia. The parents tell the nurse that they can’t keep track of everything that has to be do
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ne to care for their child. The nurse reviews medications, diet, and symptom management with
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the parents and draws up a daily checklist for the family to use. These activities are completed
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in which step of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
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, The implementation phase is the part of the nursing process in which the nurse provides educ
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ation, drug administration, patient care, and other interventions necessary to assist the patient
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in accomplishing established medication goals.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
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MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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4. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication and reviews the patient’s chart for drug
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aallergies, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels. The nurse’s actions are
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v reflective of which phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
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Assessment involves gathering information about the patient and the drug, including any prev
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ious use of the drug.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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5. Which assessment is categorized as objective data?
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a. A list of herbal supplements regularly used
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b. Lab values associated with the drugs the patient is taking
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c. The ages and relationship to the patient of all household members
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d. Usual dietary patterns and fNood intake va va va va va




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Objective data are measured and detected by another person and would include lab values.
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he other examples are subjective data.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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6. The nurse reviews a patient’s database and learns that the patient lives alone, is forgetful, and
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adoes not have an established routine. The patient will be sent home with three new medicatio
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ns to be taken at different times of the day. The nurse develops a daily medication chart and e
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nlists a family member to put the patient’s pills in a pill organizer. This is an example of whi
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ch phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
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The implementation phase involves education and patient care in order to assist the patient to
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aaccomplish the goals of treatment. va va va va




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, MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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7. A patient who is hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) wants to go
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home. The nurse and the patient discuss the patient’s situation and decide that the patient may
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ago home when able to perform self-
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care without dyspnea and hypoxia. This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
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Planning involves goal setting, which, for this patient, means being able to perform self-
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care activities without dyspnea and hypoxia.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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8. A patient will be sent home with a metered-
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dose inhaler, and the nurse is providing teaching. Which is a correctly written goal for this pr
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ocess?
a. The nurse will demonstrate the correct use of a metered-dose inhaler to the patient.
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b. The nurse will teach the patient how to administer medication with a metered-
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dose inhaler. v a



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administer the medication using the metered-dose inhaler. va va va va v a va



d. The patient will independently administer the medication using the metered-
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dose inhaler at the end of the session. v a va va va va va va

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Goals must be patient- va va va



centered and clearly state the outcome with a reasonable deadline and should identify compon
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ents for evaluation.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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9. The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient who has chronic lung disease and hypoxia.
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The patient has been admitted for increased oxygen needs above a baseline of 2 L/min. The nu
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rse develops a goal stating, “The patient will have oxygen saturations of >95% on room air at
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the time of discharge from the hospital.” What is wrong with this goal?
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a. It cannot be evaluated.va va va



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c. It is not patient-centered.
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d. It is not realistic. va va va




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This goal is not realistic because the patient is not usually on room air and should not be expec
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ted to attain that goal by discharge from this hospitalization.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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Joyce LeFever Kee, Evelyn R. Hayes, Linda E. McCuistion Pharmacology
Publisher: 2014 ISBN: 9781455751488 Edition: Unknown

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