Chapter 2 – Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacogenetics/ Questions and Multiple choices

Module 1 Chapter 2 – Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacogenetics 1. Which components of pharmacokinetics does the nurse need to understand before administering a drug? (select all tha t apply) 2. The nurse will question the health care provider if a drug with a half-life (t ½) of more than 24 hours is ordered to be given more than how often? 3. The nurse is explaining drug action to a nursing student. Which statement made by the nurse is correct? 4. A native American patient is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and is prescribed the antidiabetic drug metformin 500 mg per os with morning and evening meals. Which statement best indicates to the nurse that the patient will adhere to the therapeutic regimen? 5. The nurse is aware that the rate of absorption can be changed by which actions? (select all that apply) 6. The nurse is reviewing a patient’s medications as part of patient teaching. The nurse is aware that which drug is least likely to cause photosensitivity? 7. The nurse is meeting with a community group about medication safety. The nurse must emphasize that patients at high risk for drug interactions include which groups? (select all that apply) 8. The nurse recognizes that when a patient takes a hepatic enzyme inducer, the dose of warfarin is usually modified in which way? 9. The nurse is describing to a patient the synergistic effects of two of his medications. Which statement by the nurse is correct about the synergistic drug effect? 10. A patient asks the nurse about drug interactions with over-the-counter prescriptions. What is the nurse’s best response?