NRS Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology Practice Questions and Answers

Your patient refuses to take his drug so you decide to crush his pills and mix them in his oatmeal. However, you must inform him or his family of your method of getting him to take his pills. Covert drug administration Before you crush his pills, however, you refer to the Institute of Safe Medicine website to ensure the pill can be used in this way. Do not crush list You suspect that one of your colleagues is actually not providing his patient all the drugs ordered for her pain. Instead the nurse is using a portion of the drugs for his own personal use Drug diversion The nurse who is taking the pain drug is violating the American Nurse Association (ANA) Code of Ethics and is unable to fulfill his duties in a safe and effective manner Impaired nurse By utilizing these drugs for himself, this nurse has violated specific laws and may face fines or imprisonment Controlled substance Before giving your patient a prescribed drug, it is important that you are familiar with possible reactions, the patient's current history, and whether the patient is responding appropriately Nursing process Some drugs are identified as controlled substances because there is a greater potential for their abuse than most prescription drugs. Controlled substances are categorized I through V based on their potential for abuse. From the list below, identify the schedule designation (I, II, III, IV, or V) of each drug III Tylenol #4 I Heroin IV Fiorinal V Lomotil II Ritalin I Lysergic Acid Diethylamide IV Ativan II Percodan IV Valium I Promethazine