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Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
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MULTIPLEaCHOICE

1. Theanurseaisateachingaaapatientahowaaamedicationaworksatoatreataanaillness.aToadoathis,atheanu
rseawillarelyaonaknowledgeaof:
a. clinicalapharmacology.
b. drugaefficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:a D
Pharmacotherapeuticsaisatheastudyaofatheauseaofadrugsatoadiagnose,atreat,aandapreventacondition
s.aClinicalapharmacologyaisaconcernedawithaallaaspectsaofadrug–
humanainteractions.aDrugaefficacyameasuresatheaextentatoawhichaaagivenadrugacausesaanaintende
daeffect.
Pharmacokineticsaisatheastudyaofatheaimpactaofatheabodyaonaaadrug.

DIF: CognitiveaLevel:aComprehension
REF:aFouraBasicaTermsaTOP:a NursingaProcess:aImplementatio
n
MSC:a NCLEXaClientaNeedsaCategory:aPhysiologicaIntegrity:aPharmacologicaandaParenteralaTherapies

2. Whatadoesaitameanawhenaaadrugaisadescribedaasaeasyatoaadminister?
a. Itacanabeastoredaindefinitelyawithoutaneedaforarefrigeration.
b. Itadoesanotainteractasignificantlyawithaotheramedications.
c. Itaenhancesapatientaadherenceatoatheadrugaregimen.
d. Itaisausuallyarelativelyainexpensiveatoaproduce.
ANS:a C
Aamajorabenefitaofadrugsathataareaeasyatoaadministeraisathatapatientsatakingathemaareamorealik
elyatoacomplyawithatheadrugaregimen.aDrugsathataareaeasyatoagiveamayahaveatheaotheraattribu
tesalisted,abutathoseapropertiesaareaindependentaofaeaseaofaadministration.

DIF: CognitiveaLevel:aComprehension
REF:aAdditionalaPropertiesaofaanaIdealaDrug:aEaseaofaAdministrationaT
OP:a NursingaProcess:aAssessment
MSC:a NCLEXaClientaNeedsaCategory:aPhysiologicaIntegrity:aPharmacologicaandaParenteralaTherapies

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3. Aapatientatellsatheanurseathataheawasatoldabyatheaprescriberathatatheaanalgesicaheaisatakingaisaver
yaeffective.aWhichastatementabyatheapatientademonstratesaanaunderstandingaofatheadrug’saeffec
tiveness?
a. “Iadon’tahaveatoaworryaaboutatoxicity,asinceaitatakesaaalargeaamountaofathisadrugatoaca
useaanaoverdose.”
b. “Itahasanoasideaeffectsaandadoesn’tainteractawithaotheradrugs.”
c. “Iaonlyahaveatoatakeaitaeverya12ahours.”
d. “Itamightamakeameasleepy,aandaitalessensapainaforaseveralahoursaataaatime.”

ANS:a D

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Aadrugaisaeffectiveaifaitaproducesatheaintendedaeffects,aevenaifaitaalsoaproducesasideaeffects.aBecau
seanoadrugaisacompletelyasafe,athealevelaofatoxicityadoesanotadetermineaeffectiveness.aAlladrugsaha
veasideaeffectsaandamanyareactawithaotherasubstances;atheseadoanotaaffectatheadrug’saeffectiveness
.aEaseaofaadministrationaisaindependentaofaaadrug’saeffectiveness.

DIF: CognitiveaLevel:aComprehension
REF:aPropertiesaofaanaIdealaDrugaTOP:a NursingaProcess:aEvaluation
MSC:a NCLEXaClientaNeedsaCategory:aPhysiologicaIntegrity:aPharmacologicaandaParenteralaTherapies


MULTIPLEaRESPONSE

1. Whataareatheapropertiesaofaanaidealadrug?a(Selectaallathataapply.)
a. Irreversibleaaction
b. Predictability
c. Easeaofaadministration
d. Chemicalastability
e. Aasimpleatradeaname

ANS:a B,aC,aD
Inaadditionatoapredictability,aeaseaofaadministration,aandachemicalastability,aotherapropertiesainc
ludeaaareversibleaactionasoathataanyaharmatheadrugamayacauseacanabeaundoneaandaaasimpleageneri
caname,abecauseagenericanamesaareausuallyacomplexaandadifficultatoarememberaandapronounce.

DIF: CognitiveaLevel:aComprehension
REF:aPropertiesaofaanaIdealaDruga|aAdditionalaPropertiesaofaanaIdealaDrugaTOP:a
NursingaProcess:aAssessment
MSC:a NCLEXaClientaNeedsaCategory:aPhysiologicaIntegrity:aPharmacologicaandaParenteralaTherapies

2. Beforeaadministeringaaamedication,awhatadoesatheanurseaneedatoaknowatoaevaluateahowaindividu
alapatientavariabilityamightaaffectatheapatient’saresponseatoatheamedication?a(Selectaallathataapply
.)
a. Chemicalastabilityaofatheamedication
b. Easeaofaadministration
c. Familyamedicalahistory
d. Patient’saage
e. Patient’sadiagnosis
ANS:a C,aD,aE
Theafamilyamedicalahistoryacanaindicateageneticafactorsathatamayaaffectaaapatient’saresponseatoaaa
medication.aPatientsaofadifferentaagesacanarespondadifferentlyatoamedications.aTheapatient’saillne
ssacanaaffectahowadrugsaareametabolized.aTheachemicalastabilityaofatheamedicationaandatheaeaseaof
aadministrationaareapropertiesaofadrugs.




DIF: CognitiveaLevel:aAnalysis
REF:aSourcesaofaIndividualaVariationaTOP:a NursingaProcess:aImplementatio
n
MSC:a NCLEXaClientaNeedsaCategory:aPhysiologicaIntegrity:aReductionaofaRiskaPotential