UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are the 5 steps of the nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment,
Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
What are the parts of the medication profile (assessment) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Any
and all drug use
2. Prescriptions
3. Over the counter medications
4. Vitamins, herbs, and supplements
5. Compliance and Adherence
What are the parts of the Nursing Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Deficient
knowledge (patient's)
2. Risk for injury
3. Noncompliance
What are the parts of the planning process - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identification of
Goals
2. Outcome Criteria
What are the parts of the Implementation process - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Initiation
and completion of nursing actions
2. Independent, collaborative, dependent
What are the "Six Rights" of medication implementation - CORRECT ANSWER - Right-
time, patient, route, drug, dose, documentation
, What is the Evaluation process - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Ongoing part of nursing
process
2. Determining status of goals and outcomes
3. Monitoring patient response to drug therapy
4. Clear concise documentation
Pharmaceutics - CORRECT ANSWER - How various drug forms influence the way that
drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - what the body does to the drug from the time
of administration until it and all metabolites are excreted
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - what the drug does to the body.
What is a Drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Any chemical that affects living organism
processes
What is pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of drugs
Chemical Name - CORRECT ANSWER - describes the chemical composition and
molecular structure
Generic name (non proprietary) - CORRECT ANSWER - name given by the united states
adopted names council e.g. ibuprofin
Trade name (proprietary) - CORRECT ANSWER - drug's registered trademark e.g..
Motrin