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ritymaction?
a. Notifymphysicianmofmallergicmreaction.
b. Notifymphysicianmofmidiosyncraticmreaction.
c. Notifymphysicianmofmpotentialmteratogenicity.
d. Notifymphysicianmofmpotentialmtolerance.
ANS:m A
Anmallergicmreactionmismindicativemofmhypersensitivitymandmmanifestsmwithmhivesmand/ormurticari
a,mwhichmaremeasilymidentified.mAnmidiosyncraticmreactionmoccursmwhenmsomethingmunusualmorm
abnormalmhappensmwhenmamdrugmismfirstmadministered.mAmteratogenicmreactionmrefersmtomthemocc
urrencemofmbirthmdefectsmrelatedmtomadministrationmofmthemdrug.mTolerancemrefersmtomthembody’smr
equirementmformincreasingmdosagesmtomachievemthemsamemeffectsmthatmamlowermdosemoncemdid.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:mmmp.m17
OBJ:m4mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
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TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mAssessment CON:m ClinicalmJudgmentm|mSafety
2. Themnursemadministersmanminitialmdosemofmamsteroidmtomampatientmwithmasthma.mThirtymminutesma
ftermadministration,mthemnursemfindsmthempatientmagitatedmandmstatingmthatm“everyonemismoutmtomg
etmme.”mWhatmismthemtermmformthismunusualmreaction?
a. Desiredmaction
b. Adversemeffect
c. Idiosyncraticmreaction
d. Allergicmreaction
ANS:m C
Idiosyncraticmreactionsmaremunusual,mabnormalmreactionsmthatmoccurmwhenmamdrugmismfirstm
administered.mPatientsmtypicallymexhibitmanmoverresponsivenessmtomammedicationmrelatedmt
omdiminishedmmetabolism.mThesemreactionsmarembelievedmtombemrelatedmtomgeneticmenzyme
mdeficiencies.mDesiredmactionsmaremexpectedmresponsesmtomammedication.mAdversemeffectsm
aremreactionsmthatmoccurminmanothermsystemmofmthembody;mtheymaremusuallympredictable.mAll
ergicmreactionsmappearmaftermrepeatedmmedicationmdosages.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mKnowledge REF:mmmp.m18
OBJ:m4mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mEvaluation
CON:m PatientmEducationm|mClinicalmJudgmentm|mCaregivingm|mSafetym|mSensorymPerception
3. Whichmismthembestmdescriptionmofmwhenmdrugminteractionsmoccur?
a. Onmadministrationmofmtoxicmdosagesmofmamdrug
b. Onmanmincreaseminmthempharmacodynamicsmofmboundmdrugs
c. Onmthemalterationmofmthemeffectmofmonemdrugmbymanothermdrug
d. Onmincreasemofmdrugmexcretion
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Drugminteractionsmmaymbemcharacterizedmbymanmincreasemormdecreaseminmthemeffectivenessmofm
onemormbothmofmthemdrugs.mToxicitymofmonemdrugmmaymormmaymnotmaffectmthemmetabolismmofman
othermone.mDrugminteractionsmmaymresultmfrommeithermincreasedmormdecreasedmpharmacodyna
mics.
Drugminteractionsmmaymresultmfrommeithermincreasedmormdecreasedmexcretion.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:mmmp.m18
OBJ:m5mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mAssessment CON:m Safetym|mPatientmEducationm|mClinicalmJudgment
4. Whatmoccursmwhenmtwomdrugsmcompetemformthemsamemreceptormsite,mresultingminmincreas
edmactivitymofmthemfirstmdrug?
a. Desiredmaction
b. Synergisticmeffect
c. Carcinogenicity
d. Displacement
ANS:m D
Themdisplacementmofmthemfirstmdrugmfrommreceptormsitesmbymamsecondmdrugmincreasesmthemamo
untmofmthemfirstmdrugmbecausemmoremunboundmdrugmismavailable.mAnmexpectedmresponsemofmamd
rugmismthemdesiredmaction.mAmsynergisticmeffectmismthemeffectmofmtwomdrugsmbeingmgreatermthanm
themeffectmofmeachmchemicalmindividuallymormthemsummofmthemindividualmeffects.mCarcinogenici
tymismthemabilitymofmamdrugmtomcausemcellsmtommutatemandmbecomemcancerous.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:mmmp.m19
OBJ:m6mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mImplementation CON:mSafetym|mPatientmEducation
5. Whatmdomdrugmbloodmlevelsmindicate?
a. Theymconfirmmifmthempatientmismtakingmamgenericmformmofmamdrug.
b. Theymdeterminemifmthempatientmhasmsufficientmbodymfatmtommetabolizemthemdrug.
c. Theymverifymifmthempatientmismtakingmsomeonemelse’smmedications.
d. Theymdeterminemifmthemamountmofmdrugminmthembodymisminmamtherapeuticmrange.
ANS:m D
Themamountmofmdrugmpresentmmaymvarymovermtimemandmthembloodmlevelmmustmremainminmamthera
peuticmrangeminmordermtomobtainmthemdesiredmresult.mGenericmdrugsmdomnotmnecessarilymproducem
amdifferentmdrugmbloodmlevelmthanmproprietarymmedications.mBodymfatmismnotmmeasuredmbymdrug
mbloodmlevels.mDrugmbloodmlevelsmonlymmeasuremthemamountmofmdrugminmthembody;mtheymdom notm
determinemthemsourcemofmthemmedication.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:mmmp.m17
OBJ:m3mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mEvaluation CON:m ClinicalmJudgmentm|mSafety
6. Whatmismthemprocessmbymwhichmamdrugmismtransportedmbymcirculatingmbodymfluidsmtomreceptormsite
s?
a. Osmosis
b. Distribution
c. Absorption
d. Biotransformation
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ritymaction?
a. Notifymphysicianmofmallergicmreaction.
b. Notifymphysicianmofmidiosyncraticmreaction.
c. Notifymphysicianmofmpotentialmteratogenicity.
d. Notifymphysicianmofmpotentialmtolerance.
ANS:m A
Anmallergicmreactionmismindicativemofmhypersensitivitymandmmanifestsmwithmhivesmand/ormurticari
a,mwhichmaremeasilymidentified.mAnmidiosyncraticmreactionmoccursmwhenmsomethingmunusualmorm
abnormalmhappensmwhenmamdrugmismfirstmadministered.mAmteratogenicmreactionmrefersmtomthemocc
urrencemofmbirthmdefectsmrelatedmtomadministrationmofmthemdrug.mTolerancemrefersmtomthembody’smr
equirementmformincreasingmdosagesmtomachievemthemsamemeffectsmthatmamlowermdosemoncemdid.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:mmmp.m17
OBJ:m4mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mAssessment CON:m ClinicalmJudgmentm|mSafety
2. Themnursemadministersmanminitialmdosemofmamsteroidmtomampatientmwithmasthma.mThirtymminutesma
ftermadministration,mthemnursemfindsmthempatientmagitatedmandmstatingmthatm“everyonemismoutmtomg
etmme.”mWhatmismthemtermmformthismunusualmreaction?
a. Desiredmaction
b. Adversemeffect
c. Idiosyncraticmreaction
d. Allergicmreaction
ANS:m C
Idiosyncraticmreactionsmaremunusual,mabnormalmreactionsmthatmoccurmwhenmamdrugmismfirstm
administered.mPatientsmtypicallymexhibitmanmoverresponsivenessmtomammedicationmrelatedmt
omdiminishedmmetabolism.mThesemreactionsmarembelievedmtombemrelatedmtomgeneticmenzyme
mdeficiencies.mDesiredmactionsmaremexpectedmresponsesmtomammedication.mAdversemeffectsm
aremreactionsmthatmoccurminmanothermsystemmofmthembody;mtheymaremusuallympredictable.mAll
ergicmreactionsmappearmaftermrepeatedmmedicationmdosages.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mKnowledge REF:mmmp.m18
OBJ:m4mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mEvaluation
CON:m PatientmEducationm|mClinicalmJudgmentm|mCaregivingm|mSafetym|mSensorymPerception
3. Whichmismthembestmdescriptionmofmwhenmdrugminteractionsmoccur?
a. Onmadministrationmofmtoxicmdosagesmofmamdrug
b. Onmanmincreaseminmthempharmacodynamicsmofmboundmdrugs
c. Onmthemalterationmofmthemeffectmofmonemdrugmbymanothermdrug
d. Onmincreasemofmdrugmexcretion
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Drugminteractionsmmaymbemcharacterizedmbymanmincreasemormdecreaseminmthemeffectivenessmofm
onemormbothmofmthemdrugs.mToxicitymofmonemdrugmmaymormmaymnotmaffectmthemmetabolismmofman
othermone.mDrugminteractionsmmaymresultmfrommeithermincreasedmormdecreasedmpharmacodyna
mics.
Drugminteractionsmmaymresultmfrommeithermincreasedmormdecreasedmexcretion.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:mmmp.m18
OBJ:m5mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mAssessment CON:m Safetym|mPatientmEducationm|mClinicalmJudgment
4. Whatmoccursmwhenmtwomdrugsmcompetemformthemsamemreceptormsite,mresultingminmincreas
edmactivitymofmthemfirstmdrug?
a. Desiredmaction
b. Synergisticmeffect
c. Carcinogenicity
d. Displacement
ANS:m D
Themdisplacementmofmthemfirstmdrugmfrommreceptormsitesmbymamsecondmdrugmincreasesmthemamo
untmofmthemfirstmdrugmbecausemmoremunboundmdrugmismavailable.mAnmexpectedmresponsemofmamd
rugmismthemdesiredmaction.mAmsynergisticmeffectmismthemeffectmofmtwomdrugsmbeingmgreatermthanm
themeffectmofmeachmchemicalmindividuallymormthemsummofmthemindividualmeffects.mCarcinogenici
tymismthemabilitymofmamdrugmtomcausemcellsmtommutatemandmbecomemcancerous.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:mmmp.m19
OBJ:m6mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mImplementation CON:mSafetym|mPatientmEducation
5. Whatmdomdrugmbloodmlevelsmindicate?
a. Theymconfirmmifmthempatientmismtakingmamgenericmformmofmamdrug.
b. Theymdeterminemifmthempatientmhasmsufficientmbodymfatmtommetabolizemthemdrug.
c. Theymverifymifmthempatientmismtakingmsomeonemelse’smmedications.
d. Theymdeterminemifmthemamountmofmdrugminmthembodymisminmamtherapeuticmrange.
ANS:m D
Themamountmofmdrugmpresentmmaymvarymovermtimemandmthembloodmlevelmmustmremainminmamthera
peuticmrangeminmordermtomobtainmthemdesiredmresult.mGenericmdrugsmdomnotmnecessarilymproducem
amdifferentmdrugmbloodmlevelmthanmproprietarymmedications.mBodymfatmismnotmmeasuredmbymdrug
mbloodmlevels.mDrugmbloodmlevelsmonlymmeasuremthemamountmofmdrugminmthembody;mtheymdom notm
determinemthemsourcemofmthemmedication.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:mmmp.m17
OBJ:m3mNAT:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicalmInteg
rity
TOP:m NursingmProcessmStep:mEvaluation CON:m ClinicalmJudgmentm|mSafety
6. Whatmismthemprocessmbymwhichmamdrugmismtransportedmbymcirculatingmbodymfluidsmtomreceptormsite
s?
a. Osmosis
b. Distribution
c. Absorption
d. Biotransformation
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