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PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING
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JACQUELINE BURCHUM, LAURA
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TEST BANK FOR LEHNE'S PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE,
11TH EDITION BY JACQUELINE BURCHUM, LAURA ROSENTHAL
CHAPTER 1-112 ALL CHAPTERS LATELY UPDATED 2025 WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| GUARANTEED A+
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness.
To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic?
a. Clinical pharmacology
b. Drug efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
ANSWER- D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and
prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug-
human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug
causes an intended effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body
on a drug.
PTS: 1
2. What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANSWER- C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are
more likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have
the other attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of
administration.
PTS: 1
3. A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause
drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this
understanding of the drug’s effects by the patient, the nurse will anticipate which
outcome?
a. Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. Decreased motivation to take the drug
c. Improved compliance with the drug regimen
d. Increased likelihood of drug overdose
ANSWER- C
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side
effects. Patients who understand both the risks and benefits of taking a medication
are more likely to comply with the drug regimen.
PTS: 1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
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1. What are considered the ‘Big Three’ properties of an ideal drug? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Irreversible action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A recognizable trade name
ANSWER- B, C, D
The ‘Big Three’ properties of the ideal drug are effectiveness, safety, and
selectivity. PTS: 1
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to
evaluate how individual patient variability might affect the patient’s response to
the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patient’s age
e. Patient’s diagnosis
ANSWER- C, D, E
The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patient’s
response to a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to
medications. The patient’s illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The
chemical stability of the medication and the ease of administration are properties of
drugs.
PTS: 1
Chapter 02: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
Burchum: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition
TEST BANK FOR LEHNE'S
PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING
CARE, 11TH EDITION BY
JACQUELINE BURCHUM, LAURA
ROSENTHAL CHAPTER 1-112 ALL
CHAPTERS LATELY UPDATED 2025
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
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TEST BANK FOR LEHNE'S PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE,
11TH EDITION BY JACQUELINE BURCHUM, LAURA ROSENTHAL
CHAPTER 1-112 ALL CHAPTERS LATELY UPDATED 2025 WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| GUARANTEED A+
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness.
To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic?
a. Clinical pharmacology
b. Drug efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
ANSWER- D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and
prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug-
human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug
causes an intended effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body
on a drug.
PTS: 1
2. What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANSWER- C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are
more likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have
the other attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of
administration.
PTS: 1
3. A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause
drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this
understanding of the drug’s effects by the patient, the nurse will anticipate which
outcome?
a. Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. Decreased motivation to take the drug
c. Improved compliance with the drug regimen
d. Increased likelihood of drug overdose
ANSWER- C
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side
effects. Patients who understand both the risks and benefits of taking a medication
are more likely to comply with the drug regimen.
PTS: 1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
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1. What are considered the ‘Big Three’ properties of an ideal drug? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Irreversible action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A recognizable trade name
ANSWER- B, C, D
The ‘Big Three’ properties of the ideal drug are effectiveness, safety, and
selectivity. PTS: 1
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to
evaluate how individual patient variability might affect the patient’s response to
the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patient’s age
e. Patient’s diagnosis
ANSWER- C, D, E
The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patient’s
response to a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to
medications. The patient’s illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The
chemical stability of the medication and the ease of administration are properties of
drugs.
PTS: 1
Chapter 02: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
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