Pharmacology, 10thEdit n n
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by Linda E.McCuist
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Test Bank Questions
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with Complete Soluti
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Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Patient-Centered Care
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McCuistion: Pharmacology: A Patient-
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Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10thEdition
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Thennursingnprocessnisnanfive-stepndecision-
makingnapproachnthatnincludesnallnofnthenfollowingnsteps,nEXCEPT:
a. Assessment
b. Patientnproblem
c. Planning
d. RightnDrug
ANS:n D
Thennursingnprocessnisnanfive-stepndecision-
makingnapproachnthatnincludes:n1)nassessment,n2)npatientnproblem,n3)nplanning,n4)nimplementat
ion,nandn5)nevaluation.n“Rightndrug”nisnonenofnthen“SixnRights”nofnmedicationnadministration.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
2. Thennursenisnusingndatancollectedntonsetngoalsnornexpectednoutcomesnandninterventionsnthatna
ddressnthenpatient’snproblems.nWhichnstepnofnthennursingnprocessnisnthennursenapplying?
a. Assessment
b. Patientnproblem
c. Planning
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d. Evaluation
ANS:n C
Duringnthenplanningnphase,nthennursenusesnthendatancollectedntonsetngoalsnornexpectednoutcomesna
ndninterventionsnwhichnaddressnthenpatient’snproblems.nThendatanwasncollectednduringnthen“Asse
ssment”nandn“Patientnproblem”nsteps.nDuringnthen“Evaluation”nphasenthennursenwouldndetermin
enwhethernthengoalsnandnobjectivesnsetnduringnthenplanningnphasenwerenmet.
DIF:
CognitivenLevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)n
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nNursingnIntervention
MSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
3. An5-year-
oldnchildnwithntypen1ndiabetesnmellitusnhasnhadnrepeatednhospitalizationsnfornepisodesnofnhypergl
ycemia.nThenparentsntellnthennursenthatntheyncan’tnkeepntracknofneverythingnthatnhasntonbendonento
ncarenforntheirnchild.nThennursenreviewsnmedications,ndiet,nandnsymptomnmanagementnwithnthenp
arentsnandndrawsnupnandailynchecklistnfornthenfamilyntonuse.nThesenactivitiesnarencompletedninnwh
ichnstepnofnthennursingnprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
ANS:n C
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Thenimplementationnphasenisnthenpartnofnthennursingnprocessninnwhichnthennursenprovidesned
ucation,ndrugnadministration,npatientncare,nandnotherninterventionsnnecessaryntonassistnthenpat
ientninnaccomplishingnestablishednmedicationngoals.
DIF:
CognitivenLevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)n
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nNursingnIntervention
MSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
4. Thennursenisnpreparingntonadministernanmedicationnandnreviewsnthenpatient’snchartnforndrugna
llergies,nserumncreatinine,nandnbloodnureannitrogenn(BUN)nlevels.nThennurse’snactionsnarenre
flectivenofnwhichnphasenofnthennursingnprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS:n A
Assessmentninvolvesngatheringninformationnaboutnthenpatientnandnthendrug,nincludingnanynp
reviousnusenofnthendrug.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment MSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
5. Whichnassessmentnisncategorizednasnobjectivendata?
a. Anlistnofnherbalnsupplementsnregularlynused
b. Labnvaluesnassociatednwithnthendrugsnthenpatientnisntaking
c. Thenagesnandnrelationshipntonthenpatientnofnallnhouseholdnmembers
d. UsualndietarynpatternsnandnfNoodnintake
ANS:n B
Objectivendatanarenmeasurednandndetectednbynanothernpersonnandnwouldnincludenlabnvalues.nT
henothernexamplesnarensubjectivendata.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment MSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
6. Thennursenreviewsnanpatient’sndatabasenandnlearnsnthatnthenpatientnlivesnalone,nisnforgetful,nandnd
oesnnotnhavenannestablishednroutine.nThenpatientnwillnbensentnhomenwithnthreennewnmedicationsn
tonbentakennatndifferentntimesnofnthenday.nThennursendevelopsnandailynmedicationnchartnandnenlist
snanfamilynmemberntonputnthenpatient’snpillsninnanpillnorganizer.nThisnisnannexamplenofnwhichnpha
senofnthennursingnprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS:n C
Thenimplementationnphaseninvolvesneducationnandnpatientncareninnorderntonassistnthenpatientntona
ccomplishnthengoalsnofntreatment.
DIF:
CognitivenLevel:nApplyingn(Application)n
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nNursingnIntervention
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7. Anpatientnwhonisnhospitalizednfornchronicnobstructivenpulmonaryndiseasen(COPD)nwantsntongonh
ome.nThennursenandnthenpatientndiscussnthenpatient’snsituationnandndecidenthatnthenpatientnmayngo
nhomenwhennablentonperformnself-
carenwithoutndyspneanandnhypoxia.nThisnisnannexamplenofnwhichnphasenofnthennursingnprocess?
a. Assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Planning
ANS:n D
Planningninvolvesngoalnsetting,nwhich,nfornthisnpatient,nmeansnbeingnablentonperformnself-
carenactivitiesnwithoutndyspneanandnhypoxia.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
8. Anpatientnwillnbensentnhomenwithnanmetered-
doseninhaler,nandnthennursenisnprovidingnteaching.nWhichnisnancorrectlynwrittenngoalnfornthisnpro
cess?
a. Thennursenwillndemonstratenthencorrectnusenofnanmetered-doseninhalerntonthenpatient.
b. Thennursenwillnteachnthenpatientnhowntonadministernmedicationnwithnanmetered-
doseninhaler.
c. Thenpatientnwillnknownhowntonself-
administernthenmedicationnusingnthenmetered-doseninhaler.
d. Thenpatientnwillnindependentlynadministernthenmedicationnusingnthenmetered-
doseninhalernatnthenendnofnthensession.
N
ANS:n D
Goalsnmustnbenpatient-
centerednandnclearlynstatenthenoutcomenwithnanreasonablendeadlinenandnshouldnidentifyncompon
entsnfornevaluation.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplyingn(Application)
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
9. Thennursenisndevelopingnanplannofncarenfornanpatientnwhonhasnchronicnlungndiseasenandnhypoxia.nT
henpatientnhasnbeennadmittednfornincreasednoxygennneedsnabovenanbaselinenofn2nL/min.nThennurs
endevelopsnangoalnstating,n“Thenpatientnwillnhavenoxygennsaturationsnofn>95%nonnroomnairnatnthen
timenofndischargenfromnthenhospital.”nWhatnisnwrongnwithnthisngoal?
a. Itncannotnbenevaluated.
b. Itnisnnotnmeasurable.
c. Itnisnnotnpatient-centered.
d. Itnisnnotnrealistic.
ANS:n D
Thisngoalnisnnotnrealisticnbecausenthenpatientnisnnotnusuallynonnroomnairnandnshouldnnotnbene
xpectedntonattainnthatngoalnbyndischargenfromnthisnhospitalization.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplyingn(Application)
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nManagementnofnCare
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