Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing
Process Approach, 11th Edition by
McCuistion, Vuljoin-DiMaggio, Winton, and
Yeager 2025/2025 Questions And Answers
Graded A+
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Which drug will go through a disintegration process after it is administered?
Oralanalgesics
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a
rapid drug action. Which form of the medication will the nurse prefer to
administer?
Liquidsuspension
The nurse prepares tom change a patient's medication from an IV to an oral
form and notes that the oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse
understands that this is due to differences in?
Bioavailability
,When the nurse practices the "SevenRights" of medication administration,
whatdoes it ensure?
Safe administration of medications
In order to ensure that a medication is given to the right patient, the nurse must
perform which action?
Verify the patient using two identifiers
A nurse discovers discrepancies between the amount of controlled substances
documented in the medication administration record (MAR) and the actual
count ofmedications in the automated medication dispensing system. What
should the nurse do first?
Report the discrepancies to the nurse manager or supervisor
The nurse is performing tuberculin testing on a patient. Which action by the
nurse is correct?
Use a 25-gauge, 1/4"needle
The nurse is demonstrating the z-track injection technique to a nursing student
on a patient who is receiving iron dextran. Which statement by the student
indicates understand of the teaching?
"This is used when administering IM injections to help minimize local skin
irritation"
The nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository antipyretic medication.
which action by the nurse is correct?
, Having the patient remain flat or on one side for at least 20 minutes after
insertion
Which patients should avoid using st. Johns wort?
iron deficiency
anticoagulants
antidepressant
Milk Thistle may cause which conditions in diabetic patients?
Hypoglycemia
Which herbs have been reported to interfere with anticoagulants?
Ginko
Ginger
Ginseng
Apatient is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an overdose of
an opioid medication several hours prior. The patient has a respiratory rate of6
to 10 breaths per minute and is unconscious. The nurse will prepare to perform
which action?
Administer naloxone (Narcan).
The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with naltrexone
after treatment for opioid use disorder. What information will the nurse include
in the teaching for this patient?
"Naltrexone blocks the pleasurable effects of opioids."
Process Approach, 11th Edition by
McCuistion, Vuljoin-DiMaggio, Winton, and
Yeager 2025/2025 Questions And Answers
Graded A+
__________________________________________________________________
Which drug will go through a disintegration process after it is administered?
Oralanalgesics
The nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication and wants to ensure a
rapid drug action. Which form of the medication will the nurse prefer to
administer?
Liquidsuspension
The nurse prepares tom change a patient's medication from an IV to an oral
form and notes that the oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse
understands that this is due to differences in?
Bioavailability
,When the nurse practices the "SevenRights" of medication administration,
whatdoes it ensure?
Safe administration of medications
In order to ensure that a medication is given to the right patient, the nurse must
perform which action?
Verify the patient using two identifiers
A nurse discovers discrepancies between the amount of controlled substances
documented in the medication administration record (MAR) and the actual
count ofmedications in the automated medication dispensing system. What
should the nurse do first?
Report the discrepancies to the nurse manager or supervisor
The nurse is performing tuberculin testing on a patient. Which action by the
nurse is correct?
Use a 25-gauge, 1/4"needle
The nurse is demonstrating the z-track injection technique to a nursing student
on a patient who is receiving iron dextran. Which statement by the student
indicates understand of the teaching?
"This is used when administering IM injections to help minimize local skin
irritation"
The nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository antipyretic medication.
which action by the nurse is correct?
, Having the patient remain flat or on one side for at least 20 minutes after
insertion
Which patients should avoid using st. Johns wort?
iron deficiency
anticoagulants
antidepressant
Milk Thistle may cause which conditions in diabetic patients?
Hypoglycemia
Which herbs have been reported to interfere with anticoagulants?
Ginko
Ginger
Ginseng
Apatient is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an overdose of
an opioid medication several hours prior. The patient has a respiratory rate of6
to 10 breaths per minute and is unconscious. The nurse will prepare to perform
which action?
Administer naloxone (Narcan).
The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with naltrexone
after treatment for opioid use disorder. What information will the nurse include
in the teaching for this patient?
"Naltrexone blocks the pleasurable effects of opioids."
