NURS 230 Final Exam correctly
answered graded A+ passed
The nurse is reviewing the difference between therapeutic and pharmacologic drug
classifications. Which does the nurse identify as an example of a therapeutic classification?
(select all that apply)
Local anesthetics interfere with nerve transmission.
Calcium channel blockers block the calcium channels of the heart.
Anesthetic medications work to decrease or prevent pain.
Diuretic medications work to increase urinary output.
Antihypertensive medications work to decrease the blood pressure. - correct answer ✔✔Local
anesthetics interfere with nerve transmission.
Calcium channel blockers block the calcium channels of the heart.
*Anesthetic medications work to decrease or prevent pain.*
*Diuretic medications work to increase urinary output.*
*Antihypertensive medications work to decrease the blood pressure.*
The nurse is reviewing the principles of learning drugs with a new colleague who is providing
care on the medical-surgical unit. Which strategy is the best to use for learning medications?
Learn only the brand names of each drug
Learn each drug individually
Learn the prototypical drugs
Learn only the generic names of each drug - correct answer ✔✔Learn only the brand names of
each drug
,Learn each drug individually
*Learn the prototypical drugs*
Learn only the generic names of each drug
The nurse is preparing a teaching plan to increase a client's compliance with his prescribed drug
regimen. Which should be included in the plan?
Instruct the client that his role does little to influence the effectiveness of the medication.
Perform an assessment on foods or herbal products that interfere with the prescribed
medication.
Allow the client to change the regimen to meet his needs.
Instruct the client to take two doses of the medication if symptoms worsen. - correct answer
✔✔Instruct the client that his role does little to influence the effectiveness of the medication.
*Perform an assessment on foods or herbal products that interfere with the prescribed
medication.*
Allow the client to change the regimen to meet his needs.
Instruct the client to take two doses of the medication if symptoms worsen.
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client with several newly prescribed
medications. Which information is most important to communicate to the health care provider?
Presence of renal damage
Blood pressure reading of 128/70 mmHg
Client's occupation as a furniture mover
Breast biopsy 3 weeks prior to admission - correct answer ✔✔*Presence of renal damage*
Blood pressure reading of 128/70 mmHg
Client's occupation as a furniture mover
Breast biopsy 3 weeks prior to admission
, A client has been taking phenytoin (Dilantin) for several days. The health care provider is
concerned that the amount of the drug circulating in the blood may not be appropriate to
achieve the desired response. Which term best correlates with what the health care provider is
describing?
Maintenance dose
Plasma half-life
Minimum concentration
Therapeutic range - correct answer ✔✔Maintenance dose
Plasma half-life
Minimum concentration
*Therapeutic range*
Maintenance Dose - correct answer ✔✔Maintenance dose is a dosage administered to keep a
preferred plasma drug concentration in the blood.
Plasma half-life - correct answer ✔✔Plasma half-life is the term for how long it takes for the
plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by half.
Minimum effective concentration - correct answer ✔✔Minimum effective concentration refers
to the time it takes for an accumulated concentration of the drug to become minimally
effective.
The nurse is evaluating quality, safe care. Which nursing practice predisposes the client to the
greatest chance of injury?
Crushing of an extended-release medication
Clients with dysphagia receiving medication sprinkled over food or put in liquid
answered graded A+ passed
The nurse is reviewing the difference between therapeutic and pharmacologic drug
classifications. Which does the nurse identify as an example of a therapeutic classification?
(select all that apply)
Local anesthetics interfere with nerve transmission.
Calcium channel blockers block the calcium channels of the heart.
Anesthetic medications work to decrease or prevent pain.
Diuretic medications work to increase urinary output.
Antihypertensive medications work to decrease the blood pressure. - correct answer ✔✔Local
anesthetics interfere with nerve transmission.
Calcium channel blockers block the calcium channels of the heart.
*Anesthetic medications work to decrease or prevent pain.*
*Diuretic medications work to increase urinary output.*
*Antihypertensive medications work to decrease the blood pressure.*
The nurse is reviewing the principles of learning drugs with a new colleague who is providing
care on the medical-surgical unit. Which strategy is the best to use for learning medications?
Learn only the brand names of each drug
Learn each drug individually
Learn the prototypical drugs
Learn only the generic names of each drug - correct answer ✔✔Learn only the brand names of
each drug
,Learn each drug individually
*Learn the prototypical drugs*
Learn only the generic names of each drug
The nurse is preparing a teaching plan to increase a client's compliance with his prescribed drug
regimen. Which should be included in the plan?
Instruct the client that his role does little to influence the effectiveness of the medication.
Perform an assessment on foods or herbal products that interfere with the prescribed
medication.
Allow the client to change the regimen to meet his needs.
Instruct the client to take two doses of the medication if symptoms worsen. - correct answer
✔✔Instruct the client that his role does little to influence the effectiveness of the medication.
*Perform an assessment on foods or herbal products that interfere with the prescribed
medication.*
Allow the client to change the regimen to meet his needs.
Instruct the client to take two doses of the medication if symptoms worsen.
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client with several newly prescribed
medications. Which information is most important to communicate to the health care provider?
Presence of renal damage
Blood pressure reading of 128/70 mmHg
Client's occupation as a furniture mover
Breast biopsy 3 weeks prior to admission - correct answer ✔✔*Presence of renal damage*
Blood pressure reading of 128/70 mmHg
Client's occupation as a furniture mover
Breast biopsy 3 weeks prior to admission
, A client has been taking phenytoin (Dilantin) for several days. The health care provider is
concerned that the amount of the drug circulating in the blood may not be appropriate to
achieve the desired response. Which term best correlates with what the health care provider is
describing?
Maintenance dose
Plasma half-life
Minimum concentration
Therapeutic range - correct answer ✔✔Maintenance dose
Plasma half-life
Minimum concentration
*Therapeutic range*
Maintenance Dose - correct answer ✔✔Maintenance dose is a dosage administered to keep a
preferred plasma drug concentration in the blood.
Plasma half-life - correct answer ✔✔Plasma half-life is the term for how long it takes for the
plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by half.
Minimum effective concentration - correct answer ✔✔Minimum effective concentration refers
to the time it takes for an accumulated concentration of the drug to become minimally
effective.
The nurse is evaluating quality, safe care. Which nursing practice predisposes the client to the
greatest chance of injury?
Crushing of an extended-release medication
Clients with dysphagia receiving medication sprinkled over food or put in liquid
