Pharmacology Exam 1 2025 Questions
and Answers
Defining goals, setting priorities, identifying interventions, establishing evaluation criteria -
ANSWER✔✔-What actions take place during the planning phase of the pharmacologic process?
A diagnosis based on information found in the nursing assessment regarding patient responses to
actual or potential health processes - ANSWER✔✔-How is a nursing diagnosis defined?
1 2 3 - ANSWER✔✔-How does a medical diagnosis differ from a nursing diagnosis? Select all that
apply
1. medical diagnosis identifies a disease condition.
2. A medical diagnosis identifies results of procedures.
3. A medical diagnosis identifies results of diagnostic tests.
4. A medical diagnosis identifies the response of a patient to health process.
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,5. A medical diagnosis uses assessment data to develop interventions that are measureable within a
specific time frame through continuous evaluation.
1 2 3 5 - ANSWER✔✔-Which are components of the original five rights of medication
administration? Select all that apply
1. Right time
2. Right dose
3. Right patient
4. Right pharmacy
5. Right medication
6. Right administrator
Right patient - ANSWER✔✔-The Joint Commission requires two forms of identification
verification before administering medications. Which right of medication administration does this
support?
2 3 5 6 - ANSWER✔✔-What are the additional five rights to medication administration? Select all
that apply
1. Right location
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, 2. Right evaluation
3. Right assessment
4. Right administrator
5. Right documentation
6. Patient's right to refuse
Degree of goal attainment - ANSWER✔✔-Using the nursing process, what is the nurse discerning
during the evaluation phase?
The anticipated patient outcome - ANSWER✔✔-What must the nurse know to evaluate the patient
for a therapeutic response?
1 2 3 - ANSWER✔✔-Which methods can be used to evaluate the patient's adherence to a drug
regimen?
1. Counting pills
2. Interviewing patient
3. Measuring plasma drug levels
4. Having the patient demonstrate medication administration
5. Evaluating for common side effects of drug therapy
Drug - ANSWER✔✔-Any chemical that can affect living processes?
Pharmacology - ANSWER✔✔-Study of drugs and their and their interactions with living systems.
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and Answers
Defining goals, setting priorities, identifying interventions, establishing evaluation criteria -
ANSWER✔✔-What actions take place during the planning phase of the pharmacologic process?
A diagnosis based on information found in the nursing assessment regarding patient responses to
actual or potential health processes - ANSWER✔✔-How is a nursing diagnosis defined?
1 2 3 - ANSWER✔✔-How does a medical diagnosis differ from a nursing diagnosis? Select all that
apply
1. medical diagnosis identifies a disease condition.
2. A medical diagnosis identifies results of procedures.
3. A medical diagnosis identifies results of diagnostic tests.
4. A medical diagnosis identifies the response of a patient to health process.
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,5. A medical diagnosis uses assessment data to develop interventions that are measureable within a
specific time frame through continuous evaluation.
1 2 3 5 - ANSWER✔✔-Which are components of the original five rights of medication
administration? Select all that apply
1. Right time
2. Right dose
3. Right patient
4. Right pharmacy
5. Right medication
6. Right administrator
Right patient - ANSWER✔✔-The Joint Commission requires two forms of identification
verification before administering medications. Which right of medication administration does this
support?
2 3 5 6 - ANSWER✔✔-What are the additional five rights to medication administration? Select all
that apply
1. Right location
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, 2. Right evaluation
3. Right assessment
4. Right administrator
5. Right documentation
6. Patient's right to refuse
Degree of goal attainment - ANSWER✔✔-Using the nursing process, what is the nurse discerning
during the evaluation phase?
The anticipated patient outcome - ANSWER✔✔-What must the nurse know to evaluate the patient
for a therapeutic response?
1 2 3 - ANSWER✔✔-Which methods can be used to evaluate the patient's adherence to a drug
regimen?
1. Counting pills
2. Interviewing patient
3. Measuring plasma drug levels
4. Having the patient demonstrate medication administration
5. Evaluating for common side effects of drug therapy
Drug - ANSWER✔✔-Any chemical that can affect living processes?
Pharmacology - ANSWER✔✔-Study of drugs and their and their interactions with living systems.
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