TEST BANK FOR Pharmacology for Nurses A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th Edition by Michael P.
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Adams Norman Holland Shanti Chang
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,Chapter 1 zx Introduction to Pharmacology zx zx z x
The nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Whic
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h student comment indicates an understanding?
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"Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
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"A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
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"Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
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"Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century." Answ
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er: 1 z x
Explanation:
Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
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An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
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Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine, curare, and cocai
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ne, but not penicillin.
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By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory
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Cognitive Level: Analyzing zx z xz x
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Stand
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ards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-
centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration of care
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; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional support; involve
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ment of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and Competencies
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: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where s
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hared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: I
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ntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nu
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rsing Process: Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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The nursing student asks why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology are required c
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ourses when learning about pharmacology. Which response will the instructor make? "Beca
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use pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
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"You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
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"Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication.
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" "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacolog
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y." Answer: 4
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Explanation:
Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, but this is not the
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most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand pharmacology, not beca
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use they are part of the curriculum.
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,pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications. zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
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harmacology.
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Stand
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ards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-
centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration of care
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; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional support; involve
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ment of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and Competencies
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: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where s
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hared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: I
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ntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nu
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rsing Process: Implementation
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Learning Outcome: 1- zx z x
2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example of how knowledge fro
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m different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administration.
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MNL Learning Outcome: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
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The nurse is teaching about the differences between pharmacology and therapeutics. Which st
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atement indicates that teaching was effective?
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select
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xall that apply.
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"Pharmacology is the development of medicines." zx zx zx zx zx zx
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peutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." "Ther
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apeutics is the study of drug interactions."
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"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease and alleviate suffering." Azx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
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tics is not related to the study of drug interactions.
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Pharmacology is the study of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and to alleviate suff
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ering.
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Cognitive Level: Analyzing zx z xz x
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Stand
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ards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-
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; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional support; involve
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ment of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and Competencies
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: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where s
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hared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: I
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ntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nu
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rsing Process: Evaluationzx zx
Learning Outcome: 1- zx z x
3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology. MNL Learning Outcome
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: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
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, The nurse is preparing to administer a vaccine to a client. Which information about the
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xmanufacture of vaccines should the nurse recall when administering this medication?
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The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
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The vaccine is produced by a combination of animal and plant products
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. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory.
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Answer: 2 Explanati z x zx
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nes are not produced by a combination of animal and plant products.
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A.1 Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods an
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d processes. | AACN Domains and Competencies: 5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety.
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| NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and oth
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er disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1- zx z x
4 Compare and contrast traditional drugs, biologics including biosimilars, and complementary a
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nd alternative medicine therapies.
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An older client with gastrointestinal bleeding asks why the condition developed when only ib
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uprofen was used to self-treat arthritis. Which response should the nurse make?
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"There are nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain." "
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Maybe you should take acetaminophen because it is safer."
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"Ask your healthcare provider before taking over-the-
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counter medications." "I'm going to review the side effects of ibuprofen wit
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h you."
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on:
Reviewing nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain is appropriate for this client, but it
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's not the highest priority. It doesn't address the client's current concern about how ibuprofen
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may have increased the risk of having a GI bleed.
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Substitution of other drugs may be beneficial; however, it is beyond the nurse's scope of practice to sug
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gest or prescribe medications.
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It is not a realistic plan to expect clients to contact the healthcare provider prior to taking any
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over-the-
counter medication. In addition, it doesn't address the client's current concern about how ibuprof
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en may have increased the risk of having a GI bleed.
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It is essential for the nurse to teach clients about the advantages, and the disadvantages (inclu
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ding side effects), of all medications and supplements the client is taking.
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A.1 Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods an
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d processes. | AACN Domains and Competencies: 2.2 Communicate effectively with individua
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ls. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Health promotion/disease prevention. |
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Adams Norman Holland Shanti Chang
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,Chapter 1 zx Introduction to Pharmacology zx zx z x
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h student comment indicates an understanding?
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"Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
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"A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
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"Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
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"Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century." Answ
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er: 1 z x
Explanation:
Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
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An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
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ne, but not penicillin.
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. Page Ref: 3
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Cognitive Level: Analyzing zx z xz x
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Stand
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ards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-
centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration of care
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; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional support; involve
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ment of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and Competencies
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: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where s
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hared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: I
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ntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nu
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rsing Process: Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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The nursing student asks why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology are required c
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ourses when learning about pharmacology. Which response will the instructor make? "Beca
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use pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
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"You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
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"Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication.
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" "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacolog
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y." Answer: 4
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Explanation:
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most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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use they are part of the curriculum.
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harmacology.
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ards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-
centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration of care
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; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional support; involve
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ment of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and Competencies
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: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where s
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hared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: I
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ntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nu
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rsing Process: Implementation
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atement indicates that teaching was effective?
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xall that apply.
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ment of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and Competencies
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: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct perspective and where s
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hared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: I
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ntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nu
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. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory.
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on:
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A.1 Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods an
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d processes. | AACN Domains and Competencies: 5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety.
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| NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and oth
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er disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1- zx z x
4 Compare and contrast traditional drugs, biologics including biosimilars, and complementary a
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nd alternative medicine therapies.
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MNL Learning Outcome: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
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An older client with gastrointestinal bleeding asks why the condition developed when only ib
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uprofen was used to self-treat arthritis. Which response should the nurse make?
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"There are nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain." "
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Maybe you should take acetaminophen because it is safer."
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"Ask your healthcare provider before taking over-the-
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counter medications." "I'm going to review the side effects of ibuprofen wit
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h you."
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Answer: 4 Explanati z x zx
on:
Reviewing nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain is appropriate for this client, but it
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's not the highest priority. It doesn't address the client's current concern about how ibuprofen
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may have increased the risk of having a GI bleed.
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Substitution of other drugs may be beneficial; however, it is beyond the nurse's scope of practice to sug
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gest or prescribe medications.
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It is not a realistic plan to expect clients to contact the healthcare provider prior to taking any
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over-the-
counter medication. In addition, it doesn't address the client's current concern about how ibuprof
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en may have increased the risk of having a GI bleed.
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It is essential for the nurse to teach clients about the advantages, and the disadvantages (inclu
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ding side effects), of all medications and supplements the client is taking.
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Page Ref: 6 zx zx
Cognitive Level: Applying zx z xz x
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A.1 Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods an
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d processes. | AACN Domains and Competencies: 2.2 Communicate effectively with individua
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ls. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Health promotion/disease prevention. |
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