lOMoARcPSD| 13728229
lOMoARcPSD| 13728229
, lOMoARcPSD| 13728229
Chapter 01: Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy
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Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 2p
1. Which is a judgement about a particular patient‘s potential need or problem?
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a. A goal 2p
b. An assessment 2p
c. Subjective data 2p
d. A nursing diagnosis 2p 2p
ANS: D 2p
Nursing diagnosis is the phase of the nursing process during which a clinical judgement is made abo
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o heath conditions and life processes or vulnerability for that response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge 2p 2p
2. The patient is to receive oral furosemide (Lasix) every day; however, because the patient is unable t
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ake medication orally, as ordered. The nurse needs to contact the physician. What type of problem i
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a. A ―right time‖ problem
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b. A ―right dose‖ problem
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c. A ―right route‖ problem
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d. A ―right medication‖ problem
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ANS: C 2p
This is a ―right route‖ problem: the nurse cannot assume the route and must clarify the route with th
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right time‖ problem because the ordered frequency has not changed. This is not a ―right dose‖ probl
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related to an inability to swallow. This is not a ―right medication‖ problem because the medication
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t the route.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient‘s progress on his new drug regimen since the first dose an
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gns of possible adverse effects. What nursing process phase is the nurse practising?
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a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis 2p
ANS: B 2p
Monitoring the patient‘s progress is part of the evaluation phase. Planning, implementation, and nurs
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
ated by this example.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which
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s an outcome criterion for this patient?
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a. The patient will follow instructions.
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b. The patient will not experience complications.
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c. The patient adheres to the new insulin treatment regimen.
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d. The patient demonstrates safe insulin self-administration technique.
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ANS: D 2p
Having the patient demonstrate safe insulin self-
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administration technique is a specific and measurable outcome criterion. Following instructions and
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not specific criteria. Adherence to the new insulin treatment regimen is not objective and would be
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
5. Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is n
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pe 1 diabetes mellitus?
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6. The nurse is working during a very busy night shift, and the health care provider has just given the n
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over the telephone, but the nurse does not recall the route. What is the best way for the nurse to avo
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a. Recopy the order neatly on the order sheet, with the most common route indicated
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b. Consult with the pharmacist for clarification about the most common route
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c. Call the health care provider to clarify the route of administration
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d. Withhold the drug until the health care provider visits the patient
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ANS: C 2p
If a medication order does not include the route, the nurse must ask the health care provider to clarif
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administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Analysis
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7. Which constitutes the traditional Five Rights of medication administration?
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a. Right drug, right route, right dose, right time, and right patient
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b. Right drug, the right effect, the right route, the right time, and the right patient
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c. Right patient, right strength, right diagnosis, right drug, and right route
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d. Right patient, right diagnosis, right drug, right route, and right time
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ANS: A 2p
The traditional Five Rights of medication administration were considered to be Right drug, Right rou
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Right patient. Right effect, right strength, and right diagnosis are not part of the traditional Five Rig
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2p 2p
8. What correctly describes the nursing process?
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a. Diagnosing, planning, assessing, implementing, and finally evaluating
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b. Assessing, then diagnosing, implementing, and ending with evaluating
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c. A linear direction that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosin
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g, planning, and finally implementing
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d. An ongoing process that begins with assessing and continues with diagnosin
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g, planning, implementing, and evaluating
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ANS: D 2p
The nursing process is an ongoing, flexible, adaptable, and adjustable five-
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step process that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosing, planning, implementing, a
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h may then lead back to any of the other phases.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
9. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose, which is most important to assess?
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a. The patient‘s identification 2p 2p
b. The patient‘s weight 2p 2p
c. The patient‘s last meal 2p 2p 2p
d. Any drug or food allergies 2p 2p 2p 2p
ANS: C 2p
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drug need to be assessed with regard to
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food interactions or compatibility issues. The patient‘s identification, weight, and drug or food allerg
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‘s timing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
10. The nurse is writing nursing diagnoses for a plan of care. Which reflects the correct format for her n
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a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced b
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y statements such as ―I‘m upset about having to give myself shots‖
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d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ―I‘
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m upset about having to give myself shots‖
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Chapter 02: Pharmacological Principles
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Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 2p
1. A patient is receiving two different drugs, which, at their current dose forms and dosages, are both a
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n in identical amounts. Which term best denotes that the drugs have the same absorption rates?
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a. Equivalent
b. Synergistic
c. Compatible
d. Bioequivalent
ANS: D 2p
Two drugs absorbed into the circulation at the same amount (in specific dosage forms) have the sam
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are bioequivalent. ―Equivalent‖ is incorrect because the term ―bioavailability‖ is used to express the
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―Synergistic‖ is incorrect because this term refers to two drugs given together whose resulting effec
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the effects of each drug given alone. ―Compatible‖ is incorrect because this term is a general term u
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stances do not have a chemical reaction when mixed (or given, in the case of drugs) together.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2p 2p
2. A patient is receiving medication via intravenous injection. Which information should the nurse prov
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a. The medication will cause fewer adverse effects when given intravenously.
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b. The medication will be absorbed slowly into the tissues over time.
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c. The medication‘s action will begin faster when given intravenously.
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d. Most of the drug is inactivated by the liver before it reaches the target area.
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ANS: C 2p
Intravenous injections are the fastest route of absorption. The intravenous route does not affect the n
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he intravenous route is not a slow route of absorption, and the intravenous route does not cause inac
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liver before it reaches the target area.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2p 2p
3. Which is true regarding parenteral drugs?
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a. They bypass the first-pass effect. 2p 2p 2p 2p
b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
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c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
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d. They exert their effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
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ANS: A 2p
Drugs given by the parenteral route bypass the first-
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pass effect, but they still must be absorbed into cells and tissues before they can exert their effects. E
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rally), not parenteral drugs, decrease blood flow to the stomach and are altered by the presence of f
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ral drugs must be absorbed into cells and tissues from the circulation before they can exert their eff
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effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis 2p 2p
4. A drug‘s half-life is best defined as
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a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit half its therapeutic response.
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b. The time it takes one- 2p 2p 2p 2p
half of the original amount of a drug to reach the target cells.
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c. The time it takes one-
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half of the original amount of a drug to be removed from the body.
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d. The time it takes one-
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half of the original amount of a drug to be absorbed into the circulation.
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ANS: C 2p
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Chapter 01: Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
MULTIPLE CHOICE 2p
1. Which is a judgement about a particular patient‘s potential need or problem?
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
a. A goal 2p
b. An assessment 2p
c. Subjective data 2p
d. A nursing diagnosis 2p 2p
ANS: D 2p
Nursing diagnosis is the phase of the nursing process during which a clinical judgement is made abo
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o heath conditions and life processes or vulnerability for that response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge 2p 2p
2. The patient is to receive oral furosemide (Lasix) every day; however, because the patient is unable t
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ake medication orally, as ordered. The nurse needs to contact the physician. What type of problem i
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a. A ―right time‖ problem
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b. A ―right dose‖ problem
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c. A ―right route‖ problem
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d. A ―right medication‖ problem
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ANS: C 2p
This is a ―right route‖ problem: the nurse cannot assume the route and must clarify the route with th
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right time‖ problem because the ordered frequency has not changed. This is not a ―right dose‖ probl
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related to an inability to swallow. This is not a ―right medication‖ problem because the medication
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t the route.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient‘s progress on his new drug regimen since the first dose an
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
gns of possible adverse effects. What nursing process phase is the nurse practising?
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis 2p
ANS: B 2p
Monitoring the patient‘s progress is part of the evaluation phase. Planning, implementation, and nurs
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
ated by this example.
2p 2p 2p
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which
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s an outcome criterion for this patient?
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a. The patient will follow instructions.
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b. The patient will not experience complications.
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c. The patient adheres to the new insulin treatment regimen.
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d. The patient demonstrates safe insulin self-administration technique.
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ANS: D 2p
Having the patient demonstrate safe insulin self-
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administration technique is a specific and measurable outcome criterion. Following instructions and
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
not specific criteria. Adherence to the new insulin treatment regimen is not objective and would be
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
5. Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is n
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pe 1 diabetes mellitus?
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6. The nurse is working during a very busy night shift, and the health care provider has just given the n
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
over the telephone, but the nurse does not recall the route. What is the best way for the nurse to avo
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
a. Recopy the order neatly on the order sheet, with the most common route indicated
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b. Consult with the pharmacist for clarification about the most common route
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c. Call the health care provider to clarify the route of administration
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d. Withhold the drug until the health care provider visits the patient
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ANS: C 2p
If a medication order does not include the route, the nurse must ask the health care provider to clarif
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administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Analysis
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7. Which constitutes the traditional Five Rights of medication administration?
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a. Right drug, right route, right dose, right time, and right patient
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b. Right drug, the right effect, the right route, the right time, and the right patient
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c. Right patient, right strength, right diagnosis, right drug, and right route
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d. Right patient, right diagnosis, right drug, right route, and right time
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ANS: A 2p
The traditional Five Rights of medication administration were considered to be Right drug, Right rou
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Right patient. Right effect, right strength, and right diagnosis are not part of the traditional Five Rig
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2p 2p
8. What correctly describes the nursing process?
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a. Diagnosing, planning, assessing, implementing, and finally evaluating
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b. Assessing, then diagnosing, implementing, and ending with evaluating
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c. A linear direction that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosin
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g, planning, and finally implementing
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d. An ongoing process that begins with assessing and continues with diagnosin
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g, planning, implementing, and evaluating
2p 2p 2p 2p
ANS: D 2p
The nursing process is an ongoing, flexible, adaptable, and adjustable five-
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step process that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosing, planning, implementing, a
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h may then lead back to any of the other phases.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
9. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose, which is most important to assess?
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a. The patient‘s identification 2p 2p
b. The patient‘s weight 2p 2p
c. The patient‘s last meal 2p 2p 2p
d. Any drug or food allergies 2p 2p 2p 2p
ANS: C 2p
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drug need to be assessed with regard to
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food interactions or compatibility issues. The patient‘s identification, weight, and drug or food allerg
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
‘s timing.
2p
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application 2p 2p
10. The nurse is writing nursing diagnoses for a plan of care. Which reflects the correct format for her n
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a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced b
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y statements such as ―I‘m upset about having to give myself shots‖
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d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ―I‘
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
m upset about having to give myself shots‖
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Chapter 02: Pharmacological Principles
2p 2p 2p
Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
MULTIPLE CHOICE 2p
1. A patient is receiving two different drugs, which, at their current dose forms and dosages, are both a
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n in identical amounts. Which term best denotes that the drugs have the same absorption rates?
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a. Equivalent
b. Synergistic
c. Compatible
d. Bioequivalent
ANS: D 2p
Two drugs absorbed into the circulation at the same amount (in specific dosage forms) have the sam
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are bioequivalent. ―Equivalent‖ is incorrect because the term ―bioavailability‖ is used to express the
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―Synergistic‖ is incorrect because this term refers to two drugs given together whose resulting effec
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the effects of each drug given alone. ―Compatible‖ is incorrect because this term is a general term u
2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p
stances do not have a chemical reaction when mixed (or given, in the case of drugs) together.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2p 2p
2. A patient is receiving medication via intravenous injection. Which information should the nurse prov
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a. The medication will cause fewer adverse effects when given intravenously.
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b. The medication will be absorbed slowly into the tissues over time.
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c. The medication‘s action will begin faster when given intravenously.
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d. Most of the drug is inactivated by the liver before it reaches the target area.
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ANS: C 2p
Intravenous injections are the fastest route of absorption. The intravenous route does not affect the n
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he intravenous route is not a slow route of absorption, and the intravenous route does not cause inac
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liver before it reaches the target area.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 2p 2p
3. Which is true regarding parenteral drugs?
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a. They bypass the first-pass effect. 2p 2p 2p 2p
b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
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c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
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d. They exert their effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
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ANS: A 2p
Drugs given by the parenteral route bypass the first-
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pass effect, but they still must be absorbed into cells and tissues before they can exert their effects. E
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rally), not parenteral drugs, decrease blood flow to the stomach and are altered by the presence of f
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ral drugs must be absorbed into cells and tissues from the circulation before they can exert their eff
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effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis 2p 2p
4. A drug‘s half-life is best defined as
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a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit half its therapeutic response.
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b. The time it takes one- 2p 2p 2p 2p
half of the original amount of a drug to reach the target cells.
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c. The time it takes one-
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half of the original amount of a drug to be removed from the body.
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d. The time it takes one-
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half of the original amount of a drug to be absorbed into the circulation.
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ANS: C 2p