Lehne's Pharmacology For Nursing Care Test Bank, 12th
Edition ( Jacqueline Burchum,
Laura Rosenthal
,lehne's pharmacology for nursing care test bank, 12th edition (
jacqueline burchum,
laura rosenthal
chapter 01: orientation to pharmacology
burchum: lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care, 12th edition
multiple choice
1. the nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat
an illness. to do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic?
a. clinical pharmacology
b. drug efficacy
c. pharmacokinetics
d. pharmacotherapeutics
,answer: d
pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose,
treat, and prevent conditions. clinical pharmacology is concerned with
all aspects of drug-human interactions. drug efficacy measures the
extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect.
pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
pts: 1
2. what is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to
administer?
a. it can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. it does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. it enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d. it is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
, answer: c
a major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients
taking them are more likely to comply with the drug regimen. drugs
that are easy to give may have the other attributes listed, but those
properties are independent of ease of administration.
pts: 1
3. a patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking
may cause drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time.
based on this understanding of the drug’s effects by the patient, the
nurse will anticipate which outcome?
a. decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. decreased motivation to take the drug
c. improved compliance with the drug regimen
d. increased likelihood of drug overdose
Edition ( Jacqueline Burchum,
Laura Rosenthal
,lehne's pharmacology for nursing care test bank, 12th edition (
jacqueline burchum,
laura rosenthal
chapter 01: orientation to pharmacology
burchum: lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care, 12th edition
multiple choice
1. the nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat
an illness. to do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of which topic?
a. clinical pharmacology
b. drug efficacy
c. pharmacokinetics
d. pharmacotherapeutics
,answer: d
pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose,
treat, and prevent conditions. clinical pharmacology is concerned with
all aspects of drug-human interactions. drug efficacy measures the
extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect.
pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
pts: 1
2. what is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to
administer?
a. it can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. it does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. it enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d. it is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
, answer: c
a major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients
taking them are more likely to comply with the drug regimen. drugs
that are easy to give may have the other attributes listed, but those
properties are independent of ease of administration.
pts: 1
3. a patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking
may cause drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at a time.
based on this understanding of the drug’s effects by the patient, the
nurse will anticipate which outcome?
a. decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. decreased motivation to take the drug
c. improved compliance with the drug regimen
d. increased likelihood of drug overdose
