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1. TheQnurseQisQteachingQaQpatientQhowQaQmedicationQworksQtoQtreatQanQillness.QToQdoQthis,Qt
heQnurseQwillQrelyQonQknowledgeQof:
a. clinicalQpharmacology.
b. drugQefficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
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PharmacotherapeuticsQisQtheQstudyQofQtheQuseQofQdrugsQtoQdiagnose,Qtreat,QandQpreventQcondi
tions.QClinicalQpharmacologyQisQconcernedQwithQallQaspectsQofQdrug–
humanQinteractions.QDrugQefficacyQmeasuresQtheQextentQtoQwhichQaQgivenQdrugQcausesQanQinte
ndedQeffect.
PharmacokineticsQisQtheQstudyQofQtheQimpactQofQtheQbodyQonQaQdrug.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QComprehension
REF:QFourQBasicQTermsQTOP:Q NursingQProcess:QImplement
ation
MSC:Q NCLEXQClientQNeedsQCategory:QPhysiologicQIntegrity:QPharmacologicQandQParenteralQTherapies
2. WhatQdoesQitQmeanQwhenQaQdrugQisQdescribedQasQeasyQtoQadminister?
a. ItQcanQbeQstoredQindefinitelyQwithoutQneedQforQrefrigeration.
b. ItQdoesQnotQinteractQsignificantlyQwithQotherQmedications.
c. ItQenhancesQpatientQadherenceQtoQtheQdrugQregimen.
d. ItQisQusuallyQrelativelyQinexpensiveQtoQproduce.
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AQmajorQbenefitQofQdrugsQthatQareQeasyQtoQadministerQisQthatQpatientsQtakingQthemQareQmo
reQlikelyQtoQcomplyQwithQtheQdrugQregimen.QDrugsQthatQareQeasyQtoQgiveQmayQhaveQtheQot
herQattributesQlisted,QbutQthoseQpropertiesQareQindependentQofQeaseQofQadministration.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QComprehension
REF:QAdditionalQPropertiesQofQanQIdealQDrug:QEaseQofQAdministrati
onQTOP:Q NursingQProcess:QAssessment
MSC:Q NCLEXQClientQNeedsQCategory:QPhysiologicQIntegrity:QPharmacologicQandQParenteralQTherapies
3. AQpatientQtellsQtheQnurseQthatQheQwasQtoldQbyQtheQprescriberQthatQtheQanalgesicQheQisQtakingQ
isQveryQeffective.QWhichQstatementQbyQtheQpatientQdemonstratesQanQunderstandingQofQtheQdr
ug‘sQeffectiveness?
a. ―IQdon‘tQhaveQtoQworryQaboutQtoxicity,QsinceQitQtakesQaQlargeQamountQofQthisQdrugQ
toQcauseQanQoverdose.‖
b. ―ItQhasQnoQsideQeffectsQandQdoesn‘tQinteractQwithQotherQdrugs.‖
c. ―IQonlyQhaveQ toQ takeQ itQ everyQ12Q hours.‖
d. ―ItQmightQmakeQmeQsleepy,QandQitQlessensQpainQforQseveralQhoursQatQaQtime.‖
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AQdrugQisQeffectiveQifQitQproducesQtheQintendedQeffects,QevenQifQitQalsoQproducesQsideQeffects.Q
BecauseQnoQdrugQisQcompletelyQsafe,QtheQlevelQofQtoxicityQdoesQnotQdetermineQeffectiveness.Q
AllQdrugsQhaveQsideQeffectsQandQmanyQreactQwithQotherQsubstances;QtheseQdoQnotQaffectQtheQdru
g‘sQeffectiveness.QEaseQofQadministrationQisQindependentQofQaQdrug‘sQeffectiveness.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QComprehension
REF:QPropertiesQofQanQIdealQDrugQTOP:Q NursingQProcess:QEvaluation
MSC:Q NCLEXQClientQNeedsQCategory:QPhysiologicQIntegrity:QPharmacologicQandQParenteralQTherapies
MULTIPLEQRESPONSE
1. WhatQareQtheQpropertiesQofQanQidealQdrug?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)
a. IrreversibleQaction
b. Predictability
c. EaseQofQadministration
d. ChemicalQstability
e. AQsimpleQtradeQname
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InQadditionQtoQpredictability,QeaseQofQadministration,QandQchemicalQstability,QotherQpropertie
sQincludeQaQreversibleQactionQsoQthatQanyQharmQtheQdrugQmayQcauseQcanQbeQundoneQandQaQsi
mpleQgenericQname,QbecauseQgenericQnamesQareQusuallyQcomplexQandQdifficultQtoQremember
QandQpronounce.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QComprehension
REF:QPropertiesQofQanQIdealQDrugQ|QAdditionalQPropertiesQofQanQIdealQDr
ugQTOP:Q NursingQProcess:QAssessment
MSC:Q NCLEXQClientQNeedsQCategory:QPhysiologicQIntegrity:QPharmacologicQandQParenteralQTherapies
2. BeforeQadministeringQaQmedication,QwhatQdoesQtheQnurseQneedQtoQknowQtoQevaluateQhow
individualQpatientQvariabilityQmightQaffectQtheQpatient‘sQresponseQtoQtheQmedication?Q(SelectQallQt
hatQapply.)
a. ChemicalQstabilityQofQtheQmedication
b. EaseQofQadministration
c. FamilyQmedicalQhistory
d. Patient‘sQage
e. Patient‘sQdiagnosis
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TheQfamilyQmedicalQhistoryQcanQindicateQgeneticQfactorsQthatQmayQaffectQaQpatient‘sQresponseQ
toQaQmedication.QPatientsQofQdifferentQagesQcanQrespondQdifferentlyQtoQmedications.QTheQpatien
t‘sQillnessQcanQaffectQhowQdrugsQareQmetabolized.QTheQchemicalQstabilityQofQtheQmedicationQan
dQtheQeaseQofQadministrationQareQpropertiesQofQdrugs.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QAnalysis
REF:QSourcesQofQIndividualQVariationQTOP:Q NursingQProcess:QImplement
ation
MSC:Q NCLEXQClientQNeedsQCategory:QPhysiologicQIntegrity:QReductionQofQRiskQPotential
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1. AQpatientQisQusingQaQmetered-
doseQinhalerQcontainingQalbuterolQforQasthma.QTheQmedicationQlabelQinstructsQtheQpatientQt
oQadministerQ―2QpuffsQeveryQ4QhoursQasQneededQforQcoughingQor
wheezing.‖QTheQpatientQreportsQfeelingQjitteryQsometimesQwhenQtakingQtheQ medication,QandQs
heQdoesn‘tQfeelQthatQtheQmedicationQisQalwaysQeffective.QWhichQisQnotQanQappropriateQnursingQ
interventionQforQthisQpatient?
a. AskingQtheQpatientQtoQdemonstrateQuseQofQtheQinhaler
b. AssessingQtheQpatient‘sQexposureQtoQtobaccoQsmoke
c. AuscultatingQlungQsoundsQandQobtainingQvitalQsigns
d. SuggestingQthatQtheQpatientQuseQoneQpuffQtoQreduceQsideQeffects
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ItQisQnotQwithinQtheQnurse‘sQscopeQofQpracticeQtoQchangeQtheQdoseQofQaQmedicationQwithoutQa
nQorderQfromQaQprescriber.QAskingQtheQpatientQtoQdemonstrateQinhalerQuseQhelpsQtheQnurseQto
QevaluateQtheQpatient‘sQabilityQtoQadministerQtheQmedicationQproperlyQandQisQpartQofQtheQnurs
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rugQtherapies,QsuchQaQsmokeQavoidance,QcanQbeQusedQasQanQadjunctQtoQdrugQtherapy.QPerfor
mingQaQphysicalQassessmentQhelpsQtheQnurseQevaluateQtheQpatient‘sQresponseQtoQtheQmedicati
on.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QApplication
REF:QApplyingQtheQNursingQProcessQinQDrugQTherapy:QPreadministrationQAssessmentQ[andQ
allQsubsectionsQunderQthisQheading] TOP:Q NursingQProcess:QImplementation
MSC:Q NCLEXQClientQNeedsQCategory:QPhysiologicQIntegrity:QPharmacologicQandQParenteralQTherapies
2. AQpostoperativeQpatientQisQbeingQdischargedQhomeQwithQacetaminophen/hydrocodoneQ(Lorta
b)QforQpain.QTheQpatientQasksQtheQnurseQaboutQusingQTylenolQforQfever.QWhichQstatementQbyQt
heQnurseQisQcorrect?
a. ―ItQisQnotQsafeQtoQtakeQover-the-counterQdrugsQwithQprescriptionQmedications.‖
b. ―TakingQtheQtwoQmedicationsQtogetherQposesQaQriskQofQdrugQtoxicity.‖
c. ―ThereQareQnoQknownQdrugQinteractions,QsoQthisQwillQbeQsafe.‖
d. ―TylenolQandQLortabQareQdifferentQdrugs,QsoQthereQisQnoQriskQofQoverdose.‖
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TylenolQisQtheQtradeQnameQandQacetaminophenQisQtheQgenericQnameQforQtheQsameQmedication.QI
tQisQimportantQtoQteachQpatientsQtoQbeQawareQofQtheQdifferentQnamesQforQtheQsameQdrugQtoQmini
mizeQtheQriskQofQoverdose.QOver-the-
counterQ(OTC)QmedicationsQandQprescriptionQmedicationsQmayQbeQtakenQtogetherQunlessQsignif
icantQharmfulQdrugQinteractionsQareQpossible.QEvenQthoughQnoQdrugQinteractionsQareQatQplayQinQ
thisQcase,QbothQdrugsQcontainQacetaminophen,QwhichQcouldQleadQtoQtoxicity.
DIF: CognitiveQLevel:QApplication
REF:QApplicationQofQPharmacologyQinQPatientQEducation:QDosageQandQAdministration