Basic Pharmacology Chapter 6 Test
Bank Questions With 100% Actual
Detailed Answers.
Before administering medication, the nurse must have: - Answer -Current license to practice.
-Clear policy statement authorizing the act.
-Signed medication order.
-Understanding of rationale for drug use.
-Understanding of drug action, dosing, dilution, route and rate of administration, common and
serious adverse effects, and contraindications.
What are the contents of Patient Charts? - Answer -summary action
-consent section
-order section
-history and physical examination section
-progress notes
-nurse's notes
-laboratory tests record
-graphic record
-flow sheets
-consultation reports
-other diagnostic reports
-medication administration record (MAR) or medication profile
-PRN or unscheduled medication record
-patient education record
-additional patient chart records
-nursing care plans
Kardex Records - Answer -large index-type card usually kept in a flip file or a separate holder
that contains pertinent information
-unit-dose systems not listed on Kardex
, Drug Distribution Systems include: - Answer -floor or ward stock system, cart fill
-individual prescription order system
-unit-dose drug distribution system
-computer-controlled dispensing system-Pyxis, Omnicell, etc.
-Long-term care unit-dose system
Floor or ward stock system is used primarily in: - Answer small hospitals
What is the safest and most economical method of drug distribution used today? - Answer
computer-controlled dispensing system
What is the primary goal of computerized drug distribution systems? - Answer preventing
medication errors
Single-unit package of drugs dispensed into labeled drawers assigned to patients: - Answer
Unit-dose distribution system
Advantages of unit-dose systems: - Answer -less prep time by nurses
-pharmacy review
-less wastage
Disadvantage of unit-dose system: - Answer pharmacy, not nurse, prepares some medications
Computer-controlled dispensing system: - Answer -stocked by pharmacy with single-unit
packages of medications
-nurse uses security code and password or fingerprint to access system, select's patient's name,
profile, and drugs due for administration, cart opens with medications
-scanner used on nurse's ID, patient's ID, and bar code on individual medications, with
automatic documentation
-safe and economical
Long-term care unit-dose system - Answer -each resident's medication container is for 1 week
Bank Questions With 100% Actual
Detailed Answers.
Before administering medication, the nurse must have: - Answer -Current license to practice.
-Clear policy statement authorizing the act.
-Signed medication order.
-Understanding of rationale for drug use.
-Understanding of drug action, dosing, dilution, route and rate of administration, common and
serious adverse effects, and contraindications.
What are the contents of Patient Charts? - Answer -summary action
-consent section
-order section
-history and physical examination section
-progress notes
-nurse's notes
-laboratory tests record
-graphic record
-flow sheets
-consultation reports
-other diagnostic reports
-medication administration record (MAR) or medication profile
-PRN or unscheduled medication record
-patient education record
-additional patient chart records
-nursing care plans
Kardex Records - Answer -large index-type card usually kept in a flip file or a separate holder
that contains pertinent information
-unit-dose systems not listed on Kardex
, Drug Distribution Systems include: - Answer -floor or ward stock system, cart fill
-individual prescription order system
-unit-dose drug distribution system
-computer-controlled dispensing system-Pyxis, Omnicell, etc.
-Long-term care unit-dose system
Floor or ward stock system is used primarily in: - Answer small hospitals
What is the safest and most economical method of drug distribution used today? - Answer
computer-controlled dispensing system
What is the primary goal of computerized drug distribution systems? - Answer preventing
medication errors
Single-unit package of drugs dispensed into labeled drawers assigned to patients: - Answer
Unit-dose distribution system
Advantages of unit-dose systems: - Answer -less prep time by nurses
-pharmacy review
-less wastage
Disadvantage of unit-dose system: - Answer pharmacy, not nurse, prepares some medications
Computer-controlled dispensing system: - Answer -stocked by pharmacy with single-unit
packages of medications
-nurse uses security code and password or fingerprint to access system, select's patient's name,
profile, and drugs due for administration, cart opens with medications
-scanner used on nurse's ID, patient's ID, and bar code on individual medications, with
automatic documentation
-safe and economical
Long-term care unit-dose system - Answer -each resident's medication container is for 1 week
