TEST BANK LEHNE'S PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE 10TH EDITION Author: Jacqueline Burchum| Laura UPDATED 2025!!!!

,Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v




1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the
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nurse will rely on knowledge of:
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a. clinical pharmacology. v


b. drug efficacy. v


c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D v


Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent v v v v v v v v v v v v v


conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–human interactions.
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Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect.
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Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. v v v v v v v v v v v v




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Four Basic v v v v


Terms TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
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a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANS: C v


A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more
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likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
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attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension v v


REF: v Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration v v v v v v v v


TOP:
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MSC: v NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is
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very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug’s
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effectiveness?
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a. “I don’t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to
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cause an overdose.”
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b. “It has no side effects and doesn’t interact with other drugs.”
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c. “I only have to take it every 12 hours.”
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d. “It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.”
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ANS: D v

, A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects.
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Because no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All
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drugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug’s
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effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug’s effectiveness.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Properties of an Ideal v v v v v v


Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE v




1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Irreversible action v


b. Predictability
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d. Chemical stability v


e. A simple trade name
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ANS: B, C, D v v v


In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties
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vinclude a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simple
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vgeneric name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember and
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vpronounce.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension v v


REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal
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Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
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individual patient variability might affect the patient’s response to the medication? (Select all
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that apply.)
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a. Chemical stability of the medication v v v v


b. Ease of administration v v


c. Family medical history v v


d. Patient’s age v


e. Patient’s diagnosis v




ANS: C, D, E v v v


The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patient’s response to
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a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The patient’s
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illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the medication and the
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ease of administration are properties of drugs.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Sources of Individual v v v v v


Variation TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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, Chapter 2: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v




1. A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication
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label instructs the patient to administer “2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or
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wheezing.” The patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she
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doesn’t feel that the medication is always effective. Which is not an appropriate nursing
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intervention for this patient?
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a. Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler v v v v v v v v


b. Assessing the patient’s exposure to tobacco smoke v v v v v v


c. Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs v v v v v v


d. Suggesting that the patient use one puff to reduce side effects v v v v v v v v v v




ANS: D v


It is not within the nurse’s scope of practice to change the dose of a medication without an
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vorder from a prescriber. Asking the patient to demonstrate inhaler use helps the nurse to
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vevaluate the patient’s ability to administer the medication properly and is part of the nurse’s
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vevaluation. Assessing tobacco smoke exposure helps the nurse determine whether nondrug
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vtherapies, such a smoke avoidance, can be used as an adjunct to drug therapy. Performing a
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vphysical assessment helps the nurse evaluate the patient’s response to the medication.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application v v


REF: Applying the Nursing Process in Drug Therapy: Preadministration Assessment [and
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all subsections under this heading]
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. A postoperative patient is being discharged home with acetaminophen/hydrocodone (Lortab)
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for pain. The patient asks the nurse about using Tylenol for fever. Which statement by the
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nurse is correct?
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a. “It is not safe to take over-the-counter drugs with prescription medications.”
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b. “Taking the two medications together poses a risk of drug toxicity.”
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c. “There are no known drug interactions, so this will be safe.”
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d. “Tylenol and Lortab are different drugs, so there is no risk of overdose.”
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ANS: B v


Tylenol is the trade name and acetaminophen is the generic name for the same medication. It
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is important to teach patients to be aware of the different names for the same drug to minimize
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the risk of overdose. Over-the-counter (OTC) medications and prescription medications may
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be taken together unless significant harmful drug interactions are possible. Even though no
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drug interactions are at play in this case, both drugs contain acetaminophen, which could lead
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to toxicity.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application v v


REF: v Application of Pharmacology in Patient Education: Dosage and Administration v v v v v v v v


TOP:
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MSC: v NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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