Te
1
ch
Test Bank Introduction to Clinical
Gu
Pharmacology 9th Edition by Constance G.
ru
Visovsky
All Chapters 1-19| Verified Questions & Answers for the Exams A+ Pass
,Te
2
ch
Table of Contents
Gu
Unit I: General Principles
Chapter 1. Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
ru
Chapter 2. Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
Chapter 3. Principles of Pharmacology
Unit II: Principle of Drug Administration
Chapter 4. Drug Calculation: Preparing and Giving Drugs
Unit III: Drug Categories
Chapter 5. Anti-infective Drugs: Antibiotics, Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungals, Antiparasitics
Chapter 6. Antivirals and Antiretrovirals
Chapter 7. Drugs for Allergy and Respiratory Problems
Chapter 8. Drugs Affecting the Renal/Urinary and Cardiovascular Systems
Chapter 9. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
Chapter 10. Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 11. Drugs for Pain Management
Chapter 12. Anti-inflammatory, Anti-arthritis, and Antigout Drugs
Chapter 13. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 14. Drugs Affecting the Hematologic System
Chapter 15. Immunomodulating Drugs
Chapter 16: Hormones and Drugs for Osteoporosis
Chapter 17. Drugs for Diabetes Management
Chapter 18. Drugs for Ear and Eye Problems
Chapter 19. Over-the-Counter Drugs, Herbal and Alternative Drugs, and Vitamins and Minerals
Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. You are assessing the skin of a newly admitted patient and note a 2 inch area of redness at the
sacrum. Which type of data are you collecting with this information?
,Te
3
ch
a. Objective data
Gu
b. Inspection
c. Subjective data
ru
d. Alternative therapy
ANSWER: A
Objective data are obtained by the healthcare provider during physical examination, or that are
measurable (i.e., laboratory results).
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 3
2. Which part of the nursing process includes setting goals for the nursing care required when giving
drugs to a patient?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
ANSWER: B
The nursing process consists of five major steps in this order: assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, evaluation. It is in the planning step that the goals for nursing care related to drugs
are set based upon data collected.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
3. When would it be appropriate to withhold a drug instead of giving it to a patient?
a. When the order is written by hand
b. When any part of the drug order is unclear
c. When the drug improves the patient’s symptoms
d. When the order contains both the generic and trade name of the drug
ANSWER: B
You must use good judgment in carrying out a drug order. If, in your judgment, the order is unclear,
or incorrect, it should be withheld (not given) until your concerns can be answered by the patient’s
healthcare provider.
, Te
ch 4
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 4
Gu
4. Which action would you take to ensure that an order for a drug is accurate?
ru
a. Check the drug record with the Kardex file.
b. Compare the order with the drug history.
c. Compare the order to the patient’s reason for admission.
d. Check the drug record with the original healthcare provider’s order.
ANSWER: D
Once the healthcare provider orders the drug, you must verify that the order is accurate. This is done
by checking the drug chart or drug record with the healthcare provider’s original order.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
5. What do the nine “rights” of drug administration include?
a. Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, reason, documentation, response, and right to refuse
b. Right drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, drug history, documents, and right to refuse
c. Right drug, amount, route, time, nurse, reason, route, diagnosis, and documentation
d. Right dose, time, healthcare provider, patient, route, documentation, response, and drug
ANSWER: A
There are nine “rights” of drug administration: you must identify the right patient, give the right drug
at the right dose, right route, right time, for the right reason, using the right documentation to record
that the dose has been given, monitor the patient for the right response, and note that the patient has
the right to refuse a drug.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5
6. Which action should you take to ensure that you are giving a drug to the right patient?
a. Verifying the drug record with the patient name on the chart
b. Verifying the patient’s room and bed number with the chart
c. Asking the patient to state his or her birthdate and Social Security number
d. Asking the patient to state their name and birthdate, and then checking the patients
identification bracelet
ANSWER: D
1
ch
Test Bank Introduction to Clinical
Gu
Pharmacology 9th Edition by Constance G.
ru
Visovsky
All Chapters 1-19| Verified Questions & Answers for the Exams A+ Pass
,Te
2
ch
Table of Contents
Gu
Unit I: General Principles
Chapter 1. Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
ru
Chapter 2. Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
Chapter 3. Principles of Pharmacology
Unit II: Principle of Drug Administration
Chapter 4. Drug Calculation: Preparing and Giving Drugs
Unit III: Drug Categories
Chapter 5. Anti-infective Drugs: Antibiotics, Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungals, Antiparasitics
Chapter 6. Antivirals and Antiretrovirals
Chapter 7. Drugs for Allergy and Respiratory Problems
Chapter 8. Drugs Affecting the Renal/Urinary and Cardiovascular Systems
Chapter 9. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
Chapter 10. Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 11. Drugs for Pain Management
Chapter 12. Anti-inflammatory, Anti-arthritis, and Antigout Drugs
Chapter 13. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 14. Drugs Affecting the Hematologic System
Chapter 15. Immunomodulating Drugs
Chapter 16: Hormones and Drugs for Osteoporosis
Chapter 17. Drugs for Diabetes Management
Chapter 18. Drugs for Ear and Eye Problems
Chapter 19. Over-the-Counter Drugs, Herbal and Alternative Drugs, and Vitamins and Minerals
Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. You are assessing the skin of a newly admitted patient and note a 2 inch area of redness at the
sacrum. Which type of data are you collecting with this information?
,Te
3
ch
a. Objective data
Gu
b. Inspection
c. Subjective data
ru
d. Alternative therapy
ANSWER: A
Objective data are obtained by the healthcare provider during physical examination, or that are
measurable (i.e., laboratory results).
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 3
2. Which part of the nursing process includes setting goals for the nursing care required when giving
drugs to a patient?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
ANSWER: B
The nursing process consists of five major steps in this order: assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, evaluation. It is in the planning step that the goals for nursing care related to drugs
are set based upon data collected.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
3. When would it be appropriate to withhold a drug instead of giving it to a patient?
a. When the order is written by hand
b. When any part of the drug order is unclear
c. When the drug improves the patient’s symptoms
d. When the order contains both the generic and trade name of the drug
ANSWER: B
You must use good judgment in carrying out a drug order. If, in your judgment, the order is unclear,
or incorrect, it should be withheld (not given) until your concerns can be answered by the patient’s
healthcare provider.
, Te
ch 4
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 4
Gu
4. Which action would you take to ensure that an order for a drug is accurate?
ru
a. Check the drug record with the Kardex file.
b. Compare the order with the drug history.
c. Compare the order to the patient’s reason for admission.
d. Check the drug record with the original healthcare provider’s order.
ANSWER: D
Once the healthcare provider orders the drug, you must verify that the order is accurate. This is done
by checking the drug chart or drug record with the healthcare provider’s original order.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
5. What do the nine “rights” of drug administration include?
a. Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, reason, documentation, response, and right to refuse
b. Right drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, drug history, documents, and right to refuse
c. Right drug, amount, route, time, nurse, reason, route, diagnosis, and documentation
d. Right dose, time, healthcare provider, patient, route, documentation, response, and drug
ANSWER: A
There are nine “rights” of drug administration: you must identify the right patient, give the right drug
at the right dose, right route, right time, for the right reason, using the right documentation to record
that the dose has been given, monitor the patient for the right response, and note that the patient has
the right to refuse a drug.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5
6. Which action should you take to ensure that you are giving a drug to the right patient?
a. Verifying the drug record with the patient name on the chart
b. Verifying the patient’s room and bed number with the chart
c. Asking the patient to state his or her birthdate and Social Security number
d. Asking the patient to state their name and birthdate, and then checking the patients
identification bracelet
ANSWER: D
