Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition by Constance G. Visovsky, All Chapters 1-20 ||Complete A+ Guide

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CLINICALPHARMACOLOGY11THEDITION
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,Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
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MULTIPLE fCHOICE


1. The fLPN fis fcollecting fdata ffor fthe finitial fassessment fof fa fpatient fupon fadmission fto fa
Long-term fcare ffacility fbefore fgiving fthe fpatient’s fprescribed fdrugs. fWhich faction fshould fthe fLPN
f consider fto fbe fthe fhighest fpriority?

a. Obtain fany fspecial fequipment fthat fwill fbe fneeded fto fgive fthe fpatient’s fdrug.

b. Monitor fthe fpatient ffor fa fresponse fto fthe fdrug fgiven.

c. Collect fdata fabout fthe fpatient fand fthe fpatient’s fhealth fcondition.

d. Review fthe fnursing fcare fplan fto fverify fthat fit fis faccurate.
f ANS: fC
Collecting fand fdocumenting fdata fabout fthe fpatient fand fthe fpatient’s fhealth fcondition fis fa fcritical
f step fbefore fany fdrugs fare fgiven. fInformation fregarding fthe fpresent fillness, fany fsigns fand
f symptoms, freview fof fmedical frecords, fdrug fhistory, fand fvital fsigns fare fneeded fbefore fdrugs fare
f given. fDeciding fon fspecial fequipment fthat fwill fbe fneeded fto fgive fthe fpatient’s fdrug fis fpart fof fthe
f planning fphase fof fthe fnursing fprocess. fMonitoring fthe fpatient ffor fhis fresponse fto fgiven fdrug fis
f part fof fthe fevaluation fstage fof fthe fnursing fprocess. fReviewing fthe fnursing fcare fplan fto fverify fthat
f it fis fbeing ffollowed faccurately fis fpart fof fthe fimplementation fstage fof fthe fnursing fprocess.




DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fApplying REF: fp. f2

,2. The fLPN fis fworking fwith fa fpatient fin fthe fplanning fstage fof fthe fnursing fprocess frelated fto
f the fpatient’s fprescribed fdrugs. fWhich faction fshould fthe fLPN ftake fduring fthis fstage?

a. Develop fa fnursing fgoal fto fplan fthe fprocedures fneeded fto fgive fdrug.

b. Develop fa fteaching fplan ffor fthe fpatient fregarding fthe fdrug’s factions.

, c. Determine fthat fthe fpatient fis fexperiencing fthe fexpected fresponse fto fhis fdrug.

d. Determine fhow fmuch fthe fpatient funderstands fabout fhis fdrug.
f ANS: fD


Determining fhow fmuch fthe fpatient funderstands fabout fhis fdrug fis fpart fof fthe fdiagnosis fphase fof
f the fnursing fprocess. fDeveloping fa fnursing fgoal fto fplan fthe fprocedures fneeded fto fgive fdrug fand
f developing fa fteaching fplan ffor fthe fpatient fregarding fthe fdrug’s factions fare fpart fof fthe fplanning
f phase fof fthe fnursing fprocess.


DIF: f f Cognitive fLevel: fApplying f f REF: fp. f2


3. You fare fteaching fa fpatient fwith fdepression fabout fthe fpotential fadverse feffects fof fa
f prescribed fdrug. fWhat fpart fof fthe fnursing fprocess frelated fto fdrug ftherapy fare fyou fengaging fin fat
f this fpoint fof fthe fteaching fplan?

a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosis
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In fthe fevaluation fphase fof fthe fnursing fprocess, fthe fLPN funderstands fand fteaches fto fthe fpatient
f the fdrug’s ftherapeutic feffects, fexpected fside feffects, fand fpotential fadverse feffects.




DIF: f f Cognitive fLevel: fRemembering f f f REF: f f p. f2


4. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fsubjective fdata?

a. The fpatient fstates fshe fhas fpain fin fher fleft farm.

b. The fmedical fchart fhas fa frecorded fblood fpressure fof f128/88.

c. The fserum fpotassium flevel fis f3.8 fmmol/L.

d. The fpatient’s fECG fshows fnormal fsinus frhythm.