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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themnursemismteachingmampatientmhowmammedicationmworksmtomtreatmanmillness.mTomdomthis,m
themnursemwillmrelymonmknowledgemof:
a. clinicalmpharmacology.
b. drugmefficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:m D
Pharmacotherapeuticsmismthemstudymofmthemusemofmdrugsmtomdiagnose,mtreat,mandmpreventmcond
itions.mClinicalmpharmacologymismconcernedmwithmallmaspectsmofmdrug–
humanminteractions.mDrugmefficacymmeasuresmthemextentmtomwhichmamgivenmdrugmcausesmanmint
endedmeffect.
Pharmacokineticsmismthemstudymofmthemimpactmofmthembodymonmamdrug.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension
REF:mFourmBasicmTermsmTOP:m NursingmProcess:mImplement
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2. Whatmdoesmitmmeanmwhenmamdrugmismdescribedmasmeasymtomadminister?
a. Itmcanmbemstoredmindefinitelymwithoutmneedmformrefrigeration.
b. Itmdoesmnotminteractmsignificantlymwithmothermmedications.
c. Itmenhancesmpatientmadherencemtomthemdrugmregimen.
d. Itmismusuallymrelativelyminexpensivemtomproduce.
ANS:m C
Ammajormbenefitmofmdrugsmthatmaremeasymtomadministermismthatmpatientsmtakingmthemmaremm
oremlikelymtomcomplymwithmthemdrugmregimen.mDrugsmthatmaremeasymtomgivemmaymhavemthem
othermattributesmlisted,mbutmthosempropertiesmaremindependentmofmeasemofmadministration.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension
REF:mAdditionalmPropertiesmofmanmIdealmDrug:mEasemofmAdministrati
onmTOP:m NursingmProcess:mAssessment
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicmIntegrity:mPharmacologicmandmParenteralmTherapie
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3. Ampatientmtellsmthemnursemthatmhemwasmtoldmbymthemprescribermthatmthemanalgesicmhemismtaking
mismverymeffective.mWhichmstatementmbymthempatientmdemonstratesmanmunderstandingmofmthem
drug‘smeffectiveness?
a. ―Imdon‘tmhavemtomworrymaboutmtoxicity,msincemitmtakesmamlargemamountmofmthismdru
gmtomcausemanmoverdose.‖
b. ―Itmhasmnomsidemeffectsmandmdoesn‘tminteractmwithmothermdrugs.‖
c. ―Imonlymhavem tom takem itm everym12m hours.‖
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d. ―Itmmightmmakemmemsleepy,mandmitmlessensmpainmformseveralmhoursmatmamtime.‖
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ANS:m D
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Amdrugmismeffectivemifmitmproducesmthemintendedmeffects,mevenmifmitmalsomproducesmsidemeffects.m
Becausemnomdrugmismcompletelymsafe,mthemlevelmofmtoxicitymdoesmnotmdeterminemeffectiveness.m
Allmdrugsmhavemsidemeffectsmandmmanymreactmwithmothermsubstances;mthesemdomnotmaffectmthemdr
ug‘smeffectiveness.mEasemofmadministrationmismindependentmofmamdrug‘smeffectiveness.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension
REF:mPropertiesmofmanmIdealmDrugmTOP:m NursingmProcess:mEvaluation
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicmIntegrity:mPharmacologicmandmParenteralmTherapie
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MULTIPLEmRESPONSE
1. Whatmaremthempropertiesmofmanmidealmdrug?m(Selectmallmthatmapply.)
a. Irreversiblemaction
b. Predictability
c. Easemofmadministration
d. Chemicalmstability
e. Amsimplemtrademname
ANS:m B,mC,mD
Inmadditionmtompredictability,measemofmadministration,mandmchemicalmstability,mothermproperti
esmincludemamreversiblemactionmsomthatmanymharmmthemdrugmmaymcausemcanmbemundonemandmam
simplemgenericmname,mbecausemgenericmnamesmaremusuallymcomplexmandmdifficultmtomrememb
ermandmpronounce.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension
REF:mPropertiesmofmanmIdealmDrugm|mAdditionalmPropertiesmofmanmIdealmD
rugmTOP:m NursingmProcess:mAssessment
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicmIntegrity:mPharmacologicmandmParenteralmTherapie
s
2. Beforemadministeringmammedication,mwhatmdoesmthemnursemneedmtomknowmtomevaluatemhow
individualmpatientmvariabilitymmightmaffectmthempatient‘smresponsemtomthemmedication?m(Selectmallm
thatmapply.)
a. Chemicalmstabilitymofmthemmedication
b. Easemofmadministration
c. Familymmedicalmhistory
d. Patient‘smage
e. Patient‘smdiagnosis
ANS:m C,mD,mE
Themfamilymmedicalmhistorymcanmindicatemgeneticmfactorsmthatmmaymaffectmampatient‘smresponse
mtom
ammedication.mPatientsmofmdifferentmagesmcanmrespondmdifferentlymtommedications.mThempati
ent‘smillnessmcanmaffectmhowmdrugsmaremmetabolized.mThemchemicalmstabilitymofmthemmedication
mandmthem easemofmadministrationmarempropertiesmofmdrugs.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mAnalysis
REF:mSourcesmofmIndividualmVariationmTOP:m NursingmProcess:mImplement
ation
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmNeedsmCategory:mPhysiologicmIntegrity:mReductionmofmRiskmPotential