Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition Test Bank by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-112|Complete Guide A+

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Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE e




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. e


b. drug efficacy. e


c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
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Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent e e e e e e e e e e e e e


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. e e e e e e e e e e e e




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Four Basic Terms e e e e e


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 e


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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eattributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
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REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration
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MSC: 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 e

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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 Drug e e e e e e e


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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE e




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


b. Predictability
c. Ease of administration e e


d. Chemical stability e


e. A simple trade name e e e




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In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties
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include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simple
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generic name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember and
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pronounce.
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REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
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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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eindividual 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 e e e e


b. Ease of administration e e


c. Family medical history e e


d. Patient‘s age e


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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 Variation e e e e e e


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