Pharmacology and the Nursing
Process Exam Study Guide:
GRADED A+. Questions and
Verified Answers. Latest 2026
Update
compliance - Ans✔✔-Implementation or fulfillment of a prescribers treatment
plan or therapeutic plan by patient.
medication error - Ans✔✔-Any preventable adverse drug event involving
inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or
may not cause the patient harm.
Noncompliance - Ans✔✔-An informed decision on the part of the patient not
to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
Nursing Process - Ans✔✔-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
,Outcomes - Ans✔✔-Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that
demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each nursing
diagnosis. These statements are specific while framed in behavioral terms and
are measurable.
Prescriber - Ans✔✔-Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate
regulatory board to prescribe medications.
QSEN - Ans✔✔-Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
KSA - Ans✔✔-knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to to continually improve the
quality and safety of a patient within a healthcare system
6 major initiatives of QSEN - Ans✔✔-Patient-centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
Nine Rights of Medication Administration - Ans✔✔-1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
5) Right patient
6) Right documentation
,7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
Right drug - Ans✔✔-Must be checked against the medication label or profile 3x
b4 giving
Right Dose - Ans✔✔-always check the dose and confirm that is appropriate for
patient's age and size
check prescribed dose against available drug stock and against normal drug
range
recheck all math calculations
REMEMBER NO LEADING ZERO's - Ans✔✔-0.2 is allowed, but NEVER 2.0
Right Time - Ans✔✔-Include in your 3 check the frequency of the ordered
medication, the time administered and the last time the med was given.
***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the half hour it was
prescribed.
PNR - Ans✔✔-as needed
, analgesic - Ans✔✔-pain reliever
Never use abbreviations - Ans✔✔-It is crucial to patient safety to never use any
abbreviations for any component of the drug order
Right Route and Form - Ans✔✔-Never assume the route of admission
Right Patient - Ans✔✔-requires confirmation of a patient's identity with two
forms of identification before drug administration
Right Documentation - Ans✔✔-requires the nurse to record immediately the
appropriate information about the drug administered
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
Right Reason - Ans✔✔-Is it appropriate to give the med
Right response - Ans✔✔-refers to the drug and it's desired response
continually assess and evaluate the achievement of the desired response as
well as any undesired response
right to refuse - Ans✔✔-clients have right but need to clarify reason and notify
prescriber
Process Exam Study Guide:
GRADED A+. Questions and
Verified Answers. Latest 2026
Update
compliance - Ans✔✔-Implementation or fulfillment of a prescribers treatment
plan or therapeutic plan by patient.
medication error - Ans✔✔-Any preventable adverse drug event involving
inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or
may not cause the patient harm.
Noncompliance - Ans✔✔-An informed decision on the part of the patient not
to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
Nursing Process - Ans✔✔-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
,Outcomes - Ans✔✔-Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that
demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each nursing
diagnosis. These statements are specific while framed in behavioral terms and
are measurable.
Prescriber - Ans✔✔-Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate
regulatory board to prescribe medications.
QSEN - Ans✔✔-Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
KSA - Ans✔✔-knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to to continually improve the
quality and safety of a patient within a healthcare system
6 major initiatives of QSEN - Ans✔✔-Patient-centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
Nine Rights of Medication Administration - Ans✔✔-1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
5) Right patient
6) Right documentation
,7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
Right drug - Ans✔✔-Must be checked against the medication label or profile 3x
b4 giving
Right Dose - Ans✔✔-always check the dose and confirm that is appropriate for
patient's age and size
check prescribed dose against available drug stock and against normal drug
range
recheck all math calculations
REMEMBER NO LEADING ZERO's - Ans✔✔-0.2 is allowed, but NEVER 2.0
Right Time - Ans✔✔-Include in your 3 check the frequency of the ordered
medication, the time administered and the last time the med was given.
***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the half hour it was
prescribed.
PNR - Ans✔✔-as needed
, analgesic - Ans✔✔-pain reliever
Never use abbreviations - Ans✔✔-It is crucial to patient safety to never use any
abbreviations for any component of the drug order
Right Route and Form - Ans✔✔-Never assume the route of admission
Right Patient - Ans✔✔-requires confirmation of a patient's identity with two
forms of identification before drug administration
Right Documentation - Ans✔✔-requires the nurse to record immediately the
appropriate information about the drug administered
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
Right Reason - Ans✔✔-Is it appropriate to give the med
Right response - Ans✔✔-refers to the drug and it's desired response
continually assess and evaluate the achievement of the desired response as
well as any undesired response
right to refuse - Ans✔✔-clients have right but need to clarify reason and notify
prescriber
