PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+

PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
QUESTION:
What are the five steps of the nursing process?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.



QUESTION:
What is the purpose of the nursing process?

CORRECT ANSWER:
To identify, diagnose, and treat human responses to health and illness.



QUESTION:
What is subjective data?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Verbal information from the patient, family members, friends, or other sources, including
symptoms described by and apparent to the patient.



QUESTION:
What is objective data?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Signs that are directly measured or detected by another person regarding the patient’s health.



QUESTION:
What is a pre-administration assessment?

CORRECT ANSWER:
An assessment that allows healthcare providers to establish baseline data needed to
individually tailor medication therapy.

, QUESTION:
What are the three goals specific to a particular drug in pre-administration assessment?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Establish baseline measurements, anticipate adverse effects, and identify high-risk patients.



QUESTION:
What additional goal is included in pre-administration assessment?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Determining the patient’s self-care capacity.



QUESTION:
Why are baseline measurements important?

CORRECT ANSWER:
They are used to evaluate whether the desired therapeutic response has been achieved and to
detect adverse effects.



QUESTION:
Why are adverse effects important to assess before medication administration?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Adverse effects are usually known, and baseline measurements help determine whether one
has occurred.



QUESTION:
How are high-risk patients identified?

CORRECT ANSWER:
By individual characteristics that predispose the patient to adverse reactions, which depend on
the drug’s pharmacology.