,Ch 01: orientation to pharmacology
Burchum: lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care, 12th edition
Multiple choice
1. The nursing attendant is teaching a hospital client how a drugs works to treat an illness. To
dothis, the nursing attendantwill rely on knowledge of which topic?
a. Clinical pharmacology
b. Drugs efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
Accurate answer:- d
Reasoning :->>>> pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat,
and prevent conditions.clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drugs-human
interactions. Drugs efficacy measures the extent to which a given drugs causes anintended
effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drugs.
Points: 1
2. What is a desired outcome when a drugs is described as easy to administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other drugs.
c. It enhances hospital client adherence to the drugs regimen.
d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
Accurate answer:- c
Reasoning :->>>>a major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that hospital clients
taking them are morelikely tocomply with the drugs regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may
have the other attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
Points: 1
3. A hospital client tells the nursing attendant that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause
drowsiness and willdecrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this understanding of the
drugs‘s effects by thehospital client, the nursing attendant will anticipate which outcome?
a. Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. Decreased motivation to take the drugs
c. Improved compliance with the drugs regimen
d. Increased likelihood of drugs overdose
,Accurate answer:- c
A drugs is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects.
Hospital clients who understand both the risks and benefits of taking a drugs are more
likely tocomply with the drugs regimen.
Points: 1
, Multiple response
1. What are considered the ‗big three‘ properties of an ideal drugs? (select all that apply.)
a. Irreversible action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A recognizable trade name
Accurate answer:- b, c, d
Reasoning :->>>>the ‗big three‘ properties of the ideal drugs are
effectiveness, safety, andselectivity.points: 1
2. Before administering a drugs, what does the nursing attendant need to know to evaluate how
individualhospital client variability might affect the hospital client‘s response to the drugs?
(select allthat apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the drugs
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Hospital client‘s age
e. Hospital client‘s diagnosis
Accurate answer:- c, d, e
Reasoning :->>>>the family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a
hospital client‘s response to adrugs. Hospital clients of different ages can respond differently
to drugs. The hospital client‘s illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical
stability of the drugs and the ease of administration are properties of drugs.
Points: 1
Burchum: lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care, 12th edition
Multiple choice
1. The nursing attendant is teaching a hospital client how a drugs works to treat an illness. To
dothis, the nursing attendantwill rely on knowledge of which topic?
a. Clinical pharmacology
b. Drugs efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
Accurate answer:- d
Reasoning :->>>> pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat,
and prevent conditions.clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drugs-human
interactions. Drugs efficacy measures the extent to which a given drugs causes anintended
effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drugs.
Points: 1
2. What is a desired outcome when a drugs is described as easy to administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other drugs.
c. It enhances hospital client adherence to the drugs regimen.
d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
Accurate answer:- c
Reasoning :->>>>a major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that hospital clients
taking them are morelikely tocomply with the drugs regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may
have the other attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
Points: 1
3. A hospital client tells the nursing attendant that an analgesic he will begin taking may cause
drowsiness and willdecrease pain up to 4 hours at a time. Based on this understanding of the
drugs‘s effects by thehospital client, the nursing attendant will anticipate which outcome?
a. Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. Decreased motivation to take the drugs
c. Improved compliance with the drugs regimen
d. Increased likelihood of drugs overdose
,Accurate answer:- c
A drugs is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects.
Hospital clients who understand both the risks and benefits of taking a drugs are more
likely tocomply with the drugs regimen.
Points: 1
, Multiple response
1. What are considered the ‗big three‘ properties of an ideal drugs? (select all that apply.)
a. Irreversible action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A recognizable trade name
Accurate answer:- b, c, d
Reasoning :->>>>the ‗big three‘ properties of the ideal drugs are
effectiveness, safety, andselectivity.points: 1
2. Before administering a drugs, what does the nursing attendant need to know to evaluate how
individualhospital client variability might affect the hospital client‘s response to the drugs?
(select allthat apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the drugs
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Hospital client‘s age
e. Hospital client‘s diagnosis
Accurate answer:- c, d, e
Reasoning :->>>>the family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a
hospital client‘s response to adrugs. Hospital clients of different ages can respond differently
to drugs. The hospital client‘s illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical
stability of the drugs and the ease of administration are properties of drugs.
Points: 1
