Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care
10th Edition TEST BANK
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this,
the nurse will rely on knowledge of:
a. clinical pharmacology.
b. drug efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent
conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drughuman interactions.
Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
DIF:Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF:Four Basic Terms
TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
, d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
ANS: C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more
likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF:Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration
TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking
is very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the
drugs effectiveness?
a. I dont have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to cause an overdos
b. It has no side effects and doesnt interact with other drugs.
c. I only have to take it every 12 hours.
d. It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.
ANS: D
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects.
Because no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness.
All drugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the
drugs effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drugs effectiveness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug
TOP:Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
, a. Irreversible action
b. Predictability
c. Ease of administration
d. Chemical stability
e. A simple trade name
ANS: B, C, D
In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties
include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a
simple generic name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember
and pronounce.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
individual patient variability might affect the patients response to the medication? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patients age
e. Patients diagnosis
ANS: C, D, E
, The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patients response
to a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The
patients illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the
medication and the ease of administration are properties of drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Sources of Individual Variation
TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
Chapter 2: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication label
instructs the patient to administer “2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or wheezing.”
The patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she doesn’t feel
that the medication is always effective. Which is not an appropriate nursing intervention for this
patient?
a. Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler
b. Assessing the patient’s exposure to tobacco smoke
c. Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
d. Suggesting that the patient use one puff to reduce side effects
ANS: D
It is not within the nurse’s scope of practice to change the dose of a medication without an order
from a prescriber. Asking the patient to demonstrate inhaler use helps the nurse to evaluate the
patient’s ability to administer the medication properly and is part of the nurse’s evaluation.
Assessing tobacco smoke exposure helps the nurse determine whether nondrug therapies, such a
smoke avoidance, can be used as an adjunct to drug therapy. Performing a physical assessment
helps the nurse evaluate the patient’s response to the medication.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: Applying the Nursing Process in Drug Therapy: Preadministration Assessment [and all
subsections under this heading] TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. A postoperative patient is being discharged home with acetaminophen/hydrocodone (Lortab) for
pain. The patient asks the nurse about using Tylenol for fever. Which statement by the nurse is
correct?
a. “It is not safe to take over-the-counter drugs with prescription medications.”
b. “Taking the two medications together poses a risk of drug toxicity.”
c. “There are no known drug interactions, so this will be safe.”
d. “Tylenol and Lortab are different drugs, so there is no risk of overdose.”
ANS: B
10th Edition TEST BANK
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this,
the nurse will rely on knowledge of:
a. clinical pharmacology.
b. drug efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent
conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drughuman interactions.
Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
DIF:Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF:Four Basic Terms
TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
, d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
ANS: C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more
likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF:Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration
TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking
is very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the
drugs effectiveness?
a. I dont have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to cause an overdos
b. It has no side effects and doesnt interact with other drugs.
c. I only have to take it every 12 hours.
d. It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.
ANS: D
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects.
Because no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness.
All drugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the
drugs effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drugs effectiveness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug
TOP:Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
, a. Irreversible action
b. Predictability
c. Ease of administration
d. Chemical stability
e. A simple trade name
ANS: B, C, D
In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties
include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a
simple generic name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember
and pronounce.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral
Therapies
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
individual patient variability might affect the patients response to the medication? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patients age
e. Patients diagnosis
ANS: C, D, E
, The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patients response
to a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The
patients illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the
medication and the ease of administration are properties of drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Sources of Individual Variation
TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
Chapter 2: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication label
instructs the patient to administer “2 puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or wheezing.”
The patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she doesn’t feel
that the medication is always effective. Which is not an appropriate nursing intervention for this
patient?
a. Asking the patient to demonstrate use of the inhaler
b. Assessing the patient’s exposure to tobacco smoke
c. Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
d. Suggesting that the patient use one puff to reduce side effects
ANS: D
It is not within the nurse’s scope of practice to change the dose of a medication without an order
from a prescriber. Asking the patient to demonstrate inhaler use helps the nurse to evaluate the
patient’s ability to administer the medication properly and is part of the nurse’s evaluation.
Assessing tobacco smoke exposure helps the nurse determine whether nondrug therapies, such a
smoke avoidance, can be used as an adjunct to drug therapy. Performing a physical assessment
helps the nurse evaluate the patient’s response to the medication.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: Applying the Nursing Process in Drug Therapy: Preadministration Assessment [and all
subsections under this heading] TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. A postoperative patient is being discharged home with acetaminophen/hydrocodone (Lortab) for
pain. The patient asks the nurse about using Tylenol for fever. Which statement by the nurse is
correct?
a. “It is not safe to take over-the-counter drugs with prescription medications.”
b. “Taking the two medications together poses a risk of drug toxicity.”
c. “There are no known drug interactions, so this will be safe.”
d. “Tylenol and Lortab are different drugs, so there is no risk of overdose.”
ANS: B
