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Chapter 01: Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy
Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is a judgement about a particular patient‘s potential need or problem?
a. A goal
b. An assessment
c. Subjective data
d. A nursing diagnosis
ANS: D
Nursing diagnosis is the phase of the nursing process during which a clinical judgement is made about how a patient responds t
o heath conditions and life processes or vulnerability for that response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
2. The patient is to receive oral furosemide (Lasix) every day; however, because the patient is unable to swallow, he cannot t
ake medication orally, as ordered. The nurse needs to contact the physician. What type of problem is this?
a. A ―right time‖ problem
b. A ―right dose‖ problem
c. A ―right route‖ problem
d. A ―right medication‖ problem
ANS: C
This is a ―right route‖ problem: the nurse cannot assume the route and must clarify the route with the prescriber. This is not a ―
right time‖ problem because the ordered frequency has not changed. This is not a ―right dose‖ problem because the dose is not
related to an inability to swallow. This is not a ―right medication‖ problem because the medication ordered will not change, jus
t the route.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient‘s progress on his new drug regimen since the first dose and has been documenting si
gns of possible adverse effects. What nursing process phase is the nurse practising?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis
ANS: B
Monitoring the patient‘s progress is part of the evaluation phase. Planning, implementation, and nursing diagnosis are not illustr
ated by this example.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement best illustrate
s an outcome criterion for this patient?
a. The patient will follow instructions.
b. The patient will not experience complications.
c. The patient adheres to the new insulin treatment regimen.
d. The patient demonstrates safe insulin self-administration technique.
ANS: D
Having the patient demonstrate safe insulin self-
administration technique is a specific and measurable outcome criterion. Following instructions and avoiding complications are
not specific criteria. Adherence to the new insulin treatment regimen is not objective and would be difficult to measure.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5. Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is newly diagnosed with ty
pe 1 diabetes mellitus?
a. Providing education regarding self-injection technique
b. Setting goals and outcome criteria with the patient‘s input
c. Recording a history of over-the-counter medications used at home
d. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding knowledge deficits related to the ne
w treatment regimen
ANS: A
Education is an intervention that occurs during the implementation phase. Setting goals and outcome criteria reflects the plannin
g phase. Recording a drug history reflects the assessment phase. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding a knowledge deficit
reflects analysis of data as part of the planning phase.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
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6. The nurse is working during a very busy night shift, and the health care provider has just given the nurse a medication order
over the telephone, but the nurse does not recall the route. What is the best way for the nurse to avoid medication errors?
a. Recopy the order neatly on the order sheet, with the most common route indicated
b. Consult with the pharmacist for clarification about the most common route
c. Call the health care provider to clarify the route of administration
d. Withhold the drug until the health care provider visits the patient
ANS: C
If a medication order does not include the route, the nurse must ask the health care provider to clarify it. Never assume the route of
administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Analysis
7. Which constitutes the traditional Five Rights of medication administration?
a. Right drug, right route, right dose, right time, and right patient
b. Right drug, the right effect, the right route, the right time, and the right patient
c. Right patient, right strength, right diagnosis, right drug, and right route
d. Right patient, right diagnosis, right drug, right route, and right time
ANS: A
The traditional Five Rights of medication administration were considered to be Right drug, Right route, Right dose, Right time, and
Right patient. Right effect, right strength, and right diagnosis are not part of the traditional Five Rights.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
8. What correctly describes the nursing process?
a. Diagnosing, planning, assessing, implementing, and finally evaluating
b. Assessing, then diagnosing, implementing, and ending with evaluating
c. A linear direction that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosin
g, planning, and finally implementing
d. An ongoing process that begins with assessing and continues with diagnosin
g, planning, implementing, and evaluating
ANS: D
The nursing process is an ongoing, flexible, adaptable, and adjustable five-
step process that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosing, planning, implementing, and finally evaluating, whic
h may then lead back to any of the other phases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
9. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose, which is most important to assess?
a. The patient‘s identification
b. The patient‘s weight
c. The patient‘s last meal
d. Any drug or food allergies
ANS: C
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drug need to be assessed with regard to any drug–
food interactions or compatibility issues. The patient‘s identification, weight, and drug or food allergies are not affected by the drug
‘s timing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
10. The nurse is writing nursing diagnoses for a plan of care. Which reflects the correct format for her nursing diagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced b
y statements such as ―I‘m upset about having to give myself shots‖
d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ―I‘
m upset about having to give myself shots‖
ANS: D
Formulation of nursing diagnoses is usually a three-
step process. The only complete answer is ―Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‗I‘m upset
about having to give myself shots.‘‖ The answer ―Anxiety‖ is missing the ―related to‖ and ―as evidenced by‖ portions. The an
swer ―Anxiety related to new drug therapy‖ is missing the ―as evidenced by‖ portion of defining characteristics. The ―related to
‖ section in ―Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‗I‘m upset about havin
g to give myself shots‘‖ is simply a restatement of the problem ―anxiety,‖ not a separate factor related to the response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
OTHER
1. Place the phases of the nursing process in the correct order, starting with the first phase.
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
e. Diagnosing
ANS:
C, E, A, D, B
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Chapter 02: Pharmacological Principles
Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient is receiving two different drugs, which, at their current dose forms and dosages, are both absorbed into the circulatio
n in identical amounts. Which term best denotes that the drugs have the same absorption rates?
a. Equivalent
b. Synergistic
c. Compatible
d. Bioequivalent
ANS: D
Two drugs absorbed into the circulation at the same amount (in specific dosage forms) have the same bioavailability; thus, they
are bioequivalent. ―Equivalent‖ is incorrect because the term ―bioavailability‖ is used to express the extent of drug absorption.
―Synergistic‖ is incorrect because this term refers to two drugs given together whose resulting effect is greater than the sum of
the effects of each drug given alone. ―Compatible‖ is incorrect because this term is a general term used to indicate that two sub
stances do not have a chemical reaction when mixed (or given, in the case of drugs) together.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
2. A patient is receiving medication via intravenous injection. Which information should the nurse provide for patient education?
a. The medication will cause fewer adverse effects when given intravenously.
b. The medication will be absorbed slowly into the tissues over time.
c. The medication‘s action will begin faster when given intravenously.
d. Most of the drug is inactivated by the liver before it reaches the target area.
ANS: C
Intravenous injections are the fastest route of absorption. The intravenous route does not affect the number of adverse effects, t
he intravenous route is not a slow route of absorption, and the intravenous route does not cause inactivation of the drug by the
liver before it reaches the target area.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
3. Which is true regarding parenteral drugs?
a. They bypass the first-pass effect.
b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
d. They exert their effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
ANS: A
Drugs given by the parenteral route bypass the first-
pass effect, but they still must be absorbed into cells and tissues before they can exert their effects. Enteral drugs (drugs taken o
rally), not parenteral drugs, decrease blood flow to the stomach and are altered by the presence of food in the stomach. Parente
ral drugs must be absorbed into cells and tissues from the circulation before they can exert their effects; they do not exert their
effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
4. A drug‘s half-life is best defined as
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit half its therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes one-
half of the original amount of a drug to reach the target cells.
c. The time it takes one-
half of the original amount of a drug to be removed from the body.
d. The time it takes one-
half of the original amount of a drug to be absorbed into the circulation.
ANS: C
A drug‘s half-life is the time it takes for one-
half of the original amount of a drug to be removed from the body. It is a measure of the rate at which drugs are removed fro
m the body. Answers A, B, and D are not correct definitions of a drug‘s half-life.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
5. The term ―duration of action‖ is best defined as
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.
c. The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation.
d. The time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeut
ic response.
ANS: D
Duration of action is the time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response. The time it takes f
or a drug to elicit a therapeutic response is the drug‘s ―onset of action.‖ The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therap
eutic response is a drug‘s ―peak effect.‖ ―The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation‖ defines a drug‘s elimin
ation and does not correctly define a drug‘s duration of action.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
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Chapter 01: Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy
Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is a judgement about a particular patient‘s potential need or problem?
a. A goal
b. An assessment
c. Subjective data
d. A nursing diagnosis
ANS: D
Nursing diagnosis is the phase of the nursing process during which a clinical judgement is made about how a patient responds t
o heath conditions and life processes or vulnerability for that response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
2. The patient is to receive oral furosemide (Lasix) every day; however, because the patient is unable to swallow, he cannot t
ake medication orally, as ordered. The nurse needs to contact the physician. What type of problem is this?
a. A ―right time‖ problem
b. A ―right dose‖ problem
c. A ―right route‖ problem
d. A ―right medication‖ problem
ANS: C
This is a ―right route‖ problem: the nurse cannot assume the route and must clarify the route with the prescriber. This is not a ―
right time‖ problem because the ordered frequency has not changed. This is not a ―right dose‖ problem because the dose is not
related to an inability to swallow. This is not a ―right medication‖ problem because the medication ordered will not change, jus
t the route.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. The nurse has been monitoring the patient‘s progress on his new drug regimen since the first dose and has been documenting si
gns of possible adverse effects. What nursing process phase is the nurse practising?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis
ANS: B
Monitoring the patient‘s progress is part of the evaluation phase. Planning, implementation, and nursing diagnosis are not illustr
ated by this example.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement best illustrate
s an outcome criterion for this patient?
a. The patient will follow instructions.
b. The patient will not experience complications.
c. The patient adheres to the new insulin treatment regimen.
d. The patient demonstrates safe insulin self-administration technique.
ANS: D
Having the patient demonstrate safe insulin self-
administration technique is a specific and measurable outcome criterion. Following instructions and avoiding complications are
not specific criteria. Adherence to the new insulin treatment regimen is not objective and would be difficult to measure.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5. Which activity best reflects the implementation phase of the nursing process for the patient who is newly diagnosed with ty
pe 1 diabetes mellitus?
a. Providing education regarding self-injection technique
b. Setting goals and outcome criteria with the patient‘s input
c. Recording a history of over-the-counter medications used at home
d. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding knowledge deficits related to the ne
w treatment regimen
ANS: A
Education is an intervention that occurs during the implementation phase. Setting goals and outcome criteria reflects the plannin
g phase. Recording a drug history reflects the assessment phase. Formulating nursing diagnoses regarding a knowledge deficit
reflects analysis of data as part of the planning phase.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
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6. The nurse is working during a very busy night shift, and the health care provider has just given the nurse a medication order
over the telephone, but the nurse does not recall the route. What is the best way for the nurse to avoid medication errors?
a. Recopy the order neatly on the order sheet, with the most common route indicated
b. Consult with the pharmacist for clarification about the most common route
c. Call the health care provider to clarify the route of administration
d. Withhold the drug until the health care provider visits the patient
ANS: C
If a medication order does not include the route, the nurse must ask the health care provider to clarify it. Never assume the route of
administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Analysis
7. Which constitutes the traditional Five Rights of medication administration?
a. Right drug, right route, right dose, right time, and right patient
b. Right drug, the right effect, the right route, the right time, and the right patient
c. Right patient, right strength, right diagnosis, right drug, and right route
d. Right patient, right diagnosis, right drug, right route, and right time
ANS: A
The traditional Five Rights of medication administration were considered to be Right drug, Right route, Right dose, Right time, and
Right patient. Right effect, right strength, and right diagnosis are not part of the traditional Five Rights.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
8. What correctly describes the nursing process?
a. Diagnosing, planning, assessing, implementing, and finally evaluating
b. Assessing, then diagnosing, implementing, and ending with evaluating
c. A linear direction that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosin
g, planning, and finally implementing
d. An ongoing process that begins with assessing and continues with diagnosin
g, planning, implementing, and evaluating
ANS: D
The nursing process is an ongoing, flexible, adaptable, and adjustable five-
step process that begins with assessing and continues through diagnosing, planning, implementing, and finally evaluating, whic
h may then lead back to any of the other phases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
9. When the nurse is considering the timing of a drug dose, which is most important to assess?
a. The patient‘s identification
b. The patient‘s weight
c. The patient‘s last meal
d. Any drug or food allergies
ANS: C
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drug need to be assessed with regard to any drug–
food interactions or compatibility issues. The patient‘s identification, weight, and drug or food allergies are not affected by the drug
‘s timing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
10. The nurse is writing nursing diagnoses for a plan of care. Which reflects the correct format for her nursing diagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety related to new drug therapy
c. Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced b
y statements such as ―I‘m upset about having to give myself shots‖
d. Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ―I‘
m upset about having to give myself shots‖
ANS: D
Formulation of nursing diagnoses is usually a three-
step process. The only complete answer is ―Anxiety related to new drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‗I‘m upset
about having to give myself shots.‘‖ The answer ―Anxiety‖ is missing the ―related to‖ and ―as evidenced by‖ portions. The an
swer ―Anxiety related to new drug therapy‖ is missing the ―as evidenced by‖ portion of defining characteristics. The ―related to
‖ section in ―Anxiety related to anxious feelings about drug therapy, as evidenced by statements such as ‗I‘m upset about havin
g to give myself shots‘‖ is simply a restatement of the problem ―anxiety,‖ not a separate factor related to the response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
OTHER
1. Place the phases of the nursing process in the correct order, starting with the first phase.
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
e. Diagnosing
ANS:
C, E, A, D, B
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Chapter 02: Pharmacological Principles
Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient is receiving two different drugs, which, at their current dose forms and dosages, are both absorbed into the circulatio
n in identical amounts. Which term best denotes that the drugs have the same absorption rates?
a. Equivalent
b. Synergistic
c. Compatible
d. Bioequivalent
ANS: D
Two drugs absorbed into the circulation at the same amount (in specific dosage forms) have the same bioavailability; thus, they
are bioequivalent. ―Equivalent‖ is incorrect because the term ―bioavailability‖ is used to express the extent of drug absorption.
―Synergistic‖ is incorrect because this term refers to two drugs given together whose resulting effect is greater than the sum of
the effects of each drug given alone. ―Compatible‖ is incorrect because this term is a general term used to indicate that two sub
stances do not have a chemical reaction when mixed (or given, in the case of drugs) together.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
2. A patient is receiving medication via intravenous injection. Which information should the nurse provide for patient education?
a. The medication will cause fewer adverse effects when given intravenously.
b. The medication will be absorbed slowly into the tissues over time.
c. The medication‘s action will begin faster when given intravenously.
d. Most of the drug is inactivated by the liver before it reaches the target area.
ANS: C
Intravenous injections are the fastest route of absorption. The intravenous route does not affect the number of adverse effects, t
he intravenous route is not a slow route of absorption, and the intravenous route does not cause inactivation of the drug by the
liver before it reaches the target area.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
3. Which is true regarding parenteral drugs?
a. They bypass the first-pass effect.
b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
d. They exert their effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
ANS: A
Drugs given by the parenteral route bypass the first-
pass effect, but they still must be absorbed into cells and tissues before they can exert their effects. Enteral drugs (drugs taken o
rally), not parenteral drugs, decrease blood flow to the stomach and are altered by the presence of food in the stomach. Parente
ral drugs must be absorbed into cells and tissues from the circulation before they can exert their effects; they do not exert their
effects while circulating in the bloodstream.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
4. A drug‘s half-life is best defined as
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit half its therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes one-
half of the original amount of a drug to reach the target cells.
c. The time it takes one-
half of the original amount of a drug to be removed from the body.
d. The time it takes one-
half of the original amount of a drug to be absorbed into the circulation.
ANS: C
A drug‘s half-life is the time it takes for one-
half of the original amount of a drug to be removed from the body. It is a measure of the rate at which drugs are removed fro
m the body. Answers A, B, and D are not correct definitions of a drug‘s half-life.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
5. The term ―duration of action‖ is best defined as
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.
c. The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation.
d. The time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeut
ic response.
ANS: D
Duration of action is the time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response. The time it takes f
or a drug to elicit a therapeutic response is the drug‘s ―onset of action.‖ The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therap
eutic response is a drug‘s ―peak effect.‖ ―The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation‖ defines a drug‘s elimin
ation and does not correctly define a drug‘s duration of action.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
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