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Test Bank Pharmacology A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach 11th Edition By Linda McCuistion, Vuljoin DiMaggio, Mary Winton, Jennifer Yeager | Test Bank Verified A+ Grade 9780323793155 Gain a solid understanding of pharmacology and make it a part of patient-centered nursing care! Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 11th Edition makes it easy to learn the principles of pharmacology and drug dosage calculation. A clear guide to pharmacotherapy and safe drug administration, this book uses drug prototypes to provide need-to-know information about key drugs, including dosage, side effects, interactions, and more. Nursing Process summaries enhance your skills in clinical judgment and patient care. Written by a team of nursing experts led by Linda McCuistion, this text provides the pharmacology knowledge you need to succeed on the NCLEX® and as a professional nurse.

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Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Patient-Centered Care
McCuistion: Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 11th
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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. All of the following would be considered subjective data, EXCEPT:
a. Patient-reported health history
b. Patient-reported signs and symptoms of their illness
c. Financial barriers reported by the patient’s caregiver
d. Vital signs obtained from the medical record
ANS: D
Subjective data is based on what patients or family members communicate to the nurse.
Patient-reported health history, signs and symptoms, and caregiver reported financial barriers
would be considered subjective data. Vital signs obtained from the medical record would be
considered objective data.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning




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MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

2. The nurse is using data collected to define a set of interventions to achieve the most desirable
outcomes. Which of the following steps is the nurse applying?
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a. Recognizing cues (assessment)
b. Analyze cues & prioritize hypothesis (analysis)
c. Generate solutions (planning)
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d. Take action (nursing interventions)
ANS: C
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When generating solutions (planning), the nurse identifies expected outcomes and uses the
patient’s problem(s) to define a set of interventions to achieve the most desirable outcomes.
Recognizing cues (assessment) involves the gathering of cues (information) from the patient
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about their health and lifestyle practices, which are important facts that aid the nurse in
making clinical care decisions. Prioritizing hypothesis is used to organize and rank the patient
problem(s) identified. Finally, taking action involves implementation of nursing interventions
to accomplish the expected outcomes.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

3. A 5-year-old child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has had repeated hospitalizations for episodes
of hyperglycemia. The parents tell the nurse that they can’t keep track of everything that has
to be done to care for their child. The nurse reviews medications, diet, and symptom
management with the parents and draws up a daily checklist for the family to use. These
activities are completed in which step of the nursing process?
a. Recognizing cues (assessment)
b. Analyze cues & prioritize hypothesis (analysis)
c. Generate solutions (planning)
d. Take action (nursing interventions)



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ANS: D
Taking action through nursing interventions is where the nurse provides patient health
teaching, drug administration, patient care, and other interventions necessary to assist the
patient in accomplishing expected outcomes.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

4. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication and reviews the patient’s chart for drug
allergies, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels. The nurse’s actions are
reflective of which of the following?
a. Recognizing cues (assessment)
b. Analyze cues & prioritize hypothesis (analysis)
c. Take action (nursing interventions)
d. Generate solutions (planning)
ANS: A
Recognizing cues (assessment) involves gathering subjective and objective information about
the patient and the medication. Laboratory values from the patient’s chart would be




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considered collection of objective data.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care
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5. Which of the following would be correctly categorized as objective data?
a. A list of herbal supplements regularly used provided by the patient.
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b. Lab values associated with the drugs the patient is taking.
c. The ages and relationship of all household members to the patient.
d. Usual dietary patterns and food intake.
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ANS: B
Objective data are measured and detected by another person and would include lab values.
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The other examples are subjective data.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

6. The nurse reviews a patient’s database and learns that the patient lives alone, is forgetful, and
does not have an established routine. The patient will be sent home with three new
medications to be taken at different times of the day. The nurse develops a daily medication
chart and enlists a family member to put the patient’s pills in a pill organizer. This is an
example of which element of the nursing process?
a. Recognizing cues (assessment)
b. Analyze cues & prioritize hypothesis (analysis)
c. Take action (nursing interventions)
d. Generate solutions (planning)
ANS: C
Taking action (nursing interventions) involves education and patient care in order to assist the
patient to accomplish the goals of treatment.



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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
TOP: Nursing Process: Nursing Intervention
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

7. A patient who is hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) wants to go
home. The nurse and the patient discuss the patient’s situation and decide that the patient may
go home when able to perform self-care without dyspnea and hypoxia. This is an example of
which phase of the nursing process?
a. Recognizing cues (assessment)
b. Analyze cues & prioritize hypothesis (analysis)
c. Take action (nursing interventions)
d. Generate solutions (planning)
ANS: D
Generating solutions (planning) involves defining a set of interventions to achieve the most
desirable outcomes, which, for this patient, means being able to perform self-care activities
without dyspnea and hypoxia.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning




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MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

8. A patient will be sent home with a metered-dose inhaler, and the nurse is providing teaching.
Which is a correctly written expected outcome for this process?
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a. The nurse will demonstrate the correct use of a metered-dose inhaler to the patient.
b. The nurse will teach the patient how to administer medication with a metered-dose
inhaler.
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c. The patient will know how to self-administer the medication using the
metered-dose inhaler.
d. The patient will independently administer the medication using the metered-dose
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inhaler at the end of the session.
ANS: D
Expected outcomes must be patient-centered and clearly state the outcome with a reasonable
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deadline and should identify components for evaluation.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Client Care

9. The nurse is generating solutions (planning) for a patient who has chronic lung disease and
hypoxia. The patient has been admitted for increased oxygen needs above a baseline of 2
L/min. The nurse generates an expected outcomes stating, “The patient will have oxygen
saturations of >95% on room air at the time of discharge from the hospital.” What is wrong
with this goal?
a. It cannot be evaluated.
b. It is not measurable.
c. It is not patient-centered.
d. It is not realistic.
ANS: D
The expected outcome is not realistic because the patient is not usually on room air and
should not be expected to attain that expected outcome by discharge from this hospitalization.



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