Pharmacology

During the implementation phase of the nursing process for medication administration, which procedure is considered essential? a. Monitor the patient's response to the drug therapy b. Following the five rights of medication administration c. Establishing measurable and realistic outcomes d. Use NANDA nursing dagnoses to plan care delivery - b. Following the five rights of medication administration The nurse would recognize which of these as the five rights of medication administration? a. Right patient, right teaching, right form of drug, right transcription, right response b. Right room, right time, right storage, right chart, right signature c. Right drug, right time, right patient, right dose, right route d. Right drawer, right documentation, right dosage calculation, right drug preparation, right pharmacy - c. right drug, right time, right patient, right dose, right route The nurse is reviewing a prescription for a medication that a patient is to receive, which component is recognized as being required as a part of the prescription? a. The prescriber signature b. The patient's diagnosis c. The patient's age d. The patient's weight - a. The prescriber signature How would the nurse best describe the half life of a drug? a. It is the time it takes for one half of the original available drug to be removed. b. It is the time it takes for the drug to reach half way to the peak level. c. It is the time it would take for a 50 mg tablet to be at 25 mgs remaining. d. It is the time it takes for the drug to be eliminated and non-effective. - a. It is the time it takes for one half of the original available drug to be removed The nurse is drawing blood to evaluate the therapeutic levels of a drug dose. Which level indicates that maximum therapeutic response of the drug is achieved? A. Onset level. B. Trough level. C. Random level. D. Peak Level. - d. Peak level The nurse is preparing for an acute medication intervention, which route is understood to provide the most rapid delivery in to the circulation of blood? Select one: A. The parenteral route. B. The topical route.