Pharmacology Exam 1 Question and Answers

During the implementation phase of the nursing process for medication administration, which procedure is considered essential? - CORRECT ANSWER-Following the five rights of medication administration The nurse would recognize which of these as the five rights of medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-The prescriber signature How would the nurse best describe the half life of a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? Peak or Trough level? - CORRECT ANSWER-Peak The nurse is pre