Pharm EAQ
A nurse is administering two protein-bound drugs to a patient. Which is the safest course of action for
the nurse to take?
Administer the drug with food
Recommend a high protein diet
Assess the patient for drug toxicity
Assess baseline liver function tests - Assess the patient for drug toxicity
The nurse is providing care for a newly admitted patient. The patient has many questions about the
admission diagnosis and medication. What should be the highest priority nursing action for this patient?
Determine the patient's coping skills for dealing with his diagnosis
Reassure the patient that nurses will monitor for adverse effects to medication
Evaluate the patient's overall knowledge related to the diagnosis and medication
Document that the patient displays a risk for medication noncompliance due to knowledge deficit -
Evaluate the patient's overall knowledge related to the diagnosis and medication
What step of the nursing process occurs after the nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis from patient
assessment data?
Planning nursing interventions to meet patient goals
Implementing nursing interventions for health promotion
Evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing interventions
Undertaking patient teaching to optimize patient health status - Planning nursing interventions to
meet patient goals
,What is the purpose of formulating nursing diagnoses?
To organize data in a framework
To validate subjective patient data
To develop an individualized care plan
To understand the patient's educational needs - To develop an individualized care plan
In which order would the nurse apply the nursing process to ensure patient-centered collaborative care?
- Assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What are the qualities of effective goal setting? Select all that apply.
It is patient-centered
It states the expected change
It is acceptable to the patient
It identifies components for evaluation
It helps to formulate nursing diagnoses - It is patient-centered
It states the expected change
,It is acceptable to the patient
It identifies components for evaluation
The nurse finds that a patient discontinued drug therapy due to an inability to afford the medications. As
a result, the expected patient goals were not met. What action does the nurse take?
The nurse assesses the patient's needs and develops new goals
The nurse implements new nursing interventions to meet the goals
The nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis for the patient's condition
The nurse informs the patient about the consequences of noncompliance. - The nurse assesses
the patient's needs and develops new goals.
What is the main purpose of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
To analyze the patient's symptoms
To obtain objective data from the patient
To determine if patient outcomes are met
To determine the best interventions for the patient - To determine if the patient outcomes are
met
What is the main purpose of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
To set goals for the patient's recovery
To validate and document patient data
To use appropriate nursing interventions
, To evaluate the success of patient outcomes - To validate and document patient data
What helps the nurse to anticipate drug responses in a patient?
Monitoring drug effects
Knowing pharmacology
Using a nursing diagnosis
Providing patient-centered care - Knowing pharmacology
After an elderly patient is prescribed a drug that may cause sedation, the home health nurse checks the
home environment for items that increase the risk of falls. Which phase of the nursing process is
addressed int he nurse's actions?
Planning
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation - Assessment
The nurse prepares to give a drug that will prevent receptor activation. Which term would describe this
drug?
Potent
Agonist
Selective
A nurse is administering two protein-bound drugs to a patient. Which is the safest course of action for
the nurse to take?
Administer the drug with food
Recommend a high protein diet
Assess the patient for drug toxicity
Assess baseline liver function tests - Assess the patient for drug toxicity
The nurse is providing care for a newly admitted patient. The patient has many questions about the
admission diagnosis and medication. What should be the highest priority nursing action for this patient?
Determine the patient's coping skills for dealing with his diagnosis
Reassure the patient that nurses will monitor for adverse effects to medication
Evaluate the patient's overall knowledge related to the diagnosis and medication
Document that the patient displays a risk for medication noncompliance due to knowledge deficit -
Evaluate the patient's overall knowledge related to the diagnosis and medication
What step of the nursing process occurs after the nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis from patient
assessment data?
Planning nursing interventions to meet patient goals
Implementing nursing interventions for health promotion
Evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing interventions
Undertaking patient teaching to optimize patient health status - Planning nursing interventions to
meet patient goals
,What is the purpose of formulating nursing diagnoses?
To organize data in a framework
To validate subjective patient data
To develop an individualized care plan
To understand the patient's educational needs - To develop an individualized care plan
In which order would the nurse apply the nursing process to ensure patient-centered collaborative care?
- Assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What are the qualities of effective goal setting? Select all that apply.
It is patient-centered
It states the expected change
It is acceptable to the patient
It identifies components for evaluation
It helps to formulate nursing diagnoses - It is patient-centered
It states the expected change
,It is acceptable to the patient
It identifies components for evaluation
The nurse finds that a patient discontinued drug therapy due to an inability to afford the medications. As
a result, the expected patient goals were not met. What action does the nurse take?
The nurse assesses the patient's needs and develops new goals
The nurse implements new nursing interventions to meet the goals
The nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis for the patient's condition
The nurse informs the patient about the consequences of noncompliance. - The nurse assesses
the patient's needs and develops new goals.
What is the main purpose of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
To analyze the patient's symptoms
To obtain objective data from the patient
To determine if patient outcomes are met
To determine the best interventions for the patient - To determine if the patient outcomes are
met
What is the main purpose of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
To set goals for the patient's recovery
To validate and document patient data
To use appropriate nursing interventions
, To evaluate the success of patient outcomes - To validate and document patient data
What helps the nurse to anticipate drug responses in a patient?
Monitoring drug effects
Knowing pharmacology
Using a nursing diagnosis
Providing patient-centered care - Knowing pharmacology
After an elderly patient is prescribed a drug that may cause sedation, the home health nurse checks the
home environment for items that increase the risk of falls. Which phase of the nursing process is
addressed int he nurse's actions?
Planning
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation - Assessment
The nurse prepares to give a drug that will prevent receptor activation. Which term would describe this
drug?
Potent
Agonist
Selective
