Pharmacology Ch. 1: Pharmacology and
the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
What are the five major steps of the Nursing Process? - ANSAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What are the two groups that information falls into when doing an Assessment? - ANSobjective data &
subjective data
If a patient reports being nauseated, what type of data is that? - ANSSubjective
When charting subjective data such as nausea, it is important to chart "patient is nauseated"? T/F -
ANSFalse, chart "patient reports nausea"
When is the best time to do an Assessment? - ANSAs soon as the patient is admitted
T/F when doing an assessment, nurses do not need to ask about drug history because it should be in
their chart? - ANSFalse, always ask the patient
What are three main questions to ask the patient when assessing drug history? - ANS1. symptoms, signs,
or diseases that explain the patient's need for a drug
2. the names and if possible dosages of all the drugs the patient is taking
3. any problems that the patient has had with drug therapy (allergy)
T/F when creating a diagnosis, the nurse decides the medical diagnosis of the patient? - ANSFalse, the
physician does
the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
What are the five major steps of the Nursing Process? - ANSAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What are the two groups that information falls into when doing an Assessment? - ANSobjective data &
subjective data
If a patient reports being nauseated, what type of data is that? - ANSSubjective
When charting subjective data such as nausea, it is important to chart "patient is nauseated"? T/F -
ANSFalse, chart "patient reports nausea"
When is the best time to do an Assessment? - ANSAs soon as the patient is admitted
T/F when doing an assessment, nurses do not need to ask about drug history because it should be in
their chart? - ANSFalse, always ask the patient
What are three main questions to ask the patient when assessing drug history? - ANS1. symptoms, signs,
or diseases that explain the patient's need for a drug
2. the names and if possible dosages of all the drugs the patient is taking
3. any problems that the patient has had with drug therapy (allergy)
T/F when creating a diagnosis, the nurse decides the medical diagnosis of the patient? - ANSFalse, the
physician does
