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1. i o n w o r k s t o t r e a t a n i l l n e s s . T o d o t h i s , t h e The nurse is teaching a patient how a medicat nurse will rely on knowledge of: a. clinical pharmacology. b. drug efficacy. c. pharmacokinetics. d. pharmacotherapeutics. ANS: D Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditio ns. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug– human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intend ed effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Four BasicgiTerms TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa tion MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies 2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer? a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration. b. It does not interact significantly with other medications. c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen. d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce. ANS: C A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more likel y to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration TO P: NursinggiProcess: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies 3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug‘s effectiveness? a. ―I don‘t have to worryabout toxicity, since it takes a large amountgiof this drug to c ause an overdose.‖ b. ―It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖ c. ―Igionly have to take it every 12 hours.‖ d. ―It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖

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