Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
Chapterno1:noOrientationnotonoPharmacol
ogynoTestnoBank
MULTIPLEnoCHOIC
E
1. Thenonursenoisnoteachingnoanopatientnohownoanomedicationnoworksnotonotreatnoannoillness.n
oTonodonothis,nothenonursenowillnorelynoonnoknowledgenoof:
a. clinicalnopharmacology.
b. drugnoefficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:n o D
Pharmacotherapeuticsnoisnothenostudynoofnothenousenoofnodrugsnotonodiagnose,notreat,noandnopr
eventnoconditions.noClinicalnopharmacologynoisnoconcernednowithnoallnoaspectsnoofnodrug–
humannointeractions.noDrugnoefficacynomeasuresnothenoextentnotonowhichnoanogivennodrugnocau
sesnoannointendednoeffect.
Pharmacokineticsnoisnothenostudynoofnothenoimpactnoofnothenobodynoonnoanodrug.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noFournoBasicnoTermsnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImple
mentation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
2. Whatnodoesnoitnomeannowhennoanodrugnoisnodescribednoasnoeasynotonoadminister?
a. Itnocannobenostorednoindefinitelynowithoutnoneednofornorefrigeration.
b. Itnodoesnonotnointeractnosignificantlynowithnoothernomedications.
c. Itnoenhancesnopatientnoadherencenotonothenodrugnoregimen.
d. Itnoisnousuallynorelativelynoinexpensivenotonoproduce.
ANS:n o C
Anomajornobenefitnoofnodrugsnothatnoarenoeasynotonoadministernoisnothatnopatientsnotakingno
themnoarenomorenolikelynotonocomplynowithnothenodrugnoregimen.noDrugsnothatnoarenoeasyn
otonogivenomaynohavenothenoothernoattributesnolisted,nobutnothosenopropertiesnoarenoindepe
ndentnoofnoeasenoofnoadministration.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noAdditionalnoPropertiesnoofnoannoIdealnoDrug:noEasenoofnoAd
ministrationnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noAssessment
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
3. Anopatientnotellsnothenonursenothatnohenowasnotoldnobynothenoprescribernothatnothenoanalgesicn
ohenoisnotakingnoisnoverynoeffective.noWhichnostatementnobynothenopatientnodemonstratesnoan
nounderstandingnoofnothenodrug’snoeffectiveness?
a. “Inodon’tnohavenotonoworrynoaboutnotoxicity,nosincenoitnotakesnoanolargenoamountno
ofnothisnodrugnotonocausenoannooverdose.”
b. “Itnohasnononosidenoeffectsnoandnodoesn’tnointeractnowithnoothernodrugs.”
,c. “Inoonlynohavenotonotakenoitnoeveryno12nohours.”
d. “Itnomightnomakenomenosleepy,noandnoitnolessensnopainnofornoseveralnohoursnoatnoanotime.”
ANS:n o D
, Anodrugnoisnoeffectivenoifnoitnoproducesnothenointendednoeffects,noevennoifnoitnoalsonoproducesno
sidenoeffects.noBecausenononodrugnoisnocompletelynosafe,nothenolevelnoofnotoxicitynodoesnonotno
determinenoeffectiveness.noAllnodrugsnohavenosidenoeffectsnoandnomanynoreactnowithnoothernosub
stances;nothesenodononotnoaffectnothenodrug’snoeffectiveness.noEasenoofnoadministrationnoisnoind
ependentnoofnoanodrug’snoeffectiveness.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noPropertiesnoofnoannoIdealnoDrugnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noEv
aluation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
MULTIPLEnoRESPONSE
1. Whatnoarenothenopropertiesnoofnoannoidealnodrug?no(Selectnoallnothatnoapply.)
a. Irreversiblenoaction
b. Predictability
c. Easenoofnoadministration
d. Chemicalnostability
e. Anosimplenotradenoname
ANS:n o B,noC,noD
Innoadditionnotonopredictability,noeasenoofnoadministration,noandnochemicalnostability,nootherno
propertiesnoincludenoanoreversiblenoactionnosonothatnoanynoharmnothenodrugnomaynocausenocann
obenoundonenoandnoanosimplenogenericnoname,nobecausenogenericnonamesnoarenousuallynocompl
exnoandnodifficultnotonoremembernoandnopronounce.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noPropertiesnoofnoannoIdealnoDrugno|noAdditionalnoPropertiesnoofnoannoId
ealnoDrugnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noAssessment
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
2. Beforenoadministeringnoanomedication,nowhatnodoesnothenonursenoneednotonoknownotonoevaluat
enohownoindividualnopatientnovariabilitynomightnoaffectnothenopatient’snoresponsenotonothenome
dication?no(Selectnoallnothatnoapply.)
a. Chemicalnostabilitynoofnothenomedication
b. Easenoofnoadministration
c. Familynomedicalnohistory
d. Patient’snoage
e. Patient’snodiagnosis
ANS:n o C,noD,noE
Thenofamilynomedicalnohistorynocannoindicatenogeneticnofactorsnothatnomaynoaffectnoanopatient’
snoresponsenotonoanomedication.noPatientsnoofnodifferentnoagesnocannorespondnodifferentlynotonom
edications.noThenopatient’snoillnessnocannoaffectnohownodrugsnoarenometabolized.noThenochemic
alnostabilitynoofnothenomedicationnoandnothenoeasenoofnoadministrationnoarenopropertiesnoofnodrug
s.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noAnalysis
REF:noSourcesnoofnoIndividualnoVariationnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImpl
ementation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noReductionnoofnoRisknoPotential
, Chapterno2:noApplicationnoofnoPharmacologynoinnoNursingnoP
racticenoTestnoBank
MULTIPLEnoCHOIC
E
1. Anopatientnoisnousingnoanometered-
dosenoinhalernocontainingnoalbuterolnofornoasthma.noThenomedicationnolabelnoinstructsnothenop
atientnotonoadministerno“2nopuffsnoeveryno4nohoursnoasnoneedednofornocoughingnoornowheezing.
”noThenopatientnoreportsnofeelingnojitterynosometimesnowhennotakingnothenomedication,noandnos
henodoesn’tnofeelnothatnothenomedicationnoisnoalwaysnoeffective.noWhichnoisnonotnoannoappropria
tenonursingnointerventionnofornothisnopatient?
a. Askingnothenopatientnotonodemonstratenousenoofnothenoinhaler
b. Assessingnothenopatient’snoexposurenotonotobacconosmoke
c. Auscultatingnolungnosoundsnoandnoobtainingnovitalnosigns
d. Suggestingnothatnothenopatientnousenoonenopuffnotonoreducenosidenoeffects
ANS:n o D
Itnoisnonotnowithinnothenonurse’snoscopenoofnopracticenotonochangenothenodosenoofnoanomedicat
ionnowithoutnoannoordernofromnoanoprescriber.noAskingnothenopatientnotonodemonstratenoinhal
ernousenohelpsnothenonursenotonoevaluatenothenopatient’snoabilitynotonoadministernothenomedica
tionnoproperlynoandnoisnopartnoofnothenonurse’snoevaluation.noAssessingnotobacconosmokenoexp
osurenohelpsnothenonursenodeterminenowhethernonondrugnotherapies,nosuchnoanosmokenoavoid
ance,nocannobenousednoasnoannoadjunctnotonodrugnotherapy.noPerformingnoanophysicalnoassessm
entnohelpsnothenonursenoevaluatenothenopatient’snoresponsenotonothenomedication.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noApplication
REF:noApplyingnothenoNursingnoProcessnoinnoDrugnoTherapy:noPreadministrationnoAssessme
ntno[andnoallnosubsectionsnoundernothisnoheading] TOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImplementation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
2. Anopostoperativenopatientnoisnobeingnodischargednohomenowithnoacetaminophen/hydrocodonen
o(Lortab)nofornopain.noThenopatientnoasksnothenonursenoaboutnousingnoTylenolnofornofever.noWhi
chnostatementnobynothenonursenoisnocorrect?
a. “Itnoisnonotnosafenotonotakenoover-the-counternodrugsnowithnoprescriptionnomedications.”
b. “Takingnothenotwonomedicationsnotogethernoposesnoanorisknoofnodrugnotoxicity.”
c. “Therenoarenononoknownnodrugnointeractions,nosonothisnowillnobenosafe.”
d. “TylenolnoandnoLortabnoarenodifferentnodrugs,nosonotherenoisnononorisknoofnooverdose.”
ANS:n o B
Tylenolnoisnothenotradenonamenoandnoacetaminophennoisnothenogenericnonamenofornothenosameno
medication.noItnoisnoimportantnotonoteachnopatientsnotonobenoawarenoofnothenodifferentnonamesnof
ornothenosamenodrugnotonominimizenothenorisknoofnooverdose.noOver-the-
counterno(OTC)nomedicationsnoandnoprescriptionnomedicationsnomaynobenotakennotogethernounl
essnosignificantnoharmfulnodrugnointeractionsnoarenopossible.noEvennothoughnononodrugnointerac
tionsnoarenoatnoplaynoinnothisnocase,nobothnodrugsnocontainnoacetaminophen,nowhichnocouldnolea
dnotonotoxicity.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noApplication
REF:noApplicationnoofnoPharmacologynoinnoPatientnoEducation:noDosagenoandnoAdmini
strationnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImplementation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noReductionnoofnoRisknoPotential
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
Chapterno1:noOrientationnotonoPharmacol
ogynoTestnoBank
MULTIPLEnoCHOIC
E
1. Thenonursenoisnoteachingnoanopatientnohownoanomedicationnoworksnotonotreatnoannoillness.n
oTonodonothis,nothenonursenowillnorelynoonnoknowledgenoof:
a. clinicalnopharmacology.
b. drugnoefficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:n o D
Pharmacotherapeuticsnoisnothenostudynoofnothenousenoofnodrugsnotonodiagnose,notreat,noandnopr
eventnoconditions.noClinicalnopharmacologynoisnoconcernednowithnoallnoaspectsnoofnodrug–
humannointeractions.noDrugnoefficacynomeasuresnothenoextentnotonowhichnoanogivennodrugnocau
sesnoannointendednoeffect.
Pharmacokineticsnoisnothenostudynoofnothenoimpactnoofnothenobodynoonnoanodrug.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noFournoBasicnoTermsnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImple
mentation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
2. Whatnodoesnoitnomeannowhennoanodrugnoisnodescribednoasnoeasynotonoadminister?
a. Itnocannobenostorednoindefinitelynowithoutnoneednofornorefrigeration.
b. Itnodoesnonotnointeractnosignificantlynowithnoothernomedications.
c. Itnoenhancesnopatientnoadherencenotonothenodrugnoregimen.
d. Itnoisnousuallynorelativelynoinexpensivenotonoproduce.
ANS:n o C
Anomajornobenefitnoofnodrugsnothatnoarenoeasynotonoadministernoisnothatnopatientsnotakingno
themnoarenomorenolikelynotonocomplynowithnothenodrugnoregimen.noDrugsnothatnoarenoeasyn
otonogivenomaynohavenothenoothernoattributesnolisted,nobutnothosenopropertiesnoarenoindepe
ndentnoofnoeasenoofnoadministration.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noAdditionalnoPropertiesnoofnoannoIdealnoDrug:noEasenoofnoAd
ministrationnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noAssessment
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
3. Anopatientnotellsnothenonursenothatnohenowasnotoldnobynothenoprescribernothatnothenoanalgesicn
ohenoisnotakingnoisnoverynoeffective.noWhichnostatementnobynothenopatientnodemonstratesnoan
nounderstandingnoofnothenodrug’snoeffectiveness?
a. “Inodon’tnohavenotonoworrynoaboutnotoxicity,nosincenoitnotakesnoanolargenoamountno
ofnothisnodrugnotonocausenoannooverdose.”
b. “Itnohasnononosidenoeffectsnoandnodoesn’tnointeractnowithnoothernodrugs.”
,c. “Inoonlynohavenotonotakenoitnoeveryno12nohours.”
d. “Itnomightnomakenomenosleepy,noandnoitnolessensnopainnofornoseveralnohoursnoatnoanotime.”
ANS:n o D
, Anodrugnoisnoeffectivenoifnoitnoproducesnothenointendednoeffects,noevennoifnoitnoalsonoproducesno
sidenoeffects.noBecausenononodrugnoisnocompletelynosafe,nothenolevelnoofnotoxicitynodoesnonotno
determinenoeffectiveness.noAllnodrugsnohavenosidenoeffectsnoandnomanynoreactnowithnoothernosub
stances;nothesenodononotnoaffectnothenodrug’snoeffectiveness.noEasenoofnoadministrationnoisnoind
ependentnoofnoanodrug’snoeffectiveness.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noPropertiesnoofnoannoIdealnoDrugnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noEv
aluation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
MULTIPLEnoRESPONSE
1. Whatnoarenothenopropertiesnoofnoannoidealnodrug?no(Selectnoallnothatnoapply.)
a. Irreversiblenoaction
b. Predictability
c. Easenoofnoadministration
d. Chemicalnostability
e. Anosimplenotradenoname
ANS:n o B,noC,noD
Innoadditionnotonopredictability,noeasenoofnoadministration,noandnochemicalnostability,nootherno
propertiesnoincludenoanoreversiblenoactionnosonothatnoanynoharmnothenodrugnomaynocausenocann
obenoundonenoandnoanosimplenogenericnoname,nobecausenogenericnonamesnoarenousuallynocompl
exnoandnodifficultnotonoremembernoandnopronounce.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noComprehension
REF:noPropertiesnoofnoannoIdealnoDrugno|noAdditionalnoPropertiesnoofnoannoId
ealnoDrugnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noAssessment
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
2. Beforenoadministeringnoanomedication,nowhatnodoesnothenonursenoneednotonoknownotonoevaluat
enohownoindividualnopatientnovariabilitynomightnoaffectnothenopatient’snoresponsenotonothenome
dication?no(Selectnoallnothatnoapply.)
a. Chemicalnostabilitynoofnothenomedication
b. Easenoofnoadministration
c. Familynomedicalnohistory
d. Patient’snoage
e. Patient’snodiagnosis
ANS:n o C,noD,noE
Thenofamilynomedicalnohistorynocannoindicatenogeneticnofactorsnothatnomaynoaffectnoanopatient’
snoresponsenotonoanomedication.noPatientsnoofnodifferentnoagesnocannorespondnodifferentlynotonom
edications.noThenopatient’snoillnessnocannoaffectnohownodrugsnoarenometabolized.noThenochemic
alnostabilitynoofnothenomedicationnoandnothenoeasenoofnoadministrationnoarenopropertiesnoofnodrug
s.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noAnalysis
REF:noSourcesnoofnoIndividualnoVariationnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImpl
ementation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noReductionnoofnoRisknoPotential
, Chapterno2:noApplicationnoofnoPharmacologynoinnoNursingnoP
racticenoTestnoBank
MULTIPLEnoCHOIC
E
1. Anopatientnoisnousingnoanometered-
dosenoinhalernocontainingnoalbuterolnofornoasthma.noThenomedicationnolabelnoinstructsnothenop
atientnotonoadministerno“2nopuffsnoeveryno4nohoursnoasnoneedednofornocoughingnoornowheezing.
”noThenopatientnoreportsnofeelingnojitterynosometimesnowhennotakingnothenomedication,noandnos
henodoesn’tnofeelnothatnothenomedicationnoisnoalwaysnoeffective.noWhichnoisnonotnoannoappropria
tenonursingnointerventionnofornothisnopatient?
a. Askingnothenopatientnotonodemonstratenousenoofnothenoinhaler
b. Assessingnothenopatient’snoexposurenotonotobacconosmoke
c. Auscultatingnolungnosoundsnoandnoobtainingnovitalnosigns
d. Suggestingnothatnothenopatientnousenoonenopuffnotonoreducenosidenoeffects
ANS:n o D
Itnoisnonotnowithinnothenonurse’snoscopenoofnopracticenotonochangenothenodosenoofnoanomedicat
ionnowithoutnoannoordernofromnoanoprescriber.noAskingnothenopatientnotonodemonstratenoinhal
ernousenohelpsnothenonursenotonoevaluatenothenopatient’snoabilitynotonoadministernothenomedica
tionnoproperlynoandnoisnopartnoofnothenonurse’snoevaluation.noAssessingnotobacconosmokenoexp
osurenohelpsnothenonursenodeterminenowhethernonondrugnotherapies,nosuchnoanosmokenoavoid
ance,nocannobenousednoasnoannoadjunctnotonodrugnotherapy.noPerformingnoanophysicalnoassessm
entnohelpsnothenonursenoevaluatenothenopatient’snoresponsenotonothenomedication.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noApplication
REF:noApplyingnothenoNursingnoProcessnoinnoDrugnoTherapy:noPreadministrationnoAssessme
ntno[andnoallnosubsectionsnoundernothisnoheading] TOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImplementation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noPharmacologicnoandnoParenteraln
oTherapies
2. Anopostoperativenopatientnoisnobeingnodischargednohomenowithnoacetaminophen/hydrocodonen
o(Lortab)nofornopain.noThenopatientnoasksnothenonursenoaboutnousingnoTylenolnofornofever.noWhi
chnostatementnobynothenonursenoisnocorrect?
a. “Itnoisnonotnosafenotonotakenoover-the-counternodrugsnowithnoprescriptionnomedications.”
b. “Takingnothenotwonomedicationsnotogethernoposesnoanorisknoofnodrugnotoxicity.”
c. “Therenoarenononoknownnodrugnointeractions,nosonothisnowillnobenosafe.”
d. “TylenolnoandnoLortabnoarenodifferentnodrugs,nosonotherenoisnononorisknoofnooverdose.”
ANS:n o B
Tylenolnoisnothenotradenonamenoandnoacetaminophennoisnothenogenericnonamenofornothenosameno
medication.noItnoisnoimportantnotonoteachnopatientsnotonobenoawarenoofnothenodifferentnonamesnof
ornothenosamenodrugnotonominimizenothenorisknoofnooverdose.noOver-the-
counterno(OTC)nomedicationsnoandnoprescriptionnomedicationsnomaynobenotakennotogethernounl
essnosignificantnoharmfulnodrugnointeractionsnoarenopossible.noEvennothoughnononodrugnointerac
tionsnoarenoatnoplaynoinnothisnocase,nobothnodrugsnocontainnoacetaminophen,nowhichnocouldnolea
dnotonotoxicity.
DIF: CognitivenoLevel:noApplication
REF:noApplicationnoofnoPharmacologynoinnoPatientnoEducation:noDosagenoandnoAdmini
strationnoTOP:n o NursingnoProcess:noImplementation
MSC:n o NCLEXnoClientnoNeedsnoCategory:noPhysiologicnoIntegrity:noReductionnoofnoRisknoPotential