BSN Pharmacology Exam 1 (Ch. 1-6)
In which step of the nursing process does the nurse determine the outcome of
medication administration?
Planning
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation - ANS- Evaluation
The nurse plans care for a male patient who is 80 years old. The nursing diagnosis is
noncompliance with the medication regimen related to living alone, as evidenced by
uncontrolled blood pressure. What should the nurse do next?
Set up a home care nurse for pharmacotherapy.
Examine the results of nursing help with the medications.
Collaborate with the provider on a new medication regimen.
Assess the impact of home self-management of medications. - ANS- Set up a home care
nurse for pharmacotherapy.
Which statement made by a patient is an example of objective data? (Select all that
apply.)
The patient states that, "I have a headache".
The patient has clear urine noted by microscopic examination.
The patient tells the nurse, "It feels like someone is touching my arm".
The patient states my temperature has been above 99.20F for 5 consequent days.
The patient shares feeling unusually tired for almost a week. - ANS- The patient has clear
urine noted by microscopic examination.
The patient states my temperature has been above 99.20F for 5 consequent days.
What components of a written prescription should the nurse review before giving it to the
patient? (Select all that apply.)
The patient 's home address
The route of administration
The age of the patient
The signature of the prescriber
The patient's emergency contact - ANS- The route of administration
The signature of the provider
What information must the nurse chart when documenting medication administration?
(Select all that apply.)
The time of administration
Information about an "incident report" in the patient's chart
The patient's age
, The route of administration
The dosage of medication administered - ANS- The time of administration
The route of administration
The dosage of medication administered
What is the study of physiochemical properties of drugs and how they influence the body
called?
Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANS- Pharmacodynamics
Which term best describes the study of how the drug moves through the body, including
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.?
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacogenomics
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacokinetics - ANS- Pharmacokinetics
What is another term for biotransformation of a drug?
Dissolution
Excretion
Absorption
Metabolism - ANS- Metabolism
A drug given by which route is altered by the first-pass effect?
Oral
Sublingual
Intravenous (IV)
Subcutaneous (subcut) - ANS- Oral
A drug's half-life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug undergo
what process?
Passage into body tissue.
Initiation of a positive change.
Elimination from the body.
Production of a therapeutic level. - ANS- Elimination from the body.
In order to increase the absorption of a medication administered intramuscularly (IM) in
the arm what action will the nurse initiate?
Massaging the site after injection.
Appling ice packs to the injection site.
Placing the arm in a dependent position.
In which step of the nursing process does the nurse determine the outcome of
medication administration?
Planning
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation - ANS- Evaluation
The nurse plans care for a male patient who is 80 years old. The nursing diagnosis is
noncompliance with the medication regimen related to living alone, as evidenced by
uncontrolled blood pressure. What should the nurse do next?
Set up a home care nurse for pharmacotherapy.
Examine the results of nursing help with the medications.
Collaborate with the provider on a new medication regimen.
Assess the impact of home self-management of medications. - ANS- Set up a home care
nurse for pharmacotherapy.
Which statement made by a patient is an example of objective data? (Select all that
apply.)
The patient states that, "I have a headache".
The patient has clear urine noted by microscopic examination.
The patient tells the nurse, "It feels like someone is touching my arm".
The patient states my temperature has been above 99.20F for 5 consequent days.
The patient shares feeling unusually tired for almost a week. - ANS- The patient has clear
urine noted by microscopic examination.
The patient states my temperature has been above 99.20F for 5 consequent days.
What components of a written prescription should the nurse review before giving it to the
patient? (Select all that apply.)
The patient 's home address
The route of administration
The age of the patient
The signature of the prescriber
The patient's emergency contact - ANS- The route of administration
The signature of the provider
What information must the nurse chart when documenting medication administration?
(Select all that apply.)
The time of administration
Information about an "incident report" in the patient's chart
The patient's age
, The route of administration
The dosage of medication administered - ANS- The time of administration
The route of administration
The dosage of medication administered
What is the study of physiochemical properties of drugs and how they influence the body
called?
Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANS- Pharmacodynamics
Which term best describes the study of how the drug moves through the body, including
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.?
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacogenomics
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacokinetics - ANS- Pharmacokinetics
What is another term for biotransformation of a drug?
Dissolution
Excretion
Absorption
Metabolism - ANS- Metabolism
A drug given by which route is altered by the first-pass effect?
Oral
Sublingual
Intravenous (IV)
Subcutaneous (subcut) - ANS- Oral
A drug's half-life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug undergo
what process?
Passage into body tissue.
Initiation of a positive change.
Elimination from the body.
Production of a therapeutic level. - ANS- Elimination from the body.
In order to increase the absorption of a medication administered intramuscularly (IM) in
the arm what action will the nurse initiate?
Massaging the site after injection.
Appling ice packs to the injection site.
Placing the arm in a dependent position.
