NURS 3100 MY LAB MODULES 1-3
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
student comment indicates anunderstanding?
A. "Early researchers used themselves as testsubjects."
B. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenthcentury."
C. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a naturalsource."
D. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to preventdisease." - ANS-"Early researchers used
themselves as testsubjects."
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology
when the student only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the
instructor?
A. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administermedication."
B. "You must learnall, since all of those subjects are part of thecurriculum."
C. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of thosesubjects."
D. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understandpharmacology." - ANS-"An
understanding of those subjects is essential to understandpharmacology."
A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are
made?
Select all that apply.
A. "Pharmacology is the development ofmedicines."
B. "Pharmacology is the study ofmedicines."
C. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treatsuffering."
D. "Therapeutics is the study of druginteractions."
E. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to preventdisease." - ANS-"Pharmacology is the study
ofmedicines."
"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to preventdisease."
A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is thenurse's best understanding as it relates to
the manufacture of avaccine?
A. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.=
B. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory.
C. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory.
D. The vaccine is produced - ANS-The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or
microorganisms.
,An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to thenurse, "Idon't
understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen(Advil) for myarthritis." What is thenurse's best
response?
A. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain.
B. Encourage the client to substitute saferdrugs, such as acetaminophen(Tylenol).
C. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen(Advil).
D. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking anyover-the-counter
(OTC) medications. - ANS-Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen(Advil).
A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharmacological classification of drugs. The nurse
evaluates that learning has occurred when the student makes whichresponse?
A. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calciumchannels."
B. "An anticoagulant influences bloodclotting."
C. "An anti-anginal treatsangina."
D. "An antihypertensive lowers bloodpressure." - ANS-"A calcium channel blocker blocks heart
calciumchannels."
A nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse teaches the
client that the health care provider ordered a diuretic to decrease the amount of fluid in the
client's body. Which statement best describes thenurse's instruction?
A. The nurse explained the consequences of not using the drug.
B. The nurse provided appropriate medication education.
C. The nurse explained thedrug's mechanism of action.
D. The nurse taught the client about a prototype drug. - ANS-The nurse explained thedrug's
mechanism of action.
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor how to remember all of the antibiotic drugs since there
are so many. What is the best response by the nursinginstructor?
A. "Categorize the individual drugs by therapeuticeffect."
B. "Mnemonics will help you tell the difference betweendrugs"
C. "Focus on a representative drug from eachclass."
D. "A flow chart will help enhance yourmemory." - ANS-"Focus on a representative drug from
eachclass."
A client has been taking paroxetine(Paxil) for a year and tells a nurse is it no longer working.
What is the best response by thenurse?
A. "Let's look for interactions with other medications you aretaking."
B. "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the generic versionparoxetine?"
C. "This sounds like your medication needschanging."
D. "It is time for us to do the Beck Depression assessmentagain." - ANS-"Are you taking name
brand Paxil or the generic versionparoxetine?"
A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it was
difficult. What is the best response by thenurse?
, A. "It reallyisn't over; you should take a graduate coursenext."
B. "It may beover, but now you must apply what you have learned to patientcare."
C. "Learning is alwayspainful, but we must continueanyway."
D. "Learning is gradual andcontinuous; we never completely master all areas ofpharmacology."
- ANS-"Learning is gradual andcontinuous; we never completely master all areas of
pharmacology."
A client says to thenurse, "My wife and I take the samedrug, but we have different side effects.
Are we doing somethingwrong?" What is the best response by thenurse?
A. "Differences such as your sex can result in different sideeffects."
B. "Possibly. This could happen if one uses generic or brand namedrugs."
C. "I'll have to check. What is the name of the drug you wereusing?"
D. "I'm not sure. Maybe the drug is not thesame; you should checkit." - ANS-"Differences such
as your sex can result in different sideeffects."
A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. Theclient's husband
tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate(Tums) for years for what she
thought was indigestion. What is the best response by thenurse?
A. "Why did you let her dothat? She should have seen aphysician."
B. "Well, I am glad she ishere, as it certainlywasn't indigestion."
C. "Your wife should not haveself-diagnosed herself. I hope she will beokay."
D. "Your wife wasself-diagnosing, which is generally not a goodidea." - ANS-"Your wife was
self-diagnosing, which is generally not a goodidea."
A nurse is teaching a class for clients aboutover-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse
determines that education has been effective when the clients make which of the below
statement?
A. "After reading all the directions on thelabel, I will call the healthcareprovider's office if they
are notclear."
B. "A pharmacist can tell me how to take theover-the-counter (OTC)medicine."
C. "I will check with my provider first before I take anyover-the-counter (OTC)medicine."
D. "Medicines that are availableover-the-counter (OTC) are reallysafe, or they would be
prescriptionmedicines." - ANS-"After reading all the directions on thelabel, I will call the
healthcareprovider's office if they are notclear."
A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best response
by thenurse?
A. Maintain the client on samples of the brand name drug from thephysician's office.
B. Help the client receive free medicine through a"patient assistance" program.
C. Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
D. Ask the healthcare provider if a cheaper brand name drug may be substituted. -
ANS-Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
student comment indicates anunderstanding?
A. "Early researchers used themselves as testsubjects."
B. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenthcentury."
C. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a naturalsource."
D. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to preventdisease." - ANS-"Early researchers used
themselves as testsubjects."
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology
when the student only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the
instructor?
A. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administermedication."
B. "You must learnall, since all of those subjects are part of thecurriculum."
C. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of thosesubjects."
D. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understandpharmacology." - ANS-"An
understanding of those subjects is essential to understandpharmacology."
A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are
made?
Select all that apply.
A. "Pharmacology is the development ofmedicines."
B. "Pharmacology is the study ofmedicines."
C. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treatsuffering."
D. "Therapeutics is the study of druginteractions."
E. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to preventdisease." - ANS-"Pharmacology is the study
ofmedicines."
"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to preventdisease."
A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is thenurse's best understanding as it relates to
the manufacture of avaccine?
A. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.=
B. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory.
C. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory.
D. The vaccine is produced - ANS-The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or
microorganisms.
,An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to thenurse, "Idon't
understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen(Advil) for myarthritis." What is thenurse's best
response?
A. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain.
B. Encourage the client to substitute saferdrugs, such as acetaminophen(Tylenol).
C. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen(Advil).
D. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking anyover-the-counter
(OTC) medications. - ANS-Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen(Advil).
A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharmacological classification of drugs. The nurse
evaluates that learning has occurred when the student makes whichresponse?
A. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calciumchannels."
B. "An anticoagulant influences bloodclotting."
C. "An anti-anginal treatsangina."
D. "An antihypertensive lowers bloodpressure." - ANS-"A calcium channel blocker blocks heart
calciumchannels."
A nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse teaches the
client that the health care provider ordered a diuretic to decrease the amount of fluid in the
client's body. Which statement best describes thenurse's instruction?
A. The nurse explained the consequences of not using the drug.
B. The nurse provided appropriate medication education.
C. The nurse explained thedrug's mechanism of action.
D. The nurse taught the client about a prototype drug. - ANS-The nurse explained thedrug's
mechanism of action.
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor how to remember all of the antibiotic drugs since there
are so many. What is the best response by the nursinginstructor?
A. "Categorize the individual drugs by therapeuticeffect."
B. "Mnemonics will help you tell the difference betweendrugs"
C. "Focus on a representative drug from eachclass."
D. "A flow chart will help enhance yourmemory." - ANS-"Focus on a representative drug from
eachclass."
A client has been taking paroxetine(Paxil) for a year and tells a nurse is it no longer working.
What is the best response by thenurse?
A. "Let's look for interactions with other medications you aretaking."
B. "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the generic versionparoxetine?"
C. "This sounds like your medication needschanging."
D. "It is time for us to do the Beck Depression assessmentagain." - ANS-"Are you taking name
brand Paxil or the generic versionparoxetine?"
A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it was
difficult. What is the best response by thenurse?
, A. "It reallyisn't over; you should take a graduate coursenext."
B. "It may beover, but now you must apply what you have learned to patientcare."
C. "Learning is alwayspainful, but we must continueanyway."
D. "Learning is gradual andcontinuous; we never completely master all areas ofpharmacology."
- ANS-"Learning is gradual andcontinuous; we never completely master all areas of
pharmacology."
A client says to thenurse, "My wife and I take the samedrug, but we have different side effects.
Are we doing somethingwrong?" What is the best response by thenurse?
A. "Differences such as your sex can result in different sideeffects."
B. "Possibly. This could happen if one uses generic or brand namedrugs."
C. "I'll have to check. What is the name of the drug you wereusing?"
D. "I'm not sure. Maybe the drug is not thesame; you should checkit." - ANS-"Differences such
as your sex can result in different sideeffects."
A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. Theclient's husband
tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate(Tums) for years for what she
thought was indigestion. What is the best response by thenurse?
A. "Why did you let her dothat? She should have seen aphysician."
B. "Well, I am glad she ishere, as it certainlywasn't indigestion."
C. "Your wife should not haveself-diagnosed herself. I hope she will beokay."
D. "Your wife wasself-diagnosing, which is generally not a goodidea." - ANS-"Your wife was
self-diagnosing, which is generally not a goodidea."
A nurse is teaching a class for clients aboutover-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse
determines that education has been effective when the clients make which of the below
statement?
A. "After reading all the directions on thelabel, I will call the healthcareprovider's office if they
are notclear."
B. "A pharmacist can tell me how to take theover-the-counter (OTC)medicine."
C. "I will check with my provider first before I take anyover-the-counter (OTC)medicine."
D. "Medicines that are availableover-the-counter (OTC) are reallysafe, or they would be
prescriptionmedicines." - ANS-"After reading all the directions on thelabel, I will call the
healthcareprovider's office if they are notclear."
A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best response
by thenurse?
A. Maintain the client on samples of the brand name drug from thephysician's office.
B. Help the client receive free medicine through a"patient assistance" program.
C. Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
D. Ask the healthcare provider if a cheaper brand name drug may be substituted. -
ANS-Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
