Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
Chapter751:75Orientation75to75Pharmacolog
y75Test75Bank
MULTIPLE75CHOICE
,Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
1. The75nurse75is75teaching75a75patient75how75a75medication75works75to75treat75an75illness.75
To75do75this,75the75nurse75will75rely75on75knowledge75of:
a. clinical75pharmacology.
b. drug75efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:7 5 D
Pharmacotherapeutics75is75the75study75of75the75use75of75drugs75to75diagnose,75treat,75and75pr
event75conditions.75Clinical75pharmacology75is75concerned75with75all75aspects75of75drug–
human75interactions.75Drug75efficacy75measures75the75extent75to75which75a75given75drug75ca
uses75an75intended75effect.
Pharmacokinetics75is75the75study75of75the75impact75of75the75body75on75a75drug.
DIF: Cognitive75Level:75Comprehension
REF:75Four75Basic75Terms75TOP:7 5 Nursing75Process:75Imp
lementation
MSC:7 5 NCLEX75Client75Needs75Category:75Physiologic75Integrity:75Pharmacologic75and75Parenteral75Th
erapies
2. What75 does75 it7 5 mean7 5 when7 5 a75 drug75is7 5 described75 as7 5 easy75 to7 5 administer?
a. It7 5 can75 be75 stored75 indefinitely75without75 need75 for75 refrigeration.
b. It7 5 does75 not75 interact7 5 significantly75with75 other75 medications.
c. It7 5 enhances7 5 patient7 5 adherence75 to75 the75 drug75 regimen.
d. It7 5 is7 5 usually75relatively75inexpensive75 to7 5 produce.
ANS:7 5 C
A75major75benefit75of75drugs7 5 that75are75easy75to75administer75is75that75patients75taking
75them75are75m7 5 orelikely75to75comply75with75the75drug75regimen.75Drugs75that75are75e
asy75to75give75may75have75the7 5 other75attributes75listed,7 5 but75those75properties7 5 are75i
ndependent75of75ease75of75administration.
DIF: Cognitive75 Level:7 5 Comprehension
REF:75 Additional7 5 Properties75 of7 5 an7 5 Ideal7 5 Drug:7 5 Ease7 5 of7 5 Administrati
o n tTy 7 5 OP:7 5 Nursing75Process:75Assessment
MSC:7 5 NCLEX7 5 Client75 Needs75Category:7 5 Physiologic75 Integrity:75 Pharmacologic75 and75 Parent
eral75 Therapie75s
3. A75 patient75 tells75 the7 5 nurse7 5 that75 he75 was75 told75 by75 the75 prescriber75 that75 the75 analg
esic75 he75 is75 takingt7 5 is75very75effective.75Which75statement75by75the75patient75demonstra
tes75an75understanding75of75the75drug’seffectiveness?
a. “I75don’t75have75to75worry75about75toxicity,75since75it75takes75a75large75amount75
of75this75drug7 5 tocause75an75overdose.”
b. “It75 has75 no75 side75 effects75 and75 doesn’t75 interact7 5 with75 other75 drugs.”
c. “I75only75 have7 5 to7 5 take7 5 it7 5 every75127 5 hours.”
,Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
d. “It75 might75 make75 me75 sleepy,7 5 and75 it75 lessens75 pain75 for75 several75 hours7 5 at75 a75 time.”
ANS:7 5 D
, Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
A75drug75is75effective75if75it75produces75the75intended75effects,75even75if75it75also75produces7
5side75effects.75Because75no75drug75is75completely75safe,75the75level75of75toxicity75does75not7
5determine75effectiveness.75Alldrugs75have75side75effects75and75many75react75with75other75su
bstances;75these75do75not75affect75the75dr75ug’s75effectiveness.75Ease75of75administration75is7
5independent75of75a75drug’s75effectiveness.
DIF:
Cognitive75Level:75Compre OP:7 5 7 5 Nursing75 Process:7 5 Evaluation
hension75REF:75Properties75of75an
75Ideal75D r u g tT
y
MSC:7 5 NCLEX7 5 Client75 Needs75Category:7 5 Physiologic75 Integrity:75 Pharmacologic75 and75 Parent
eral75 Therapie75s
MULTIPLE7 5 RESPONSE
1. What75 are75 the75 properties7 5 of75 an75 ideal75 drug?7 5 (Select7 5 all75 that75 apply.)
a. Irreversible75 action
b. Predictability
c. Ease75 of75 administration
d. Chemical75 stability
e. A75 simple75 trade75 name
ANS:7 5 B,75 C,7 5 D
In7 5 addition75to75predictability,75ease75of75administration,75and75 chemical75stability,75other
75propertie7 5 s75include75a75reversible75action75so75that75any75harm75the75drug75may75cause
75can75be75undone75and75a75si75mple tg y 7 5 eneric75name,75because75generic75names75are75usua
lly75complex75and75difficult75to75remember75and75pronounce.
DIF: Cognitive75 Level:7 5 Comprehension
REF:75Properties75of75an75Ideal75Drug75|75Additional75Properties75of75an7
5Ideal75DrugT7 5 OP:7 5 Nursing75Process:75Assessment
MSC:7 5 NCLEX7 5 Client75 Needs75Category:7 5 Physiologic75 Integrity:75 Pharmacologic75 and75 Parent
eral75 Therapie75s
2. Before75administering75a75medication,75what75does75the75nurse75need75to75know75to75evaluat
e75how75indi7 5 vidual75patient75variability75might75affect75the75patient’s75response75to75the75
medication?75(Select75allt7 5 hat75apply.)
a. Chemical75 stability75of75 the7 5 medication
b. Ease75 of75 administration
c. Family75medical7 5 history
d. Patient’s75 age
e. Patient’s75diagnosis
ANS:7 5 C,75 D,7 5 E
The75family75medical75history75can75indicate75genetic75factors75that75may75affect75a75patient
’s75response75toa75medication.75Patients75of75different75ages75can75respond75differently75to75
medications.75The75patie75nt’s75illness75can75affect75how75drugs75are75metabolized.75The75ch
emical75stability75of75the75medication75and75theease75of75administration75are75properties75of7
5drugs.
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
Chapter751:75Orientation75to75Pharmacolog
y75Test75Bank
MULTIPLE75CHOICE
,Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
1. The75nurse75is75teaching75a75patient75how75a75medication75works75to75treat75an75illness.75
To75do75this,75the75nurse75will75rely75on75knowledge75of:
a. clinical75pharmacology.
b. drug75efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:7 5 D
Pharmacotherapeutics75is75the75study75of75the75use75of75drugs75to75diagnose,75treat,75and75pr
event75conditions.75Clinical75pharmacology75is75concerned75with75all75aspects75of75drug–
human75interactions.75Drug75efficacy75measures75the75extent75to75which75a75given75drug75ca
uses75an75intended75effect.
Pharmacokinetics75is75the75study75of75the75impact75of75the75body75on75a75drug.
DIF: Cognitive75Level:75Comprehension
REF:75Four75Basic75Terms75TOP:7 5 Nursing75Process:75Imp
lementation
MSC:7 5 NCLEX75Client75Needs75Category:75Physiologic75Integrity:75Pharmacologic75and75Parenteral75Th
erapies
2. What75 does75 it7 5 mean7 5 when7 5 a75 drug75is7 5 described75 as7 5 easy75 to7 5 administer?
a. It7 5 can75 be75 stored75 indefinitely75without75 need75 for75 refrigeration.
b. It7 5 does75 not75 interact7 5 significantly75with75 other75 medications.
c. It7 5 enhances7 5 patient7 5 adherence75 to75 the75 drug75 regimen.
d. It7 5 is7 5 usually75relatively75inexpensive75 to7 5 produce.
ANS:7 5 C
A75major75benefit75of75drugs7 5 that75are75easy75to75administer75is75that75patients75taking
75them75are75m7 5 orelikely75to75comply75with75the75drug75regimen.75Drugs75that75are75e
asy75to75give75may75have75the7 5 other75attributes75listed,7 5 but75those75properties7 5 are75i
ndependent75of75ease75of75administration.
DIF: Cognitive75 Level:7 5 Comprehension
REF:75 Additional7 5 Properties75 of7 5 an7 5 Ideal7 5 Drug:7 5 Ease7 5 of7 5 Administrati
o n tTy 7 5 OP:7 5 Nursing75Process:75Assessment
MSC:7 5 NCLEX7 5 Client75 Needs75Category:7 5 Physiologic75 Integrity:75 Pharmacologic75 and75 Parent
eral75 Therapie75s
3. A75 patient75 tells75 the7 5 nurse7 5 that75 he75 was75 told75 by75 the75 prescriber75 that75 the75 analg
esic75 he75 is75 takingt7 5 is75very75effective.75Which75statement75by75the75patient75demonstra
tes75an75understanding75of75the75drug’seffectiveness?
a. “I75don’t75have75to75worry75about75toxicity,75since75it75takes75a75large75amount75
of75this75drug7 5 tocause75an75overdose.”
b. “It75 has75 no75 side75 effects75 and75 doesn’t75 interact7 5 with75 other75 drugs.”
c. “I75only75 have7 5 to7 5 take7 5 it7 5 every75127 5 hours.”
,Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
d. “It75 might75 make75 me75 sleepy,7 5 and75 it75 lessens75 pain75 for75 several75 hours7 5 at75 a75 time.”
ANS:7 5 D
, Test75Bank75Lehne's75Pharmacology75for75Nursing75Care,7511th75E
diti75on75by75Jacqueline75Burchum,75Laura75Rosenthal75Chapter75
1-75112|Complete75Guide75A+
A75drug75is75effective75if75it75produces75the75intended75effects,75even75if75it75also75produces7
5side75effects.75Because75no75drug75is75completely75safe,75the75level75of75toxicity75does75not7
5determine75effectiveness.75Alldrugs75have75side75effects75and75many75react75with75other75su
bstances;75these75do75not75affect75the75dr75ug’s75effectiveness.75Ease75of75administration75is7
5independent75of75a75drug’s75effectiveness.
DIF:
Cognitive75Level:75Compre OP:7 5 7 5 Nursing75 Process:7 5 Evaluation
hension75REF:75Properties75of75an
75Ideal75D r u g tT
y
MSC:7 5 NCLEX7 5 Client75 Needs75Category:7 5 Physiologic75 Integrity:75 Pharmacologic75 and75 Parent
eral75 Therapie75s
MULTIPLE7 5 RESPONSE
1. What75 are75 the75 properties7 5 of75 an75 ideal75 drug?7 5 (Select7 5 all75 that75 apply.)
a. Irreversible75 action
b. Predictability
c. Ease75 of75 administration
d. Chemical75 stability
e. A75 simple75 trade75 name
ANS:7 5 B,75 C,7 5 D
In7 5 addition75to75predictability,75ease75of75administration,75and75 chemical75stability,75other
75propertie7 5 s75include75a75reversible75action75so75that75any75harm75the75drug75may75cause
75can75be75undone75and75a75si75mple tg y 7 5 eneric75name,75because75generic75names75are75usua
lly75complex75and75difficult75to75remember75and75pronounce.
DIF: Cognitive75 Level:7 5 Comprehension
REF:75Properties75of75an75Ideal75Drug75|75Additional75Properties75of75an7
5Ideal75DrugT7 5 OP:7 5 Nursing75Process:75Assessment
MSC:7 5 NCLEX7 5 Client75 Needs75Category:7 5 Physiologic75 Integrity:75 Pharmacologic75 and75 Parent
eral75 Therapie75s
2. Before75administering75a75medication,75what75does75the75nurse75need75to75know75to75evaluat
e75how75indi7 5 vidual75patient75variability75might75affect75the75patient’s75response75to75the75
medication?75(Select75allt7 5 hat75apply.)
a. Chemical75 stability75of75 the7 5 medication
b. Ease75 of75 administration
c. Family75medical7 5 history
d. Patient’s75 age
e. Patient’s75diagnosis
ANS:7 5 C,75 D,7 5 E
The75family75medical75history75can75indicate75genetic75factors75that75may75affect75a75patient
’s75response75toa75medication.75Patients75of75different75ages75can75respond75differently75to75
medications.75The75patie75nt’s75illness75can75affect75how75drugs75are75metabolized.75The75ch
emical75stability75of75the75medication75and75theease75of75administration75are75properties75of7
5drugs.
